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118 Pale Kiwi gives you a deep green and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Green swings cool or warm depending on the base, so check it against the client's skin. DND DIVA lists it as soft lime green. It is carried in the spring gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- One shade, two formats: the duo pairs a cured gel with a quick air-dry polish in DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi.
- Fits whatever lamp you run: UV or LED, both cure it.
- Finish holds its shine: the gel dries to a high-gloss surface that does not go flat.
- Straightforward sequence: gel colour, then top coat, and the client is done.
- 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 118 Shade name Pale Kiwi Colour family Green 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
- Bench prep: shape, ease the cuticle back, take the gloss off the plate and wipe it clean.
- Foundation: base gel thin and capped, into the lamp.
- First colour pass: float DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi on thin, stopping short of the cuticle, then cure.
- Second colour pass: build to full opacity and cure.
- Seal: top coat over the whole nail, cure, remove the tacky layer if there is one.
- At home: the matching regular polish air-dries over a base coat.
Where this shade gets booked
- Autumn and winter sets: green swings cool or warm depending on the base.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a gold accent nail or a matte top.
- Editorial nail art, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Spring/Summer bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi 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. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi 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 118 Pale Kiwi is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the spring gel lacquer line-up and DIVA nail lacquers.
118 Pale Kiwi gives you a deep green and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Green swings cool or warm depending on the base, so check it against the client's skin. DND DIVA lists it as soft lime green. It is carried in the spring gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- One shade, two formats: the duo pairs a cured gel with a quick air-dry polish in DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi.
- Fits whatever lamp you run: UV or LED, both cure it.
- Finish holds its shine: the gel dries to a high-gloss surface that does not go flat.
- Straightforward sequence: gel colour, then top coat, and the client is done.
- 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 | 118 |
| Shade name | Pale Kiwi |
| Colour family | Green |
| 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
- Bench prep: shape, ease the cuticle back, take the gloss off the plate and wipe it clean.
- Foundation: base gel thin and capped, into the lamp.
- First colour pass: float DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi on thin, stopping short of the cuticle, then cure.
- Second colour pass: build to full opacity and cure.
- Seal: top coat over the whole nail, cure, remove the tacky layer if there is one.
- At home: the matching regular polish air-dries over a base coat.
Where this shade gets booked
- Autumn and winter sets: green swings cool or warm depending on the base.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a gold accent nail or a matte top.
- Editorial nail art, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Spring/Summer bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi 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. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DIVA 118 Pale Kiwi 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 118 Pale Kiwi is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the spring gel lacquer line-up and DIVA nail lacquers.