The holiday season is upon us, and it’s the perfect time to showcase your nails with the stunning CND Queen-Tessential Holiday Collection! This tutorial will guide you step-by-step to create eye-catching nail art that embodies the spirit of the season. Let’s dive in!

Here is a PDF Instructions:  CND Holiday Nail Art

Winter Warrior

What You’ll Need

• CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat
• CND™ SHELLAC™ Gel Polish Colors: Winter Warrior
• CND™ SHELLAC™ Matte Top Coat
• CND™ PLEXIGEL Builder
• CND™ LED Lamp
• Stylus
• 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
• Palette

Instructions:

1.  P.E.P. the natural nail. (For details see our CND™ P.E.P. Technique Step-by-Step.)
2. Apply a thin layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat. Cure for 10 seconds in the CND™ LED Lamp using preset button 1.
3. Apply two layers of CND™ SHELLAC™ Winter Warrior. Cure each layer for one minute on preset button 2S.
4.  Apply a layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Matte Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
5. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.
6. Dispense a small amount of CND™ PLEXIGEL Builder onto a palette.
7. Use a stylus and CND™ PLEXIGEL Builder to create three lines of dots starting with the center line. Cure for one minute using preset button 2B.
8. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.

Battle Armor

 Color used:  Dragon Slay All Day • Black Pool • Day To Knight • Opulent Onyx

Instructions:

1. P.E.P. the natural nail. (For details see our CND™ P.E.P. Technique Step-by-Step.)
2. Apply a thin layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat. Cure for 10 seconds in the CND™ LED Lamp using preset button 1.
3. Apply two layers of CND™ SHELLAC™ Winter Warrior. Cure each layer for one minute on preset button 2S.

4. Apply a layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Matte Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
5. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.
6. Dispense a small amount of CND™ PLEXIGEL Builder onto a palette.
7. Use a stylus and CND™ PLEXIGEL Builder to create three lines of dots starting with the center line. Cure for one minute using preset button 2B.
8. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.

 Draconic

Colors used:  Battle Royale • Fantasy Realm

 Instructions:

1. P.E.P. the natural nail. (For details see our CND™ P.E.P. Technique Step-by-Step.)
2. Apply a thin layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat. Cure for 10 seconds in the CND™ LED Lamp using preset button 1.

3. Apply two layers of CND™ SHELLAC™Black Pool. Cure each layer for one minute on preset button 2S.
4. Dispense a small amount of CND™ SHELLAC™ Dragon Slay All Day and CND™ SHELLAC™Black Pool onto a palette.
5. Use a detail brush and CND™ SHELLAC™ Dragon Slay All Day to create dragon scale pattern starting at the tip of the nail. Use a gel brush and CND™ SHELLAC™ Black Pool to dry brush the upper part of each dragon scale. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
6. Use a detail brush and CND™ SHELLAC™ Black Pool to outline each dragon scale. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
7. Apply a layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ No-Wipe+ Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
8. Dispense a small amount of CND™ SHELLAC™ Opulent Onyx onto a palette.
9. Use a detail brush and CND™ SHELLAC™ Opulent Onyx to outline the cuticle area of the nail. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
10. Using the brush from the bottle, apply a thin line of CND™ SHELLAC™Day To Knight to the center of the line of CND™ SHELLAC™ Opulent Onyx. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
11. Dispense a small amount of CND™ SHELLAC™ Original Top Coat onto a palette.
12. Use a detail brush and CND™ SHELLAC™ Original Top Coat to encase the CND™ SHELLAC™ Opulent Onyx outline at the cuticle area of the nail. Do not cure.
13. Use a detail brush to pick up soap bubbles and apply directly on top of the uncured CND™ SHELLAC™ Original Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
14. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.

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