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696 Caramelized Plum gives you a reflective metallic and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Metallic pigment shows every ridge underneath, so buff the plate flat before the base coat. DND lists it as a golden brownish plum with warm gold glitter shimmer. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Thin coats, full colour: DND 696 Caramelized Plum rarely needs a third pass, which keeps the set flexible and less prone to lifting at the stress point.
- Wear you can quote a client: about three weeks on the DND base gel and top coat, cured under LED.
- Take-home match included: the lacquer in this duo is the same shade, so a chip on day twelve is a two-minute fix at home.
- A range worth standardising on: over 1,200 DND gel shades means the wall grows without a second system to learn.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 696 Shade name Caramelized Plum Colour family Metallic, Metallic, Brown Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED lamp Gel wear up to 3 weeks Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 696294432179 Application steps
- Shape and clean: file, push the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
- Base: a thin layer of DND base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED.
- First colour coat: float DND 696 Caramelized Plum on in a thin layer without touching the sidewalls, then cure.
- Second colour coat: build to full opacity, cure again.
- Seal: DND top coat over everything, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
- The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp required.
Where this shade gets booked
- Party sets: metallic pigment shows every ridge underneath.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a matte or cream shade on the other nails.
- Accent nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND 696 Caramelized Plum 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. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND 696 Caramelized Plum 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 696 Caramelized Plum 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 696 Caramelized Plum is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and the DIVA line.
696 Caramelized Plum gives you a reflective metallic and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Metallic pigment shows every ridge underneath, so buff the plate flat before the base coat. DND lists it as a golden brownish plum with warm gold glitter shimmer. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- Thin coats, full colour: DND 696 Caramelized Plum rarely needs a third pass, which keeps the set flexible and less prone to lifting at the stress point.
- Wear you can quote a client: about three weeks on the DND base gel and top coat, cured under LED.
- Take-home match included: the lacquer in this duo is the same shade, so a chip on day twelve is a two-minute fix at home.
- A range worth standardising on: over 1,200 DND gel shades means the wall grows without a second system to learn.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 696 |
| Shade name | Caramelized Plum |
| Colour family | Metallic, Metallic, Brown |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat |
| Cure | under an LED lamp |
| Gel wear | up to 3 weeks |
| Lacquer | air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
| UPC | 696294432179 |
Application steps
- Shape and clean: file, push the cuticle back, take the shine off the plate and wipe it down.
- Base: a thin layer of DND base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under LED.
- First colour coat: float DND 696 Caramelized Plum on in a thin layer without touching the sidewalls, then cure.
- Second colour coat: build to full opacity, cure again.
- Seal: DND top coat over everything, cure, and remove the tacky layer if there is one.
- The lacquer half: air-dries over a base coat at home, no lamp required.
Where this shade gets booked
- Party sets: metallic pigment shows every ridge underneath.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a matte or cream shade on the other nails.
- Accent nails, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Fall bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND 696 Caramelized Plum 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. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND 696 Caramelized Plum 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 696 Caramelized Plum 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 696 Caramelized Plum is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and the DIVA line.