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997 Corduroy Cactus 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 lists it as itching to try a new nail color? Then here's a creamy light green shade to prickle your fancy. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 997 Corduroy Cactus 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
Spec Value Shade code 997 Shade name Corduroy Cactus Colour family Green Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED lamp Gel wear up to 3 weeks Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle back, take the gloss off the surface and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: DND base gel goes on thin and capped, then straight under the LED lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND 997 Corduroy Cactus stopping a hair short of the cuticle, then cure.
- Colour, second pass: this pass closes any thin spots in the pigment, cure again.
- Top and cure: DND top coat over the full nail, cure, and take off the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- What the client takes home: the matching lacquer needs only a base coat and air time, no lamp.
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.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND 997 Corduroy Cactus 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 997 Corduroy Cactus bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND 997 Corduroy Cactus 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 997 Corduroy Cactus is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DND starter sets.
997 Corduroy Cactus 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 lists it as itching to try a new nail color? Then here's a creamy light green shade to prickle your fancy. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 997 Corduroy Cactus 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
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 997 |
| Shade name | Corduroy Cactus |
| Colour family | Green |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 3 weeks |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle back, take the gloss off the surface and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: DND base gel goes on thin and capped, then straight under the LED lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND 997 Corduroy Cactus stopping a hair short of the cuticle, then cure.
- Colour, second pass: this pass closes any thin spots in the pigment, cure again.
- Top and cure: DND top coat over the full nail, cure, and take off the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- What the client takes home: the matching lacquer needs only a base coat and air time, no lamp.
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.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND 997 Corduroy Cactus 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 997 Corduroy Cactus bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND 997 Corduroy Cactus 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 997 Corduroy Cactus is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DND starter sets.