DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #442 Silver Star

442 Silver Star gives you a soft silver and a sheer coat you can build in one bottle. Silver particles settle in the bottle, so roll it before the first coat. DND lists it as a silver glitter party to make you shine brighter than any star.

What you get in the bottle

• Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 442 Silver Star reaches full colour in two thin coats.
• Three weeks between fills: run it as a 3-step service with DND base gel and top coat under an LED lamp and it holds for about three weeks.
• Matched lacquer in the box: the duo pairs the gel with an air-dry lacquer in the same shade, so a client can match at home.
• Range that fills a wall: DND carries more than 1,200 gel shades, so a repeat client can stay in the same system for years.
• Buildable coverage: a sheer formula lets you stop at one coat for a wash of colour or build to three for full opacity.

Specifications

Application steps

1. Shape and clean: file, push the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
2. Base: a thin layer of DND base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED.
3. First colour coat: float DND 442 Silver Star on in a thin layer without touching the sidewalls, then cure.
4. Second colour coat: build to full opacity, cure again.
5. Seal: DND top coat over everything, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
6. The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp required.

Where this shade gets booked

• Party sets: silver particles settle in the bottle.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a black or navy accent nail.
• Holiday bookings, where a sheer finish is what the client asked for.

Which option should you add to the bag

On this page you are choosing between DND 442 Silver Star in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Gel & Lacquer + Base Top is the duo bundled with a base and top coat, useful when you are opening a new station. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 442 Silver Star bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.

Storing the bottle

Keep DND 442 Silver Star upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.

DND 442 Silver Star is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.