Frequently asked questions
What is in the LAVIS Poly Extension Gel new collection?
The current Version 2 poly gel line: eighteen shades from 01 French White and 02 Milky White through sixteen pinks and nudes, in 30 mL desk tubes and 60 mL salon tubes, the Set of 18 in each size, and the dual-ended brush and gel pen for cutting and pressing the bead. LAVIS quotes a 60-second cure, an extension in about three minutes, and up to 4 weeks of wear on a prepped nail with base coat.
How do I apply poly gel?
Prep, dehydrate, apply base coat and cure. Squeeze a bead onto the nail or into a dual form, cut it with the spatula end of the pen, wet the brush end in slip solution, and pat the bead to the free edge and side walls; it does not move until pushed. Cure 60 seconds under LED or UV, pop the form if used, file, buff, and top coat or apply gel color. Removal is by filing.
30 mL or 60 mL?
A pea-sized bead builds one nail, so the 30 mL tube suits a shade used a few times a week and the 60 mL suits the French white and the core pinks a station uses daily. The Set of 18 in 30 mL trials the full palette; the Set in 60 mL stocks a dedicated extension station. Same formula, numbers, and cure in both sizes.
How is this page different from the LAVIS poly gel page?
This page holds only the Version 2 collection, the current formula with the 60 mL size; the combined poly gel page also lists the original numbered tubes, most of which are tagged clearance. A salon building an extension menu on LAVIS buys from here. The eighteen numbers match the LAVIS Builder Gel in the Jar Version 2, so a client can move between poly gel and jar builder in the same shade.
Is LAVIS poly gel sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every tube, set, and tool at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and the Buy in Bulk page adds tiers on builder, poly, and soft gel. Orders $100+ ship free, and in-stock tubes ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.
LAVIS Poly Extension Gel, the new collection: Version 2 in 30 mL and 60 mL
This page is the current LAVIS poly gel line on its own: the Poly Extension Gel Version 2, eighteen shades in 30 mL tubes and the same eighteen in 60 mL salon tubes, with the Set of 18 in each size, plus the dual-ended brush and gel pen that go with them. Poly gel is a putty-thick extension gel pressed into shape with a brush and slip solution, cured only under the lamp, lighter than acrylic and stronger than a soak-off gel, with no monomer odor. LAVIS quotes a 60-second cure, an extension built in about three minutes, and up to 4 weeks of wear on a prepped nail with a base coat. Around 60 listings are live at wholesale; the older numbered poly line and this one together sit on the LAVIS poly gel page.
What is on this page
| Listing | Shades | Size | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poly Extension Gel (Ver 2) singles | 01 French White, 02 Milky White, 03 Baby Pink, 04 Peach Please, 05 Blushing, 06 Pastel Mellow, 07 Princess Pink, 08 Uptown Girl, 09 Rose, 10 Strawberry Gloss, 11 Coquette, 12 Himalayan, 13 Pink Vanilla, 14 Pink Sugar, 15 Pink Press, 16 Toasted Marshmallow, 17 Ambrosia, 18 Apricot | 30 mL | The desk tube |
| Poly Extension Gel singles, 60 mL | The same eighteen numbers | 60 mL | The salon tube for a station doing extensions daily |
| Set of 18, 30 mL and 60 mL | All eighteen | Either size | The full palette in one order |
| Dual-Ended Nail Brush Gel Nail Pen | Brush and spatula ends | Tool | Cutting the bead from the tube and pressing it out |
The eighteen numbers are the same numbers as the LAVIS Builder Gel in the Jar Version 2, so a salon can move a client between poly gel and jar builder without changing the shade.
How to apply LAVIS Poly Extension Gel
- Prep. Push back, file, buff, dehydrate, and apply a base coat; cure. The 4-week wear assumes a prepped bed and a base.
- Squeeze and cut. Squeeze a bead onto the nail or into a dual form and cut it from the tube with the spatula end of the pen.
- Press and shape. Wet the brush end in slip solution and pat the bead to the free edge and side walls; the gel does not move until pushed, so there is time to shape.
- Cure. 60 seconds under LED or UV, a second cure from underneath on a thick sculpt.
- Finish. Wipe, file, buff, and top coat, or gel polish over the build. For a dual-form extension, pop the form after curing and refine the edge.
Removal is by filing, so fills and removals are booked as file-off services.
Which shade for which service
- Sculpted French and pink-and-white: 01 French White over 03 Baby Pink or 07 Princess Pink.
- Natural overlay: 02 Milky White or 13 Pink Vanilla, a thin builder-style layer with no extension.
- Nude sets worn bare: 12 Himalayan, 16 Toasted Marshmallow, 17 Ambrosia, 18 Apricot with a top coat.
- Under gel color: any pink, with the polish over the cured, buffed poly gel.
30 mL or 60 mL?
A pea-sized bead builds one nail, so the 30 mL tube is the desk unit for a shade used a few times a week and the 60 mL is for the shades a station uses daily, the French white and the two or three pinks that go under most sets. Most salons buy French White, Milky White, and the core pinks in 60 mL and the nudes and accent pinks in 30 mL; the Set of 18 in 30 mL is the way to trial the full palette, and the Set in 60 mL the way to stock a dedicated extension station. The tube size changes nothing else: same formula, same numbers, same cure.
Why the new collection matters for a LAVIS salon
The Version 2 line replaced the original numbered tubes, most of which are now tagged clearance on the combined poly gel page. Buying from this page means buying only the current formula, with a palette that mirrors the jar builder and a 60 mL size the original line never had, so a salon building its extension menu on LAVIS starts here and ignores the clearance numbers. Because a large share of the tubes are out of stock at any time, use the sidebar availability filter and buy the 60 mL of a daily shade when it is in.
Why poly gel lifts, and the fix
- Lifting at the cuticle: the bead was pushed onto the skin, or the base coat was skipped. Leave a hairline margin and always cure a base first.
- Lifting at the sidewalls: slip solution was flooded rather than brushed, so the gel never met the nail there. Wet the brush, do not pour, and press the gel into the sidewall groove.
- Cracking at the stress point: the apex was too thin. Build it a touch thicker over the stress area and cure from underneath on a long extension.
- Sticky after cure: the sculpt was too thick for one cure. Cure 60 seconds, wipe, and cure again if it is still tacky.
The dual form extension, step by step
Most Version 2 tubes are used inside a dual form, and the form is where a poly set is won or lost. The sequence that keeps the underside clean and the cuticle line thin:
- Prep the natural nail. Push back the cuticle, buff, wipe with alcohol, and cure a thin base coat; on a weak nail add dehydrator and primer first (LAVIS Protein Bond and Primer does both and needs no cure).
- Size and load the form. Choose the form one size larger than the nail, dry-fit it, then lay the poly gel inside it in the right structure: thinnest at the cuticle end, thickest at the apex in the middle, thinning again toward the free edge. Gel that is thick at the cuticle shows a ridge at the form edge and reads as a false nail.
- Seat the form. Put a small bead of gel on the free edge of the natural nail first so nothing runs under, then press the form from the cuticle toward the tip in one slow motion and hold. Wipe any gel that squeezes out at the sides with an alcohol brush before it sees the lamp.
- Check and cure. Turn the hand over and look at the underside; this is the step that decides whether the set is clean. Cure 60 to 90 seconds under an LED lamp of at least 48 W, holding the form still.
- Release and finish. Let the nail cool 15 to 30 seconds, ease the form off from the side, file the shape, buff, and top coat.
Dual form problems and the fix
| What went wrong | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gel squeezed out both sides | Too much gel, or the form was pressed too hard and fast | Less gel in the form; wipe the overflow with an alcohol brush before curing |
| Set lifts within a week | Oil left on the plate, or dehydrator and primer skipped | Add dehydrator and primer; never skip the base |
| Surface is lumpy after the form comes off | Gel was spread unevenly inside the form | Buff lightly after removal, and level the gel in the form before seating it next time |
| Pits or bubbles in the nail | Form pressed too quickly | Press slowly from the cuticle down and hold the form still in the lamp |
| Top coat looks dull | Inhibition layer left on, or under-cured | Wipe with alcohol, apply a fuller top, cure the full 60 seconds |
Because the gel is about 30 percent acrylic powder in 70 percent builder gel, it holds its shape inside the form and does not run toward the cuticle, which is what makes the dual form method quicker than sculpting on a paper form; a tech who is fluent with forms builds a set in roughly half the time of a freehand sculpt. The Version 2 tubes cure with the low heat of the LAVIS builder line, so a thick form fill does not spike under the lamp.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every tube, set, and tool is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and the Buy in Bulk page adds tiers on builder, poly, and soft gel. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock tubes ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.