Frequently asked questions
What is a LAVIS 3-in-1?
One numbered LAVIS shade in three matched formats in one listing: a 1 oz jar of LAVIS Color Acrylic and Dip Powder, the matching 0.5 oz gel polish, and the matching nail lacquer, so the same number serves a dip set, a gel manicure, and a lacquer pedicure. This page holds the 1 oz version, around 250 shades; the 1.5 oz jar version is on its own page. The powder is a 2-in-1 acrylic and dip powder, non-yellowing, made in the USA.
Should I buy the 1 oz or the 1.5 oz combo?
The 1 oz jar suits shades that are on the chart but not run daily, and keeps the cost of carrying a wide seasonal range down. The 1.5 oz jar suits the core nudes, pinks, and whites a salon runs through every week. Most salons buy seasonal colors in 1 oz and the French and nude staples in 1.5 oz; the gel and lacquer bottles are the same 0.5 oz in both.
What else is needed to use the 3-in-1?
For dip: base, activator, and top from the dip essentials page. For acrylic: monomer. For gel: LAVIS base and no-wipe top and an LED or UV lamp. For lacquer: a base and top coat. None of the liquids are in the combo, and a set of liquids lasts many services. The dip side needs no lamp; the gel side cures 60 seconds per coat.
How does the 3-in-1 fit a LAVIS wall?
All three pieces share one LAVIS number, the same number used on the gel, duo, and powder pages, so the wall is organized once and any single format is topped up later from its own page. The sidebar season tags split the 250 shades into spring, summer, fall, and winter, and the 48-color 3-in-1 sets on the bulk pages carry a collection's numbers in sequence.
Is the LAVIS 3-in-1 sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every combo at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and every shade on this page is the same price. Orders $100+ ship free, and in-stock combos ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.
LAVIS 3-in-1, 1 oz: one shade as dip and acrylic powder, gel, and lacquer
A LAVIS 3-in-1 is one numbered LAVIS shade delivered three ways in one listing: a 1 oz jar of LAVIS Color Acrylic and Dip Powder, the matching 0.5 oz gel polish, and the matching nail lacquer, so a client's color can be a dip set on one visit, a gel manicure on the next, and a lacquer pedicure in between, all from the same number. This page holds the 1 oz version at ND Nails Supply, around 250 shades at wholesale, one listing per number; the 1.5 oz jar of the same combos is on its own page. LAVIS's powder is a 2-in-1 acrylic and dip powder, highly pigmented, non-yellowing, and made in the USA, and the gel and lacquer carry the same number, so the wall is organized once.
What is on this page
| In every listing | Size | Use |
|---|---|---|
| LAVIS Color Acrylic and Dip Powder | 1 oz | Dip sets, sculpted acrylic, and 3D art in the shade |
| LAVIS gel polish | 0.5 oz | Gel manicures in the same shade |
| LAVIS nail lacquer | 0.5 oz | Lacquer pedicures and the retail bottle |
The numbers on this page are the LAVIS numbers used across the gel, duo, and powder pages (140 Retro Mint, 090 Neon Banana, and the rest), and the sidebar season tags (spring, summer, fall, winter 3-in-1) split the page by chart season.
Why buy the 3-in-1 rather than the pieces
- One chart, three services. The client picks a shade once and gets it as dip, gel, or lacquer, under one LAVIS number.
- Swatch the trio once. The three formats are made to match under one number, and like any brand's powder, gel, and lacquer they match closely rather than perfectly, so swatch all three together before promising a client one shade across services.
- The powder does two jobs. The LAVIS jar is an acrylic and dip powder, so it dips with base and activator or sculpts with monomer.
- Retail. The lacquer sells to the client to take home in her own shade.
- Fewer reorders. One line on the order sheet restocks all three formats of a shade.
1 oz or 1.5 oz?
The 1 oz jar is the size for a shade that is on the chart but not run daily: it holds enough powder for many dip sets, and it keeps the cost of carrying a wide range down. The 1.5 oz jar on the sister page is for the shades a salon runs through every week, the nudes, pinks, and whites, where the larger jar means fewer reorders. Most salons buy the 3-in-1 in 1 oz across the seasonal colors and in 1.5 oz for the core nudes and French shades. The gel and lacquer bottles are the same 0.5 oz in both.
How the three formats are used
- Dip. Prep, a thin coat of dip base, dip the nail into the 1 oz jar, tap and brush off, repeat for two or three coats, activator, shape and buff, second activator, then top; no lamp.
- Acrylic. A bead of the same powder with monomer, sculpted on a form or a tip, filed and topped.
- Gel. LAVIS base, two thin coats cured 60 seconds each under LED or UV, no-wipe top.
- Lacquer. Base coat, two coats, top coat, air-dried; the pedicure and the take-home bottle.
Dip liquids, monomer, and gel base and top are not in the combo; they are on the LAVIS base and top and the dip essentials pages and last many services per set.
Building a LAVIS wall from the 3-in-1
The 3-in-1 is the fastest way to open a LAVIS wall in all three systems at once: pick the season's numbers from the sidebar tag, order the 1 oz combos, and every shade lands with its dip jar, gel, and lacquer ready to slot. The three pieces share one number, so the wall reads the same whether the tech reaches for the jar or the bottle, and a single format can be topped up later from the gel, lacquer, or powder pages. For a whole collection in one order, the 48-color 3-in-1 sets on the bulk pages carry the numbers in sequence.
Which shades to buy as 3-in-1 first
Start with the shades a client is likely to want in more than one format: the nudes and pinks that sit under a French and on the toes, a true red, and the season's two or three named brights, such as 090 Neon Banana in summer or 140 Retro Mint in spring. Those are the numbers where the dip client, the gel client, and the pedicure client overlap, so the three pieces all move. Shades that only ever sell as a gel accent are better bought from the gel page alone. The sidebar season tags make the pick fast: filter to the current season, order the 1 oz combos, and add the core nudes in 1.5 oz from the sister page.
Keeping the three pieces together on the wall
Store each number as one slot: jar, gel, and lacquer side by side, labeled with the LAVIS number, so a tech reaches for the format the service needs without hunting. The powder keeps indefinitely capped and dry, the gel for a year or more sealed and out of sunlight, and the lacquer is the one to watch for thickening, which a drop of thinner fixes. When one piece runs out, replace it from its own page and the slot stays complete.
Dip on short nails, acrylic on long ones: the two jobs of the jar
The powder in a LAVIS 3-in-1 is the brand's 2-in-1 acrylic and dip powder, and the salon uses it two ways depending on the client. On a short natural nail the powder is dipped: a coat of dip base, the nail into the jar, tap, brush, repeat, then activator and top, with no lamp and no monomer, which is the strengthened natural manicure most dip clients want. On a client who wants length, the same powder is worked as acrylic: a bead picked up with EMA monomer on an acrylic brush (a size 10 to 20 is the usual range) and sculpted over a form or a tip, which sets harder and files to a longer, stronger nail than a dip layer. The 1 oz jar serves both because an acrylic bead uses a small pinch, and a shade a salon dips on hands can be sculpted on a client who wants extensions in the same number. Keep the dip liquids and the monomer on separate trays; a drop of monomer in a dip jar clumps the powder.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every 3-in-1 combo is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and every shade on this page is the same price. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock combos ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.