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CND
The professional standard in colour and nail health.
- The original — 40+ years of nail science
- 7-day wear, no lamp required
- Dries in 8½ minutes
- Keratin, jojoba & vitamin E in every coat
- Won't stain the natural nail
- 150+ shades that never get discontinued mid-season
CND is the brand most South African technicians learned on, and it holds its place for an unglamorous reason: the colour is consistent. A shade you ordered two years ago goes on the same today — which matters enormously when a client sits down and asks for the same nails she had last time.
What I stock is the part of CND you can use without a salon behind you. VINYLUX is a two-step weekly polish that needs no lamp at all — it hardens in daylight and gets tougher over the week, so it is the one to reach for when you want real colour without the gel commitment. And the treatments underneath everything, SolarOil and RescueRXx, are what keep a nail able to take colour year after year.
Looking for Shellac? I can order it in for you — message me and I'll quote you directly.
Online ordering opens shortly. The full range is below — message me for today's price and stock on anything here and I'll come back to you the same day.
VINYLUX — a week of colour, no lamp
VINYLUX is the answer for a client who wants proper colour without committing to a gel service. It is two steps rather than three: colour straight onto the clean natural nail, then the weekly top coat. There is no base coat, which surprises people used to every other polish system.
It hardens in daylight rather than under a lamp, and gets tougher over the week instead of softer. Adhesion promoters in the colour coat anchor it to the plate and form a barrier that stops pigment staining the nail underneath — which is why you can wear a dark shade and not be left with yellow nails.
It shares its shade names with Shellac, so a client can have gel one month and polish the next in exactly the same colour.
- Wear
- 7 days
- Steps
- 2 — colour and top coat, no base
- Dry time
- 8½ minutes
- Caring complex
- Keratin, jojoba oil and vitamin E
- Finish
- High-gloss, gel-like shine
- Matching
- 150+ shades shared with Shellac
Treatment Essentials — the three C's
CND teaches every manicure as care, condition, coat: build the natural nail up, keep the nail and skin conditioned, then coat and protect it with something breathable. The treatments are the first two, and they are the part clients skip and technicians shouldn't let them.
- SOLAROIL
- The award-winning nail and cuticle oil — light-penetrating almond, rice-bran and jojoba oils with vitamin E. Repeated use is what drives it deeper; it belongs in every single service.
- RESCUERXx
- A keratin-protein and jojoba treatment for nails that are already damaged — the one to prescribe after acrylic, or after a set that got peeled off. Twice a day on bare nails, left 30 minutes before washing. In CND's own trial at four weeks, 73% saw less splitting and 80% less peeling.
- STRENGTHENER RXx
- For plates that are soft and bending rather than damaged. Two thin layers on bare nails, then one a day for four days, then start again — CND's own protocol is 14 days. Vegan, formaldehyde-free and breathable, and it does not yellow the nail.
Preparation & Removal
Applying the coating is only half the service. Using CND's own prep and removal products is what protects the four things that actually matter: a guaranteed professional result, full-system integrity, service longevity, and a natural nail that is undamaged when the client comes back.
This is the least glamorous shelf in the range and the one that decides whether everything else performs.
- SCRUBFRESH
- The prep scrub-cleanser that removes surface oil and debris — the step that decides retention.
- CUTICLE AWAY
- Softens and lifts excess cuticle before it is pushed back.
- OFFLY FAST
- Moisturising remover, so soak-off doesn't leave hands stripped.
- SOLARSPEED SPRAY
- Speeds drying on VINYLUX and conditions at the same time.
Order codes below (e.g. CND-VL-001) are my own reference numbers, so you can jot an order down quickly. They are not CND's catalogue numbers. Where CNDhas its own shade number, it's shown beside the shade name.
67 products
VINYLUX Colours
52 products- Asphalt#101CND-VL-001 · 15ml · Cools
- Aurora#295CND-VL-002 · 15ml · Nudes
- Backyard Nuptials#435CND-VL-003 · 15ml · Nudes
- Beau#103CND-VL-004 · 15ml · Nudes
- Berry Boudoir#251CND-VL-005 · 15ml · Reds
- Black Pool#105CND-VL-006 · 15ml · Neutrals
- Bloodline#106CND-VL-007 · 15ml · Reds
- Blue Eyeshadow#238CND-VL-008 · 15ml · Cools
- Blush Teddy#182CND-VL-009 · 15ml · Nudes
- Bouquet#319CND-VL-010 · 15ml · Nudes
- Cake Pop#135CND-VL-011 · 15ml · Nudes
- Candied#273CND-VL-012 · 15ml · Nudes
- Cashmere Wrap#259CND-VL-013 · 15ml · Nudes
- Cream Puff#108CND-VL-014 · 15ml · Neutrals
- Creekside#183CND-VL-015 · 15ml · Cools
- Dark Dahlia#159CND-VL-016 · 15ml · Reds
- Decadence#111CND-VL-017 · 15ml · Reds
- Denim Patch#226CND-VL-018 · 15ml · Cools
- Fedora#114CND-VL-019 · 15ml · Reds
- Field Fox#185CND-VL-020 · 15ml · Nudes
- Hot Or Knot#353CND-VL-021 · 15ml · Reds
- Hot Pop Pink#121CND-VL-022 · 15ml · Pinks
- Indigo Frock#176CND-VL-023 · 15ml · Cools
- Jellied#275CND-VL-024 · 15ml · Warms
- Lobster Roll#122CND-VL-025 · 15ml · Reds
- Mambo Beat#244CND-VL-026 · 15ml · Reds
- Married to Mauve#129CND-VL-027 · 15ml · Pinks
- Midnight Swim#131CND-VL-028 · 15ml · Cools
- Mover & Shaker#371CND-VL-029 · 15ml · Nudes
- Naked Naivete#195CND-VL-030 · 15ml · Nudes
- Negligee#132CND-VL-031 · 15ml · Nudes
- Nude Knickers#263CND-VL-032 · 15ml · Nudes
- Orchid Canopy#407CND-VL-033 · 15ml · Pinks
- Oxblood#222CND-VL-034 · 15ml · Reds
- Pink Bikini#134CND-VL-035 · 15ml · Pinks
- Pink Leggings#237CND-VL-036 · 15ml · Pinks
- Poppy Fields#398CND-VL-037 · 15ml · Reds
- Romantique#142CND-VL-038 · 15ml · Nudes
- Rouge Rite#197CND-VL-039 · 15ml · Reds
- Rubble#144CND-VL-040 · 15ml · Warms
- Rule Breaker#373CND-VL-041 · 15ml · Pinks
- Satin Pajamas#265CND-VL-042 · 15ml · Nudes
- Signature Lipstick#3902CND-VL-043 · 15ml · Reds
- Studio White#151CND-VL-044 · 15ml · Neutrals
- Taffy#274CND-VL-045 · 15ml · Cools
- Tinted Love#153CND-VL-046 · 15ml · Reds
- Tropix#154CND-VL-047 · 15ml · Reds
- Uncovered#267CND-VL-048 · 15ml · Nudes
- Unlocked#268CND-VL-049 · 15ml · Nudes
- White Wedding#318CND-VL-050 · 15ml · Neutrals
- Wildfire#158CND-VL-051 · 15ml · Reds
- Winter Glow#203CND-VL-052 · 15ml · Nudes
Top Coats
2 products- CND™ VINYLUX™ Gel Effect Top CoatCND-TC-001 · 15ml
- CND™ VINYLUX™ Weekly Top CoatCND-TC-002 · 15ml
Treatments
8 products- Nail treat strengthenerCND-XX-001 · 15ml
- Rescue RXx™CND-XX-002 · 3.7 mL
- Rescue RXx™CND-XX-003 · 15 mL
- Rescue RXx™ - 40pkCND-XX-004 · 40 x 3.7 mL
- SolarOil™CND-XX-005 · 3.7mL
- SolarOil™CND-XX-006 · 15 mL
- SolarOil™ 16-pkCND-XX-007 · 16 X 15 mL
- SolarOil™ 40-pkCND-XX-008 · 3.7 mL
Prep & Removal
5 products- Cuticle Away™CND-PR-001 · 177 mL
- OFFLY FAST™ Moisturizing RemoverCND-PR-002 · 222 mL
- OFFLY FAST™ Moisturizing RemoverCND-PR-003 · 946 mL
- ScrubFresh™CND-PR-004 · 222 mL
- ScrubFresh™CND-PR-005 · 946 mL
Getting it to you
Two ways to receive your order — pick whichever suits you at checkout. Allow 5–9 working days on either.
PUDO
Collect from a PUDO locker whenever it suits you, day or night.
PEP PAXI
Collect from your nearest PEP store — the most affordable option.
Order CND from me
Every order is checked by hand before it goes out, and I'll keep you updated from the moment you pay until it reaches you.
See how it works
CND's own films — the two-step system, how to apply it, and how to take it off again without damaging the nail underneath.
Long wear polish in 2 simple steps
The whole system in its simplest form — colour with no base coat, then the Long Wear Shine Top Coat.
Application and removal
The full how-to, including taking it off again properly — the one to watch before your first bottle.
The best kept secret for long wear
Why it wears the way it does: no base coat, fast drying, and the vitamin E, keratin and jojoba in the formula.
Transform strong nails with VINYLUX
CND Pro Education — a before and after on natural nails, so you can see the finish rather than read about it.
A French manicure in VINYLUX
The classic done in weekly polish, step by step.
Videos published by CND. Played from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode — nothing loads until you press play.
⭐ VINYLUX is rated 4.44 out of 5 from 852 ratings at Target in the US — the largest set of genuine customer reviews we could verify. Read them there. Reviews live on the retailers' own sites, not here.
CND is an independent brand, sold here by me as a stockist. It is not connected to Avroy Shlain.