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301 Half Moon gives you a soft gray and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit. DND DC lists it as stepping into the galaxy with a neutral (nude) light gray.
What you get in the bottle
- Rich pigment, smooth lay-down: DND DC 301 Half Moon covers evenly without the streaking that thin formulas leave on the second coat.
- A three-week-plus service: up to 21 days without chipping or peeling on the published spec.
- LED or UV, whichever you run: the DC gel cures under both, so it drops into an existing station with no new lamp.
- Soak-off, not drill-off: 10 to 15 minutes in a wrap and the layers lift.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 301 Shade name Half Moon Colour family Gray Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.6 oz System DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED or UV lamp Gel wear up to 21 days Soak-off time 10 to 15 minutes Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 686797919987 Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle, buff the surface flat and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, straight into the lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND DC 301 Half Moon off the sidewalls, cure.
- Colour, second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Top and cure: top gel over everything, cure, wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- Soak-off when it is time: 10 to 15 minutes wrapped in acetone, then ease the layers off with a wooden pusher.
Where this shade gets booked
- Minimal sets: gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a matte top coat or a chrome accent.
- Short nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 301 Half Moon 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. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Pick by the services you actually sell. A gel-only salon has no use for the lacquer half of DND DC 301 Half Moon, and a shop that offers dip in the same shade saves a colour match by taking the combined option.
How to take it off
DND DC 301 Half Moon is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
DND DC 301 Half Moon is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DC gel and lacquer range.
301 Half Moon gives you a soft gray and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit. DND DC lists it as stepping into the galaxy with a neutral (nude) light gray.
What you get in the bottle
- Rich pigment, smooth lay-down: DND DC 301 Half Moon covers evenly without the streaking that thin formulas leave on the second coat.
- A three-week-plus service: up to 21 days without chipping or peeling on the published spec.
- LED or UV, whichever you run: the DC gel cures under both, so it drops into an existing station with no new lamp.
- Soak-off, not drill-off: 10 to 15 minutes in a wrap and the layers lift.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 301 |
| Shade name | Half Moon |
| Colour family | Gray |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.6 oz |
| System | DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED or UV lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 21 days |
| Soak-off time | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
| UPC | 686797919987 |
Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle, buff the surface flat and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, straight into the lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND DC 301 Half Moon off the sidewalls, cure.
- Colour, second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Top and cure: top gel over everything, cure, wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- Soak-off when it is time: 10 to 15 minutes wrapped in acetone, then ease the layers off with a wooden pusher.
Where this shade gets booked
- Minimal sets: gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a matte top coat or a chrome accent.
- Short nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 301 Half Moon 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. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Pick by the services you actually sell. A gel-only salon has no use for the lacquer half of DND DC 301 Half Moon, and a shop that offers dip in the same shade saves a colour match by taking the combined option.
How to take it off
DND DC 301 Half Moon is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
DND DC 301 Half Moon is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DC gel and lacquer range.