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168 Tangy Apricot gives you a warm orange and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Orange is a warm-toned shade that lifts tanned and olive skin. DND DIVA lists it as peach-orange.
What you get in the bottle
- A matched pair, not a near-match: DND mixes DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot as gel polish and regular polish in the same shade, so the take-home bottle reads the same as the set.
- Two services off one shade: the gel cures under a lamp for a full set, the regular polish air-dries for a quick colour change.
- High-gloss finish: the cured gel reads glossy rather than satin.
- Runs on the Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, the same sequence your station already uses.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 168 Shade name Tangy Apricot Colour family Orange Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat Cure under a UV or LED lamp Lacquer regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed Item weight 145 grams Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Clean the plate: file, push back, buff flat, dehydrate.
- Base gel: one thin capped coat, cured under UV or LED.
- Build the colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot with a cure between them rather than one heavy pass.
- Top coat: per the Daisy Gel system, cure to finish.
- Tacky layer: wipe it off if your top coat leaves one.
- Take-home half: the regular polish needs only a base coat and air time.
Where this shade gets booked
- Summer and vacation sets: orange is a warm-toned shade that lifts tanned and olive skin.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a white tip or a gold foil accent.
- Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the full DND gel and lacquer wall.
168 Tangy Apricot gives you a warm orange and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Orange is a warm-toned shade that lifts tanned and olive skin. DND DIVA lists it as peach-orange.
What you get in the bottle
- A matched pair, not a near-match: DND mixes DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot as gel polish and regular polish in the same shade, so the take-home bottle reads the same as the set.
- Two services off one shade: the gel cures under a lamp for a full set, the regular polish air-dries for a quick colour change.
- High-gloss finish: the cured gel reads glossy rather than satin.
- Runs on the Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, the same sequence your station already uses.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 168 |
| Shade name | Tangy Apricot |
| Colour family | Orange |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat |
| Cure | under a UV or LED lamp |
| Lacquer | regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Item weight | 145 grams |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Clean the plate: file, push back, buff flat, dehydrate.
- Base gel: one thin capped coat, cured under UV or LED.
- Build the colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot with a cure between them rather than one heavy pass.
- Top coat: per the Daisy Gel system, cure to finish.
- Tacky layer: wipe it off if your top coat leaves one.
- Take-home half: the regular polish needs only a base coat and air time.
Where this shade gets booked
- Summer and vacation sets: orange is a warm-toned shade that lifts tanned and olive skin.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a white tip or a gold foil accent.
- Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND DIVA 168 Tangy Apricot is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the full DND gel and lacquer wall.