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990 Violet Dusk 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 lists it as violet a good day go? Extend it by painting a twilight sky onto your nails with a cool purple dusky color.
What you get in the bottle
- Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 990 Violet Dusk reaches full colour in two thin coats.
- Three weeks between fills: run it as a 3-step service with DND base gel and top coat under an LED lamp and it holds for about three weeks.
- Matched lacquer in the box: the duo pairs the gel with an air-dry lacquer in the same shade, so a client can match at home.
- Range that fills a wall: DND carries more than 1,200 gel shades, so a repeat client can stay in the same system for years.
- 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 990 Shade name Violet Dusk Colour family Purple 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 Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND 990 Violet Dusk, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat evens out the pigment, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of DND top coat, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- 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
- 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.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND 990 Violet Dusk 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 990 Violet Dusk bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND 990 Violet Dusk 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 990 Violet Dusk is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.
990 Violet Dusk 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 lists it as violet a good day go? Extend it by painting a twilight sky onto your nails with a cool purple dusky color.
What you get in the bottle
- Pigment that covers: DND gel is heavily pigmented, so DND 990 Violet Dusk reaches full colour in two thin coats.
- Three weeks between fills: run it as a 3-step service with DND base gel and top coat under an LED lamp and it holds for about three weeks.
- Matched lacquer in the box: the duo pairs the gel with an air-dry lacquer in the same shade, so a client can match at home.
- Range that fills a wall: DND carries more than 1,200 gel shades, so a repeat client can stay in the same system for years.
- 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 | 990 |
| Shade name | Violet Dusk |
| Colour family | Purple |
| 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 |
Application steps
- Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate.
- Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED lamp.
- Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND 990 Violet Dusk, keep it off the skin, cure.
- Colour coat two: a second coat evens out the pigment, cure again.
- Top coat: one coat of DND top coat, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one.
- 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
- 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.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND 990 Violet Dusk 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 990 Violet Dusk bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND 990 Violet Dusk 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 990 Violet Dusk is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the whole gel and lacquer category and DND starter sets.