DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #539 Candy Pink

539 Candy 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 blushing sour coral with a hint of sweetness. It is carried in the spring gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 539 Candy Pink reaches full colour in two thin coats.
• Three weeks between fills: run it as a 3-step service with DND base gel and top coat under an LED lamp and it holds for about three weeks.
• Matched lacquer in the box: the duo pairs the gel with an air-dry lacquer in the same shade, so a client can match at home.
• Range that fills a wall: DND carries more than 1,200 gel shades, so a repeat client can stay in the same system for years.
• 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

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 539 Candy 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.
• Spring/Summer bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Duo, single or add the dip

On this page you are choosing between DND 539 Candy 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 539 Candy 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 539 Candy 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 539 Candy Pink is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the spring gel lacquer line-up and DND DC shades.