3 Cocktail Couture Nail Art Designs from CND  

These easy nail fashion ideas feature the lavish and elegant CND Cocktail Couture Collection. Your salon or spa clients can celebrate in style with deep reds, rich gold, and a sophisticated emerald. 

 

1. Plume

CND™ SHELLAC™ GEL POLISHES & SUPPLIES

CND Shellac UV Base Coat
She’s A Gem! 
Get That Gold 
Fedora
CND Shellac Top Coat

CND LED Lamp

ART SUPPLIES

Opal Transfer Foil
Palette
Detail Brush
99% Isopropyl Alcohol

INSTRUCTIONS

1. P.E.P. the natural nail. 

2. Apply a thin layer of Base Coat. Cure for 10 seconds in the CND™ LED Lamp using preset button 1.

3. Apply two thin layers of She’s A Gem! Cure each layer for one minute using preset button 2S.

4. Press opal transfer foil into the top film to create a random pattern.

5. Use the brush from the bottle to apply random patches of Get That Gold diagonally across the nail. Cure for one minute using preset button 2S.

6. Dispense Fedora onto a palette. Use a detail brush to add small dashes of color to the perimeter of the gold patches. Cure for one minute using preset button 2S.

7. Apply a layer of Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.

8. Wipe with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to remove top film.

 

2. Dark & Stormy

CND™ VINYLUX™ LONG WEAR POLISHES

Bordeaux Babe
Berry Boudoir
Get That Gold
CND™ VINYLUX™ Top Coat


ART SUPPLIES

Palette 
Cosmetic Sponge 
99% Isopropyl Alcohol 
Detail Brush


INSTRUCTIONS

1. P.E.P. the natural nail. 

2. Apply two thin layers of Bordeaux Babe.

3. Dispense a small amount of Berry Boudoir onto a palette. Pick up a small amount of color using a cosmetic sponge lightly moistened with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol. Dab onto nail creating an ombre effect starting at the cuticle area fading into the center.

4. Apply Get That Gold to the underside of the extension edge.

5. Dispense a small amount of Get That Gold onto a palette. Using a detail brush, create a slim line down each side of the nail and extension edge.

6. Apply a layer of Top Coat to the top of the nail and the underside of the extension edge.

 

3. Talon

CND™ VINYLUX™ LONG WEAR POLISHES

Get That Gold
Bordeaux Babe 
CND™ VINYLUX™ Top Coat 

ART SUPPLIES

ProSeries Gel Oval #6 Brush
99% Isopropyl Alcohol

 
INSTRUCTIONS

1. P.E.P. the natural nail. 

2. Apply two thin layers of Get That Gold. Allow to dry.

3. Apply a layer of Bordeaux Babe over ¾ of the nail, leaving a moon shape in cuticle area. Use the ProSeries Gel Oval #6 Brush lightly moistened with acetone to refine the line as needed.

4. Apply a thin layer of Top Coat.