Frequently asked questions
What is LAVIS Reflective R05?
The newest 48-shade run of LAVIS reflective glitter gel: a soak-off gel in 0.5 oz bottles with a diamond-effect pigment that flashes back a phone flash, headlights, or sunlight, low odor, cured under UV or LED. The 48 are grouped into four 12-shade palettes, Blossom Bass (01 to 12), Neon Lights (13 to 24), Glow With The Flow (25 to 36), and Silent Night (37 to 48), sold as singles, as 12-shade palettes, and as the Set of 48.
How is reflective gel applied?
Prep, dehydrate, and cure a LAVIS base; for a stronger flash on lighter shades, cure a coat of a similar solid color first. Apply a thin first coat, cure, then a second coat cured 60 seconds, pressing lightly so the particles spread. Finish with a no-wipe top coat capped at the free edge, which LAVIS recommends for the final result. Remove with an acetone wrap for 10 to 15 minutes.
What is the difference between reflective gel, glitter gel, and chrome?
Standard glitter gel sparkles in ambient light and looks the same in a photo. Reflective gel adds a retro-reflective pigment, so it reads as a fine glitter in the salon and lights up under a direct flash. Chrome powder gives a mirror surface with no sparkle. Reflective sells itself with a phone-flash demonstration at the desk, usually as an accent nail over a matching cream.
Which R05 palette should a salon start with?
Glow With The Flow for the everyday accent nail, Silent Night if the order lands before the holidays, Neon Lights for summer, Blossom Bass for spring and bridal. The Set of 48 listing offers the four palettes as 12-shade options, and a salon that already runs LAVIS gel adds the full 48 so every cream on the wall has a reflective partner. Singles are titled with their palette and reordered by number.
Is LAVIS Reflective R05 sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every R05 single, palette, and the Set of 48 at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and the tagged reflective listings carry the LAVIS Buy in Bulk tiers. Orders $100+ ship free, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.
LAVIS Reflective R05: 48 reflective glitter gels in four palettes
Reflective gel is glitter gel with a diamond-effect pigment that flashes back light from a phone flash, headlights, or sunlight, so the nail looks like a plain sparkle indoors and lights up in a photo. LAVIS Reflective R05 is the newest 48-shade run of that formula at ND Nails Supply: soak-off gel in 0.5 oz bottles, low odor, cured under UV or LED, and sold as singles, in the 12-shade collections, and as the full Set of 48. The 48 are grouped into four named palettes of twelve: Blossom Bass, Neon Lights, Glow With The Flow, and Silent Night. Every listing on this page is R05; the earlier reflective runs live on their own pages.
What is on this page
| Listing | What it is | Character |
|---|---|---|
| R05 singles, 0.5 oz | Numbered 01 to 48, each titled with its palette | Reorders and single chart additions |
| Blossom Bass (01 to 12) | The first palette | The spring and bridal end of the run |
| Neon Lights (13 to 24) | The neon palette | Summer and festival nails that flash under a camera |
| Glow With The Flow (25 to 36) | The everyday palette | Reflective shades that read as a fine glitter indoors |
| Silent Night (37 to 48) | The holiday palette | The December end of the run |
| Set of 48 | All four palettes in one box | The whole reflective wall in one order |
The set listing offers the four palettes as 12-shade options (1 to 12, 13 to 24, 25 to 36, 37 to 48), so a salon can buy one palette at a time from the same page.
How to apply LAVIS Reflective gel
- Base. Prep, dehydrate, and cure a LAVIS base. The reflective effect shows on its own; for a stronger flash on the lighter shades, cure a coat of a similar solid color first.
- Two coats. A first thin coat, cured, then a second coat cured 60 seconds. The glitter builds evenly; press the brush lightly so the particles spread rather than clump.
- Top coat. LAVIS recommends a top coat for the final result: a no-wipe top capped at the free edge, cured. A thick top coat smooths the glitter texture without dulling the flash.
- Test the flash. Turn on the phone flash and take a photo before the client leaves; the reflective effect is the reason she chose it.
Remove with an acetone wrap for 10 to 15 minutes like any soak-off gel; glitter gels take a minute or two longer than creams.
Where reflective gel goes on the menu
- The photo nail: a full set in one reflective shade for a client with an event, a concert, or a night out where flash photos happen.
- The accent nail: one reflective ring finger over a matching cream from the LAVIS gel line, which is how most salons sell it.
- The reflective French: a Blossom Bass shade on the tip over a sheer nude.
- Holiday sets: Silent Night shades in December, when a glitter nail is already the request.
- Summer: Neon Lights over white for the festival client.
Reflective gel, glitter gel, or chrome?
Standard glitter gel sparkles in ambient light and looks the same in a photo. Reflective gel adds a retro-reflective pigment, so it looks like a fine glitter in the salon and lights up under a direct flash, which is the effect clients bring in from social media. Chrome powder gives a mirror surface with no sparkle. The three are stocked for different requests, and reflective is the one that needs the phone-flash demonstration at the desk to sell itself; once a client has seen her own nail light up, the accent nail is a standing add-on.
Stocking R05 for a salon
One 12-shade palette is enough to start: Glow With The Flow for the everyday accent nail, or Silent Night if the order lands before the holidays. A salon that already runs LAVIS gel adds the full Set of 48 so every cream on the wall has a reflective partner, since the accent-nail sale depends on having a reflective shade near the client's chosen color. Singles are the reorder unit and are titled with their palette, so the reorder is by number.
Why reflective gel looks dull, and the fix
- No flash in the photo: the phone flash was off, or the top coat was too thin to level the glitter. Turn the flash on, and float a full top coat so the surface is smooth enough to bounce light.
- Patchy sparkle: the bottle sat unshaken and the particles settled. Roll the bottle between the palms before each use, and press the brush lightly so the particles spread rather than clump.
- The light shades look thin: a pale reflective over a bare nail shows the nail through it. Cure a matching cream or a white underneath, then two coats of reflective.
- The glitter feels rough: one thin top coat over a two-coat glitter is not enough. Use a thicker no-wipe top, or two thin tops, and cap the free edge.
Prom, parties, and the camera flash
Reflective gel sells on one demonstration: the client holds her hand under the desk lamp, sees a fine sparkle, then takes a phone photo with the flash on and the nail lights up like a signal. That is the reason R05 peaks in prom season (April and May) and again in December, and why it is the LAVIS line that Gen Z clients ask for by name after seeing it in a short video. The four palettes map onto that calendar: Blossom Bass for spring formals and bridal parties, Neon Lights for summer festivals, Glow With The Flow for the everyday accent nail, and Silent Night for the holiday party season. A salon that wants one reflective drop for the year buys the Set of 48 before prom season and sells through Silent Night at the end of it.
Reflective beside glitter: the flash combination
Reflective gel and glitter gel do different jobs under a flash. A LAVIS Glitter shade (the G collections such as G02 Pillow Talk and the Bridal Party glitters) carries fine, evenly milled particles that read as a smooth sparkle in daylight and stay flat after the cure, with no gritty surface to buff. R05 carries the reflective pigment that throws the light straight back at the camera. Used together on one set, a glitter on eight nails and a reflective on the two accent nails, the set sparkles in the room and flashes in the photo, which is the combination clients post. Both are sealed under LAVIS Diamond Top; a standard top coat works, but Diamond Top keeps the particles bright for the life of the manicure and is the top to sell with either bottle.
Retail and rebooking with R05
- Swatch with a phone, not a lamp. Photograph the swatch stick with the flash on and keep that photo at the desk; the daylight swatch undersells every shade in the line.
- Sell it as the accent upgrade. Two reflective nails on a cream set is a small material cost and a menu upcharge that most clients accept once they see the flash photo.
- Book the event client early. Prom, graduation, and holiday party bookings are where the full-set reflective sells; keep the Silent Night and Blossom Bass palettes stocked in the month before each.
- Pair with the C05 neons in summer. The Neon Lights palette over a matching LAVIS neon cream doubles the glow under a festival lamp.
Reflective on toes, acrylic, and dip
R05 is a gel, so it goes anywhere a gel goes. On a pedicure it is cured under the lamp like any gel color and gives the same flash on toes, which is the request in sandal season. Over an acrylic or dip set it is applied after the set is filed and buffed, with a thin gel base cured first so the reflective coat has a smooth, sealed surface to sit on; the particles show more evenly over a buffed set than over a rough one. On a builder overlay it is the color layer between the builder and the top. In every case the free edge is capped on the top coat, because a reflective coat that chips at the edge shows the loss more than a cream does.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every R05 single, palette, and the Set of 48 is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and the reflective listings tagged for it carry the LAVIS Buy in Bulk tiers. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.