Frequently asked questions
What is a LAVIS 3-in-1?
One numbered LAVIS shade in three matched formats in one listing: a jar of LAVIS Color Acrylic and Dip Powder (1 oz or 1.5 oz), the matching 0.5 oz gel polish, and the matching 0.5 oz nail lacquer. The same number serves a dip or acrylic set, a gel manicure, and a lacquer pedicure. This page holds both jar sizes, 511 listings across 259 numbers; the 1 oz and 1.5 oz versions also have their own pages.
Is the 3-in-1 cheaper than buying the powder, gel, and lacquer separately?
Yes at ND: a 3-in-1 costs less than the same powder jar, gel bottle, and lacquer bottle bought as three singles, in both the 1 oz and 1.5 oz sizes. The boxed sets (Modern Neutrals 48, Easter 18) are priced as their combos, so they are the one-order way to fill a run rather than a further discount.
Do the powder, gel, and lacquer of one number match exactly?
They are made to match under one number and match closely, but like any brand's three formats they are not identical: the powder reads slightly deeper once filed and topped, and the lacquer reads a touch glossier than the gel. Swatch all three of a number on one stick before promising a client one shade across services.
What else do I need to use a 3-in-1?
The liquids are not in the combo. Dip needs base, activator, and top; acrylic needs monomer; gel needs LAVIS base, no-wipe top, and an LED or UV lamp; lacquer needs a base and top coat. A set of liquids lasts many services. The dip side needs no lamp; the gel side cures 60 seconds per coat.
Which size should a salon buy?
1.5 oz for the shades that run every week (nudes, pinks, French whites, the top reds) and 1 oz for the seasonal range, which keeps a wide chart affordable and the powder fresh. Only the powder jar changes between the two listings of a number; the gel and lacquer are the same 0.5 oz bottles in both.
LAVIS 3-in-1: 259 numbered shades, each as dip and acrylic powder, gel, and lacquer
This is the parent page for every LAVIS 3-in-1 at ND Nails Supply: 511 active listings covering 259 LAVIS numbers from 002 to 282, each number sold as a matched trio of one jar of LAVIS Color Acrylic and Dip Powder, one 0.5 oz LAVIS gel polish, and one 0.5 oz LAVIS nail lacquer. The same shade is listed twice, once with the 1 oz powder jar and once with the 1.5 oz jar, which is why the count is roughly double the number of shades; the two sizes also have their own pages for a salon that only buys one. Two boxed sets sit at the top of the page: the Modern Neutrals set of 48 colors in the 1.5 oz size and the Easter 3-in-1 set of 18 colors. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing type | Count | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
| 3-in-1 with 1 oz powder | 256 listings | 1 oz acrylic and dip powder, 0.5 oz gel, 0.5 oz lacquer, one number |
| 3-in-1 with 1.5 oz powder | 254 listings | 1.5 oz acrylic and dip powder, 0.5 oz gel, 0.5 oz lacquer, one number |
| Modern Neutrals set | 1 listing | 48 colors as 1.5 oz combos |
| Easter 3-in-1 set | 1 listing | 18 colors as combos |
The sidebar splits the page by chart season: 118 listings carry the spring tag, 129 summer, 133 fall, and 93 winter, counting both sizes, and 44 listings carry the Modern Neutrals tag. A shade can sit in more than one season, so the tags overlap.
How the LAVIS number works across the three formats
LAVIS runs one number across its whole color system. 195 Sunset is the same shade as a gel bottle on the gel color page, as a gel and lacquer duo on the duo page, as a jar of powder on the acrylic color page, and as this combo. That single number is the reason salons standardize on the line: the chart on the wall is built once, the swatch stick is made once, and every service the client books is ordered by one number. The 3-in-1 is the shortest way to fill that chart, because one listing puts all three formats of a number on the shelf at the same time, and one line on the reorder sheet restocks them together.
One honest note on matching. The powder, gel, and lacquer of a number are made to match, and they match closely, but like any brand's three formats they are not pixel-identical: a powder reads a shade deeper once it is filed and topped, and a lacquer reads a touch glossier than a gel. Swatch all three of a number on one stick before promising a client that her dip toes will match her gel fingers, and keep that stick at the desk.
Which shades to start with
The numbers on this page run through every family LAVIS makes: nudes, pinks, reds, plums, greens, blues, grays, and the seasonal brights. A sample from the Modern Neutrals run shows how the naming reads:
| Number | Name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | Studio Clay | Warm neutral |
| 231 | Basswood | Pale wood neutral |
| 232 | Nightingale Gray | Soft gray |
| 236 | Marooned | Deep wine |
| 238 | Expressive Plum | Plum |
| 240 | Dusty Heather | Muted mauve |
| 242 | Brownie Red | Brown red |
| 246 | Euphoric Lilac | Lilac |
| 249 | Russian Green | Deep green |
A salon opening a LAVIS wall usually starts with the Modern Neutrals set, because neutrals are the shades that run through the fastest, then adds the current season's tag as singles. The Easter set of 18 is the spring pastel run in one box and is the second most common first order.
1 oz or 1.5 oz: how to split the order
- 1.5 oz for the shades that run every week. Nudes, pinks, French whites, and the top three reds. The bigger jar means fewer reorders on the powders a dip tech opens ten times a day.
- 1 oz for the seasonal range. The spring, summer, fall, and winter tags cover more than 250 listings between them; buying those in 1 oz keeps a wide chart affordable and the powder fresh, since a seasonal shade may only see a few sets a month.
- The gel and lacquer are the same in both. Only the powder jar changes size; the 0.5 oz gel and 0.5 oz lacquer are identical between the two listings of a number.
- Mixing sizes is normal. Most salons hold the core twenty numbers in 1.5 oz and the rest in 1 oz, and the two size pages exist so a buyer can order each size on its own.
How each format of the combo is used
- Dip. Prep the nail, apply a thin coat of dip base, dip into the jar, tap and brush off the excess, repeat for two or three coats, apply activator, shape and buff, apply a second coat of activator, then dip top. No lamp is needed on the dip side.
- Acrylic. The same jar is a 2-in-1 powder: pick up a bead with monomer and sculpt it on a form or a tip, file, and finish with gel top or acrylic sealer. This is the format for extensions and 3D art in the shade.
- Gel. LAVIS base, two thin coats of the gel polish cured 60 seconds each under LED or UV, then LAVIS no-wipe top. The gel is the manicure format and the format that wears three to four weeks with proper prep.
- Lacquer. Base coat, two coats of the lacquer, top coat, air dry. The lacquer is the pedicure format and the bottle the client buys to take home for touch-ups.
None of the liquids are in the combo: dip base, activator, and top, monomer, gel base and top, and lacquer base and top are bought once and last many services. The LAVIS base and top page carries the gel side; the dip essentials pages carry the dip liquids.
Why the 3-in-1 beats buying the formats separately
Buying a shade as a 3-in-1 rather than as three separate listings does three things for a salon. It guarantees the three formats arrive under the same number at the same time, so a new shade goes on the chart complete rather than waiting on a back-ordered lacquer. It cuts the order sheet from three lines per shade to one, which matters when the chart runs to 200 numbers. And it lets the front desk sell services by shade rather than by system: the client who loves 236 Marooned can book it as a dip set today, a gel fill next month, and a lacquer pedicure for the wedding, and the salon never has to explain that a color exists in one format but not another. The combo also costs less than the same powder, gel, and lacquer bought as three singles (checked against the single prices at ND on the day of writing), so the trio is the cheaper way to open a number; the singles on the gel, lacquer, and powder pages remain the way to top up the one format that runs out first.
Reading the seasonal tags
LAVIS drops its 3-in-1 numbers in seasonal runs, and ND tags each listing with the season it belongs to. The fall tag is the largest at 133 listings, because fall carries the browns, wines, and deep greens that sell from September through the holidays; summer at 129 holds the corals, brights, and neons; spring at 118 holds the pastels and the Easter run; winter at 93 holds the reds, plums, and glitter-leaning shades. When a salon buys by season it should buy the next season, not the current one, since a chart needs the new colors on the wall about a month before clients start asking for them.
Storage and shelf life
The powder jar is the durable piece: kept closed and dry it does not go off, and only clumps when moisture gets in from a wet dip brush or a humid cabinet, so keep the jar lid on between dips and pour a working amount into a dip tray rather than dipping straight from a jar that will be stored. The gel bottle keeps for years out of sunlight; the lacquer thickens with time and can be thinned with lacquer thinner, never with acetone. Store the three pieces of a number together on the shelf, in number order, so a tech can pull a full combo without hunting.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every LAVIS 3-in-1 listing, both jar sizes and both boxed sets, is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 1 oz combos are the lower tier and the 1.5 oz combos the next tier up; each combo costs less than its three pieces bought separately, and the boxed sets are the one-order way to put a whole run on the wall. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock combos ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.