Frequently asked questions
What is on the Chaun Legend acrylic powder page?
85 jars: 79 named color acrylics from A107 Pink Parade to A180 Black Diamond, sorted by the fall, spring, summer, and winter filters, plus the six core jars a sculpting station uses every day, A401 Lgnd Signature Color, A402 Clear, A403 White, and A404, A405, and A406 Light, Medium, and Dark Pink. Every jar is sold singly; there are no sets.
What does Chaun Legend claim for its acrylic formula?
A finish that reads as smooth as a gel polish once filed and topped, color with no marbling or pixelation in the bead, and a balanced drying time that gives the tech control of the bead without waiting on it. It is sold for professional use and sculpts with EMA monomer like any acrylic; the color jars build the nail while they color it, so a sculpted color set needs only a clear cap and a top.
Which jars does a station buy first?
The six core jars: the Signature cover, Clear for encapsulation and capping, White for the French tip, and the three pinks so the French bed matches the client's nail bed. They empty fastest and are held two deep; the color jars are added by season, fall wines in September and pastels in March, and reordered by name.
Which brush should I use with Chaun Legend acrylic?
A Kolinsky acrylic brush. Chaun Legend sells its own 100 percent Kolinsky brush in sizes 8 to 18 on the brush page; a size 10 or 12 is the everyday sculpting brush, and the larger sizes carry the bigger bead for full-cover sets. Pick up a medium bead with EMA monomer, place it at the apex, press and pat rather than stroke, and cap with Clear before filing.
Why does my acrylic set look cloudy or lift?
Cloudy means the bead was too dry or the room too cold: carry a little more monomer and work warmer. Lifting at the cuticle means product touched the skin or a wet bead ran: keep a hairline margin and pick up a drier bead for the cuticle zone. Bubbles mean the bead was over-worked: place, press, pat, and never stroke acrylic like paint.
Chaun Legend acrylic powder: 85 jars of color acrylic plus the clear, white, and pinks
This page holds every Chaun Legend acrylic powder at ND Nails Supply: 85 jars, the numbered color powders, A107 Pink Parade to A180 Black Diamond, and the six core jars, A401 Lgnd Signature Color, A402 Clear, A403 White, A404 Light Pink, A405 Medium Pink, and A406 Dark Pink. The powder is Chaun Legend's own acrylic formula, made for professional use, and the brand's claim is the finish: a smooth surface that reads like a gel polish once filed and topped, with no marbling and no pixelation in the color, and a drying time balanced so a tech has control of the bead without waiting on it. The color jars are one price and the core jars a touch below, so a salon builds its acrylic chart on the client book rather than on cost. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Jar | Count | Job on the nail |
|---|---|---|
| Color acrylic, A107 to A180 | 79 | Full-color sculpted sets, color overlays, and the color tip of a French |
| A401 Lgnd Signature Color | 1 | The brand's signature cover shade |
| A402 Clear | 1 | Encapsulation, the cap over glitter and art, the glass overlay |
| A403 White | 1 | The French tip |
| A404, A405, A406 Light, Medium, Dark Pink | 3 | The French bed and the natural cover, matched to the client's nail bed |
The sidebar sorts the color jars by season, fall 31, spring 23, summer 17, winter 17, and 15 of the 85 jars are out of stock at the time of writing. The color jars are numbered A107 upward and named, Pink Parade, Berry Blush, Sage It, Ube Jam, Mint to Be, Stormy Violet, Blueberry Bliss, Glitter Frosting, so the chart is read by name and season rather than by number.
The shades on the page
| Season filter | Jars | A few of the names |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 31 | A118 Cupcake, A128 Creme Brulee, A135 Melted Honey, A161 Strawberries N' Cream |
| Spring | 23 | A147 Sage It, A148 Mint to Be, A163 Berry Blush, A151 Lemonade Luxe |
| Summer | 17 | A171 Bed of Roses, A168 Barely Berry, A177 Going Green, A155 Kiss and Tell |
| Winter | 17 | A120 Glitter Frosting, A139 Dark Chocolate, A178 Blueberry Bliss, A176 Legend |
The names are the brand's and the season tags are ND's; a jar can sit in more than one season, so the four filters overlap, and the swatch on each listing is the only reliable read of the shade.
What the Chaun Legend formula does at the desk
- A gel-polish finish. The brand's claim for the formula is that a filed and topped set reads as smooth as a cured gel, without the grain a coarser color acrylic leaves under the top coat.
- No marbling, no pixelation. The pigment is dispersed evenly through the powder, so a bead does not streak when it is pressed out and a pale color does not show speckles.
- Balanced drying time. The bead stays workable long enough to place and press, and sets fast enough that the second bead goes on without waiting; it is a formula for speed and control, not a slow-set powder for beginners.
- Color and structure in one. A color acrylic builds the nail while it colors it, so a sculpted color set needs no gel color over the top, only a clear cap and a top.
How to sculpt with Chaun Legend acrylic
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate, primer.
- Form or tip. Fit a form under the free edge or bond a tip, and blend.
- Bead. Dip a Kolinsky acrylic brush in EMA monomer, wipe the excess on the dish edge, and pick up a medium bead from the jar; a bead that is too wet runs to the cuticle, too dry and it sets before it is placed.
- Place and press. Lay the bead at the apex, press it out toward the free edge and the sidewalls, and pat, never brush, so the color stays even. A second bead at the cuticle zone, kept a hairline off the skin.
- Cap and finish. A thin bead of A402 Clear over the color to protect it under the file, shape when the set clicks when tapped, buff, and finish with a gel top cured or an acrylic sealer.
The Chaun Legend Kolinsky acrylic brushes on the brush page are the brand's own tool for these jars, in sizes 8 to 18; a size 10 or 12 is the everyday sculpting brush, the larger sizes for full-cover sets and speed.
The French and cover jars
A401 Lgnd Signature Color is the brand's signature cover shade, the one jar for a full cover set in the house color; A402 Clear is the encapsulation and cap jar; A403 White is the French tip; and the three pinks step from light through medium to dark so the bed of a French matches the client's own nail bed instead of one pink fitting everyone. A French set is built tip first, the white pressed to the smile line, then the pink bed over the whole nail, then a clear cap, filed and topped. These six jars are the ones a station goes through fastest, so they are held two deep while the color jars are held one at a time and reordered by name.
Why an acrylic set lifts or looks cloudy, and the fix
- Lifting at the cuticle: product on the skin or a wet bead that ran. Keep a hairline margin and pick up a drier bead for the cuticle zone.
- A cloudy or chalky finish: the bead was too dry, or the room too cold. Carry a little more monomer and work in a warmer spot; a properly wet bead cures glass-clear.
- Bubbles in the color: the bead was over-worked with the brush. Place, press, and pat; do not stroke a bead like paint.
- The bead sets before it is placed: the brush is too dry or the room too warm. Wipe less monomer off before the pick-up, and keep the monomer dish away from the lamp.
- Color reads patchy: the bead was pressed thin over a light base. Lay a fuller bead of color or a second thin one over the first.
Color acrylic or gel over clear: which service to sell
A color acrylic set and a clear acrylic set with gel color over it end up looking alike from across the room, and the choice at the desk is about the client's habits. Color acrylic is the set for the client who keeps her nails for weeks and fills them: the color is the structure, so a chip files out and a fill blends in with the same jar, and there is no gel layer to lift at the edge. Gel over clear is the set for the client who changes color every visit: the clear acrylic stays and the gel soaks off. Chaun Legend sells both halves, the 79 color jars here and the 240 LG gel numbers on the gel page, so a salon runs the same brand on both services and the chart on the wall covers either. A fill on a color acrylic set is done with the same number, pressed thin at the cuticle zone and blended into the old product with the file before the clear cap and top, and it is the fastest fill on the menu.
Stocking and storage
Store the jars closed and dry, in number order, with the six core jars at working height and the color jars grouped by season the way the sidebar sorts them, so the fall wines come forward in September and the pastels in March. Acrylic powder keeps indefinitely closed; it clumps only when a wet brush goes into the stock jar, so work from a small dish poured from the jar and never dip the brush into the jar itself. Wipe the jar threads before capping so the lid seals, and keep monomer in its own capped dish beside the jars, never over them.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every Chaun Legend acrylic powder is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The color jars sit at one price whatever the shade and the six core jars a touch below; there are no sets or kits on this page, so the chart is built jar by jar. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock jars ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.