You can also draw the smile line with a nail art stylus AKA the dotting pen tool dipped in white Shellac nail polish. You also need to apply the base coat, add two layers of the base color, such as light pink Shellac color, paint a smile line with Shellac Cream Puff or Studio White and apply the top coat, curing each layer as you go.

One of the latest trends in nail design is doing CND Shellac and Vinylux French manicure with a colored smile line instead of a white one.I hope you’ll be able to do amazing French manicure shellac nails with the help of these tips and this selection of the best Shellac colors for French manicure. How To Removal CND Shellac Gel Polish• Step 1: Saturate the cotton pad of a remover wrap or foil with an acetone-based remover.

Before Shellac and other gel nail polishes were invented, it was a pain to do a French manicure with ordinary polishes. Step 3: Securely grip the finger and apply slight pressure to the fingernail. Using a twisting motion pull the wrap/foil off the finger.Step 5: Rehydrate - ensure you rehydrate the nail plate and cuticles with a cuticle oil and repeat this twice daily to maintain and promote longer wear. It’s an opaque pure white polish. Not milky, with no cream or pink undertones. Just simple pristine white. Placing the brush in the centre of the nail first, eliminates flooding the cuticle line with polish, and provides precise application and coverage.

Sealing the edge of the nail first eliminate product build-up during service and provides a perfect seal, even on the shortest nails. Cream Puff is the perfect white color for painting the French manicure nail tip, which is also called the smile line. CND Shellac is a hybrid power polish that is cured under UV Lamp with zero drying time. Therefore, no need to wait for the polish to dry like regular nail polish. It#s thin and flexible like polish, so it not only looks natural, it provides strong natural nail protection. Shellac removal is just 10 minutes and no filing, no drills on the nail beds, making it safer for your nails. Formaldehyde, Toluene and DBP (Phthalate) FREE. Benefits of CND Shellac Gel Polish• Custom curve hugging brush for smooth and even application. The course consists of both online learning (10hrs as a suggested minimum) and two practical sessions (2.5hrs and 2hrs). Two case studies will also be required. WHAT WILL I LEARN? You can use any color in CND’s vast palette for the nail tips when doing this style of French manicure.

Directions of Use

Your Professional Education Kit will be waiting for you at your Academy on the day of training. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Begin the application of each layer by swiping the brush against the tip of the extension edge of the nail to seal it. It’s best to use lamps manufactured by CND for curing Shellac because they are set up precisely for working with Shellac.

CND™ is the nail industry’s most innovative and trusted brand and has led the way in professional nail care for over 40 years. CND™ research, develop, formulate and test all of their products in a state-of-the-art R&D facility in the U.S.A, ensuring that all global regulations, of the highest standard are met, giving any professional representing CND™, the confidence they’re using a brand with the highest of safety, reputation and integrity, whilst delivering high-performance, the fastest removal on the market and no damage to the natural nail. Wipe off the excess polish from your skin before you cure it with a lamp. Otherwise, it would peel and your manicure won’t hold for the promised 14 days.No need to remove the top layer of the natural nail for better bonding, like you may have to do with some other gel nail polishes. Before you apply the Shellac base coat you need to remove any excess cuticle and hangnails and purify the nail plate by using nail cleanserwith a lint-free wipe. Using left side of brush, apply colour over left side of nail, following contour of sidewall as closely as possible from cuticle line to free edge. You can see how to paint a white French manicure smile line in more detail in the video embedded above.