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CND Queen Tessential Holiday Collection Nail Tutorial

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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

     

    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 CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Base Coat. Cure for 10 seconds in the CNDâ„¢ LED Lamp using preset button 1.
    3. Apply two layers of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ 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 CNDâ„¢ PLEXIGEL Builder onto a palette.
    7. Use a stylus and CNDâ„¢ 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.
    1. Apply a layer of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Matte Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
    2. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.
    3. Dispense a small amount of CNDâ„¢ PLEXIGEL Builder onto a palette.
    4. Use a stylus and CNDâ„¢ PLEXIGEL Builder to create three lines of dots starting with the center line. Cure for one minute using preset button 2B.
    5. 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.
    1. Apply two layers of CND™ SHELLAC™Black Pool. Cure each layer for one minute on preset button 2S.
    2. Dispense a small amount of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Dragon Slay All Day and CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢Black Pool onto a palette.
    3. Use a detail brush and CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Dragon Slay All Day to create dragon scale pattern starting at the tip of the nail. Use a gel brush and CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Black Pool to dry brush the upper part of each dragon scale. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
    4. Use a detail brush and CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Black Pool to outline each dragon scale. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
    5. Apply a layer of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ No-Wipe+ Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
    6. Dispense a small amount of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Opulent Onyx onto a palette.
    7. Use a detail brush and CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Opulent Onyx to outline the cuticle area of the nail. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
    8. Using the brush from the bottle, apply a thin line of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢Day To Knight to the center of the line of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Opulent Onyx. Cure for one minute on preset button 2S.
    9. Dispense a small amount of CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Original Top Coat onto a palette.
    10. Use a detail brush and CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Original Top Coat to encase the CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Opulent Onyx outline at the cuticle area of the nail. Do not cure.
    11. Use a detail brush to pick up soap bubbles and apply directly on top of the uncured CNDâ„¢ SHELLACâ„¢ Original Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
    12. Clean the nail using 99% Isopropyl Alcohol.

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