-
2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection gives you a deep green and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Green swings cool or warm depending on the base, so check it against the client's skin. DND DC lists it as bright lemon meets a hint of lime to deliver a shade as zesty as you are on a day off.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that covers: the DC formula is richly pigmented, so DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection 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 2518 Shade name Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection Colour family Green 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 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 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection 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
- Autumn and winter sets: green swings cool or warm depending on the base.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a gold accent nail or a matte top.
- Editorial nail art, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection 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. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
Matching this shade across services
The point of a duo is that the client can leave with a bottle that matches the set. DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection is mixed as a pair, so the air-dry lacquer reads as the same colour as the cured gel under normal light. Where the same code also exists as a dip powder, a salon can run gel, lacquer and dip off one shade code without a second colour match. Check the options on this page to see which formats ND carries for this code.
DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DC gel colours.
2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection gives you a deep green and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Green swings cool or warm depending on the base, so check it against the client's skin. DND DC lists it as bright lemon meets a hint of lime to deliver a shade as zesty as you are on a day off.
What you get in the bottle
- Colour that covers: the DC formula is richly pigmented, so DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection 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 | 2518 |
| Shade name | Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection |
| Colour family | Green |
| 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 |
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 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection 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
- Autumn and winter sets: green swings cool or warm depending on the base.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a gold accent nail or a matte top.
- Editorial nail art, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection 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. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option.
Matching this shade across services
The point of a duo is that the client can leave with a bottle that matches the set. DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection is mixed as a pair, so the air-dry lacquer reads as the same colour as the cured gel under normal light. Where the same code also exists as a dip powder, a salon can run gel, lacquer and dip off one shade code without a second colour match. Check the options on this page to see which formats ND carries for this code.
DND DC 2518 Down With The Zest - Free Spirit Collection is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DC gel colours.