Frequently asked questions
What is A'DOR Color Me Gel-Ons?
A'DOR's named collection of 72 HEMA-free and TPO-free gel polish shades in 0.4 oz bottles, numbered 01 Sassy Snapdragon to 72, a bright run of pinks, mints, teals, blues, purples, yellows, oranges, and neons. The gel is a thin brush-on formula that cures in 60 seconds under LED, is rated by the brand at up to three weeks, and is made in the USA. It is gel polish, not a press-on nail.
What does HEMA-free mean and who is it for?
HEMA is the small monomer in most gels that gives them grip and is the most common cause of gel allergy, the redness, itching, and small blisters around the nail that build with exposure; TPO is a photoinitiator that can irritate skin and eyes. A'DOR leaves both out. It is for the client who has reacted to gel before, the tech whose own hands are starting to redden, and the salon that wants a HEMA-free line on the menu.
Does a HEMA-free gel wear as long as a regular gel?
The brand rates Gel-Ons at up to three weeks, the same as a standard gel; the formula is different, the result is not. Wear depends on prep and thin coats: remove every trace of shine and oil, keep the base off the skin, cure each thin coat the full 60 seconds, and cap the free edge on the second color coat and on the top.
Are the Part sets cheaper than the singles?
A touch, checked against the single price at ND on the day of writing, and each Part set of 36 includes the gel swatchbook the singles do not, which is the tool for selling 72 numbers from a wall. Part 1 is shades 01 to 36 and Part 2 is 37 to 72; a salon that will end up with more than thirty of the shades does better with a Part.
Which base and top go with Gel-Ons?
The A'DOR Super Base Coat and A'DOR Diamond Top Coat, sold on the A'DOR pages and HEMA-free as well, so the whole service from base to top stays free of the two ingredients. Apply a thin base cured, two thin color coats cured 60 seconds each, and the top cured; removal is an acetone wrap after filing the top.
A'DOR Color Me Gel-Ons: 72 HEMA-free gel colors, numbered 01 to 72, and two sets of 36
This page holds the A'DOR Color Me Gel-Ons Collection at ND Nails Supply: 72 HEMA-free gel polish shades in 0.4 oz bottles, numbered 01 Sassy Snapdragon to 72, and two Part sets of 36 that box the run in number order with a swatchbook. A'DOR is ND's HEMA-free and TPO-free private label, and Gel-Ons is its named color collection: a thin brush-on gel that cures in 60 seconds under LED, is rated by the brand at up to three weeks of wear, and is made in the USA, without the two ingredients that most often cause the red, itchy skin around the nail that some clients and many working techs develop after years of gel. The names say what the chart is, Pucker Up Pink, Mint To Mingle, Lemon Squeezy, Tangerine Dreamboat, Sonic Blue Boom, Radioactive, a bright, playful run built for a salon whose clients want color rather than nudes. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing type | Count | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
| Gel-Ons single, 01 to 72 | 72 | One 0.4 oz bottle of HEMA-free gel polish |
| Set 36, Part 1 | 1 | Shades 01 to 36 with the gel swatchbook |
| Set 36, Part 2 | 1 | Shades 37 to 72 with the gel swatchbook |
None of the 74 listings are out of stock at the time of writing. The two Part sets are priced a touch below 36 singles bought one by one and include the swatchbook the singles do not (checked against the single price at ND on the day of writing), which makes the Part set the way to open a Gel-Ons wall; a salon that wants a family buys the singles by name.
The shades on the page
| Run | Numbers and names |
|---|---|
| Pinks and corals | 01 Sassy Snapdragon, 02 Pucker Up Pink, 03 Blushing Beauty, 04 Petalicious, 05 Bubblegum Bliss, 06 Apri-cute, 07 Blossom Bellini, 30 Pinkadelic, 31 Party Pop Pink, 38 Strawberry Milk |
| Greens and teals | 09 Lush Crush, 10 Teal We Meet Again, 15 Mint To Mingle, 16 Lime Time, 33 Teal the Thunder |
| Blues and purples | 11 Poolside Paradise, 12 Icebreaker, 14 Breeze by You, 21 Seaside Serenade, 22 Bluebell Bouquet, 23 Wink of Wisteria, 25 Out of the Blue-tiful, 32 Ultra-Violet Vibes, 34 Sonic Blue Boom |
| Yellows and oranges | 17 Canary Believe It, 18 Lemon Squeezy, 19 Tangerine Dreamboat, 20 Peachy Keen Sunshine, 27 Yellow Brick Glow, 36 Saffron-tastic |
| Neons and brights | 26 Flamingo Frenzy, 28 Zap-tastic, 29 Radioactive, 35 Tropic Like It's Hot |
| Whites and creams | 13 Ultra Blanc, 24 Twinkle Taffy, 37 Crème de la Femme |
The numbers run in release order and the names carry the family, so the chart is read by name; the two Part sets split it at 36, with the first half heavier in the spring pastels and brights and the second half carrying the rest of the run.
What HEMA-free and TPO-free mean at the desk
- HEMA is hydroxyethyl methacrylate, the small monomer in most gel polishes that gives them their grip and is the most common cause of gel allergy: redness, itching, and small blisters around the nail, and a sensitivity that grows with exposure. A tech who handles gel all day is at the highest risk.
- TPO is a photoinitiator that can irritate skin and eyes. A'DOR leaves both out of the whole line, not a sub-range.
- Wear is not the trade-off. The brand rates the HEMA-free formula at up to three weeks, the same as a standard gel; the formula is different, the result is not.
- Who books it. The client who has reacted to gel before, the client who reads labels, the tech whose own hands have started to redden, and the salon that wants a HEMA-free menu line as a point of difference.
How to apply a Gel-Ons shade
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate; keep every product off the skin, which matters more with a sensitive client.
- Base. A thin coat of the A'DOR Super Base Coat, cured.
- Color. Two thin coats of the Gel-Ons shade, each cured 60 seconds under LED, the free edge capped on the second.
- Top. One coat of the A'DOR Diamond Top Coat, cured.
- Removal. File the top, wrap in acetone, and push the softened gel off rather than scraping, so the plate is intact for the next set.
The base and top are not on this page; they are sold on the A'DOR pages and are HEMA-free as well, so the whole service, base to top, stays free of the two ingredients rather than a HEMA-free color over a standard base.
Part 1, Part 2, or singles
The Part sets are the one-order way to open the collection, and each comes with the swatchbook that shows all the shades cured on a tip, the tool a salon needs to sell 72 numbers from a wall. A salon opening a HEMA-free line buys Part 1 first, because its 36 hold the pinks, mints, and brights a spring and summer chart is built on, and adds Part 2 when the wall has room. A salon with a gel chart already buys the singles by name for the family it lacks, the neons for summer or the teals and purples for fall, and reorders by number as a bottle empties. Because the two Part sets are priced a touch below their singles and include the swatchbook, a salon that will end up with more than thirty of the shades is better off with a Part.
Why a HEMA-free gel lifts, and the fix
- Lifting at the cuticle: prep, not the formula. Remove every trace of shine and oil, dehydrate, and keep the base a hairline off the skin; the brand rates the wear the same as a standard gel when the prep is right.
- Color wrinkles in the lamp: the coat was thick. Two thin coats, each cured the full 60 seconds.
- Shrinking at the free edge: the edge was not capped. Run the brush along the tip on the second color coat and on the top.
- The client still reacts: a reaction to a HEMA-free gel usually means product touched the skin, or the lamp under-cured a thick coat, leaving uncured gel against the nail fold. Thin coats, full cure, no skin contact.
Building a Gel-Ons wall by season
| Season | Shades to pull forward | Sets they serve |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | 03 Blushing Beauty, 04 Petalicious, 15 Mint To Mingle, 23 Wink of Wisteria, 24 Twinkle Taffy | The pastel manicure, the milky French with a pastel tip |
| Summer | 11 Poolside Paradise, 16 Lime Time, 19 Tangerine Dreamboat, 26 Flamingo Frenzy, 29 Radioactive | The neon pedicure, the bright accent nail |
| Fall | 10 Teal We Meet Again, 32 Ultra-Violet Vibes, 33 Teal the Thunder, 36 Saffron-tastic | The jewel-tone set |
| All year | 01 Sassy Snapdragon, 02 Pucker Up Pink, 13 Ultra Blanc, 37 Crème de la Femme, 38 Strawberry Milk | The everyday pinks and whites |
The season sort is the salon's, not the brand's; Gel-Ons has no season tags, so a tech groups the 72 by name and by the swatchbook, and the sets above are one way to do it. The point of a bright collection is that its wall changes with the calendar: the neons come forward in May, the teals and violets in September, and the pinks and whites stay at working height all year.
Storage and reorder
Store the 72 in number order on the wall so the chart and the swatchbook read the same, and reorder by number. The gel keeps for years out of sunlight with the cap tight and the neck wiped; a bottle near the lamp thickens and cures in the bottle. The 0.4 oz bottle is a little smaller than a standard 0.5 oz gel, so a busy salon holds its top numbers two deep, and the Part set's swatchbook stays at the desk rather than on the wall.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every Gel-Ons listing is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. All 72 singles sit at one price whatever the number; the two Part sets are priced a touch below 36 singles and include the swatchbook. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock bottles and sets ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.