Frequently asked questions
Which NuGenesis powders are on the pink and white page?
Eleven French powders: Crystal Clear, the Natural Base and Neutral Lite nude beds, Pink I, Pink II, Pink III, and Crystal Pink, French White and American White, and the Pink Glitter and French Glitter accents, most in 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, and 16 oz, plus a black in 16 oz and the Pink and White Kit 8 of eight 2 oz jars.
Which size is the best value?
The 16 oz salon tub, at roughly a quarter below the 1.5 oz jar per ounce and about a fifth below the 3.5 oz jar, checked against the listing prices at ND on the day of writing. A station that dips French sets daily buys Crystal Clear and its pink bed as tubs and decants into the 3.5 oz desk jar; the 1.5 oz jar is for a powder used a few times a week and for the glitters.
Does NuGenesis pink and white need a lamp?
No. NuGenesis powder sets with the NuGenesis Activator, with no UV or LED cure and no monomer odor, and the French is built in dips: Crystal Clear over the natural nail, the white on the tip at the angle of the smile line, the pink over the whole nail, a clear cap, then activator, shape, activator, and Finish Gel. It soaks off in acetone.
What is the difference between French White and American White?
French White is the bright white for a crisp classic tip; American White is the softer white for a gentler smile line and for the baby-boomer fade, where two or three thin dips of white step up the nail over a sheer pink. Both come in all three sizes, and French Glitter is the glitter version of the tip.
What is in the Pink and White Kit 8?
Eight 2 oz jars: Crystal Clear, French White, American White, Neutral Lite, Pink I, Pink III, Pink Glitter, and Crystal Pink, the one-order way to open a NuGenesis French station. The 2 oz size is not sold singly, so the kit is priced as a kit, and each powder is restocked afterward in 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, or 16 oz from this page.
NuGenesis pink and white: eleven French dip powders in 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, and 16 oz
This page holds the NuGenesis dipping powders that are not colors: the clears, the pinks, and the whites a dip station uses on every French, baby-boomer, and natural-cover set. At ND Nails Supply that is 34 active listings covering eleven powders, Crystal Clear, Natural Base, Neutral Lite, Pink I, Pink II, Pink III, Crystal Pink, Pink Glitter, French White, American White, and French Glitter, most of them in three sizes, the 1.5 oz jar, the 3.5 oz desk jar, and the 16 oz salon tub, plus a black in 16 oz and the Pink and White Kit 8. NuGenesis powder is odor free, lightweight and flexible on the nail, air dry with no UV lamp, and easy to soak off, made in the USA and Canada; it dips with the four NuGenesis liquids like every NuGenesis color, so a French set files and shines like a color set. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Powder | Sizes on the page | Job on the nail |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Clear | 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, 16 oz | The first dip over the natural nail, the cap over the French, the encapsulation layer |
| Natural Base, Neutral Lite | 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, 16 oz | The natural and neutral beds for a nude cover set or a warm-toned French |
| Pink I, Pink II, Pink III, Crystal Pink | 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, 16 oz | Four pink beds to match the client's nail bed |
| Pink Glitter | 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz | A glitter bed for a party French |
| French White, American White | 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz, 16 oz | The bright tip and the softer tip of a French |
| French Glitter | 1.5 oz, 3.5 oz | A glitter tip |
| Now That's Black | 16 oz | The black, in the salon tub only, for a dark tip or a base under glitter |
| Pink and White Kit 8 | Eight 2 oz jars | Crystal Clear, French White, American White, Neutral Lite, Pink I, Pink III, Pink Glitter, Crystal Pink |
The sidebar splits the page into eleven 1.5 oz jars, eleven 3.5 oz jars, and eleven 16 oz tubs, with the kit on top; nine of the 34 listings are out of stock at the time of writing, and when a size is out the other two sizes of the same powder are usually in. Four pinks rather than one is the NuGenesis difference: three numbered pinks and Crystal Pink, swatched side by side on one stick, let a station match the bed to the client's nail bed rather than fading one pink to fit everyone.
Which size to buy, checked on the day of writing
The 16 oz tub is the lowest price per ounce, roughly a quarter below the 1.5 oz jar and about a fifth below the 3.5 oz jar (checked against the listing prices at ND on the day of writing); the 3.5 oz desk jar sits only a touch below the small jar per ounce, so it is bought as the working size rather than for saving. A station that dips French sets daily goes through Crystal Clear and its pink bed far faster than any color, so those two are bought as tubs and decanted into the desk jar, with the white as a tub once the French count justifies it. The 1.5 oz jar is for a powder used a few times a week, where fresh powder matters more than per-ounce cost, and for the glitters. Kit 8 puts eight 2 oz jars in one order for a station opening French from scratch; the 2 oz size is not sold singly, so the kit is priced as a kit and compared to nothing.
| Size | Per ounce against the 1.5 oz jar | Buy it when |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 oz jar | The reference | A few French sets a week; the glitters; a powder being tried |
| 3.5 oz desk jar | A touch below | Daily French sets; the jar the tray is filled from |
| 16 oz salon tub | About a quarter below | Crystal Clear and the pink bed at any busy station; the white once the French count is steady |
| Kit 8, 2 oz jars | Not comparable | Opening a French station in one order |
How to dip a NuGenesis French set
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, then NuGenesis Prep to dehydrate.
- Base and clear. A thin coat of NuGenesis Base Gel, dip in Crystal Clear, tap and brush off.
- Tip. Base on the free edge only, at the angle of the smile line, dip the tip into French White for a bright French or American White for a softer one, brush off; a second tip dip for a crisp white.
- Bed. Base over the whole nail, dip in the pink that suits the client from the swatch stick, or Natural Base for a nude bed, brush off.
- Cap and seal. Base and a dip of Crystal Clear over the whole nail, NuGenesis Activator, shape and buff, activator again, then two thin coats of Finish Gel. No lamp at any step.
Three services from the same jars
- The classic French. Bed in one of the numbered pinks, tip in French White, the line cleaned with a brush before the activator; the set most clients mean by pink and white.
- The baby-boomer fade. Bed in the sheerest pink on the swatch stick, then two or three thin dips of American White stepping up the nail, each shorter than the last, so the white fades into the pink with no line.
- The natural cover set. No white at all: Natural Base or Neutral Lite on the whole nail over Crystal Clear, activated and finished, for the client who wants a strengthened natural-looking nail with no color to grow out. Pink Glitter or French Glitter on the tip turns any of the three into a party set.
Why a French dip lifts or looks cloudy, and the fix
- The white tip looks gray: too few dips or a thin base on the tip. Dip the tip twice with fresh base each time, and brush off between dips.
- The smile line is fuzzy: base spread past the tip line. Paint the base on the tip only, at the angle of the smile.
- The set looks cloudy after the finish: the activator had not flashed off, or dust was left after buffing. Let the activator flash, brush and wipe, then finish.
- Lifting at the cuticle: powder on the skin. Leave a hairline margin with the base and brush the powder away from the cuticle before the activator.
Reorder workflow: tub to desk jar to tray
Keep the 16 oz tub closed in the cabinet, the 3.5 oz jar on the station, and a dip tray on the table. Fill the desk jar from the tub once a week, fill the tray from the desk jar each morning, and pour the tray back into a labeled working jar at night, never into the tub; a wet base brush touching the tub is what clumps a month of powder. Count the reorder by tubs: a station doing daily French sets holds one open and one sealed tub of Crystal Clear and of its pink bed, and a tub of white once a month's French count is steady. The NuGenesis colors follow the same jar logic, but the clear, pink, and white are the ones that justify the tub first.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every NuGenesis pink and white listing is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 1.5 oz jars are the entry tier, the 3.5 oz jars the working tier, and the 16 oz tubs the volume tier with the lowest price per ounce on the page; Kit 8 is priced as a kit. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock jars and tubs ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.