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271 Call Me Navy gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters.
What you get in the bottle
- Formulated without HEMA: the methacrylate behind most gel sensitivity complaints is simply not in DND 271 Call Me Navy.
- No TPO either: the photoinitiator that can catch skin and eyes is left out as well.
- Levels itself: the texture settles after the stroke, so the second coat of DND 271 Call Me Navy does not show brush marks.
- A full wall, not a shelf: 288 shades means a salon can convert the whole colour wall rather than keep a token few.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 271 Shade name Call Me Navy Colour family Blue Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz Formula HEMA-free and TPO-free Item weight 145 grams Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Bench prep: shape, lift the cuticle back, buff off the gloss and dehydrate the plate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, then into the lamp.
- First pass: float DND 271 Call Me Navy on and let the self-levelling texture do the smoothing, then cure.
- Second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Seal: top gel over the whole nail, cure, wipe the tacky layer if there is one.
- Finish: cuticle oil and a sidewall check.
Where this shade gets booked
- Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
- Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
How it compares with ordinary gel
Compared with the regular DND gel wall, this line swaps the formula rather than the colour range. You still get 288 shades and the same high-gloss finish, without HEMA and without TPO. DND 271 Call Me Navy ships as one option rather than a duo-or-single choice, so there is nothing to configure. A client with a known allergy should still patch test first.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND 271 Call Me Navy as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND 271 Call Me Navy is stocked alongside the DND HEMA and TPO free collection, the whole gel and lacquer category and the whole gel and lacquer category.
271 Call Me Navy gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters.
What you get in the bottle
- Formulated without HEMA: the methacrylate behind most gel sensitivity complaints is simply not in DND 271 Call Me Navy.
- No TPO either: the photoinitiator that can catch skin and eyes is left out as well.
- Levels itself: the texture settles after the stroke, so the second coat of DND 271 Call Me Navy does not show brush marks.
- A full wall, not a shelf: 288 shades means a salon can convert the whole colour wall rather than keep a token few.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 271 |
| Shade name | Call Me Navy |
| Colour family | Blue |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| Formula | HEMA-free and TPO-free |
| Item weight | 145 grams |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Bench prep: shape, lift the cuticle back, buff off the gloss and dehydrate the plate.
- Lay the base: base gel thin and capped, then into the lamp.
- First pass: float DND 271 Call Me Navy on and let the self-levelling texture do the smoothing, then cure.
- Second pass: build to full opacity, cure.
- Seal: top gel over the whole nail, cure, wipe the tacky layer if there is one.
- Finish: cuticle oil and a sidewall check.
Where this shade gets booked
- Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
- Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
How it compares with ordinary gel
Compared with the regular DND gel wall, this line swaps the formula rather than the colour range. You still get 288 shades and the same high-gloss finish, without HEMA and without TPO. DND 271 Call Me Navy ships as one option rather than a duo-or-single choice, so there is nothing to configure. A client with a known allergy should still patch test first.
If the set lifts early
Early lifting is almost always prep rather than the colour, and that holds for DND 271 Call Me Navy as much as any shade on the wall. Make sure the shine is fully off the plate, the cuticle is pushed back and the surface is dehydrated before the base goes on. Keep every layer thin and cap the free edge on the base, both colour coats and the top. A thick colour coat is the most common cause of a set that peels at the stress point in week two.
DND 271 Call Me Navy is stocked alongside the DND HEMA and TPO free collection, the whole gel and lacquer category and the whole gel and lacquer category.