Frequently asked questions
What is in the LDS Color Craze spring and summer collection?
277 listings: 267 LDS Color Craze 0.5 oz gel singles in the warm-season palettes, the 72-color Spring, Summer, and Cupid's Garden sets, and seven 36-color sets: Petal Play Ground, Coastal Villa, Soft Haze, Princess Treatment, Retro Rampage, Sunburst Valley, and Sunset On The Beach. Every shade in every set is also sold as a single; the Spring and Summer 72s each hold two of the 36-color moods, and Cupid's Garden is its own run of pastels, Valentine's reds, and six glitter gels.
Is the 72-color Spring 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 spring or summer mood on the wall with the shades chosen to sit together; the singles are the way to restock the pinks, corals, and whites that run through first.
Which set should a salon buy first for spring?
The 72-color Spring set, which holds the Petal Play Ground pastels and the Coastal Villa corals and golds together, then the 72-color Summer set in May. A salon that already holds an LDS chart adds the one 36-color mood it is missing, most often Princess Treatment for a wedding-heavy book or Sunset On The Beach for summer toes.
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. Summer hands carry more oil and sunscreen, so wipe the plate with dehydrator twice before base.
How many coats do the pastels and neons need?
Two thin coats for the corals, hot pinks, and reds; three for the pale pastels and the white, which read lighter cured than in the bottle. The neons look their brightest over a first coat of white, so keep 412 White Magnolia on the desk through summer as the base under the Sunset On The Beach shades.
LDS Color Craze spring and summer: the warm-season palettes of the LDS gel line
This page holds the spring and summer side of LDS Color Craze at ND Nails Supply: 277 active listings, 267 of them 0.5 oz gel singles and ten of them boxed sets, covering the baby pinks, peaches, lilacs, mints, and lemon yellows of spring, the corals, fuchsias, aquas, limes, and neons of summer, and the Cupid's Garden run of pinks, reds, and glitter gels for Valentine's week. Color Craze is the seasonal-drop side of the LDS Healthy Gel line, sold HEMA-free and TPO-free, and each warm-season drop arrives as a named 36-color or 72-color set with every shade also listed as a single. The 72-color Spring set is the usual first order, because it fills a spring chart in one line; the singles are how a salon restocks the four or five shades that run through first. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing | Size | Palette |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Collection | Set of 72 | Baby pinks, peaches, lilacs, baby blues, mints, lemon yellows |
| Summer Collection | Set of 72 | Peach sorbets, corals, fuchsias, aquas, limes, banana yellows |
| Cupid's Garden Spring Collection | Set of 72 | Soft pinks, peaches, lilacs, and mints with cherry and chilli reds, maroon, espresso, and six glitter gels |
| Petal Play Ground | Set of 36 | Pearl pinks, thistle, lilac, dreamy sky blue, mint, lemon drop |
| Coastal Villa | Set of 36 | Coral blush, papaya, honey golds, canary, matcha, mint |
| Soft Haze | Set of 36 | Powder pinks, peach sorbet, periwinkle, seafoam, lavender mist |
| Princess Treatment | Set of 36 | Bridal pinks, pink tulip, primrose, white magnolia, loving lilac |
| Retro Rampage | Set of 36 | Tropical sunset, ruby, jade, sub-lime, school bus yellow, grape |
| Sunburst Valley | Set of 36 | Sunset corals, tangerines, bougainvillea, blue Hawaiian punch, chartreuse |
| Sunset On The Beach | Set of 36 | Hot pinks, magentas, flamin hot orange, shamrock, candy apple red, neons |
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. The 72-color Spring set holds the Petal Play Ground and Coastal Villa shades together, and the 72-color Summer set holds Soft Haze and Retro Rampage together, so a salon that buys a 72 does not need the two 36s inside it. Cupid's Garden is its own 72: most of the Spring pastels with a run of Valentine's reds and the six glitter gels, which sit one tier above the cream shades.
Reading the warm-season 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Pink Tulip | Bridal pink |
| 054 | Peach Fuzz | Soft peach |
| 231 | Lilac Lust | Lilac |
| 285 | Coral Blush | Coral |
| 427 | Baby Blue | Baby blue |
| 443 | Mint To Be | Mint |
| 545 | Hot Pink Horizon | Hot pink |
| 573 | School Bus | Bright yellow |
| 591 | Sub-Lime | Lime green |
| 854 | Candy Apple Red | Bright red |
The warm-season calendar for a salon chart
- February. Put Cupid's Garden or the full Spring set on the wall: the pastels book from Valentine's week through Easter, Cupid's Garden adds the reds and glitter gels for the week itself, and 001 Pink Tulip and 054 Peach Fuzz are the two to hold in depth.
- March to May. Princess Treatment carries prom and wedding season; a bridal pink on the bed with 412 White Magnolia on the tip is the spring French.
- May to June. Move Coastal Villa and Soft Haze forward as the corals, honey golds, and periwinkles take over from the pastels.
- June to August. Retro Rampage, Sunburst Valley, and Sunset On The Beach are the summer chart: limes, tangerines, hot pinks, and neons for the pedicure season, when the toe chart turns over faster than the hand chart.
- Buy a month ahead. A chart needs the new mood on the wall about four weeks before clients start asking for it, so the February box is a January order and the summer boxes are a May order.
Which set to start with
A salon with no warm-season chart usually starts with the 72-color Spring set, adds the 72-color Summer set in May, and restocks the singles it runs through. A salon that already holds an LDS chart adds the one 36-color mood it is missing: Princess Treatment for a wedding-heavy book, Sunset On The Beach for a salon that does a lot of summer toes, Coastal Villa for a chart that leans warm. 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 each set at the desk so the client picks from gel rather than from the bottle cap; the pastels in particular read lighter cured than in the bottle.
Applying LDS Color Craze in the warm season
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate. Summer hands carry more oil and sunscreen than winter hands, so wipe the plate with dehydrator twice before base.
- 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 corals, hot pinks, and reds are opaque in two coats; the pastels and the white magnolia may want a third, and the neons look their brightest over a white base coat of color.
- 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.
Warm-season services built on the set
The spring and summer chart earns more when the shades are sold as services. A pastel from Petal Play Ground with a fine floral in LDS Line Art Gel is the Easter and Mother's Day set; the bridal pinks of Princess Treatment under a French tip fill the prom and wedding weeks; the neons of Sunset On The Beach as a pedicure with a matching accent nail on the hand is the summer pairing that sells two services in one chair. The corals and tangerines of Sunburst Valley take a gold chrome for a vacation set, and any two summer shades side by side make a color-block nail without extra product. 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 warm season the two bridal pinks, the coral, the hot pink, and the white 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 spring and summer 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; the six glitter gels in Cupid's Garden sit one tier above the cream singles. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.