Frequently asked questions
What is on the LAVIS gel colors page?
The LAVIS solid gel polish line: around 300 single 0.5 oz bottles numbered from 001 upward, each with a name, plus 6-color seasonal sets (Summer Color G1 to G12, Fall Winter), Holiday Collection sets of 7 gels with base and top or 9 gels, Nude Pastel sets with base, top, and protein bond, and 36-color Parts 4, 5, and 6 covering numbers 109 to 216. Ver 2 on a title marks a reformulated shade.
Which LAVIS collections are inside the numbers?
Tea Party (48 pastel and nude colors), Summer Breeze (48 brights and neons), Modern Neutrals and the Nude Collection (beiges, taupes, pink nudes), Sweet Pastel Bright and Pastel Colors (the spring chart), Winter and Holiday (reds, wines, greens), and the Fall Colors tag (rusts, browns, burgundies). The sidebar season and collection filters split the page by these groups.
How do I apply and remove LAVIS gel polish?
Prep, dehydrate, and cure LAVIS base gel. Apply two thin coats of color cured between, a third for pastels and neons, keeping the coat thin because the pigment load covers without flooding. Cap with LAVIS no-wipe top gel and cure. LAVIS gel cures under LED or UV lamps. To remove, file the top, wrap in acetone 10 to 15 minutes, and push off.
Why do salons use LAVIS as the house gel?
Because the numbered line stays reorderable year after year, a single bottle sits at the value end of the gel wall, most numbers also exist as a gel and lacquer duo, a 3-in-1, and an acrylic and dip powder for matching toes and dip sets, and the Holiday and Nude Pastel sets ship with base and top so a new station opens with one box. Clients with sensitivities can be moved to the HEMA-free, TPO-free LAVIS Deluxe Gel collections.
Is LAVIS gel sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every LAVIS gel bottle and set at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 6-color sets and the 36-color parts put a whole palette on the wall in one order, and the LAVIS Buy in Bulk page adds further tiers. Orders $75+ ship free, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.
LAVIS gel colors: the solid-color chart, by the bottle or the set
This page is the LAVIS solid gel polish line at ND Nails Supply: around 300 single 0.5 oz bottles numbered from 001 upward, plus the 6, 7, 9, and 36-color sets that build a chart in one order. LAVIS gel is a soak-off, highly pigmented professional formula that cures under UV or LED, with no shrinkage or bubbling and a resistance to fading and color change over the wear. The line is numbered rather than renamed each season, so the shade on a salon's chart is the shade that can be reordered years later, which is the reason so many salons run LAVIS as the house gel.
What is on this page
| Format | What it is | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Single bottles, 0.5 oz | Numbered shades 001 to the 280s, each with a name (Baby Bu-Loo, Mango Sorbet, Novel Lilac, Haute Pink, Celadon, Smoky Salmon); Ver 2 marks a reformulated shade | Reorders and single chart additions |
| 6-color sets (Summer Color G1 to G12, Fall Winter G6) | Six numbered singles chosen by season | A seasonal chart refresh in one box |
| Holiday Collection sets | 7 gel polishes plus 1 base gel and 1 top gel, or 9 gel polishes, in numbered sets and named sets such as Passion in Paris | A gift set or a starter chart with the base and top included |
| Nude Pastel Collection sets | 6 gel polishes plus base gel, top gel, and protein bond and primer | The complete nude and pastel service kit |
| 36-color Parts 4, 5, and 6 | Numbers 109 to 144, 145 to 180, and 181 to 216 in one box | Building a full LAVIS wall in three orders |
The LAVIS collections inside the numbers
- Tea Party: 48 pastel and nude gel colors, the year-round sheer and milky chart.
- Summer Breeze: 48 brights and neons (Neon Banana, Haute Pink, Green Picnic).
- Modern Neutrals and the Nude Collection: the beiges, taupes, and pink nudes for the French and the everyday manicure.
- Sweet Pastel Bright and Pastel Colors: the spring and Easter chart.
- Winter and Holiday: deep reds, wines, and greens for November and December.
- Fall Colors: rusts, browns, and burgundies tagged for the fall chart.
The sidebar season and collection filters split the numbers by these groups, and the seasonal pages below carry the same shades in gel-and-lacquer duos and in powder.
How to apply LAVIS gel
- Prep. Push back, buff, dehydrate, and apply LAVIS base gel; cure.
- Color. Two thin coats, cured between; pastels and neons may want a third. The pigment load means a thin coat covers, so avoid flooding the cuticle.
- Top. LAVIS no-wipe top gel, capped at the free edge, and cure.
- Remove. File the top, wrap in acetone 10 to 15 minutes, push off; no drilling of the natural nail.
Cure times are on each bottle; LAVIS gel cures under both LED and UV lamps.
Why salons run LAVIS as the house gel
- Price per bottle: a single 0.5 oz LAVIS is at the value end of the gel wall, so a 100-shade chart costs a fraction of a premium-brand wall.
- Matching formats: most numbers exist as a gel and lacquer duo, a 3-in-1, and an acrylic and dip powder, so a client's gel shade can be matched on toes and in a dip set.
- HEMA-free and TPO-free options: the LAVIS Deluxe Gel collections on the sister page use a HEMA-free, TPO-free formula for sensitive clients.
- Sets with base and top: the Holiday and Nude Pastel sets include the base and top gel, so a new station opens with one box.
Which LAVIS set should a new salon buy first?
For a full wall, the 36-color Parts 4, 5, and 6 cover numbers 109 to 216 in three boxes, a 108-shade chart with no duplicates; swatch the three boxes on a chart in number order and the wall is done. A salon that runs mostly nude and pastel manicures starts instead with a Nude Pastel Collection set, which ships the six colors with base, top, and protein bond so the service can run from day one, and adds a 36-color part later. For a seasonal refresh on an existing wall, the 6-color Summer Color sets (G1 to G12) and the Fall Winter set drop in a picked half-dozen without duplicating shades already on the chart, because each set is a fixed list of numbers printed in the title. The Holiday Collection sets of 7 plus base and top double as retail gift boxes in November.
What does the Ver 2 on a shade mean?
A handful of numbers (243 Dazzle Blue and 252 Blue Fountain among them) carry "Ver 2" in the title. It marks the current release of that number, so a salon that swatched the number years ago should re-swatch the Ver 2 bottle before putting it back on the chart, as with any updated release. The number stays the same so the chart position does not change. Where a listing offers both, the option in the title states old version or new version.
How the LAVIS numbers are organized
The LAVIS chart is numbered in blocks, and once a tech knows the blocks she can find a season on the wall without reading names.
| Numbers | Family | When it sells |
|---|---|---|
| 001 to 096 | The mixed core: pastels, cool tones, and pale everyday shades | All year |
| 097 to 108 | Glitters | Holidays and parties |
| 109 to 156 | Soft Korean-style pastels | Spring |
| 157 to 204 | Neons that light up under a UV lamp or a camera flash | Summer |
| 205 to 276 | Warm and deep tones: deep blues, deep purples, browns, and wines | Fall and winter |
That is why the 36-color Parts 4, 5, and 6 (109 to 216) are the boxes to open a wall with: they cover the spring pastels, the summer neons, and the first of the warm fall tones in three orders. The Holiday and Fall Colors tags on the sidebar sit inside the 205 to 276 block, and the glitter block is small enough to carry in full.
Round brush or square brush?
LAVIS ships two bottle shapes and the brush inside differs. The newer square bottle carries a round brush, which is the easier one for a tech still learning to paint close to the cuticle. The older round bottle carries a square brush with softer bristles that lays color down evenly and reaches into the corners, which is what a tech with a steady hand prefers. Both are the same gel and the same number, so a chart can mix the two; the difference shows up only in how the first coat goes on. Gel polish comes in the opaque white bottle that keeps light off the gel, with the color shown on the cap, and the matching lacquer comes in a clear bottle so the color is visible on the shelf.
Matching a gel number to lacquer and powder
Most LAVIS numbers exist as a gel, a lacquer, and a dip and acrylic powder, and the three are made to match; in practice a powder and a lacquer land within about 80 to 85 percent of the gel, with some neons closer than the nudes. A salon that promises a client the same shade on hands, toes, and a dip set swatches all three formats of the number together before it goes on the wall, and keeps a tester of any number it plans to buy in bulk. Where the three are used on the same client, the gel goes on the hands, the lacquer on the toes where there is no lamp, and the powder on the dip client who wants strength.
How long LAVIS gel wears, and why it fades early
Applied on a properly prepped nail with LAVIS base and top, the gel wears three to four weeks. When a set fades or lifts in the first week the cause is almost always prep rather than the bottle: oil left on the plate, a base coat skipped or flooded, or the free edge left uncapped. Two thin coats cure through and hold; one thick coat wrinkles and peels. A client with a lot of natural oil takes an extra pass of dehydrator, and a client who is hard on her hands gets the free edge capped on every coat.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every LAVIS gel bottle and set is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 6-color sets and the 36-color parts put a whole palette on the wall in one order, and the Buy in Bulk page stacks further tiers. Free shipping on orders $75+, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.