Frequently asked questions
What fall dip powder colors are on this page?
192 jars from three lines: LDS with 92, OPI with 66, and NuGenesis with 34, with 39 out of stock at the time of writing. By colour the page tilts the way autumn should, with glitter the largest group at 41 jars, then nude at 30, brown at 14, pink at 14, purple at 11, grey at 9, and green at 8, plus small coral, gold, and blue groups. Named numbers such as Beige Me, Bare Skin, Smoke Blue, and Shady Lady Gray sit in the LDS chart.
Why does dip sell so well in autumn?
Three things line up from September. Clients grow their nails back out after a summer of breakage and want the free edge protected. The diary fills with events, so a service that lasts three weeks or more beats one that needs a touch-up. And nobody is sitting in the sun picking at their nails, which is when most dip sets fail early. Salons that push dip in autumn usually keep those clients through winter, because the wear holds up against gloves and hot water.
How do I apply a glitter dip powder cleanly?
Dip a solid colour layer first, then the glitter, so the flake sits on an even field instead of sinking into the base. Expect to file more than usual, because a glitter surface sets rougher than a cream. Then float the top coat rather than pressing it, so it fills the texture instead of dragging flake out of it, and use two thin coats rather than one thick one. Dark autumn shades, by contrast, cover in two passes; a third only adds thickness.
Which jars should be bought in pairs?
Anything a regular client rebooks, because 52 jars on this page carry the clearance tag and those sell at their regular price until gone without being reordered. Dip clients tend to rebook the same shade rather than change it, so a nude worn every three weeks is exactly the jar that should not run out mid-season. Otherwise concentrate depth on the winter crossovers: 46 jars here are also tagged for winter, 32 for summer, and 21 for spring.
What is in the fall dipping powder collection
192 dip powder shades at wholesale, tagged for fall and drawn from three lines: LDS with 92 jars, OPI with 66, and NuGenesis with 34. Thirty-nine are out of stock as this page was written. A hundred and fifty-eight of the listings are colour dipping powder and 34 are 2-in-1 acrylic and dipping powders that also sculpt on a brush. Fifty jars are listed in 1.5 oz and 46 in 1 oz, with many shades available in both.
The three lines on this page
| Line | Jars | What it brings to autumn |
|---|---|---|
| LDS | 92 | The deepest chart, with the nude grouping and named numbers such as Beige Me, Bare Skin, Smoke Blue, and Shady Lady Gray |
| OPI | 66 | The named fall drop clients ask for at the desk |
| NuGenesis | 34 | 2-in-1 acrylic and dip jars, including the metallics that carry into party season |
By colour the page tilts the way autumn should: glitter is the largest group with 41 jars, then nude with 30, brown with 14, pink with 14, purple with 11, gray with 9, green with 8, and small coral, gold, and blue groups.
Autumn is the strongest season for dip
Three things line up from September. Clients grow their nails back out after a summer of breakage and want something that protects the free edge. The diary fills with events, so a service that lasts three weeks or more beats one that needs a touch-up. And the weather stops clients from picking at their nails in the sun, which is when most dip sets fail early. A salon that pushes dip in autumn tends to keep those clients through winter, because the wear holds up when hands are in and out of gloves and hot water.
Nudes and glitters, the two halves of the page
- Nudes carry the volume. Thirty jars here are tagged nude, and those are the shades booked on a Tuesday afternoon.
- Glitters carry the ticket. Forty-one jars are tagged glitter, which is where the accent nail and the party set come from.
- Browns and greys are the autumn shades that clients cannot find on a spring wall, and they sell from the display rather than from a chart.
- Metallics bridge autumn and the holidays, so a salon buying in September can cover December at the same time.
- Keep one white as the French base and as the pale layer under any glitter that needs it.
A dip set in deep autumn colours
- Prep. Push back, break the shine to the sidewalls, dust, dehydrate, then bonder on the bare plate.
- Thin base. One thin coat away from the skin line; with a dark powder, a flood line at the cuticle is visible from a metre away.
- Dip at an angle. Tap the excess back and brush the surface clean between passes so no loose grains sit under the next layer.
- Two layers for a dark shade. Deep pigment covers in fewer passes than a pastel; a third layer only adds thickness.
- Activator, shape, activator. Harden, file the shape, buff flat, then reseal the filed surface before the top goes on.
- Top twice. Two thin coats capping the free edge, which is where an autumn set meets coat sleeves and car doors.
Glitter powders behave differently
A glitter dip shade is mostly flake in a tinted base, and flake does not lie flat on its own. Dip a solid colour layer first, then the glitter, so the sparkle sits on a even field rather than sinking into the base coat, and expect to file more than usual because a glitter surface sets rougher. The top coat is what makes or breaks the finish: float it rather than pressing, so it fills the texture instead of dragging flake out of it, and use two thin coats rather than one thick one.
Clearance inside this collection
Fifty-two of these jars carry the clearance tag, which at ND means the shade sells at its regular wholesale price until the stock is gone and is not reordered. There is no markdown attached to the tag. On a dip page that matters more than on a gel one, because a dip client's shade is usually rebooked rather than changed: if a regular wears one nude every three weeks, that jar should be bought in pairs or matched to a restocked neighbour before it runs out mid-season.
Shades that carry into winter
At ND many jars carry more than one season tag. Here 46 are also tagged for winter, 32 for summer, and 21 for spring. The winter overlap is where the buying should concentrate, because a mocha, a taupe, or a deep berry bought in September is still being used in February, while a shade tied to one autumn drop has a shorter run. Nudes are the safest depth purchase on the whole page: they cross every season and they are what most clients rebook.
Sizes and turnover
The 1 oz jar is the right size for a seasonal colour with a short window, and the 1.5 oz for the nudes, pinks, and whites that run all year at every station. Because many shades here are listed in both, a salon can buy its workhorses large and its novelties small rather than standardising, which either wastes powder at the end of the season or leaves the wall short in November. Powder keeps well when it is sealed and dry, but a jar opened at the table every day for two years is not the product it was on day one.
Fills and removals as the season goes on
A dip set is rebooked at two to three weeks and can run to four on a client who is gentle with her hands. At the fill, the regrowth area is filed back to a feathered edge and re-dipped in the same code, which is the practical reason to keep a working jar of every shade that sits on a regular client rather than rotating colours between visits. Removal is a soak: file through the top layer so the acetone can reach the powder, wrap for ten to fifteen minutes, and push the softened product away instead of prying, which takes plate with it.
Autumn is also when a salon should watch for over-filled sets. A client who has had four fills without a full removal is carrying a thick, heavy nail that will lift at the sidewalls, and the fix is a rebuild rather than another layer. Booking that as its own appointment in October keeps the set looking right through the holidays.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every jar on this page ships at wholesale pricing for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock jars ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.