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968 Head In The Clouds gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters. DND lists it as a time-traveling teal inspires daydreams about road tripping in a '66 Thunderbird the same pastel shade as this polish.
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 968 Head In The Clouds 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.
- 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 968 Shade name Head In The Clouds Colour family Blue, White Finish Glossy 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 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 968 Head In The Clouds, 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
- Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
- 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 968 Head In The Clouds 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 968 Head In The Clouds bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND 968 Head In The Clouds 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 968 Head In The Clouds is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.
968 Head In The Clouds gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters. DND lists it as a time-traveling teal inspires daydreams about road tripping in a '66 Thunderbird the same pastel shade as this polish.
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 968 Head In The Clouds 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.
- 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 | 968 |
| Shade name | Head In The Clouds |
| Colour family | Blue, White |
| Finish | Glossy |
| 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 |
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 968 Head In The Clouds, 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
- Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
- 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 968 Head In The Clouds 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 968 Head In The Clouds bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND 968 Head In The Clouds 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 968 Head In The Clouds is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.