Thanks Geeg,
I'm very artistic and love painting so maybe CND polishes will be for me.
I more wanted to hear about the finished result of the polishes, Opi is flawless, some polishes, such as the ones i trained at college with, just never seem to give such a good look. I also love the size of the OPI brushes, are CND ones similar? These were the kind of things i was interested in hearing.
Sarah x
Well I'm your woman for the details!! :lol:
The Polish
The polishes are a 3 free formulation and a very fast drying formula and are heavily pigmented. These features have pros & cons to them depending on how adaptable you are.
fast drying formula you means you have to polish faster and with a lighter touch and so as not keep the bottles open too long while doing it. If it dries fast on the nails (and it
is super fast) then it will go thicker in the bottle if caps ore not put on tightly.
The polishes have superb coverage due to the heavy pigmentation and most often you only need one coat for the Colour and one coat for the Effect. You can make 15 different colours out of just one colour by using the different Effects.
The Bottle & Brush
The bottles are a lovely new shape and very easy to hold in the hand while using them due to the 'flat' side being perfect to trap the bottle securely with your fingers. They sport the rubberized caps for easy hold and an edgy look.
The brush to me is the coolest thing. For a start they go all the way to the bottom of the bottle and they do not have the normal round bristles but
triangular ones. The benefit to you from the triangular bristles is that when using the brush correctly, all the triangles fit together to form a completely flat surface for flawless application and no drag marks. Very cool innovation.
I find the polish easy to retail to clients but you do need to point out the drying factor and tight caps etc ... after all it is a professional polish made for professionals and clients need to be given a few hints how to best use them ... these are not polishes from Boots! I haven't used the OPI brushes so I'm not sure size wise .. they'll do for me, I like the size, but are not super big.
I hope this info helps. Here is a thread form the CND Lovers group here on the site, and there are a few more if you look around there that may give you more technical info. x
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