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265 Driftwood gives you a soft gray and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit. DND DIVA lists it as deep taupe with red undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- The client can take the shade home: DND DIVA 265 Driftwood ships with a regular polish mixed to match, so a chip is a two-minute fix rather than a rebooking.
- Works with your existing lamp: cures under UV or LED.
- High-gloss, long-lasting: the published finish for the DIVA gel.
- Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, nothing extra to stock.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 265 Shade name Driftwood Colour family Gray 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
- Clean the plate: file, push back, buff flat, dehydrate.
- Base gel: one thin capped coat, cured under UV or LED.
- Build the colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA 265 Driftwood with a cure between them rather than one heavy pass.
- Top coat: per the Daisy Gel system, cure to finish.
- Tacky layer: wipe it off if your top coat leaves one.
- Take-home half: the regular polish needs only a base coat and air time.
Where this shade gets booked
- Minimal sets: gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a matte top coat or a chrome accent.
- Short nails, 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 DIVA 265 Driftwood 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 265 Driftwood 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 265 Driftwood 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 265 Driftwood is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.
265 Driftwood gives you a soft gray and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit. DND DIVA lists it as deep taupe with red undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- The client can take the shade home: DND DIVA 265 Driftwood ships with a regular polish mixed to match, so a chip is a two-minute fix rather than a rebooking.
- Works with your existing lamp: cures under UV or LED.
- High-gloss, long-lasting: the published finish for the DIVA gel.
- Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, nothing extra to stock.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 265 |
| Shade name | Driftwood |
| Colour family | Gray |
| 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
- Clean the plate: file, push back, buff flat, dehydrate.
- Base gel: one thin capped coat, cured under UV or LED.
- Build the colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA 265 Driftwood with a cure between them rather than one heavy pass.
- Top coat: per the Daisy Gel system, cure to finish.
- Tacky layer: wipe it off if your top coat leaves one.
- Take-home half: the regular polish needs only a base coat and air time.
Where this shade gets booked
- Minimal sets: gray is a neutral that works year round and does not fight a client's outfit.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a matte top coat or a chrome accent.
- Short nails, 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 DIVA 265 Driftwood 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 265 Driftwood 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 265 Driftwood 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 265 Driftwood is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.