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026 Smokey Shimmy gives you a soft silver and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Silver particles settle in the bottle, so roll it before the first coat. DND DIVA lists it as metallic silver. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- The client can take the shade home: DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy ships with a regular polish mixed to match, so a chip is a two-minute fix rather than a rebooking.
- Works with your existing lamp: cures under UV or LED.
- High-gloss, long-lasting: the published finish for the DIVA gel.
- Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, nothing extra to stock.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 026 Shade name Smokey Shimmy Colour family Silver Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat Cure under a UV or LED lamp Lacquer regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed Item weight 145 grams Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base: a thin coat of base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under your UV or LED lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy, kept off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: the Daisy Gel sequence finishes with a top coat, cured, then wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- The regular polish: goes over a base coat at home and air-dries, no lamp needed.
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 glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
How to take it off
DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the winter gel lacquer line-up and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.
026 Smokey Shimmy gives you a soft silver and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Silver particles settle in the bottle, so roll it before the first coat. DND DIVA lists it as metallic silver. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND.
What you get in the bottle
- The client can take the shade home: DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy ships with a regular polish mixed to match, so a chip is a two-minute fix rather than a rebooking.
- Works with your existing lamp: cures under UV or LED.
- High-gloss, long-lasting: the published finish for the DIVA gel.
- Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, nothing extra to stock.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 026 |
| Shade name | Smokey Shimmy |
| Colour family | Silver |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat |
| Cure | under a UV or LED lamp |
| Lacquer | regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Item weight | 145 grams |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base: a thin coat of base gel, capped at the free edge, cured under your UV or LED lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy, kept off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again.
- Top coat: the Daisy Gel sequence finishes with a top coat, cured, then wipe the tacky layer if your top leaves one.
- The regular polish: goes over a base coat at home and air-dries, no lamp needed.
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 glossy finish is what the client asked for.
- Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy 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. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
How to take it off
DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift.
DND DIVA 026 Smokey Shimmy is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the winter gel lacquer line-up and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.