DND DC Gel + Lacquer Duo #043 Dark Salmon

043 Dark Salmon 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 DC lists it as a sophisticated steely blue cool-toned purple. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Rich pigment, smooth lay-down: DND DC 043 Dark Salmon covers evenly without the streaking that thin formulas leave on the second coat.
• A three-week-plus service: up to 21 days without chipping or peeling on the published spec.
• LED or UV, whichever you run: the DC gel cures under both, so it drops into an existing station with no new lamp.
• Soak-off, not drill-off: 10 to 15 minutes in a wrap and the layers lift.

Specifications

Application steps

1. Shape and clean: file, ease the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
2. Base: a thin layer of base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED or UV.
3. First colour pass: float DND DC 043 Dark Salmon on thin, stopping a hair short of the cuticle, then cure.
4. Second colour pass: this pass closes any thin spots, cure again.
5. Seal: top gel over the whole nail, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
6. The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp needed.

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.
• Fall/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 DC 043 Dark Salmon 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. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND DC 043 Dark Salmon bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.

Storing the bottle

Keep DND DC 043 Dark Salmon 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 DC 043 Dark Salmon is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and the DC gel and lacquer range.