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556 Coral Reef gives you a soft coral and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Coral reads brighter in daylight than under salon lamps, so check it by the window before the second coat. DND lists it as a juicy neon coral with pink undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 556 Coral Reef 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
Spec Value Shade code 556 Shade name Coral Reef Colour family Coral, Pink Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED lamp Gel wear up to 3 weeks Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 696294430113 Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle back, take the gloss off the surface and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: DND base gel goes on thin and capped, then straight under the LED lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND 556 Coral Reef stopping a hair short of the cuticle, then cure.
- Colour, second pass: this pass closes any thin spots in the pigment, cure again.
- Top and cure: DND top coat over the full nail, cure, and take off the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- What the client takes home: the matching lacquer needs only a base coat and air time, no lamp.
Where this shade gets booked
- Summer sets: coral reads brighter in daylight than under salon lamps.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a white tip or a gold foil accent.
- Vacation bookings, 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 556 Coral Reef 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND 556 Coral Reef duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
Matching this shade across services
The point of a duo is that the client can leave with a bottle that matches the set. DND 556 Coral Reef is mixed as a pair, so the air-dry lacquer reads as the same colour as the cured gel under normal light. Where the same code also exists as a dip powder, a salon can run gel, lacquer and dip off one shade code without a second colour match. Check the options on this page to see which formats ND carries for this code.
DND 556 Coral Reef is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and gel and lacquer in bulk.
556 Coral Reef gives you a soft coral and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Coral reads brighter in daylight than under salon lamps, so check it by the window before the second coat. DND lists it as a juicy neon coral with pink undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 556 Coral Reef 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
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 556 |
| Shade name | Coral Reef |
| Colour family | Coral, Pink |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 3 weeks |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
| UPC | 696294430113 |
Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle back, take the gloss off the surface and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: DND base gel goes on thin and capped, then straight under the LED lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND 556 Coral Reef stopping a hair short of the cuticle, then cure.
- Colour, second pass: this pass closes any thin spots in the pigment, cure again.
- Top and cure: DND top coat over the full nail, cure, and take off the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- What the client takes home: the matching lacquer needs only a base coat and air time, no lamp.
Where this shade gets booked
- Summer sets: coral reads brighter in daylight than under salon lamps.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a white tip or a gold foil accent.
- Vacation bookings, 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 556 Coral Reef 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND 556 Coral Reef duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
Matching this shade across services
The point of a duo is that the client can leave with a bottle that matches the set. DND 556 Coral Reef is mixed as a pair, so the air-dry lacquer reads as the same colour as the cured gel under normal light. Where the same code also exists as a dip powder, a salon can run gel, lacquer and dip off one shade code without a second colour match. Check the options on this page to see which formats ND carries for this code.
DND 556 Coral Reef is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and gel and lacquer in bulk.