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026 Greek Villa gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
What you get in the bottle
- A cleaner formula: neither HEMA nor TPO is in this line, which is the first question a sensitive client asks.
- Self-levelling application: the texture flows out on its own, so DND 026 Greek Villa lays flat without chasing it.
- High-gloss finish: the cured surface reads glossy rather than satin.
- 288 shades to match: the HEMA and TPO free line runs to 288 shades, so a salon can standardise on it without losing colour choice.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 026 Shade name Greek Villa Colour family Beige Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz Formula HEMA-free and TPO-free Item weight 145 grams Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Bench prep: shape, lift the cuticle back, buff off the gloss and dehydrate the plate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, then into the lamp.
- First pass: float DND 026 Greek Villa on and let the self-levelling texture do the smoothing, then cure.
- Second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Seal: top gel over the whole nail, cure, wipe the tacky layer if there is one.
- Finish: cuticle oil and a sidewall check.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
How it compares with ordinary gel
Put DND 026 Greek Villa next to the same shade family on the regular DND wall and the difference is not on the nail, it is in the bottle. The pigment and the gloss carry over. HEMA and TPO do not. That matters for the client who has come back twice with a sore cuticle, and for the tech whose hands are in product forty hours a week. A known allergy still calls for a patch test.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND 026 Greek Villa as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND 026 Greek Villa is stocked alongside the DND HEMA and TPO free collection, the whole gel and lacquer category and every HEMA and TPO free gel ND stocks.
026 Greek Villa gives you a greige and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
What you get in the bottle
- A cleaner formula: neither HEMA nor TPO is in this line, which is the first question a sensitive client asks.
- Self-levelling application: the texture flows out on its own, so DND 026 Greek Villa lays flat without chasing it.
- High-gloss finish: the cured surface reads glossy rather than satin.
- 288 shades to match: the HEMA and TPO free line runs to 288 shades, so a salon can standardise on it without losing colour choice.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 026 |
| Shade name | Greek Villa |
| Colour family | Beige |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| Formula | HEMA-free and TPO-free |
| Item weight | 145 grams |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Bench prep: shape, lift the cuticle back, buff off the gloss and dehydrate the plate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, then into the lamp.
- First pass: float DND 026 Greek Villa on and let the self-levelling texture do the smoothing, then cure.
- Second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Seal: top gel over the whole nail, cure, wipe the tacky layer if there is one.
- Finish: cuticle oil and a sidewall check.
Where this shade gets booked
- Quiet luxury sets: beige hides regrowth better than a bright colour, which stretches the fill cycle.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a chrome powder over the top for a quiet metallic.
- Work-safe manicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
How it compares with ordinary gel
Put DND 026 Greek Villa next to the same shade family on the regular DND wall and the difference is not on the nail, it is in the bottle. The pigment and the gloss carry over. HEMA and TPO do not. That matters for the client who has come back twice with a sore cuticle, and for the tech whose hands are in product forty hours a week. A known allergy still calls for a patch test.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND 026 Greek Villa as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND 026 Greek Villa is stocked alongside the DND HEMA and TPO free collection, the whole gel and lacquer category and every HEMA and TPO free gel ND stocks.