Frequently asked questions
What is in the LDS Color Craze fall collection?
190 listings: 183 LDS Color Craze 0.5 oz gel singles in the fall palettes, five 36-color sets (Fall Flush, Sugar Maple, Autumn Allure, Radiant Rhapsody, and the fall-and-winter Spiced Symphony), and two 72-color sets (Autumn Trails and Harvest Hues). Every shade in every set is also sold as a single, and Harvest Hues holds the Autumn Allure and Radiant Rhapsody shades together.
Is a fall set cheaper than the singles?
No. Checked against the single price at ND on the day of writing, the 36 and 72-color sets are priced as the bottles inside them. A set is the one-order way to put a whole fall mood on the wall with the shades chosen to sit together; the singles are the way to restock the latte, the pumpkin, and the wine that run through first.
Which fall set should a salon buy first?
Harvest Hues for the full fall statement of oranges, mustards, greens, wines, and ambers, or Autumn Trails for a quieter chart of nude lattes, cognacs, and smoky neutrals. A salon that already holds an LDS chart adds the one 36-color mood it is missing, most often Fall Flush in August and Sugar Maple in October for the Thanksgiving wines.
Is LDS Color Craze HEMA-free?
Yes. Color Craze is the LDS Healthy Gel line sold HEMA-free and TPO-free, cures 60 seconds under LED or UV, and is rated by the brand at up to three weeks of wear with proper prep. As the air dries out in October, the dehydrator step at prep is what keeps the cuticle edge from lifting early.
How many coats do the fall shades need?
Two thin coats for the wines, browns, and greens, which are opaque in two; three thin coats for the pale nude lattes, which go streaky if a coat is laid thick. Cure each coat a full 60 seconds, seal with LDS top, and soak off with acetone at the next visit rather than peeling, which takes the plate with it.
LDS Color Craze fall: the harvest palettes of the LDS gel line
This page holds the fall side of LDS Color Craze at ND Nails Supply: 190 active listings, 183 of them 0.5 oz gel singles and seven of them boxed sets, covering the nude lattes, caramels, cognacs, and mauves of early fall, the pumpkin oranges, mustards, army greens, and ambers of October, and the wines, burgundies, and blackened berries that carry into the holidays. Color Craze is the seasonal-drop side of the LDS Healthy Gel line, sold HEMA-free and TPO-free, and each fall drop arrives as a named 36-color or 72-color set with every shade also listed as a single. The sets are how an owner fills a fall chart in one order; the singles are how she restocks the latte, the wine, and the pumpkin that run through first. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing | Size | Palette |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Flush | Set of 36 | Nude latte, caramel pudding, chestnut, rose nude, cognac, pumpkin spice latte, brick red |
| Sugar Maple | Set of 36 | Opera mauves, berry noir, aubergine, true blood, crimson tides, black dahlia |
| Autumn Allure | Set of 36 | Magenta rush, school bus yellow, dijon, whiskey oak, pinot noir, coffee bean |
| Radiant Rhapsody | Set of 36 | Apricot blush, watermelon sugar, army green, amber gem, cinnamon chic, sangria splash |
| Spiced Symphony | Set of 36 | Fall and winter bridge: viva magenta, ember embrace, olive branch, mahogany, fine wine, storm cloud |
| Autumn Trails | Set of 72 | The Fall Flush nudes and lattes with the smoky greys, beiges, and mauves of the neutral run |
| Harvest Hues | Set of 72 | The Autumn Allure and Radiant Rhapsody shades together |
The palette column is read from the names of the singles that carry each set's tag, so it describes the mood of the box rather than a strict color rule; read the swatch grid on each set listing before choosing. A salon that buys Harvest Hues does not need Autumn Allure or Radiant Rhapsody as well; Autumn Trails is the neutral-leaning 72 for a chart that wants fall without orange.
Reading the fall shades
LDS numbers Color Craze in release order, so the numbers are not families; a few names from this page show where the palette sits:
| Number | Name | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 040 | Misty Maple | Soft maple nude |
| 044 | Café Au Lait | Milky coffee |
| 047 | Nude Latte | Latte nude |
| 086 | Chestnut | Chestnut brown |
| 405 | Berry Noir | Blackened berry |
| 508 | Army Green | Olive drab |
| 751 | Pumpkin Spice Latte | Spiced orange |
| 753 | Brick Red | Brick |
| 871 | Pinot Noir | Deep wine |
| 945 | Black Dahlia | Near black |
The fall calendar for a salon chart
- Late August. Put Fall Flush on the wall: the nude lattes, caramels, and rose nudes are the back-to-school chart and carry a client from summer into September without a hard change.
- September to October. Add Autumn Allure or Radiant Rhapsody. Pumpkin oranges, mustards, army greens, and ambers book through Halloween, and 751 Pumpkin Spice Latte is the single to hold in depth.
- November. Move Sugar Maple forward: the wines, aubergines, and blackened berries are the Thanksgiving chart and the bridge into the winter reds.
- Spiced Symphony is labeled fall and winter for a reason: its magentas, embers, olives, and wines carry a chart from October through January when a salon only wants one cold-season box.
- Buy a month ahead. A chart needs the new mood on the wall about four weeks before clients start asking for it, so the September box is an August order.
Which set to start with
A salon with no fall chart usually starts with one 72-color set and adds the singles it runs through. Harvest Hues is the fuller fall statement, oranges, mustards, greens, wines, and ambers in one box; Autumn Trails is the quieter one, nudes, lattes, cognacs, and the smoky greys and beiges of the neutral run, for a client book that wants fall depth on a natural nail. A salon that already holds an LDS chart adds the one 36-color mood it is missing, most often Fall Flush in August and Sugar Maple in October. Every shade in every set is also sold as a single, so a set is never the only way to get a color; it is the one-order way to get the whole mood with the shades chosen to sit together. Keep a cured swatch stick of the set at the desk so the client picks from gel rather than from the bottle cap; the browns in particular read warmer cured than in the bottle.
Applying LDS Color Craze in fall
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate. As the air dries out in October, lifting at the cuticle rises, so the dehydrator step matters more than it did in summer.
- Base. A thin coat of LDS base, cured 60 seconds under LED or UV.
- Color. Two thin coats of the Color Craze shade, each cured 60 seconds. The wines, browns, and greens are opaque in two coats; the pale nudes and lattes may want a third, applied thin so the shade does not go streaky.
- Top. LDS top, cured, and wiped if the top is not a no-wipe. The brand rates the gel at up to three weeks of wear with proper prep.
- Removal. Soak off with acetone at the next visit rather than peeling, which takes the plate with it and shortens the wear of the next set.
Fall services built on the set
The fall chart earns more when the shades are sold as services. A nude latte from Fall Flush under a coat of LDS top is the everyday September manicure, and the same latte with a thin chestnut French tip is the fall French. A pumpkin orange or mustard from Autumn Allure with a fine line of LDS Line Art Gel in black is the Halloween set that books through October. The wines of Sugar Maple take a gold chrome or a gold flake for the Thanksgiving table, and a burgundy with a matte top is the November request that needs no art at all. A swatch stick of each of these at the desk sells the upgrade before the client sits down.
Storage and restock
The gel bottles keep for years out of sunlight; store the set in number order in its box so a tech can pull a shade without hunting, and keep the cured swatch stick with it. Restock the singles by number as they run through. In a typical fall the top latte, the pumpkin, the chestnut, and the wine empty first, and the singles on this page cover every shade in every set, so a set that is missing four bottles is still a full chart.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every LDS Color Craze fall listing, singles and sets, is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 36 and 72-color sets are priced as the bottles inside them, so they are the one-order way to put a whole mood on the wall rather than a discount. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.