Frequently asked questions
What is an SNS Basics duo set?
A 0.5 oz SNS Basics gel polish and its matching 0.5 oz SNS Basics nail lacquer boxed under one Basics number, from the SNS entry line below the Pro books. This page holds twelve numbers, 022 to 150, with no shade names; the listing photo is the swatch. The run is tagged clearance at ND, so it is sold until it is gone.
Is the duo cheaper than buying the bottles separately?
The gel and lacquer are not sold apart on the Basics line, so the duo is the only way to buy the pair. For the four numbers that also exist as a Basics 3-in-1 (022, 034, 140, 150), the 3-in-1 costs slightly less than the powder and the duo bought as two listings, checked at ND on the day of writing.
Does the lacquer match the gel exactly?
Closely. The two bottles are made to match, but a lacquer reads a touch glossier than a cured gel, and a filed dip powder of the same number reads a shade deeper. Cure the gel and paint the lacquer on one stick, write the Basics number on it, and show the client the format she is booking.
What does the clearance tag mean here?
At ND it marks stock sold until it is gone rather than restocked; it is not a price cut, and all twelve duos sit at one listed price. Three numbers are out of stock at the time of writing and do not return once sold through, so a salon buys a second duo of any number a client is loyal to while it is listed.
What replaces a Basics number once it is gone?
The closest SNS Pro shade, matched by eye from the salon's swatch stick on the SNS Pro gel and lacquer page, which carries 288 numbers with the SNS code and shade name in every title and no clearance tag. The Basics and Pro numberings are separate, so the match is made by swatch rather than by number.
SNS Basics gel and lacquer duos: the matching pair of the SNS entry line
This page holds the SNS Basics duo sets at ND Nails Supply: 12 active listings, each a 0.5 oz SNS Basics gel polish and its matching 0.5 oz SNS Basics nail lacquer boxed together under one Basics number. The duo is the pair a salon keeps beside a Basics dip jar so the same number can be booked as a dip set on the hands, a gel fill next month, and a lacquer pedicure on the toes; where a Basics powder exists for the number, the Basics 3-in-1 page boxes all three together. Basics is the SNS entry line below the SNS Pro books, and at ND the run carries the clearance tag, which means it is sold until it is gone rather than restocked. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing | Count | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
| Basics duo sets | 12 | One 0.5 oz gel polish and one 0.5 oz nail lacquer of the same Basics number |
| Numbers on the page | 12 | 022, 034, 072, 078, 079, 098, 099, 111, 140, 146, 147, 150 |
Three of the twelve are out of stock at the time of writing and, because the run is clearance, a number that sells through does not come back; four of the numbers, 022, 034, 140, and 150, also exist as a Basics 3-in-1 with the powder.
What is in the box and what each bottle does
- The gel polish. The manicure format: base, two thin coats cured under LED or UV, then top. Opaque bottle, so read the number from the cap and the swatch from the listing photo.
- The nail lacquer. The pedicure and take-home format: base coat, two coats, top coat, air dry, removed with acetone. Clear bottle, so the shade is visible on the shelf.
- One number on both. The two bottles are made to match, and match closely, but a lacquer reads a touch glossier than a cured gel; swatch both on one stick before promising a client that her lacquer toes will match her gel fingers.
- No names. The Basics listings carry a number and a photo, not a shade name; the listing photo is the swatch, and the salon's own swatch stick is the chart.
The value math, checked against the pieces
A duo is priced as a pair, and the pieces are not sold apart on the Basics line, so the comparison that matters is the duo against the 3-in-1. Checked against the listed prices at ND on the day of writing, the Basics 3-in-1 costs slightly less than the Basics powder and the duo bought as two listings, so a salon that wants all three formats of 022, 034, 140, or 150 buys the 3-in-1 and uses this page to restock the duo alone. For the other eight numbers the duo is the only format, and the pair is the whole service: gel on the hands and lacquer on the toes under one number. The clearance tag marks stock sold until gone, not a lower price.
| Format | Numbers | Against the other formats |
|---|---|---|
| Duo set | 12 | Priced as the pair; the only format for eight of the numbers |
| Basics 3-in-1 | 022, 034, 140, 150 | Slightly less than powder plus duo bought apart |
| Basics powder | 36 on its own page | Priced as the jar |
How a Basics duo is used
- Gel manicure. Prep, a thin coat of base cured, two thin coats of the Basics gel each cured a full cycle, then top; the gel is the format worn on the hands.
- Lacquer pedicure. Prep, base coat, two coats of the Basics lacquer with two minutes between them, cap the free edge, top coat; the lacquer is the format worn on the toes, and the bottle the client takes home for touch-ups.
- Matching a dip set. For 022, 034, 140, and 150, the Basics powder of the same number is on the powder page, so a dip client can have the gel fill and the lacquer pedicure in the shade she is already wearing.
- Swatch first. Cure the gel and paint the lacquer on one stick, write the Basics number on it, and keep it at the desk, since the bottles carry no name.
Reading the Basics tier beside SNS Pro
SNS Basics is the numbered entry line; SNS Pro is the line sold in four books of 144 with a swatch book, boards of 36, and the original SNS code and shade name in every title, and the Pro duo page carries the same numbers as the Pro powders. A salon new to SNS is better served by the Pro pages, which carry no clearance tag; this page is for a salon whose SNS clients already wear a Basics number and want it matched in gel and lacquer while the run lasts. When a Basics number sells through, the closest Pro shade is chosen by swatch on the Pro gel and lacquer page, since the Basics and Pro numberings are separate.
Selling the pair as a service
A duo earns more when the front desk sells the number rather than the bottle. The gel half is the manicure a client books every two or three weeks; the lacquer half is the pedicure in the same shade the same day, and the bottle she buys to take home for the chip on day five. A salon that keeps its Basics duos on a swatch stick at the desk, numbered, lets the client pick her shade once and book hands and toes together, and a client who already wears a Basics dip set on her hands can add the lacquer pedicure in her own number without a second choice. Because the run is clearance, the desk should note which numbers its regulars wear so a second duo is bought before the number sells through.
Storage and reorder
The gel bottle keeps for years out of sunlight; the lacquer thickens with time and takes a few drops of lacquer thinner, never acetone. Store the pair together under its number. Because the run is clearance, reorder is a one-way street: buy a second duo of any number a client is loyal to while it is listed, and keep the cured swatch so the replacement Pro shade can be matched by eye when the number is gone.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every SNS Basics duo set is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and all twelve sit at one price. The clearance tag marks stock sold until gone rather than a markdown, and the Basics 3-in-1 is the slightly cheaper way to hold powder, gel, and lacquer of the four numbers that have all three. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock duos ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.