CND Acrylics

CND builds two acrylic systems and C8 Nail Supply carries both. Retention+ is the adhesion line: Retention+ Sculpting Powders 3.7oz in Bright White and Clear, run with CND Retention+ Sculpting Liquid. Perfect Color is the shade range, with Sculpting Powders 3.7oz in Natural Buff, Natural Sheer, Soft Warm Beige, Light Peachy Pink, Medium Cool Pink, Cool Pink Opaque, Warm Pink Opaque, Pure Pink Sheer, Blush Pink Sheer, Intense Pink Sheer, Cool Mocha, Warm Medium Brown, Pure White Opaque and Clear. The reason that spread of sheers and opaques exists is coverage: a technician can match the client's own nail bed and skin tone through the powder itself instead of building in clear and correcting with color on top. For anyone working in a shared or low-ventilation room, CND Odorless Sculpting Liquid Monomer is the low-odor alternative to Retention+ liquid. Odorless liquids react more slowly and leave a tacky inhibition layer to file off, so they need their own working rhythm; most technicians commit to one liquid rather than switching mid-set. Gallon Retention+ liquid is stocked for in-store purchase at our Garden Grove showroom.

Compare liquids across brands in monomer liquid, browse the wider CND range including Shellac and the Plexigel builder system, pick up a Kolinsky acrylic brush, and see every acrylic powder system C8 stocks.

Frequently Asked Questions — CND Acrylics

What is the difference between CND Retention+ and Perfect Color?

They are two parts of the same acrylic system rather than competing products. Retention+ is the adhesion-focused range, stocked here in Bright White and Clear and paired with Retention+ Sculpting Liquid. Perfect Color is the wider shade range of sculpting powders, offered across sheer and opaque pinks, nudes, whites and browns for nail bed and skin tone matching.

Can you use CND Odorless liquid with Retention+ powder?

Manufacturers formulate liquid and powder to work as a matched pair, and CND's guidance is to run its odorless liquid with its odorless system. Mixing an odorless liquid into a standard powder changes set time and bead behavior, which is a common source of lifting and surface cloudiness. Follow CND's own product instructions for the pairing you buy.

Is CND acrylic liquid EMA or MMA?

CND's professional sculpting liquids, like other professional lines, are built on EMA, ethyl methacrylate. MMA, methyl methacrylate, bonds poorly to the natural nail, which pushes technicians to over-file the nail plate to compensate, and it resists acetone so sets get pried off rather than dissolved. Its use in nail products is restricted in more than 30 states. Every monomer C8 carries is a professional product.

What size are CND sculpting powders?

The CND Perfect Color and Retention+ sculpting powders stocked at C8 come in 3.7oz jars. CND Retention+ Sculpting Liquid is also available in a gallon size for in-store purchase at the Garden Grove showroom.

Does C8 Nail Supply sell CND acrylics wholesale?

Yes. C8 Nail Supply carries CND acrylic powders and sculpting liquids at retail and wholesale pricing for licensed nail technicians and salons, shipping nationwide from Garden Grove, California.