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073 Dusty Red gives you a warm brown and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones. DND DC lists it as a warm mauve-toned dusty brown.
What you get in the bottle
- Two coats is the norm: DND DC 073 Dusty Red is pigmented enough that a third pass is rarely needed, which keeps the set thin.
- Up to 21 days: the DC line's published wear when used with base gel and top coat.
- Easy removal: soaks off in 10 to 15 minutes, so a rebalance does not thin the plate.
- Bigger bottle: DC ships in 0.6 oz rather than the 0.5 oz the regular DND line uses.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 073 Shade name Dusty Red Colour family Brown Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.6 oz System DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED or UV lamp Gel wear up to 21 days Soak-off time 10 to 15 minutes Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 696294416766 Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED or UV lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DC 073 Dusty Red, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of top gel, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- Removal later: file through the top coat and wrap in acetone, 10 to 15 minutes lifts the layers.
Where this shade gets booked
- Autumn bookings: brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a nude base for an ombre fade.
- Almond and coffin shapes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 073 Dusty Red in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND DC 073 Dusty Red duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
How to take it off
DND DC 073 Dusty Red is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
DND DC 073 Dusty Red is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DC gel colours.
073 Dusty Red gives you a warm brown and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones. DND DC lists it as a warm mauve-toned dusty brown.
What you get in the bottle
- Two coats is the norm: DND DC 073 Dusty Red is pigmented enough that a third pass is rarely needed, which keeps the set thin.
- Up to 21 days: the DC line's published wear when used with base gel and top coat.
- Easy removal: soaks off in 10 to 15 minutes, so a rebalance does not thin the plate.
- Bigger bottle: DC ships in 0.6 oz rather than the 0.5 oz the regular DND line uses.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 073 |
| Shade name | Dusty Red |
| Colour family | Brown |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.6 oz |
| System | DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED or UV lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 21 days |
| Soak-off time | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
| UPC | 696294416766 |
Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED or UV lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DC 073 Dusty Red, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of top gel, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- Removal later: file through the top coat and wrap in acetone, 10 to 15 minutes lifts the layers.
Where this shade gets booked
- Autumn bookings: brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a nude base for an ombre fade.
- Almond and coffin shapes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 073 Dusty Red in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND DC 073 Dusty Red duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
How to take it off
DND DC 073 Dusty Red is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
DND DC 073 Dusty Red is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DC gel colours.