DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #528 Blue Island, IL

528 Blue Island, IL gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters. DND lists it as a pleasant and chic baby blue.

What you get in the bottle

• Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 528 Blue Island, IL 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

Application steps

1. Shape and clean: file, push the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
2. Base: a thin layer of DND base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED.
3. First colour coat: float DND 528 Blue Island, IL on in a thin layer without touching the sidewalls, then cure.
4. Second colour coat: build to full opacity, cure again.
5. Seal: DND top coat over everything, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
6. The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp required.

Where this shade gets booked

• Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
• Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.

Duo, single or add the dip

On this page you are choosing between DND 528 Blue Island, IL 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 + Base Top is the duo bundled with a base and top coat, useful when you are opening a new station. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND 528 Blue Island, IL covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.

How to take it off

DND 528 Blue Island, IL 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 528 Blue Island, IL is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND DC shades.