Q. What are the key steps to follow in order to maximize week long wear?

A. Use VINYLUX as a System; start with P.E.P. followed by VINYLUX Color and always use VINYLUX Weekly Top Coat.

Q. Can you use a CND base coat for extra adhesion?

A. No, a base coat will negate the performance of VINYLUX because the adhesives are in the color coat.

Q. What makes VINYLUX bond to the nail without a base coat?

A. VINYLUX has adhesion promoters in the color coat making the color self-adhering without a base coat.

Q. Can you use a different CND top coat?

A. No, the VINYLUX Top Coat has our innovative Pro-light technology with photo initiators and becomes more
durable with exposure to natural light.

Q. Can you use VINYLUX Top Coat with other enamel brands? Will it work as well?

A. It can be used with other enamel brands, but cannot guarantee week long wear.
The system yields the ultimate performance.

Q. Can you use CND SolarSpeed Spray with VINYLUX?

A. Yes.

Q. How do you remove VINYLUX? (Nail polish remover, pure acetone or CND Shellac Nourishing Remover?)

A. VINYLUX is best removed with CND Shellac Nourishing Remover or Acetone.

Q. Does using SolarOil on a daily basis affect VINYLUX wearability?

A. SolarOil will enhance wearability because it improves the health of the nail.

Q. Will all new colors and collections from VINYLUX always be matched with Shellac colors?
A. VINYLUX will launch with more colors than Shellac and thus have many of its own colors. However, Shellac and VINYLUX will launch the same seasonal collection colors.

Q. Can you guarantee week long wear?

A. Nail conditions vary which will affect product performance. Healthy nails without delamination or drying issues perform for one week.

CND Vinylux is available now at Esther’s Nail Center. We have the colors, weekly top coat, CND scrubfresh and other manicure pedicure supplies. So check us out.

WHAT IS CND VINYLUX

VINYLUX Weekly Polish and Weekly Top Coat is a system uniquely designed to work together. Exposure to natural light secures the ProLight technology, creating an enduring, long-lasting polish. While ordinary polishes become brittle and deteriorate over time, VINYLUX dries naturally to a flawless finish and strengthens its resistance to chips over time.

Vinylux Weekly Polish

Lasts up to 4 times longer than traditional nail polishes when used with Vinylux Top Coat as a system. Includes adhesion promoters that completely eliminate the need for a base coat.

At this moment, the system offers 62 fashion colors straight from the runway to you. Some match CND Shellac shades. It’s great for you who want a matching color for your pedicure.

Vinylux Weekly Top Coat

Creates an outer shield that protects VINYLUX Weekly Polish from scratching, denting, chipping and dulling for up to a week of wear. The final layer that completes the system.

There’s no need for a base coat to go with the system.  A base coat will negate the performance because the adhesives are in the color coat.

So with Vinylux, CND promises these 3 things :

• A Week Long Wear
• Self-adhering Color Coat
• Durability Increased with Natural Light

How Does It  Work

To maximize week long wear,  use VINYLUX as a System.

1. Start with P.E.P.  to ensure the nail is thoroughly cleansed and prepared.

P.E.P. includes:

P-erform Mini Manicure = Removing the Cuticle off the nail plate
E-liminate Surface Contaminants = ScrubFresh
P-Purify Nail Plate = ScrubFresh

2. Apply two thin coats of Vinylux Weekly Polish.

3. Finish with one coat of Vinylux Weekly Top Coat.

4. For best results, use CND Shellac Nourishing Remover on a cotton pad to easily and

• gently remove VINYLUX .

Let’s watch this video tutorial from CND.

So do you like it? Would you give it a try? Please leave your comment.

CND Vinylux is available now at Esther’s Nail Center. We have the colors, weekly top coat, CND scrubfresh and other manicure pedicure supplies. So check us out.

The new CND Shellac Summer collection features 4 new bold colors, perfect for summer. It includes:

Lobster Roll – a vibrant orange red

Pink Bikini – a hot magenta pink

Water Park – shimmery deep aqua blue

and…Grape Gum – purple

Swatches can be found on the internet already.  So do you like or hate this collection?

CND Shellac Summer 2013 collection and other colors are available at Esther’s Nail Center. 

Our fellow blogger, Andrea from Chickettes.com has written a post titled “SOG Gel Polish FAQ’s“. It explains some common questions with helpful information, such as how to prevent shrinkage, wrinkle problem, to nail care. She is an avid user of gel nail polish and frequently uses Gelish and Ink gel polish.

So check out her cool article here!

Bitty Love Bot – Sparkling metallic aqua
Femme Bot – Sparkling metallic peony
Dusty Bot – Sparkling metallic lavender
Lucky Bot – Sparkling metallic agave
Skyward Bot – Sparkling metallic cerulean
Yoshimi – A truly mod black & white combination of glitters sprinkled with a bit of iridescence

Formulated with specially coated aluminum flakes, the metallic lacquers of the Robot Collection are simultaneously sparkly, reflective, and smooth!

Rainbow Honey Robot Collection has been widely reviewed on the internet. I am sure you’d love to see the swatches. Take a look at this gorgeous Robot collection swatches from Manicurity.

Photo source: Manicurity Blog.

Esther’s Nail Center also has the two limited edition colors in stock, Pot O’Gil, a gorgeous green glitter for layering and Soul Gem, the shiny, fabulous gold flakes.

Rainbow Honey Pot O’ Gil

Rainbow Honey Soul Gem

Shop Rainbow Honey at EsthersNC.com and get 1 FREE limited edition Rainbow Honey nail polish if you buy $40 or more of Rainbow Honey products. Whiles supplies last.

To celebrate spring, we’ll give away 2 nail art books for 2 lucky winners. It’s easy to enter the raffle. Read the details after these photos. Note, the books are different from the magazine where these scans come from.

So what do you think? I hope you like the designs as much as I do. Please enter the raffle below.

Must be a follower of Esther’s Nail Center page or blog to win. Must be 18 years of age or older, or you must have your parent’s permission to enter. This giveaway is open internationally, and closes on 04/14/2013. The winner will have 48 hours after being contacted to claim their prize, after which a new winner will be chosen.

Here’s the prize! 2 Nail Art Books

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The collection comes with five pastel colors:  Grapefruit Sparkle, Cake Pop, Lilac Longing, Azure Wish, and Limeade.  It also has a new additives set “Springtime Sparkle” with a free measuring spatula.

So what are your thoughts on the Spring 2013 colors? Which shade are you most excited to try?

CND Shellac is available at Esther’s Nail Center along with other gel nail polish and manicure pedicure supplies.

Thank you for contacting CND.
No. The CND Brisa UV Lamp and the new CND UV Lamp are the only lamps currently on the market that emit the required levels of UV to fully cure all the components of the Shellac system. The use of other manufacturers’ UV or LED lamps will not guarantee the same results.

Sincerely,
Customer Service Coordinator
Creative Nail Design

So have you successfully cured Shellac with LED or other UV lamp beside CND Shellac/Brisa lamp? Feel free to leave your comment.

Here’s what they said in their consultant newsletter:

As announced last week (January 2013), we have made some remarkable changes to the overall material of the nail wraps!

Besides the clear backing which makes sizing process much easier, we formulated the material to be thinner and the adhesive to be more effective on a larger variety of nails.

Over the past 8 months we have been working hard on finding ways to improve an already successful product. Our goals were simple, how can we make the application experience more successful for both first-time and returning customers without sacrificing durability and performance.

We believe that we have formulated the perfect combination of material, adhesive and variety of designs to help our Consultants and customers have the look and experience they are hoping for. It seems that our Consultants think so too!

So what has changed?

1. New transparent backing material. This will allow customers the ability to size the material against their nails before peeling them off the sheet. (Please note that there is a white instruction card added to the packaging of the nail shields, which makes the shields to appear to be applied to the old white backing, however, if you remove the instruction card, you will see the clear backing on your sheet of nail wrap)
2. New thinner durable material. A thinner material makes the application process faster, and easier. Even though the product is thinner we have engineered a way to make it just as durable.
3. New adhesive. The new adhesive will help customers have higher success even if they don’t have a perfect nail preparation process.

Let’s hear what the consultant said about the new Jamberry.

Consultant, Emily shares, “I cannot begin to say how thrilled I am with the new product. It is amazing! SO easy and fast to apply. For me, the thinner vinyl is what is the best. They go on like butter! IN LOVE!”

Consultant, Kelly, “They are awesome! Heat up really fast and really adhere a lot better with little heat. Previously I needed to heat them up a lot but these didn’t take much so they went on faster too!!! I think it’s made the process a lot simpler and faster.”

So have you ever tried Jamberry Nail Shields? It’s the time now. You can purchase Jamberry Nail Shields at esther.jamberrynails.net. It still has a special offer of ‘Buy 3 Get 1 FREE’.

Below are the new Holiday 2013 Designs. Check them out.

“Dearly Beloved” (Left) and “My Love” (Right) were designed as limited edition gifts for the month of February!

Rainbow Honey “Dearly Beloved” is meant for layering and includes various shades and sizes of gold shimmer, gold microglitter, and red hearts and squares. It’s really a very special combination! Shown above is 1 coat over black and over Be Mine on accent.

My Love is Multichromatic and pink shimmers along with iridescent and gold glitters in a clear base, adorned with white and pink hearts. Shown above is one coat over Be Mine and over black on accent.

We really hope you enjoy these special gifts! Remember to purchase $40 or more of Rainbow Honey products and you’ll get one of this adoring gifts.

Rainbow Honey Sweet Talk,  Holiday and other collections are available at www.EsthersNC.com. Check us out.