CND Shellac Open Road Collection Spring 2014

So I've yet to even purchase the four Intimates or the limited edition Christmas Charmed colours, and the Spring 2014 collection is already hitting the shelves.... today in fact if you're in the UK!

From left to right we have:

Clay Canyon - a nude-beige clay colour
Desert Poppy - cream orange coral with a hint of shimmer
Mint Convertible - pale 'mint choc chip' pastel green
Powder My Nose - a new nude, the perfect foundation colour
Sage Scarf - a neutral sage green
Sun Bleached - a heavenly pale pastel yellow

Photo courtesy of the SweetSquared facebook page here

And can I just say, Hallelujah!! A yellow... finally! Most people seem excited about the yellow and the coral/orange but many have criticised the launch of more greens. Even though I agree we're on a bit of a green overload at the minute, I actually don't mind too much as the Shellac range definitely lacks in this area.


And to tempt us even more, CND are launching another additives set to go with this collection.

The set consists of one glitter - Denim Geode - and four pigment effects - Emerald Mirage, Amethyst Flash, Copper Mine, and Desert Chameleon. I cannot wait to get my hands on that last one, it looks like it might leave a duo-chrome-like finish... oh the possibilities!!

I think the purse strings are going to get a little stretched before I see out 2013...

Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy of CND and the SweetSquared facebook page here

CND Shellac Intimates Collection 2013

Back in August you may have seen my Forbidden collection post that mentioned the new Fall colours for 2013 and a brief look at some new nudes set to join the ever expanding Shellac catalogue.

Well they are finally here. This is the Intimates collection and they have some pretty interesting names which make your google searches seem much more risque!

Photo from Blog Me Beautiful

Photo from Blog Me Beautiful

From Left to Right we have:

Blush Teddy - opaque iridescent light pink
Nude Knickers - semi-sheer light nude opaque
Bare Chemise - semi-sheer light nude
Satin Pajamas - opaque taupe beige

In all a gorgeous set of romantic shades - that will look amazing alone or with some pearl/glitter nail art! Now to get my mitts on these lovelies...

Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy www.blog-me-beautiful.com

New CND Shellac Christmas Charmed Collection 2013

Ah the holiday season is almost upon us! And what better way to get into the festive spirit than with a suitably seasonal manicure?

Introducing the new CND Shellac Charmed collection:

From Left to Right we have:
Frosted Glen - a metallic sage green
Scarlet Letter - a bright scarlet red
Ice Vapor - a shiny silver glitter
Serene Green - a rich festive green

Photo from Blog Me Beautiful

As for a release date - around late October or early November seems likely. And make sure you stock up as these are rumoured to be limited edition again like last year. Oh, and good news! They are also re-releasing the popular Ruby Ritz from last years limited edition duo (here) in early November - rumour has it this may well end up a permanent member of the colour collection!

Now Christmas wouldn't be complete without some new additives thrown into the mix! So to join the 4 new colours CND are also releasing 4 limited edition additives in Silver Frost, Gilded Gleam, Blush Bronze Frost and Icicles.

For some great swatches check out LiverpoolLashes.blogspot.com - she's done some fab swatches of the additives over Blackpool.

Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy of the CND press release here and www.blog-me-beautiful.com

New CND Shellac Colours for Fall 2013!

This month saw the release of the new CND Shellac Fall 2013 collection - or the 'Forbidden' Collection as it's been called.

From left to right we have:

Blue Rapture - a muted, opaque blue

Burnt Romance - opaque, deep orange-brown

Dark Dahlia - deep, dark purple-red

Night Glimmer - dark, 'steel, grey shimmer

Steel Gaze - molten liquid polish, a gold and silver dark grey shimmer

Tinted Love - opaque dark fuchsia

And as soon as I give in and purchase the full collection, I will get working on some nail art with these for your viewing pleasure! In the meantime, here's some swatches from SweetSquared:

Swatches from L to R: Dark Dahlia, Night Glimmer, Steel Gaze, Tinted Love, Burnt Romance and Blue Rapture

The 6 new colours add to the 9 already released this year in the 'Sweetdreams' and 'Summer Splash' ranges to bring the total to 15. But rumour has it there are four more to come....

Yes indeed! And if rumours are to be believed, which inevitably they always are until proven otherwise, the new 4 are a small nude range called the 'Intimate' Collection. It took me bloody ages to find this picture:

Now I've heard a lot of debate over the names, but from what I've read so far they seem to be given as (from L-R) Blush Teddy, Nude Knickers, Bare Chemise, and Satin Pyjamas. If I'm not mistaken though, and if you too read carefully, it actually looks like the last one is Bare Chemise and the third is called Silk Stockings??!

I've even read a supposed release date of 1st November too (www.dailynails.com) -  but seeing as the Forbidden Collection was early, maybe we'll find these creeping out a bit sooner aswell?

Oh and don't even get me started on the 2 rumoured Limited Edition Christmas colour duos for late 2013! (www.thevillageretreat.co.uk)

Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy of www.reviveholisticbeauty.com and the SweetSquared facebook page.

New CND Shellac Colours for Summer 2013!

Holy Moly! Another colour launch for 2013?

And so soon after the Sweetdreams collection release here.

Let me introduce CND Shellac's Summersplash shades that were launched earlier last week:

The collection consists of four colours:

Water Park - deep aqua blue
Pink Bikini - sizzling summer pink
Grape Gum - a true concord purple.
Lobster Roll - bright red-orange

Just check out those swatches below...

I knew that CND would be launching some new shades, but so soon? I am impressed! Now to get hold of the damn things!

Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy of the Sweet Squared Press Release on facebook here.

New CND Shellac Colours for Spring 2013!

STOP PRESS!! I have one simple word for you, that will shock, amaze and excite you all at once....


....PASTEL.

Yep, you read correct, pastel. More specifically CND have decided to launch 5 new Shellac colours in Spring 2013 and they are all pastel shades! Hallelujah!

Don't believe me? Check out their press release here, but if you can't wait for the link to load, check out the Sweet Dreams Collection of pretty pastels below:

CND Shellac Grapefruit Sparkle

CND Shellac Cake Pop

CND Shellac Lilac Longing

CND Shellac Azure Wish

CND Shellac Limeade

I would like to choose my favourite but I know full well that following their release in March 2013, I will be adding all 5 to my shopping basket.

So what do you think of CND's Spring offerings? This Sweet Dreams collection has to be the most exciting CND Shellac launch for me yet! Eeek, I can't wait!

 Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy of the CND Press Release here.

New Limited Edition CND Shellac Christmas Colours!

Well it seems CND are bringing out all the stops this year when it comes to new Shellac shades!

First we had the launch of 6 new colours back in March with the VIP status' and the much sought after grey/taupes, then we heard of the new 'Super-dark' collection for fall this year - that I blogged about here - and now we are being treated to two more to complete the 2012 collection.

Let me introduce you to Tinsel Toast and Ruby Ritz...

Finally, some more glitter Shellac!! As far as I can work out, Tinsel Toast is a golden glitter and Ruby Ritz is a red glitter.

Both are intended to be limited edition and should be available around November this year (however I have heard that they will be available in the UK on 24th/25th September at the Sweet Squared stand F70 at Olympia Beauty).

I found out about these from the CND press release here and they are being launched with some other limited/special edition CND products such as Solar Oil and Scentsations.

I cannot wait to get my hand on these beauties, they make me feel all Christmas-sy just looking at them!

 Disclaimer - Photo is not my own, it is courtesy of the Sweet Squared Facebook page here.

New CND Shellac Colours for Fall 2012!

O....M.....G! Even more Shellac colours for 2012? CND you do spoil us so!

I couldn't believe my ears when my dear sister asked me last night if I had seen the new Shellac Fall colours from CND.....???!!!...... I think was my vague response! Of course, I jumped straight onto google and found the following article from Glamour US.

The new release contains six, sexy, 'Super-dark' colours for fall which are due to be in (US) salons this coming November. So what might they be I hear you scream? Scroll on down and take a peek...

CND Shellac in Faux Fur - chocolate brown cream

CND Shellac in Midnight Swim - dark navy blue shimmer

CND Shellac in Overtly Onyx - steel grey shimmer

CND Shellac in Pretty Poison - deep emerald shimmer

CND Shellac in Sugared Spice - copper metallic

CND Shellac in Vexed Violette - silvery lilac shimmer

So what do you think of CND's Fall offerings? I'm desperate to get my hands on some of these darks, but can't help but feel that they've missed a trick with the pastel trend this year.

As to when they'll be out in the UK? I honestly don't know. I've yet to find any British sites talking about the new release but I'm hoping for November/December. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

 Disclaimer - Photos are not my own, they are courtesy of the Glamour article here which in turn are courtesy of CND.

New CND Shellac Colours for 2012!!

Yep, there's six more on their way to add to CND's collection of Shellac colours. And I for one, am very excited!

The company are expanding their collection to 36 with the addition of two shimmer effects, a silver metallic, a berry, a grey and a taupe.

Photo courtesy of www.realstylenetwork.com

The colours are as follows:

Photo courtesy of www.cnd.com

I am particularly looking forward to trying out the shimmer effects in layering and the Silver Chrome to see if it really is metallic!

The release date according to CND is March 2012, but I'm not sure if that's USA, UK or both! I really hope they become available in the UK soon. I cannot wait!

For more information go to http://www.cnd.com/News-Events/Press-Releases/Shellac40-6-Shades-for-March-2012.pdf


Which new Shellac colour intrigues you most? Which are you most likely to wear?