Frequently asked questions
What makes V Beauty Pure acrylic powder different?
Workability. The powder is milled very fine, has superior adhesion, and self-levels, so the bead settles smooth and cures bubble-free and even-toned. Beginners like it because it forgives placement; advanced techs like it because it files clean. It is made in the USA by Valentino Beauty Pure and sold here as clear and cover powders in 1.5 oz and 3.5 oz, opaque color powders in 0.5 oz, and three-jar kits.
Which V Beauty Pure powder should I start with?
For sculpting and fills, a clear and one cover pink from the Acrylic System line (Bare Me, Blushing, Camel, Cotton Candy). For French sets, a white plus a cover pink. The three kits bundle exactly that: Kit 1 Lustrous Pink, Luxe White, Glamorous Nude; Kit 2 Prettiest Pink, Super White, Perfect Nude; Kit 3 Soft Touch, Classic Nude, Clear. Add the 0.5 oz color powders for encapsulated color, ombre, and 3D work.
Do I need a lamp for acrylic?
No. Acrylic sets by the reaction between liquid monomer and powder, not by light, so the tech controls working time through the bead ratio. The self-leveling V Beauty Pure formula works best with a medium-wet bead placed at the apex and guided toward the free edge and sidewalls in a few well-placed beads rather than many small ones. A gel top coat cured under LED is optional for a glass finish; a buffed shine needs no lamp at all.
How is a V Beauty Pure acrylic set maintained and removed?
Fill every 2 to 3 weeks and use cuticle oil daily to keep the enhancement flexible at the cuticle line. To remove, file the top layer down, soak in 100 percent acetone with a foil wrap until the acrylic softens, and push it away without prying. Store powder jars sealed and away from monomer vapor and sunlight.
Is V Beauty Pure acrylic sold at wholesale?
Yes. Every V Beauty Pure acrylic powder and kit at ND Nails Supply is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 3.5 oz jars are the working size for a busy salon. Orders $100+ ship free, and in-stock powder ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leaves the same day.
Why techs choose V Beauty Pure acrylic
V Beauty Pure (Valentino Beauty Pure) built its acrylic system around workability: a perfectly fine powder with superior adhesion and a self-leveling formula, so the bead settles smooth and cures bubble-free and even-toned. That is why it is one of the few acrylic lines that beginners and advanced techs both reach for. It is made in the USA, and ND Nails Supply stocks the full range at wholesale: the Acrylic System clear and cover powders in 1.5 oz and 3.5 oz jars, the 0.5 oz opaque color acrylic powders, and the V Beauty Pure acrylic kits.
What is on this page
| Line | Sizes | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic System clear and cover powders (Bare Me, Blushing, Bubblegum, Butterlicious, Camel, Cotton Candy, Cotton Mouth, Poster Girl, Sugar Rush and more) | 1.5 oz and 3.5 oz | Sculpting, overlays, fills, French pink and white, nude cover looks |
| Color acrylic powders (numbered, e.g. 122 Jupiter, 124 Cleopatra, 134 Fairy Tale, 138 Moon Light, 140 Piece Of Me, 143 Show Me Love, 178 Affair) | 0.5 oz | Full-color acrylic sets, color encapsulation, ombre, 3D |
| V Beauty Pure kits (Kit 1 Lustrous Pink, Luxe White, Glamorous Nude; Kit 2 Prettiest Pink, Super White, Perfect Nude; Kit 3 Soft Touch, Classic Nude, Clear) | 3-jar set | A pink, a white, and a nude or clear in one order for French and cover sets |
The color powders are part of the opaque acrylic series and are sold by number with a shade name, the same way the brand numbers its gel polish.
How to pick a V Beauty Pure powder
- Everyday sculpting and fills: a clear plus one cover pink from the Acrylic System line in 3.5 oz. Cover shades like Bare Me, Blushing, and Camel hide the smile line and the natural nail without a separate color step.
- French sets: a bright white plus a cover pink, both in the 1.5 oz jar until the salon knows its volume, then 3.5 oz.
- Color and art: the 0.5 oz opaque color powders. Half an ounce is enough for encapsulated color, ombre fades, and 3D flowers without committing to a large jar of a shade used only on accent nails.
- New to acrylic: one of the three kits, which put a pink, a white, and a nude or clear in one order; add monomer, primer, and a brush from the liquid monomer page.
- Seasonal chart: use the winter and fall tags in the sidebar for the shades V Beauty Pure released for those seasons.
Working with V Beauty Pure acrylic
- Prep. Push back cuticles, remove shine with a 180-grit file, dust, dehydrate, and apply primer or bonder according to the client's nail.
- Ratio. Dip the brush in monomer, wipe the belly, and pick up a medium-wet bead. The self-leveling formula rewards a slightly wetter bead than a fast-set powder; a dry bead is what leaves a bumpy surface.
- Placement. Set the bead at the apex zone, let it settle for a second, then press and guide it toward the free edge and the sidewalls. Keep the cuticle zone thin.
- Cover or color. Cover pink over the nail bed, clear or white at the tip for a French; for full color, a single bead of the 0.5 oz color powder over the natural nail, then clear over the top for encapsulation.
- File and finish. Shape once the acrylic has set hard to the touch, refine with a 180 then 240-grit file, buff, and seal with a gel top coat cured under LED for a high gloss, or buff to a natural shine.
Pro tip: because the powder is fine and self-leveling, work with fewer, well-placed beads rather than many small ones. It levels itself; over-patting works air into it.
Acrylic vs dip vs gel: where V Beauty Pure fits
Acrylic is the strongest of the three systems and the one to use for length, sculpted extensions, and repairs. It sets by the chemical reaction between liquid and powder, so no lamp is needed and the tech controls the working time through the bead ratio. V Beauty Pure runs both an acrylic and a gel polish library, so a salon that stocks the brand can offer a client a gel manicure or a sculpted acrylic set from the same house.For a salon that also runs dip, the acrylic and dipping powder hub compares every brand ND carries in one place.
Why does the 3.5 oz jar matter for a salon?
Because clear and cover powders are the ones that run out. A full set uses far more clear and cover than color, and a fill uses almost nothing else, so the 3.5 oz jar of Bare Me, Blushing, or a clear is the working jar at the station and the 1.5 oz is the trial size. Color powders go the other way: a 0.5 oz jar of a red or a blue lasts through many accent nails and encapsulated designs, and a salon would rather hold twenty small color jars than five large ones it uses slowly.
Care, removal, and storage
- An acrylic set is filled every 2 to 3 weeks; cuticle oil daily keeps the enhancement flexible at the cuticle line.
- Removal: file the top layer down, then soak in 100 percent acetone with a foil wrap until the acrylic softens, and push it away. Do not pry.
- Keep jars sealed and away from monomer vapor and sunlight; store monomer separately in a closed cabinet.
Choosing a cover powder for the client in the chair
A cover powder does the job of a nude polish inside the enhancement, so it is chosen against the client's skin the way a nude gel is. Hold the swatch tips of three covers against the side of her finger; the one that disappears at the sidewall is her cover. The Acrylic System names give the first cut: the pink covers (Blushing, Bubblegum, Cotton Candy) for a French bed or a pink cover set, the nude and warm covers (Bare Me, Camel, Butterlicious) for the natural-look overlay, with the warmer ones for olive and deeper skin where a pink nude reads ashy. The point of a cover set is that it is finished when it is filed and topped: no color layer, no smile line to paint, and a fill that rebuilds in the same powder. A salon that stocks two pink covers and two nudes across the skin tones it serves covers most requests, and the 3.5 oz jars of those four are where the volume goes; the rest of the Acrylic System shades are bought in 1.5 oz for the occasional request.
Monomer, brush, and the bead ratio
V Beauty Pure powder is worked with an EMA monomer and a kolinsky or synthetic acrylic brush from the liquid monomer and brush pages, and the bead ratio is what separates a clean set from a cloudy one. A bead picked up too wet slides and takes longer to set; a bead too dry crumbles and leaves a chalky finish under the top. The ratio that most techs land on is a brush dipped, wiped once on the dappen dish edge, and touched to the powder for a pearl that holds its dome for a second before it settles. Because the cover powders are opaque, a wet bead shows as a lighter streak where the monomer pooled, so the cover set is built slightly drier than a clear overlay. The 0.5 oz color powders are used a pinch at a time for encapsulation and ombre and are mixed on the nail rather than in the dish.
Filling and refilling a V Beauty Pure set
- At two to three weeks, the grown-out gap at the cuticle is filed flush, the lifted edges are removed with a file rather than nipped, and the nail is dehydrated and primed at the regrowth.
- The fill bead goes into the gap in the same cover powder, blended toward the old product, then the apex is rebalanced with a second bead over the stress area.
- File, buff, and top; a cover set is topped in a gel top coat or a UV top, and a color set may take a fresh color layer first.
- Every third fill, the set is thinned and rebuilt so the product does not build thick at the free edge; a full soak-off and fresh set is the reset when the shape has drifted.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every V Beauty Pure acrylic powder and kit ships at wholesale pricing for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. The 3.5 oz jars are the working size for a busy salon. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock powder ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leaves the same day.