New CND Opaque coverage powders

[mdskora]

Has anyone used the new CND pink Opq colours?..
They have just hit the shelf at my local supplier.. wondering which colour i should try first...
Also how do you know what suits skin colours?..
I have read about custom colours on here but how do i know what colours are for what skin type?... is there a "common" colour i can start with to try them out?..
Thanks
Mel

 

[pips]

I've found the opaque 'NEUTRAL' is the one most suited to alot of people, havnt tried the others yet but i have them ready and waiting when i get a minute.:hug:

 

[mdskora]

Thanks,
Also I tried the CND Flawless pink a long time ago,, prob over 3 years and found it hard to get an even colour... do you find this one hard to get even or is it much easier?...
I normally mix theflawless with a pink sheer now ( wasn't told that in the first place!!!lol)

Mel

 

[pips]

Ive never had a problem with the flawless but i do sometimes get a milky looking shaddow with the opaques but once buffed and shone up it dissapears

 

[mdskora]

I am dying to try it but i have soooooo much sheer pink that i know if i buy the new colours the others will be wasted... I think I will be right to order some about nov/dec....

 

[geeg]

I am dying to try it but i have soooooo much sheer pink that i know if i buy the new colours the others will be wasted... I think I will be right to order some about nov/dec....

Your Perfect colour Pink will not go to waste ... the opaque colours are for doing makeovers not all nails, although I suppose you could.

Here's what I do. I make a bead of each opaque colour. Let it dry and then glue it to the top of each powder pot so you can hold it next to the clients skin or nail bed and see which suits her the best. That way you do not have to guess about skin tone and which suits ... you can see straight away which is right.

I believe there is a small kit that contains a sample of each of the powders which is worth getting.

The powders apply like a dream and are beautiful. They are opaque for those fabulous makeovers, but have a translucent look to them which does not look fake and flat like so many other opaque powders I have seen.

There is a warm, a neutral and a cool option of the Perfect Colour Opaque powders. Of course neutral is the one that suits most (neutral is neutral after all) but when you get a truly warm or cool skin toned person, the appropriate powders do give a better look for them. This is why it is good to get the 3 to start with and then a larger size of the neutral later on when you have used up the small one.

 

[becki x]

Here's what I do. I make a bead of each opaque colour. Let it dry and then glue it to the top of each powder pot so you can hold it next to the clients skin or nail bed and see which suits her the best. That way you do not have to guess about skin tone and which suits ... you can see straight away which is right.

I do this on all my powders

However to check the custom blend against the client i apply a bead to a clear (brisa ? ) form i find it makes it easier to get it spot on and it can be reused hth's

 

[VillageNails]

i just lurve these colours!
never did a custom blend course - but these make it so easy.
i do play around adding a little perfect colour pink as some clients don't need such a dense coverage.
def. do as geeg says with a drop on the top as in the pot the colours don't really look that appealing - i remember being really put off the 1st time i saw them.

 

[mdskora]

Gigi, becki... great ideas.... I will put alittle on the lid to check the colour against clients skin tone...

Tracey.... yes I too thought they looked a little "flat" and peachy when i looked at them today..

out of curiosity... when did they come out?... we have just for them in wollongong.. some of the sydney suppliers may have had them a tad earlier.

 

[The Geek]

The more opaque a powder is, the more 'flat' it will look as light won't be able to penetrate the enhancement (which gives the 'depth'). TBH, I was quite pleasantly surprised when I tried the new opaque powders. They aren't flat like I would have thought and blend to most nails with little or no customisation. They really made Custom Blending easy now

 

[mdskora]

How hard is it to match the colour at the rebalance.. this is my concern too

 

[becki x]

How hard is it to match the colour at the rebalance.. this is my concern too

You rebalance with the same colour,just ensure your crc is filled in hth's

 

[Doorie]

and when you apply your opaque, I personnally (now gigi slap me if I'm doing it wrong) blend the opaque on zone 3 because often the color can slightly change if you work wetter or dryer than the last time... so if you blend, and blend when rebalance, you avoid the problem.

 

[MINKUS]

i had some of these applied and they looked FANTASTIC - i was so sad to have to take them off:cry: but i didnt feel confident re balancing them myself.

I had long sleek oval's with custom blended pink and soft white .....it was a combination of the beautiful colours and the fabarooney super talented person that applied them !! THanks gigi !!:hug:

 

[geeg]

These powders really are easy to use folks! Don't make it more difficult than it needs to be eh?

I have not had a single problem with colour matching at rebalance. The zones meld together without any line of demarcation.

 

[karentriff]

I have been using these powders for quite some time as most of my clients are cannibals. They are easy to use and easy to rebalance. They don't appear patchy or uneven as some do. For severe biters I apply a tip (full or half well) and blend it then apply a bead of the opaque colour of choice from zone two forward to the tip's free edge. I blend this in then apply the three beads as I would for a normal nail using perfect pink in zone two (over the opaque) and three. This way it is easy to extend the nail bed and in zone 3 the natural nail and the lunula show throw. It takes a bit of extra work but is worth it as it looks way natural.
I sometimes use the same method using a form.
I find the neutral the most used powder I have but I have used all three regularly.
Cheers

 

[Vetty]

When I need a to extend a nail bed I use warm/neutral/cool opaque pink in z2 and blend it into the natural nail so there isn't a 'line' then I use Sheer Pink in z3 and over the top of the opaque pink. This gives the ideal of extended nail beds but transulancy near the bottom of the nail.Then I rebalance with Sheer Pink and the coverage gradually grows out.

The Opaques from CND are beautiful to use and make custom blending soooooo easy!

 

[angel fingers]

When I need a to extend a nail bed I use warm/neutral/cool opaque pink in z2 and blend it into the natural nail so there isn't a 'line' then I use Sheer Pink in z3 and over the top of the opaque pink. This gives the ideal of extended nail beds but transulancy near the bottom of the nail.Then I rebalance with Sheer Pink and the coverage gradually grows out.

The Opaques from CND are beautiful to use and make custom blending soooooo easy!

thats the same technique as i was shown with entity, it looks very good.

 

[becki x]

I wish i could do that,i just can't get it right,either there is a line or it looks bitty iykwim

PS that's my application,not the product :o

 

[HeatherDavis]

lol Becki keep working on your mix ratio, you will be fine. I LOVE these powders, I haven't done a CB in WEEKS since I have these powders!!! I was so excited to have a client in with a deep tan on olive skin the other day, my warm powder was getting bored!


SO YEAH, I LOVE THEM!