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DND Gel Base 500 is the coat that goes down first under the DND wall: a thin, even foundation that grips the colour to the plate and keeps pigment off the natural nail.
The DND system numbers its gels 500 for base and 600 for top, which is the pairing the regular DND colour wall sits between.
What it does
- Adhesion: gives the colour coat something to hold onto, which is what stops a set lifting at the sidewall in week two.
- Protects the plate: sits between pigment and nail, so staining and surface damage are reduced.
- Wear: supports a chip-resistant finish for 2 weeks or longer.
Specifications
Spec Value Product DND Gel Base 500 Line DND Role base gel Size 0.5 oz Cure 30 seconds under LED, or 2 minutes under UV Supports wear of 2 weeks or longer Condition new Where it sits in the service
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND Gel Base 500, capped at the free edge, then cure, 30 seconds under LED, or 2 minutes under UV.
- Colour: two thin coats, curing between them.
- Top gel: one coat from your top bottle, capped and cured.
- Finish: remove the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one, then cuticle oil.
Who buys this one
- Techs running DND colour who want the matched base rather than a mixed system
- A new station being fitted out, where the gels are bought before the colour wall
- Replacing a bottle mid-season without changing what the rest of the set behaves like
How it compares
Against buying the top separately, the paired listing puts both gels in one order. Against a bulk bottle, the 0.5 oz size is the right buy while you are still deciding whether the line stays on the bench.
Stocked alongside the DND base and top gels, the DND gel and lacquer wall and DND starter sets.
DND Gel Base 500 is the coat that goes down first under the DND wall: a thin, even foundation that grips the colour to the plate and keeps pigment off the natural nail.
The DND system numbers its gels 500 for base and 600 for top, which is the pairing the regular DND colour wall sits between.
What it does
- Adhesion: gives the colour coat something to hold onto, which is what stops a set lifting at the sidewall in week two.
- Protects the plate: sits between pigment and nail, so staining and surface damage are reduced.
- Wear: supports a chip-resistant finish for 2 weeks or longer.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Product | DND Gel Base 500 |
| Line | DND |
| Role | base gel |
| Size | 0.5 oz |
| Cure | 30 seconds under LED, or 2 minutes under UV |
| Supports wear of | 2 weeks or longer |
| Condition | new |
Where it sits in the service
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND Gel Base 500, capped at the free edge, then cure, 30 seconds under LED, or 2 minutes under UV.
- Colour: two thin coats, curing between them.
- Top gel: one coat from your top bottle, capped and cured.
- Finish: remove the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one, then cuticle oil.
Who buys this one
- Techs running DND colour who want the matched base rather than a mixed system
- A new station being fitted out, where the gels are bought before the colour wall
- Replacing a bottle mid-season without changing what the rest of the set behaves like
How it compares
Against buying the top separately, the paired listing puts both gels in one order. Against a bulk bottle, the 0.5 oz size is the right buy while you are still deciding whether the line stays on the bench.
Stocked alongside the DND base and top gels, the DND gel and lacquer wall and DND starter sets.