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971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 thistle shade will do perfectly: dial up your whimsical and creative side with a cool pastel purple polish.
What you get in the bottle
- Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 971 Tele-talking Thistle is high, which keeps the set thin and cuts down on lifting.
- Built for the 3-step system: base gel, gel colour, top coat, each cured under an LED lamp, gives about three weeks of wear.
- The client takes the shade home: the matching lacquer air-dries, so touch-ups between appointments need no lamp.
- Depth of range: with more than 1,200 shades DND lets a salon standardise on one system without running out of colour.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 971 Shade name Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.
971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 thistle shade will do perfectly: dial up your whimsical and creative side with a cool pastel purple polish.
What you get in the bottle
- Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 971 Tele-talking Thistle is high, which keeps the set thin and cuts down on lifting.
- Built for the 3-step system: base gel, gel colour, top coat, each cured under an LED lamp, gives about three weeks of wear.
- The client takes the shade home: the matching lacquer air-dries, so touch-ups between appointments need no lamp.
- Depth of range: with more than 1,200 shades DND lets a salon standardise on one system without running out of colour.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 971 |
| Shade name | Tele-talking Thistle |
| 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle 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 971 Tele-talking Thistle is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.