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2438 Whipped Cream gives you a milky white and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. White is the hardest shade to lay down evenly, so keep coats thin and cap the free edge. DND DC lists it as a sheer milky white with warmer undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that covers: the DC formula is richly pigmented, so DND DC 2438 Whipped Cream reaches full depth in two thin coats.
- Twenty-one days of wear: ND publishes up to 21 days without chipping or peeling for the DC gel when it is run as a full 3-step service.
- Matching lacquer in the same shade: the duo pairs the soak-off gel with an air-dry lacquer, so a client can touch up at home without a lamp.
- Off in ten to fifteen minutes: DC is a soak-off gel, so removal is a wrap rather than a drill.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 2438 Shade name Whipped Cream Colour family White 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 Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED or UV lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DC 2438 Whipped Cream, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of top gel, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- Removal later: file through the top coat and wrap in acetone, 10 to 15 minutes lifts the layers.
Where this shade gets booked
- French manicures: white is the hardest shade to lay down evenly.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a French tip or a glazed chrome finish.
- Clean-girl sets, 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DC gel and lacquer range.
2438 Whipped Cream gives you a milky white and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. White is the hardest shade to lay down evenly, so keep coats thin and cap the free edge. DND DC lists it as a sheer milky white with warmer undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that covers: the DC formula is richly pigmented, so DND DC 2438 Whipped Cream reaches full depth in two thin coats.
- Twenty-one days of wear: ND publishes up to 21 days without chipping or peeling for the DC gel when it is run as a full 3-step service.
- Matching lacquer in the same shade: the duo pairs the soak-off gel with an air-dry lacquer, so a client can touch up at home without a lamp.
- Off in ten to fifteen minutes: DC is a soak-off gel, so removal is a wrap rather than a drill.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 2438 |
| Shade name | Whipped Cream |
| Colour family | White |
| 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 |
Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED or UV lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DC 2438 Whipped Cream, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of top gel, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- Removal later: file through the top coat and wrap in acetone, 10 to 15 minutes lifts the layers.
Where this shade gets booked
- French manicures: white is the hardest shade to lay down evenly.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a French tip or a glazed chrome finish.
- Clean-girl sets, 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream 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 DC 2438 Whipped Cream is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DC gel and lacquer range.