DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #861 Tie The Knot

861 Tie The Knot 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 lists it as a milky white sheer that has clear undertones.

What you get in the bottle

• Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 861 Tie The Knot reaches full colour in two thin coats.
• Three weeks between fills: run it as a 3-step service with DND base gel and top coat under an LED lamp and it holds for about three weeks.
• Matched lacquer in the box: the duo pairs the gel with an air-dry lacquer in the same shade, so a client can match at home.
• Range that fills a wall: DND carries more than 1,200 gel shades, so a repeat client can stay in the same system for years.
• 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

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 861 Tie The Knot 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

• 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 861 Tie The Knot 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. If you already stock base and top coat, the plain DND 861 Tie The Knot duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.

Storing the bottle

Keep DND 861 Tie The Knot upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.

DND 861 Tie The Knot is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and gel and lacquer in bulk.