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488 Season Beige gives you a warm brown and a flat opaque cream in one bottle. Brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones. DND lists it as a classic light brown nude.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that lands on the first pass: heavy pigment means you are not building four coats to reach the DND 488 Season Beige on the cap.
- Predictable three-week service: the full DND 3-step gel system under an LED lamp is what the wear claim is based on.
- Duo, not just gel: the matching air-dry lacquer ships with the gel in this option.
- One system, 1,200 plus shades: easy to reorder and easy for a client to stay loyal to.
- One-pass coverage: an opaque cream covers in fewer coats, which keeps the set thin and reduces lifting at the sidewalls.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 488 Shade name Season Beige Colour family Brown, Brown, Beige Finish Opaque Bottle size 0.5 oz System DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED lamp Gel wear up to 3 weeks Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 696294429162 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 lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND 488 Season Beige, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat evens out the pigment, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of DND top coat, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- Lacquer at home: the matching lacquer goes over a base coat and air-dries, so the client needs no lamp.
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 opaque finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND 488 Season Beige 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 + Base Top is the duo bundled with a base and top coat, useful when you are opening a new station. 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 488 Season Beige duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND 488 Season Beige upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.
DND 488 Season Beige is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA line.
488 Season Beige gives you a warm brown and a flat opaque cream in one bottle. Brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones. DND lists it as a classic light brown nude.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that lands on the first pass: heavy pigment means you are not building four coats to reach the DND 488 Season Beige on the cap.
- Predictable three-week service: the full DND 3-step gel system under an LED lamp is what the wear claim is based on.
- Duo, not just gel: the matching air-dry lacquer ships with the gel in this option.
- One system, 1,200 plus shades: easy to reorder and easy for a client to stay loyal to.
- One-pass coverage: an opaque cream covers in fewer coats, which keeps the set thin and reduces lifting at the sidewalls.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 488 |
| Shade name | Season Beige |
| Colour family | Brown, Brown, Beige |
| Finish | Opaque |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 3 weeks |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
| UPC | 696294429162 |
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 lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND 488 Season Beige, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat evens out the pigment, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of DND top coat, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- Lacquer at home: the matching lacquer goes over a base coat and air-dries, so the client needs no lamp.
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 opaque finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND 488 Season Beige 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 + Base Top is the duo bundled with a base and top coat, useful when you are opening a new station. 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 488 Season Beige duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND 488 Season Beige upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.
DND 488 Season Beige is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA line.