Frequently asked questions
What is A'DOR Color Me Gel-ous?
A'DOR's everyday chart of 64 HEMA-free and TPO-free gel polish shades, numbered 01 to 64: nudes and beiges, pinks and pastels, yellows through reds, greens and teals, purples and blues, mauves, browns, and burgundies, and a row of sheers and glitters. The gel is a thin brush-on formula that cures in 60 seconds under LED, is rated at up to three weeks, and is made in the USA.
Is the 64-color set cheaper than the singles?
Yes, well below 64 singles bought one by one, checked against the single price at ND on the day of writing, and it adds the gel swatchbook and a free A'DOR Super Base Coat and Diamond Top Coat. It is the way to open a Gel-ous wall; singles are the refills by number afterward.
What is the difference between Gel-ous and Gel-Ons?
Same formula, same price per bottle, different chart. Gel-ous is the salon wall of 64, nudes to glitters, that a HEMA-free menu is built on; Gel-Ons is the bright run of 72, pinks, mints, teals, yellows, oranges, and neons. A salon running a full HEMA-free menu carries both, Gel-ous as the base chart and Gel-Ons as the seasonal brights.
Who should be booked on a HEMA-free gel?
The client who has reacted to gel before with redness, itching, or blisters around the nail, the client who reads labels, and any client of a tech whose own hands are starting to redden from daily gel contact. HEMA is the monomer behind most gel allergies and TPO a photoinitiator that irritates skin and eyes; A'DOR leaves both out, base and top included.
How is a Gel-ous shade applied and removed?
Prep and dehydrate with no product on the skin, a thin coat of the Super Base Coat cured, two thin coats of color each cured 60 seconds under LED with the free edge capped, then the Diamond Top Coat cured. Removal is an acetone wrap after filing the top, with the softened gel pushed off rather than scraped.
A'DOR Color Me Gel-ous: 64 HEMA-free gel colors, singly or as the set with a free base and top
This page holds the A'DOR Color Me Gel-ous Collection at ND Nails Supply: 64 HEMA-free and TPO-free gel polish shades in 0.4 oz bottles, numbered 01 to 64, sold singly and as the full 64-color set, which adds the gel swatchbook and a free A'DOR Super Base Coat and Diamond Top Coat. A'DOR is ND's HEMA-free private label and Gel-ous is its everyday chart: where the Gel-Ons collection is the bright, playful run, Gel-ous is the salon wall, nudes and beiges, pinks and pastels, yellows through reds, greens, purples, blues and teals, mauves, browns, burgundies, and a run of sheers and glitters, the palette that covers a full service menu from the natural manicure to the holiday accent. 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. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing type | Count | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
| Gel-ous single, 01 to 64 | 64 | One 0.4 oz bottle of HEMA-free gel polish |
| Set 64 Colors | 1 | All 64 shades, the gel swatchbook, and a free Super Base Coat and Diamond Top Coat |
One of the 65 listings is out of stock at the time of writing. The set is the listing that matters on this page: checked against the single price at ND on the day of writing, the 64-color set is priced well below 64 singles bought one by one, and the base, top, and swatchbook come with it, so a salon opening a Gel-ous wall buys the set and refills by number afterward.
The palette, row by row
| Row on the swatchbook | What it holds | Service it serves |
|---|---|---|
| Nudes and beiges | Creams, sands, and soft browns | The natural manicure and the French bed |
| Pinks and pastels | Baby pinks, lilacs, mint, sky blue | Spring sets and the client who wants soft color |
| Yellows to reds | Butter yellow, marigold, orange, coral, true red | Summer brights and the classic red manicure |
| Greens and teals | Sage, olive, emerald, teal | Fall and the accent nail |
| Purples and blues | Lavender, violet, royal blue, navy | The jewel-tone set |
| Mauves, browns, and burgundies | Dusty rose, mocha, wine, oxblood | Fall and winter, the office manicure |
| Sheers and glitters | Milky whites, sheer pinks, silver and gold glitters | The milky French, the holiday accent |
The rows follow the set's swatchbook, which is how a salon shows the 64 to a client; the singles are numbered rather than named, so the chart is read from the swatchbook and the wall is kept in number order.
What HEMA-free and TPO-free mean at the desk
- HEMA is hydroxyethyl methacrylate, the small monomer in most gels that gives them grip and is the most common cause of gel allergy: redness, itching, and small blisters around the nail, a sensitivity that grows with exposure and hits the tech who handles gel all day first.
- TPO is a photoinitiator that can irritate skin and eyes. A'DOR leaves both out across the line, base and top included.
- Wear is not the trade-off. The brand rates the formula at up to three weeks, the same as a standard gel.
- Who books it. The client who has reacted to gel before, the client who reads labels, the tech whose own hands are reddening, and the salon that wants a HEMA-free chart as a point of difference on the menu.
How to apply a Gel-ous shade
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate; keep every product off the skin.
- Base. A thin coat of the A'DOR Super Base Coat, cured.
- Color. Two thin coats of the 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; the Diamond Top is also the finish A'DOR's art gels are sealed with.
- Removal. File the top, wrap in acetone, push the softened gel off rather than scraping.
The set or the singles
The 64-color set is the way to open the collection: it is priced well below the 64 singles, it carries the swatchbook that sells the chart, and the free Super Base and Diamond Top are the two bottles a station needs before the first client. A salon that already runs Gel-ous buys singles by number as bottles empty, two deep on the nudes, pinks, and reds that every wall goes through first. A salon that only wants one family, the nudes for a natural-nail menu or the sheers for a milky French, buys those singles and adds the rest as the HEMA-free bookings grow, which they tend to do once the first sensitive clients find the salon.
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.
- 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 a thick coat was under-cured, leaving uncured gel at the nail fold. Thin coats, full cure, no skin contact.
Gel-ous or Gel-Ons
The two A'DOR color collections share the formula and the price per bottle and differ in the chart. Gel-ous, this page, is the everyday wall of 64: nudes, pinks, reds, greens, purples, browns, sheers, and glitters, the set a salon builds its HEMA-free menu on. Gel-Ons is the bright run of 72, pinks, mints, teals, yellows, oranges, and neons, the set for a salon whose clients want color first. A salon running a full HEMA-free menu carries both, Gel-ous as the base chart and Gel-Ons as the seasonal brights, and both are numbered in order on the wall.
What the set does for a salon opening a HEMA-free menu
- The chart is complete on day one. Sixty-four shades cover the natural manicure, the French, the red, the seasonal brights, the jewel tones, and the holiday glitters, so no client is turned away for lack of a shade.
- The base and top arrive with it. The free Super Base Coat and Diamond Top Coat are the two bottles a station needs before the first client, and they keep the service HEMA-free end to end.
- The swatchbook sells it. Sixty-four cured tips in one book at the desk let a client pick by eye rather than by bottle cap, which is how a numbered collection gets sold.
- The refill is by number. As a bottle empties the salon buys that number as a single from this page, so the wall never has a gap.
- The menu gets a line. A HEMA-free gel manicure, listed as such, is a service a sensitive client searches for, and the set is what makes it a real menu item rather than a single bottle kept in a drawer.
Why a HEMA-free gel service is worth listing on the menu
Gel allergy is not rare: the tech who has worked gel for years and now gets red, itchy skin at the fingertips, and the client who stopped booking gel because her cuticles blistered, are both regulars at most salons. A HEMA-free and TPO-free line gives them a service again, and a salon that names it on the menu is the one they find. Because the A'DOR base, colors, art gels, and top are all in the line, the salon does not need to think about which step is safe; the whole service is, and the tech's own hands get the same protection every set. Gel-ous is the collection that makes that menu line complete, because it holds the everyday chart rather than a novelty run, and the set puts it on the wall in one order.
Storage and reorder
Store the 64 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. Keep the swatchbook at the desk rather than on the wall, and roll a glitter bottle between the palms before use rather than shaking it.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every Gel-ous listing is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. All 64 singles sit at one price; the 64-color set is priced well below the singles and includes the swatchbook, Super Base Coat, and Diamond Top Coat. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock bottles and the set ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.