DND Gel + Lacquer Duo #681 Hot Pink Patrol

681 Hot Pink Patrol gives you a fine glitter and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Glitter needs a thicker top coat to sit flat, and it takes longer to soak off.

What you get in the bottle

• Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 681 Hot Pink Patrol is high, which keeps the set thin and cuts down on lifting.
• Built for the 3-step system: base gel, gel colour, top coat, each cured under an LED lamp, gives about three weeks of wear.
• The client takes the shade home: the matching lacquer air-dries, so touch-ups between appointments need no lamp.
• Depth of range: with more than 1,200 shades DND lets a salon standardise on one system without running out of colour.

Specifications

Application steps

1. Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
2. Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED lamp.
3. Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND 681 Hot Pink Patrol, keep it off the skin, cure.
4. Colour coat two: a second coat evens out the pigment, cure again.
5. Top coat: one coat of DND top coat, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
6. Lacquer at home: the matching lacquer goes over a base coat and air-dries, so the client needs no lamp.

Where this shade gets booked

• Accent nails: glitter needs a thicker top coat to sit flat, and it takes longer to soak off.
• Pairing work: it sits next to a solid cream shade on the other nails.
• Party and holiday sets, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.

Which option should you add to the bag

On this page you are choosing between DND 681 Hot Pink Patrol 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND 681 Hot Pink Patrol bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.

Storing the bottle

Keep DND 681 Hot Pink Patrol 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 681 Hot Pink Patrol is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.