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969 Superstition gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle. DND lists it as you don't have to rub this bottle of pale neutral taupe polish to manifest a great go-anywhere manicure, but you can if you want to. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Thin coats, full colour: DND 969 Superstition rarely needs a third pass, which keeps the set flexible and less prone to lifting at the stress point.
- Wear you can quote a client: about three weeks on the DND base gel and top coat, cured under LED.
- Take-home match included: the lacquer in this duo is the same shade, so a chip on day twelve is a two-minute fix at home.
- A range worth standardising on: over 1,200 DND gel shades means the wall grows without a second system to learn.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 969 Shade name Superstition Colour family Beige 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
- Shape and clean: file, push the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
- Base: a thin layer of DND base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED.
- First colour coat: float DND 969 Superstition on in a thin layer without touching the sidewalls, then cure.
- Second colour coat: build to full opacity, cure again.
- Seal: DND top coat over everything, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
- The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp required.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe 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 969 Superstition 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 969 Superstition 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 969 Superstition 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 969 Superstition is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DND starter sets.
969 Superstition gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle. DND lists it as you don't have to rub this bottle of pale neutral taupe polish to manifest a great go-anywhere manicure, but you can if you want to. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Thin coats, full colour: DND 969 Superstition rarely needs a third pass, which keeps the set flexible and less prone to lifting at the stress point.
- Wear you can quote a client: about three weeks on the DND base gel and top coat, cured under LED.
- Take-home match included: the lacquer in this duo is the same shade, so a chip on day twelve is a two-minute fix at home.
- A range worth standardising on: over 1,200 DND gel shades means the wall grows without a second system to learn.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 969 |
| Shade name | Superstition |
| Colour family | Beige |
| 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
- Shape and clean: file, push the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
- Base: a thin layer of DND base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED.
- First colour coat: float DND 969 Superstition on in a thin layer without touching the sidewalls, then cure.
- Second colour coat: build to full opacity, cure again.
- Seal: DND top coat over everything, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
- The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp required.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe 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 969 Superstition 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 969 Superstition 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 969 Superstition 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 969 Superstition is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DND starter sets.