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169 Tutu Nude gives you a warm nude and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Nude shades read differently on each skin tone, so swatch on the client before the full set. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Two coats is the norm: DND DC 169 Tutu Nude 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 169 Shade name Tutu Nude Colour family Nude 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 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 169 Tutu Nude, 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
- Office-friendly sets: nude shades read differently on each skin tone.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a sheer pink or a white tip.
- Clean-girl manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 169 Tutu Nude 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND DC 169 Tutu Nude duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
How to take it off
DND DC 169 Tutu Nude 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 169 Tutu Nude is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DC nail lacquers.
169 Tutu Nude gives you a warm nude and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Nude shades read differently on each skin tone, so swatch on the client before the full set. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Two coats is the norm: DND DC 169 Tutu Nude 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 | 169 |
| Shade name | Tutu Nude |
| Colour family | Nude |
| 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 |
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 169 Tutu Nude, 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
- Office-friendly sets: nude shades read differently on each skin tone.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a sheer pink or a white tip.
- Clean-girl manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 169 Tutu Nude 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND DC 169 Tutu Nude duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
How to take it off
DND DC 169 Tutu Nude 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 169 Tutu Nude is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DC nail lacquers.