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118 Unicorn Lovely gives you a plum purple and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Purple carries both red and blue pigment, so it shifts under salon light and daylight. DND DC lists it as a pastel lavender purple. It is carried in the spring gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that covers: the DC formula is richly pigmented, so DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely reaches full depth in two thin coats.
- Twenty-one days of wear: ND publishes up to 21 days without chipping or peeling for the DC gel when it is run as a full 3-step service.
- Matching lacquer in the same shade: the duo pairs the soak-off gel with an air-dry lacquer, so a client can touch up at home without a lamp.
- Off in ten to fifteen minutes: DC is a soak-off gel, so removal is a wrap rather than a drill.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 118 Shade name Unicorn Lovely Colour family Purple Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.6 oz System DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED or UV lamp Gel wear up to 21 days Soak-off time 10 to 15 minutes Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 619837842860 Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle, buff the surface flat and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, straight into the lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely off the sidewalls, cure.
- Colour, second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Top and cure: top gel over everything, cure, wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- Soak-off when it is time: 10 to 15 minutes wrapped in acetone, then ease the layers off with a wooden pusher.
Where this shade gets booked
- Evening sets: purple carries both red and blue pigment.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a soft pink base or a glitter tip.
- Autumn bookings, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Spring bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely 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 + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the spring gel lacquer line-up and the full DND gel and lacquer wall.
118 Unicorn Lovely gives you a plum purple and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Purple carries both red and blue pigment, so it shifts under salon light and daylight. DND DC lists it as a pastel lavender purple. It is carried in the spring gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that covers: the DC formula is richly pigmented, so DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely reaches full depth in two thin coats.
- Twenty-one days of wear: ND publishes up to 21 days without chipping or peeling for the DC gel when it is run as a full 3-step service.
- Matching lacquer in the same shade: the duo pairs the soak-off gel with an air-dry lacquer, so a client can touch up at home without a lamp.
- Off in ten to fifteen minutes: DC is a soak-off gel, so removal is a wrap rather than a drill.
- Gloss that holds: the cured finish stays high-shine for the life of the set as long as the top coat caps the free edge.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 118 |
| Shade name | Unicorn Lovely |
| Colour family | Purple |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.6 oz |
| System | DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED or UV lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 21 days |
| Soak-off time | 10 to 15 minutes |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
| UPC | 619837842860 |
Application steps
- Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle, buff the surface flat and dehydrate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, straight into the lamp.
- Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely off the sidewalls, cure.
- Colour, second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Top and cure: top gel over everything, cure, wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- Soak-off when it is time: 10 to 15 minutes wrapped in acetone, then ease the layers off with a wooden pusher.
Where this shade gets booked
- Evening sets: purple carries both red and blue pigment.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a soft pink base or a glitter tip.
- Autumn bookings, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Spring bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Duo, single or add the dip
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely 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 + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND DC 118 Unicorn Lovely is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the spring gel lacquer line-up and the full DND gel and lacquer wall.