Frequently asked questions
What is in an SNS dip powder combo?
A full-size SNS Pro dipping and acrylic powder in the shade named on the listing, plus the SNS liquid set that the Powder Perfection system uses to bond, seal, and top the powder, sold together in one listing at one price. ND stocks 79 combos, one per shade, with the Blue Book number, the SNS code, and the shade name on every title. The listing photo shows the bottles in the box.
Is the SNS combo a starter kit?
Yes, in one shade. It is the SNS dip powder kit most people search for: the color and the liquids, with nothing to add before the first set. A salon adding SNS uses one combo as a full trial of the system, a client receives it as a boxed gift in her own shade, and a new tech uses a neutral combo as a practice set.
How does the SNS dip system work?
Prep and dehydrate the nail, brush on a thin coat of SNS base, dip the nail into the jar at a 45-degree angle, tap and brush off the excess, and repeat for a second and third coat. Apply the sealer, which sets the powder in seconds with no lamp, shape and buff, apply a second sealer coat, then the SNS top in quick strokes. SNS Powder Perfection is odor-free, dries almost instantly, and wears for weeks with a gel-like shine.
Which shades should I choose?
For a gift, the client's usual color. For a salon trial, a nude, a red, and a glitter show the system's opacity, depth, and finish. The 79 combos run from sheer to deep: pinks and nudes (Champagne, Cute As A Nail, Catch The Bouquet), reds and wines (Red Velvet, Candy Apple Crush, Napa Valley, Cinnamon Schnapps), greens and blues (Miles Davis Green, Spearmint Green, Dragon Tree), florals and purples (Rare Orchid, Hibiscus), golds and neutrals (Golden Swaths, Sommelier), and winter shades (Blizzard, Nutcracker).
Are SNS combos sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every combo at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and every shade is priced the same. Orders $100+ ship free, and in-stock sets ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day. Refill liquids are on the SNS dipping powder essentials page.
SNS dip powder kits: one Pro shade plus the liquid set, boxed as a gift
Each listing on this page is a complete SNS dip set in one box: a full-size SNS Pro dipping and acrylic powder in one shade, with the SNS liquid set that the Powder Perfection system uses to bond, seal, and top it. ND Nails Supply stocks 79 of these combos at wholesale, one per shade, numbered by the SNS Blue Book with the SNS shade code and name on every title (141 LV29 Champagne, 108 SP02 Miles Davis Green, 114 BM24 Rare Orchid, 054 SP05 Red Velvet, 128 #037 My First Date). Every combo is the same price, so the choice is the color. SNS Powder Perfection is odor-free, dries almost instantly, needs no UV or LED lamp, and wears for weeks with a gel-like shine; it is made in the USA.
What is in a combo
| Component | What it is | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| SNS Pro dipping and acrylic powder | One full-size jar of the shade named on the listing; the same powder can be dipped or sculpted as acrylic | The color and the strength of the set |
| SNS liquid set | The SNS bonding, sealing, and top liquids the Powder Perfection system runs on; the listing photo shows the bottles in the box | A dip set only cures correctly with the matched liquids |
| Sold as one set | Powder and liquids in one listing at one price | Nothing to add before the first set, for a client, a new tech, or a home user |
Who buys the combo
- The salon adding SNS: one combo is a full trial of the system in one shade before a wall of powders is ordered. Nudes and pinks (Champagne, Cute As A Nail, Pink Sandz Of Time) are the trial shades most salons start with.
- The salon gifting a client: a boxed set in the client's own shade is the holiday or birthday gift that also sends her home able to top up between visits.
- The home user: the queries that bring people to this page are for an SNS dip powder kit or starter kit, and the combo is exactly that, one shade and the liquids.
- The new tech: a combo in a neutral shade is a first practice set with nothing missing.
How the SNS dip system works
- Prep. Push back, file, buff, and dehydrate the nail.
- Bond and base. Apply the SNS base liquid in a thin coat, avoiding skin.
- Dip. Dip the nail into the jar at a 45-degree angle, tap off the excess, and brush away the loose powder. Repeat the base and dip for a second coat, and a third for full opacity on a light shade.
- Seal. Apply the sealer, which sets the powder in seconds with no lamp, then shape and buff smooth.
- Top. A second sealer coat, then the SNS top, applied in quick strokes, and let it dry to a gel-like shine.
The SNS Pro powder in the combo is also an acrylic powder, so the same jar can be used with monomer for a sculpted set; the combo's liquids are for the dip method.
Choosing shades across the 79 combos
The 79 shades run the SNS chart from sheer to deep: the pinks and nudes (Champagne, Pink Sandz Of Time, Pink League Chew, Cute As A Nail, My First Date, Catch The Bouquet), the reds and wines (Red Velvet, Candy Apple Crush, Red Hearts Of Fire, Napa Valley, Cranberrish, Cinnamon Schnapps, Poppy Red), the greens and blues (Miles Davis Green, Spearmint Green, Dragon Tree), the florals and purples (Rare Orchid, Hibiscus, Nerine, Mysterious Allure), the golds and neutrals (Golden Swaths, Sommelier, Bijoux, Get Toasted), and the winter shades (Blizzard, Nutcracker, Fire Star Fall). For a gift, match the client's usual color; for a salon trial, a nude, a red, and a glitter show the system's opacity, depth, and finish.
Combo or separate jar and liquids: which is the better buy?
For the first shade, the combo. It guarantees the powder arrives with the liquids it was designed for, in one listing, and it is the right box to hand to a client or a new tech. For the second shade onward, the jar alone from the SNS Pro dip and acrylic powder page, because the liquids from the first combo carry over: a set of SNS liquids runs many dip services before the base or sealer runs low, and the refills are on the SNS essentials page in salon sizes. A salon converting fully to SNS buys one combo per tech for the liquids and then fills the wall by the jar, or moves to the SNS buy in bulk tiers once it knows the shades it will run. The combo remains the gift format all year: birthdays, a bridal party, or the client who wants her own shade at home.
How do the Blue Book numbers work?
SNS sells a color book, the Blue Book, in which every shade has a position number; the combo titles lead with that number, then the SNS product code, then the name. So 141 LV29 Champagne is Blue Book position 141, product code LV29, shade Champagne. A salon with the Blue Book on the desk can match a client's pick to the combo by the first number without reading the name, and a salon without the book orders by the name or the code, which is the same code printed on the SNS jar, so a reorder of the jar alone matches the combo exactly.
Who the combo is boxed for
A dip combo with the liquid set is the gift for the client who already wears SNS at the salon and wants to keep her hands up between visits, and for the salon opening a second dip station without a full essentials order. In both cases the box is complete: one Pro shade, the bond, base, sealer, top, and brush saver. The salon gift buyer chooses the shade from the swatch board; the station buyer chooses the shade the salon dips most so the combo doubles as a restock. Because the Blue Book number on the box matches the jar on the wall, a client who was given a combo comes back for the same number on her next set.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every combo is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and every shade is the same price. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock sets ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.