DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #780 Champagne Winter

780 Champagne Winter gives you a champagne gold and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Gold flake catches light unevenly on a thick coat, so build it in thin layers. DND lists it as a warm champagne-toned gold shimmer. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND.

What you get in the bottle

• Thin coats, full colour: DND 780 Champagne Winter 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 780 Champagne Winter 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

• Holiday sets: gold flake catches light unevenly on a thick coat.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a nude base or a deep red accent.
• Wedding guest nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
• Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.

Duo, single or add the dip

On this page you are choosing between DND 780 Champagne Winter 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. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND 780 Champagne Winter 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 780 Champagne Winter 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 780 Champagne Winter is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the winter gel lacquer line-up and DND DC shades.