CND x Libertine S/S 2025
Julie Kandalec, CND’s lead nail artist, celeb manicurist and educator, led the imaginative and prescient this 12 months at Libertine’s present, which was held at Elizabeth Avenue Backyard in NYC. “My inspiration for Libertine nail seems got here from once I realized that the designers had been impressed to save lots of the Elizabeth Avenue Backyard, which I believed was such a phenomenal initiative. Seeing the situation and the designs, I envisioned the transition from day to nighttime. The yellow moon at night time, or the solar, symbolizes the fixed mild that shines over the backyard—a guiding power of hope and progress. This imaginative and prescient deeply impressed our design. The yellow moon turned a central ingredient, embodying heat, safety, and the pure magnificence we needed to have a good time.”
After prepping the fashions’ nails and making use of the CND SHELLAC Base Coat, Kandalec utilized two layers of CND SHELLAC in Whisper after which a layer of CND SHELLAC No-Wipe+High Coat. As a result of these are gel polishes, they had been cured beneath LED mild between steps. Utilizing a sponge applicator, she utilized a real silver chrome pigment over your complete nail, adopted by one other layer of topcoat to seal the impact. Utilizing an in depth artwork brush, she created a half-moon design utilizing CND SHELLAC in Catching Gentle. Then, she completed the look with a last layer of topcoat. Lastly, she utilized CND Photo voltaic Oil to situation the nails and cuticles.