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168 Andorra gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle. DND DC lists it as a sheer beige nude with warm brown-pink undertones (can be sheer). It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- High-gloss finish: the DC gel dries to a glass-like shine that holds for the life of the set.
- Published wear you can quote: up to 21 days without chipping or peeling.
- The client leaves with the shade: DND DC 168 Andorra ships with a matching air-dry lacquer for touch-ups.
- Lamp-agnostic: cures under LED or UV.
- 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 168 Shade name Andorra Colour family Beige, Nude 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
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle, buff the surface flat and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, straight into the lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND DC 168 Andorra off the sidewalls, cure.
- Colour, second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Top and cure: top gel over everything, cure, wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- Soak-off when it is time: 10 to 15 minutes wrapped in acetone, then ease the layers off with a wooden pusher.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall/Spring bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 168 Andorra 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 + 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 DC 168 Andorra duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DC 168 Andorra 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 168 Andorra is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DC nail lacquers.
168 Andorra gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle. DND DC lists it as a sheer beige nude with warm brown-pink undertones (can be sheer). It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- High-gloss finish: the DC gel dries to a glass-like shine that holds for the life of the set.
- Published wear you can quote: up to 21 days without chipping or peeling.
- The client leaves with the shade: DND DC 168 Andorra ships with a matching air-dry lacquer for touch-ups.
- Lamp-agnostic: cures under LED or UV.
- 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 | 168 |
| Shade name | Andorra |
| Colour family | Beige, Nude |
| 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
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle, buff the surface flat and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, straight into the lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND DC 168 Andorra off the sidewalls, cure.
- Colour, second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Top and cure: top gel over everything, cure, wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- Soak-off when it is time: 10 to 15 minutes wrapped in acetone, then ease the layers off with a wooden pusher.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall/Spring bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 168 Andorra 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 + 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 DC 168 Andorra duo is the sensible reorder. The bundled options exist for a new station or a second room that has nothing in it yet.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DC 168 Andorra 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 168 Andorra is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DC nail lacquers.