DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #538 Princess Pink

538 Princess Pink gives you a soft coral and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Coral reads brighter in daylight than under salon lamps, so check it by the window before the second coat. DND lists it as a classic bubblegum with peach undertones. It sits in the summer gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Thin coats, full colour: DND 538 Princess Pink rarely needs a third pass, which keeps the set flexible and less prone to lifting at the stress point.
• Wear you can quote a client: about three weeks on the DND base gel and top coat, cured under LED.
• Take-home match included: the lacquer in this duo is the same shade, so a chip on day twelve is a two-minute fix at home.
• A range worth standardising on: over 1,200 DND gel shades means the wall grows without a second system to learn.

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 538 Princess Pink 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

• Summer sets: coral reads brighter in daylight than under salon lamps.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a white tip or a gold foil accent.
• Vacation bookings, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
• Summer bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Duo, single or add the dip

On this page you are choosing between DND 538 Princess Pink 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. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND 538 Princess Pink covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.

Storing the bottle

Keep DND 538 Princess Pink 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 538 Princess Pink is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the summer gel lacquer line-up and DND DC shades.