Frequently asked questions
Which OPI powders count as pink and white?
Six Powder Perfection codes: the clear set powder, L00 Alpine Snow and H22 Funny Bunny on the white side, and S86 Bubble Bath, H19 Passion, and P61 Samoan Sand on the pink and nude side. Each is sold in a 1.5 oz desk jar and a 4.25 oz salon jar, and Kit 4 and Kit 5 put four or five of the 1.5 oz jars in one order for a new French station.
Is the 4.25 oz jar cheaper per ounce than the 1.5 oz?
Yes, by a clear margin, checked against the listing prices at ND on the day of writing. A station that dips French sets daily goes through the clear powder and the pink bed fastest, so those are bought in 4.25 oz and decanted into a desk jar; the 1.5 oz jar suits a code used a few times a week where fresh powder matters more than per-ounce cost.
Do the OPI pink and white powders need a lamp?
No. They set with OPI Step 2 Activator like every Powder Perfection color, with no UV or LED cure, and the French is built in dips: 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 Step 3 Top Coat.
What is the difference between Alpine Snow and Funny Bunny?
Alpine Snow is the bright white for a crisp classic French tip. Funny Bunny is the softer, milky white that gives a gentler smile line, fades cleanly in a baby-boomer set, and is the code used on the whole nail for a milky-white set, which is why it is worth holding in the 4.25 oz jar.
Are the pink and white kits cheaper than the jars?
By a small margin, checked on the day of writing. Kit 4 holds the clear set powder, Passion, Funny Bunny, and Samoan Sand in 1.5 oz, and Kit 5 adds Bubble Bath; either is the one-order way to open a French dip station, and each jar restocks as a single from this page afterward.
OPI pink and white dipping powder: the Powder Perfection jars behind a French dip
This page holds the OPI Powder Perfection powders a dip station uses on every French, baby-boomer, and natural-cover set rather than as a color: the clear set powder, the whites, and the sheer pinks, in the 1.5 oz desk jar and the 4.25 oz salon jar, plus two pink and white kits. At ND Nails Supply that is 14 active listings covering six OPI codes: the Clear set powder, L00 Alpine Snow and H22 Funny Bunny on the white side, and H19 Passion, P61 Samoan Sand, and S86 Bubble Bath on the pink and nude side. They dip with the same three OPI liquids as every Powder Perfection color, set without a lamp, and carry the gel-like shine and weeks of wear the listing describes, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clear set powder (001 and 003) | 1.5 oz, 4.25 oz | The first dip over the natural nail, the cap over the French, the encapsulation layer |
| L00 Alpine Snow | 1.5 oz, 4.25 oz | The bright white tip of a French |
| H22 Funny Bunny | 1.5 oz, 4.25 oz | The soft white for a milky French tip or a full milky-white set |
| S86 Bubble Bath | 1.5 oz, 4.25 oz | The sheer pink bed of a French and the whole nail of a natural-cover set |
| H19 Passion | 1.5 oz, 4.25 oz | The pale pink bed with a touch more color |
| P61 Samoan Sand | 1.5 oz, 4.25 oz | The nude bed for a warmer skin tone |
| Pink and White Kit 4 and Kit 5 | Four or five 1.5 oz jars | Clear, Passion, Funny Bunny, and Samoan Sand, with Bubble Bath added in Kit 5 |
The sidebar splits the page into six 1.5 oz jars and six 4.25 oz jars, with the two kits on top. Six of the 14 listings are out of stock at the time of writing; when a size is out, the other size of the same code is usually in, and the 1.5 oz jars of these codes are also sold inside the OPI Powder Perfection color page. Bubble Bath and Funny Bunny are the two OPI names a client asks for on their own, so those are the jars a station holds in both sizes.
Which size to buy, checked on the day of writing
The 4.25 oz jar is the lower price per ounce, by a clear margin against the 1.5 oz jar (checked against the listing prices at ND on the day of writing), and the clear set powder in 1.5 oz sits a step above the colored 1.5 oz jars. A station that dips French sets daily goes through the clear powder and the pink bed far faster than any color, so those two are bought in 4.25 oz and decanted into a desk jar, with the white in 4.25 oz once the French count justifies it. The 1.5 oz jar is the size for the shade the station uses a few times a week, where fresh powder matters more than per-ounce cost. The two kits are priced a touch below their jars bought as singles, by a small margin, and are the one-order way to open a French station: Kit 4 is the clear, Passion, Funny Bunny, and Samoan Sand; Kit 5 adds Bubble Bath.
| Size | Per ounce against the desk jar | Buy it when |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 oz desk jar | The reference | A few French sets a week; the size the tray is filled from |
| 4.25 oz salon jar | Below, by a clear margin | Clear and the pink bed at any busy station; the white once the French count is steady |
| Kit 4 or Kit 5 | A touch below the same jars as singles | Opening a French station in one order |
How to dip an OPI French set
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate.
- Base and clear. A thin coat of OPI Step 1 Base Coat, dip in the clear set powder, tap and brush off.
- Tip. Base on the free edge only, at the angle of the smile line, dip the tip into Alpine Snow for a bright French or Funny Bunny for a soft one, brush off; a second tip dip for a crisp white.
- Bed. Base over the whole nail, dip in Bubble Bath, Passion, or Samoan Sand, brush off.
- Cap and seal. Base and a dip of clear over the whole nail, OPI Step 2 Activator, shape and buff, activator again, then two thin coats of Step 3 Top Coat. No lamp at any step.
Three services from the same jars
- The classic French. Bed in Bubble Bath or Samoan Sand, tip in Alpine Snow, the line cleaned with a brush before the activator; the set most clients mean by pink and white.
- The baby-boomer fade. Bed in Bubble Bath, then two or three thin dips of Funny Bunny 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: Bubble Bath or Passion on the whole nail over clear, activated and topped, for the client who wants a strengthened natural-looking nail with no color to grow out. The same jars serve the milky-white set, Funny Bunny on the whole nail, which is the reason that code sells in the salon jar.
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 a fresh base coat 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 top: the activator had not flashed off, or dust was left after buffing. Let the activator flash, brush and wipe, then top.
- 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: salon jar to desk jar to tray
Keep the 4.25 oz jar closed in the cabinet, the 1.5 oz jar on the station, and a dip tray on the table. Fill the desk jar from the salon jar 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 salon jar; a wet base brush touching the big jar is what clumps a month of powder. Count the reorder by salon jars: a station doing daily French sets holds one open and one sealed jar of clear and of its pink bed, and a salon jar of white once a month's French count is steady. The OPI color jars follow the same logic, but the clear, pink, and white are the ones that justify the 4.25 oz size first.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every OPI 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 and the 4.25 oz jars the volume tier with the lower price per ounce on the page; the two kits are priced a touch below their jars as singles. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock jars and kits ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.