Frequently asked questions
What is on the V Beauty Pure gel base and top page?
Three 0.5 oz gel finishing coats at one price: the Gel Polish Base Coat that goes under gel color, the Non Wipe Gel Top Coat for a glossy finish with no alcohol wipe, and the Non Wipe Matte Top Coat for a velvet finish. The listings describe the tops as soak-off, non-sticky, durable protectors of the color, rated at 14 days, made in the USA.
What does non-wipe mean?
The top cures with no tacky layer, so there is no alcohol cleanse per nail after the lamp and the gloss or matte is final out of it. It saves a step on every nail and keeps the finish even, and capping the free edge with the top is what protects the set where gel takes its wear.
Can I use the V Beauty Pure gel top over acrylic?
Yes. Once a V Beauty Pure sculpted set is filed and buffed, one coat of the Non Wipe Gel Top or the Matte Top, cured, is the finish in place of an air-dry sealer, which is why a station that sculpts goes through the top faster than the base.
When do clients ask for the matte top?
Over creams, nudes, dark colors, and a French, for the suede look, and over glitter to mute it to a frost; glossy first and matte over one section makes a two-texture set with no extra product. Matte shows oil and fingerprints faster, so a client who wants it keeps her hands clean, and a glossy cap on the free edge is optional.
Why does my gel set lift or dull at the finish?
Lifting at the cuticle in week one means the base was thick or on the skin: a thin coat, a hairline off the skin. A dull or streaky top means a thin coat over textured color or a lamp past its life: one full even coat and fresh bulbs. A blotchy matte means it went over tacky color or was touched before curing; a wrinkled top means it was too thick.
V Beauty Pure gel base and top: the Base Coat, the Non Wipe Gel Top, and the Non Wipe Matte Top
This page holds the three V Beauty Pure gel finishing coats at ND Nails Supply: the Gel Polish Base Coat, the Non Wipe Gel Top Coat, and the Non Wipe Matte Top Coat, each 0.5 oz and each at the same price. They are the bookends of a V Beauty Pure gel manicure and the finish over the brand's acrylic sets: the base gives a gel color its grip on the nail, the glossy top seals it with no alcohol wipe, and the matte top does the same with a flat finish, so a salon offers glossy or matte on the same set for the same price. The listings describe the tops as soak-off, non-sticky, durable protectors of the color, rated at keeping the polish perfect for 14 days, and made in the USA. V Beauty Pure is the brand that has come up through the Vietnamese salon community, still searched by many techs as Valentino Beauty Pure. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.
What is on this page
| Listing | Size | Job on the nail |
|---|---|---|
| V Beauty Pure Gel Polish Base Coat | 0.5 oz | The first cured layer under gel color; grip for the color and a barrier for the plate |
| V Beauty Pure Non Wipe Gel Top Coat | 0.5 oz | The glossy finish, cured, no alcohol wipe |
| V Beauty Pure Non Wipe Matte Top Coat | 0.5 oz | The matte finish, cured, no alcohol wipe |
One of the three is out of stock at the time of writing. All three sit at one price, so a station stocks the base and both tops without a cost conversation; there is no pair or kit on this page, and each bottle is bought on its own.
What each coat does
- Base Coat. A thin cured layer between the prepped nail and the color. It gives the color a surface to grip, keeps pigment off the plate, and is the coat that decides whether a set lifts at the cuticle at week one.
- Non Wipe Gel Top. The glossy finish. Non-wipe means it cures with no tacky layer, so there is no alcohol cleanse per nail and the gloss is even out of the lamp; it seals the free edge, which is where a gel set takes its wear.
- Non Wipe Matte Top. The same finish with a velvet surface. A matte top over a cream color gives the suede look, over a glitter it mutes the sparkle to a frost, and over half the nail with gloss on the other half it makes a two-texture set with no extra product.
- Over acrylic. Either top is the finish over a V Beauty Pure sculpted set once it is filed and buffed: one coat, cured, in place of an air-dry sealer.
How the coats run a gel set
- Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, dehydrate.
- Base. A thin coat of the Base Coat, a hairline off the skin, cured.
- Color. Two thin coats of gel color, each cured, the free edge capped on the second.
- Top. One coat of the Non Wipe Gel Top for gloss or the Non Wipe Matte Top for matte, capped at the edge, cured. No wipe.
- Removal. File the top, wrap in acetone, push the softened gel off rather than scraping.
Glossy or matte, and when to use each
| Finish | Best over | Habit to know |
|---|---|---|
| Non Wipe Gel Top, glossy | Everything: cream, glitter, chrome, art | Two coats give a glass finish over a textured design |
| Non Wipe Matte Top | Creams, nudes, dark colors, a French | Shows oil and fingerprints faster; a client who wants matte keeps her hands clean, and a glossy cap on the free edge is optional |
| Both on one set | An accent nail or a half-and-half design | Glossy first on the whole nail, cured, then matte over the section that should be flat |
Why a gel set lifts or dulls at the finish, and the fix
- Lifting at the cuticle at week one: the base was thick or on the skin. Thin base, hairline margin.
- The glossy top looks dull or streaky: the coat was thin over a textured color, or the lamp is past its life. One full even coat, and replace bulbs on schedule.
- The matte top looks blotchy: it was applied over an uncured or tacky color, or touched before it cured. Cure the color fully, one even coat of matte, hands off until it is out of the lamp.
- Wear at the free edge: the edge was not capped. Run the top along the tip on every nail.
- The top wrinkles in the lamp: too thick. One thin coat, cured through.
Stocking and storage
A gel station holds the base and the glossy top two deep and the matte top one at a time, since most sets are glossy and the matte is the option; a station that finishes acrylic sets with the gel top goes through the top faster than the base. Cap every bottle straight after use and wipe the neck first so the cap seals; store upright, out of sunlight and away from the lamp's spill, because a base or top left near the lamp thickens and cures in the bottle. The three coats are reordered singly, and a bottle that has thickened is replaced rather than thinned.
Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply
Every V Beauty Pure base and top is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee, and all three bottles sit at one price, so glossy or matte is a service choice rather than a cost one. Free shipping on orders $100+, and in-stock bottles ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.