Frequently asked questions about Gelixir
What is Gelixir gel polish?
Gelixir is a US gel polish house that sells gel and lacquer duos under three names: Caramia (288 colors), QT (180 colors), and its own Gelixir core line. Every duo pairs a soak-off gel with the matching air-dry lacquer in 0.5 oz bottles. The gel gives a high-gloss finish that lasts up to 3 weeks without chipping or peeling, cures under LED or UV, soaks off in 10 to 15 minutes, and is made in the USA.
What is the difference between Caramia and QT?
In use, almost nothing: the same wear claim, cure, soak-off time, and bottle. The difference is the shade library and numbering. Caramia is the larger line at 288 colors and QT the smaller at 180, and each numbers its shades separately, so Caramia 225 and QT 141 come from different charts. Stay in one line if you already stock it; mix freely if you are starting fresh, since both cure over any brand's base and top.
Why is Gelixir on clearance?
ND has marked almost the whole remaining Gelixir range for clearance: each duo is sold until it is gone and is not restocked. The product is the same authentic Gelixir bottle. Take two of any code that is a regular on your chart, and note the code and its Part tag on the swatch stick so a client's shade can be matched in the wider duo library later.
How do I apply a Gelixir duo?
Gel side: prep, one thin coat of base (the QT Base Coat on this page, or any gel base) cured under LED or UV, two thin coats of color cured after each, then top gel with the free edge capped. The formula is thin and fast, so keep the base thin so color does not pool at the cuticle. Lacquer side: base coat, two thin coats, top coat, air-dried between coats. Remove the gel with a 100 percent acetone foil wrap for 10 to 15 minutes.
Is Gelixir sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every Gelixir, Caramia, and QT duo at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and clearance duos are not restocked once they sell through. Orders $75+ ship free, and in-stock duos ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.
Gelixir at ND: Caramia, QT, and the Gelixir core line
Gelixir is a US gel polish house that sells its duos under three names, and this page holds all of them: the Caramia gel and lacquer duos (a 288-color line), the QT gel and lacquer duos (180 colors), and the Gelixir-branded core duos, plus the QT Base Coat. Every duo is a soak-off gel polish and its matching air-dry lacquer in 0.5 oz bottles, with the same claims across the three lines: a high-gloss finish that lasts up to 3 weeks without chipping or peeling, LED and UV cure, a complete soak-off in 10 to 15 minutes, a formula that applies fast and feels thin, and made in the USA. ND Nails Supply carries the remaining Gelixir range at wholesale, and almost all of it is currently marked for clearance.
What is on this page
| Line | Colors in the line | What ND stocks |
|---|---|---|
| Caramia Gel Nail Polish Duo | 288 | The remaining 3-digit codes, tagged Part 1 through Part 8 by release |
| QT Gel Polish & Matching Nail Lacquer Duo | 180 | QT-numbered duos (QT 141 and others) tagged QT Part 2, 4, and 5, plus the QT Base Coat |
| Gelixir gel and lacquer duos | Core range | Gelixir-branded duos and a Gelixir acrylic powder |
Filter by collection tag (Caramia, QT) or by color family in the sidebar. Pinks are the largest group, then glitters, beiges, purples, shimmers, grays, corals, and blues.
Caramia vs QT: is there a difference?
In use, very little. Both are Gelixir duos with the same wear claim, the same cure, the same soak-off time, and the same 0.5 oz bottle. The difference is the shade library: Caramia is the larger line at 288 colors and QT the smaller at 180, and the two number their shades separately, so a Caramia 225 and a QT 141 are different colors from different charts. A salon that already stocks one line should stay in it for base compatibility and chart continuity; a salon starting fresh on clearance can mix them freely, since both cure over any brand's base and top.
How to apply a Gelixir duo
- Gel side. Prep, push back cuticles, lightly buff, dehydrate. One thin coat of base (QT Base Coat, or any gel base), cured under LED or UV. Two thin coats of color, cured after each. Top gel, free edge capped, cured, and wiped if the top leaves a tacky layer.
- Lacquer side. Base coat, two thin coats of the matching lacquer, top coat, air-dried 5 to 8 minutes between coats.
Pro tip: the thin, fast-applying formula pools at the cuticle if the base is heavy. Keep the base coat thin and cap the free edge on every layer; that is what gets the gel side to the 3-week mark.
How to shop Gelixir on clearance
- Back up chart staples. Clearance duos are not restocked; take two of any code that is a regular.
- Note the Part tag. The Caramia and QT Part tags mark release groups. Write the code and the Part on the swatch stick so a client's shade can be matched later in the wider duo library.
- Buy the base with the color. The QT Base Coat is on this page; if the salon does not stock a Gelixir base, any gel base and top will cure the color.
- Pair with a lamp or top reorder. Clearance duos count toward the free-shipping threshold like any other item.
Why does the wear claim say 3 weeks when other duos say 14 days?
Brands state wear differently. Gelixir states up to 3 weeks for Caramia and QT; LDS states up to 14 days for its Healthy Gel; DND DC states up to 21 days. In practice the number a salon sees depends more on prep, thin coats, a capped free edge, and the client's habits than on the label, and a Gelixir duo applied well over a good base and top wears in the same 2 to 3 week range as the other house-brand duos at ND. What the Gelixir claim does tell a salon is that the formula is built for a full 3-week service cycle, so it can be booked on the same rebook schedule as the rest of the chart.
What happens when a Gelixir shade is gone?
The closest year-round match on ND is usually an LDS duo, which sits at a similar tier, runs 170-plus shades, and is restocked. Note the Caramia or QT code and its Part tag on the swatch stick, then compare against the LDS chart in the same color family (pink, beige, coral, glitter). For premium clients, the OPI duo in the same family is the upgrade path.
Wear, care, and removal
- Gel: up to 3 weeks with daily cuticle oil and gloves for cleaning. Lacquer: up to a week, refreshed with top coat.
- Removal: a 100 percent acetone foil wrap for 10 to 15 minutes, then push the softened gel away. Do not peel.
- Store bottles upright, sealed, at room temperature, out of sunlight.
Caramia, QT, and Gelixir at a glance
| Line | Codes | Chart | Base and top | Status at ND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caramia | 3-digit numbers, Parts 1 to 8 | 288 colors led by pinks, beiges, corals, and glitters | Gelixir base and top | Clearance, sold until gone |
| QT | QT-numbered duos (QT 141 and its neighbors), Parts 2, 4, and 5 | 180 colors | QT Base Coat, Gelixir top | Clearance |
| Gelixir core | Gelixir-numbered duos | The brand's own everyday creams, plus a Gelixir acrylic powder | Gelixir base and top | Clearance |
All three are duos of a soak-off gel and a matching air-dry lacquer, cured 60 seconds under LED and 2 minutes under UV, soaked off in 10 to 15 minutes, and made in the USA, so a salon treats them as one library with three numbering systems and one set of prep bottles.
The Gelixir duo on the pedicure chair and the retail shelf
The gel side of a Gelixir duo is the manicure; the lacquer side is where the line pays for itself twice. On the pedicure chair the lacquer gives the toes the same shade as the hands without a lamp, and because both bottles carry the same code the tech pulls the pair from the wall by number. At the desk the lacquer bottle is the retail sale: a client who wants her pedicure shade at home buys the bottle she just wore, and the code on it brings her back for the same gel on her next visit. Salons that price the duo into a mani-pedi combo keep the lacquer half on a small retail shelf in the codes on their swatch stick and reorder the duo when the lacquer sells through, while the codes are still listed.
Buying a clearance brand in the right order
Because none of the three lines is restocked, the order of buying decides how complete the wall stays. First come the codes on the client cards, two of each. Second, the pink, beige, and coral families that turn over fastest on any chart, since those are the slots a salon fills from Caramia and QT at a value tier. Third, a QT Base Coat and a Gelixir top for each station that runs the line, so the wear claim holds. Glitters, neons, and the odd purples are bought last and singly as the availability filter shows them, and a code that has gone is not chased; its slot moves to the house-line replacement on the swatch board.
Swatching three numbering systems on one board
- One row per line. Caramia by 3-digit number in Part order, QT by QT number, Gelixir by its own numbers, each on its own stick, so a client's "number 097" is found in the right row.
- Mark the clearance rows. A small tag on the stick tells the tech the shade will not be reordered, so she notes the replacement on the card at the first visit rather than the last.
- Swatch the pair. Gel on the top of the stick, lacquer on the tip, so the desk can show a client how closely her toes will match her hands before promising it.
- Keep the replacement beside it. The nearest LDS or LAVIS number swatched next to each Gelixir code turns the clearance line into a bridge rather than a dead end.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every Gelixir, Caramia, and QT listing is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and the clearance-tagged duos are not restocked once they sell through. Free shipping on orders $75+, and in-stock duos ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.