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257 Dewdrop Gray gives you a plum purple and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Purple carries both red and blue pigment, so it shifts under salon light and daylight. DND DIVA lists it as deep warm grey. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- A matched pair, not a near-match: DND mixes DND DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray as gel polish and regular polish in the same shade, so the take-home bottle reads the same as the set.
- Two services off one shade: the gel cures under a lamp for a full set, the regular polish air-dries for a quick colour change.
- High-gloss finish: the cured gel reads glossy rather than satin.
- Runs on the Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, the same sequence your station already uses.
- 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 257 Shade name Dewdrop Gray Colour family Purple Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat Cure under a UV or LED lamp Lacquer regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed Item weight 145 grams Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base: a thin coat of base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under your UV or LED lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray, kept off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: the Daisy Gel sequence finishes with a top coat, cured, then wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- The regular polish: goes over a base coat at home and air-dries, no lamp needed.
Where this shade gets booked
- Evening sets: purple carries both red and blue pigment.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a soft pink base or a glitter tip.
- Autumn bookings, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray 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 DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray 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 DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray 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 DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the winter gel lacquer line-up and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.
257 Dewdrop Gray gives you a plum purple and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Purple carries both red and blue pigment, so it shifts under salon light and daylight. DND DIVA lists it as deep warm grey. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- A matched pair, not a near-match: DND mixes DND DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray as gel polish and regular polish in the same shade, so the take-home bottle reads the same as the set.
- Two services off one shade: the gel cures under a lamp for a full set, the regular polish air-dries for a quick colour change.
- High-gloss finish: the cured gel reads glossy rather than satin.
- Runs on the Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, the same sequence your station already uses.
- 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 | 257 |
| Shade name | Dewdrop Gray |
| Colour family | Purple |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat |
| Cure | under a UV or LED lamp |
| Lacquer | regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Item weight | 145 grams |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base: a thin coat of base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under your UV or LED lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray, kept off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: the Daisy Gel sequence finishes with a top coat, cured, then wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- The regular polish: goes over a base coat at home and air-dries, no lamp needed.
Where this shade gets booked
- Evening sets: purple carries both red and blue pigment.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a soft pink base or a glitter tip.
- Autumn bookings, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray 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 DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray 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 DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray 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 DIVA 257 Dewdrop Gray is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the winter gel lacquer line-up and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.