Developed by CND under the brand name Shellac, gel polish is a liquid polish that is hardened under a UV lamp. It is the process of 'curing' (using a UV lamp) that ensures the polish is chip-resistant and long-wearing. Professionals looking for the ultimate transformation. BUILDER Creates strong, lightweight, medium to long enhancements, over a tip or sculpting form for customisable length. The self-smoothing formula allows for building an apex and architecture nails which require more a length transformation. What is PLEXIGEL? Still need a little guidance on how CND™ PLEXIGEL can work for you? Why not book into one of our FREE ‘Introduction to CND™ PLEXIGEL Education Webinars, with global CND™ Global Educator Nataliya Al-Ta'ai HERE CND™ will continue to still produce their alternative enhancement systems, giving a the professional a portfolio of products to cater for every client requirement:

You should always encourage your clients to keep up with their home-care. It makes your job much easier. For example, if your client is regularly using CND™ SolarOil, what that does, is keep the product really pliable. If your client bangs her nail, it will flex with coating, helping to reduce any lifting. You will also have less cuticle work to do, making it a much easier service. A BIAB mani can last up to three weeks, but with proper nail prep it can last much longer. We don't advise keeping a BIAB set on for too long though, after around four weeks they can either be infilled or soaked off. PLEXIGEL BUILDER: The solution for true building that allows you to create customisable length and the ultimate in transformation. Available in crystal clear and five NEW neutral tones. Sculpt nails to the preferred length and shape using CND PLEXIGEL™ Color Builder. Cure for one minute using preset button 2B. CND™ PLEXIGEL is a brush-in-a bottle enhancement system that provides strength, architecture, and moderate/long length to the natural nail.PLEXIGEL is newest generation of enhancements, it’s more than just a builder gel, it’s an all-in-one, multi-problem solving, nail enhancement system, that safely lengthens, shapes, builds and protects for 3+ weeks wear If using CND™ SHELLAC™ Gel Polish, skip Protector Top Coat and CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat and apply 2 layers of CND™ SHELLAC™ Color. Cure each layer for one minute in the CND™ LED Lamp using preset button 2S. Finish with a layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Top Coat and cure using preset button 3

No. To guarantee the longevity of a CND™ PLEXIGEL service, CND™ PLEXIGEL Bonder must be used to anchor the enhancement to the nail and act as an attraction layer during sculpting. CND™ BRISA™ Gel enhancements are tough and flexible, designed for hard, brittle nails that need light enhancing. This solvent-resistant oligomer must be filed off or grown out if removal is desired. PROTIP: Applying a thin layer of CND PLEXIGEL™ Shaper or Builder to the natural nail and curing for one minute using preset button 2B is recommended for color rebalancing.Let's start with the acronym itself. BIAB stands for 'builder in a bottle', which is also known as builder gel. This range of nail products are specifically designed to add strength and structure to your natural nails. If you're familiar with the brand The Gel Bottle, you'll know that they're credited with developing BIAB. you are going to love shaper because its a great fixer when your clients break or chip – and you can file down the damage to remove and get to the natural Nail and just apply bond and shpaer .. then file and continue with whatever . When using CND™ SHELLAC™ Gel Polish over CND™ PLEXIGEL, should the top film be removed prior to colour application? CND™ PLEXIGEL is designed for every professional skill level, depending on how you best describe your skills:

CND™ PLEXIGEL is a gel enhancement system that requires P.R.E.P for proper adhesion. Light shine removal is needed using a 240-grit buffer or medium enhancement E-file bit. P-Preform a manicure R-Remove shine E-Eliminate surface contaminants P-Purify nail plate layers Mobile or mini LED lights have a wide range of light output, which makes it difficult to calibrate their effectiveness in proper curing with CND™PLEXIGEL. We recommend using the CND™ LED Lamp that is calibrated to work as a system together with the CND™ Custom Cure protocol to ensure proper and comfortable cure. Just remember that if builder is 10 in strength and durability then shaper is 6 or 7 so putting it underneath is just going to all apart .. Remove 95% of CND™ PLEXIGEL with a file before, moving onto wrapping the enhancement that’s to be removed.Leave your wraps on for 20 minutes, giving them a squeeze roughly half-way through to re-inject the remover onto the enhancement. Don’t remove the wraps all in one, remove one nail at a time, otherwise the product may harden. You can use the line of light to help guide you on whether you have all the product off. First, you'll need a sturdy removal tool kit, which consists of a nail polish remover containing acetone, cotton pads, a cuticle pusher, tin foil, a nail file and some cuticle oil. Start by filing down the top coat of your colour and file down as much as you can without touching your natural nail. Then, soak the cotton pad in your acetone nail polish remover before placing it on the nail and wrapping tin foil around it to secure the cotton pad in place. Let that sit for 10 minutes. Builder gel is an all-in-one, it contains a primer, a base coat, a colour and the builder gel in the mixture. All these ingredients mean we cut out four steps in the manicure process,' says BIAB nail expert Alexandra Teleki. The first thing to remember when removing, is that the majority of the product will be in the centralised spine of an enhancement, whether that’s for a natural nail overlay or an enhancement, using builder. At this point you can use a 100-180 grit file such as the CND™ Blizzard Board.