DND Gel Colors 2026 | Affordable Professional Gel Polish
Pick any DND, DC or DIVA shade as a single gel polish bottle: more than 1,000 colours, most also offered as lacquer only or as a matching gel and lacquer pair. DTK is an authorized DND reseller.
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DND gel colour, one bottle at a time
This page lists DND gel polish shade by shade, so you can order the gel bottle you need without buying anything else. It brings together three Daisy Nail Design lines: more than 500 classic DND shades numbered from the 400s past 1000, close to 300 DC shades in gold bottles, and more than 300 DIVA shades. Every listing is a single shade number, and the colour is a soak-off gel that cures under an LED or UV lamp.
Most shades are not locked to one format. When you open a listing you choose what goes in the box: the gel bottle alone, the matching lacquer alone, or both together under the same number. That makes this the page for restocking a single colour, filling gaps in a gel wall, or adding one shade a client asked for, while the DND gel and lacquer duos page is built around the paired bottles.
Three ways to buy each shade
| Option on the listing | What arrives | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Gel Polish Only | One gel bottle in that shade number | Gel services, restocking a bottle that ran low |
| Lacquer Only | One air-dry lacquer bottle in that shade number | Pedicures, quick polish changes, a bottle for the client to take home |
| Gel Polish & Lacquer | Both bottles, same number | A gel manicure and a lacquer pedicure in one colour |
All DC listings and nearly all DIVA listings carry all three options, and so do a few hundred classic DND shades. Stock is tracked per option, so the gel bottle of a shade can be available while its lacquer is not, or the other way round. The option menu on each listing shows what can ship today.
Shades sold as gel only
Some numbers come only as a gel bottle, with no lacquer option on the listing. In the classic range that covers #930 to #965, plus a few other numbers. In DIVA it covers the run from #291 to #327, which DTK lists as gel bottles only. If you see a single price and no option menu, the listing is the gel bottle and nothing else.
For those shades, pair the gel with any DND, DC or DIVA base and top gel. If you need a lacquer for the same client, check the DND nail lacquer bottles page for the nearest match by number.
Classic DND, DC and DIVA gel bottles compared
| Line | Bottle | Shade numbers here | Base and top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic DND | 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), white gel bottle | From the 400s to past 1000 | Base #500, Top #600 No Cleanse |
| DC premium gel | 0.6 fl oz (18 mL), gold bottle | DC's own numbering, separate from classic DND | Base #800 (always use it), Top #900 No Cleanse |
| DIVA duo collection | 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) | #001 upward, with #291 to #327 as gel only | Base #100, Top #300 No Cleanse, or DC #800 and #900 |
DC is the premium line, with richer pigment and a glossier finish, so many DC shades cover in fewer coats. DIVA is DND's trend-led line. Classic DND is the widest range and the one most clients know by number. The same number in two lines is not the same colour, so always order with the line name and the number together.
When a single gel bottle is the right buy
- Your menu is gel only: if the salon does not offer lacquer services, the gel bottle is all you need on the station.
- One shade runs out first: the colours you reach for every day empty before the rest of the wall. Reorder that gel bottle on its own instead of a full duo.
- You already own the lacquer: many techs keep a lacquer wall from years back and add the gel version later.
- The shade is gel only: classic #930 to #965 and DIVA #291 to #327 come as gel bottles, so this is the only way to buy them.
- You are testing a colour: one bottle lets you try a shade on a few clients before stocking it in every format.
- A home kit needs one colour: pair a single gel bottle with DND base and top coats and a lamp.
Finding a shade by number or colour family
Clients and techs usually ask for DND by number, so search by the number first, then confirm the line. If you work from physical swatches, the DND colour chart swatches show each run of the chart painted out, which is the most reliable way to match a client's old set. Screens show colour differently, so treat product photos as a guide and the swatch as the reference.
On DND's classic colour chart, pink is the largest family, followed by glitter, purple, blue, red and nude. The filter beside the grid narrows the list by colour. For a ready-made shortlist, the DND pink shades page gathers the pinks, and the DND fall gel shades page holds the gel bottles DTK tags for autumn. For the holiday season, the DND holiday reds collect the deep reds and wines.
Classic DND shades worth knowing by number
A handful of classic numbers come up again and again in DND's own colour stories, and all of these are on this page as single gel bottles:
- #429 Boston University Red: a true, bold crimson, the classic red for short or long nails.
- #868 Gossip Girl: a medium rosy pink, polished rather than loud.
- #876 Flower Girl: a delicate pastel pink that works as a base for heart or floral art.
- #601 Ballet Pink: a sheer soft pink for French tips and bridal sets.
- #802 Honeymoon: a soft peachy pink that sits well as a base colour.
- #807 Cotton Candy: a classic pastel pink for spring and Easter sets.
- #783 Melty Sunshine: a bright spring yellow for accents and floral centres.
Planning a gel wall by season
DND sorts its shades into seasons, and the balance differs by line. In the classic DND chart, winter holds the most numbers, followed by summer, spring and then fall. DC leans the other way, with spring the largest group, then fall, summer and winter. DIVA is split fairly evenly between winter and spring, with summer and fall smaller. Many shades sit in more than one season, so a deep wine or a soft nude can stay on the wall for half the year.
A practical way to use this: keep a core of nudes, pinks and reds in gel all year, then rotate a small seasonal block of single gel bottles in and out as the chart changes. Buying those seasonal shades as gel only keeps the rotation light, and you can add the lacquer later for the shades your clients ask to match on their toes.
Applying DND gel colour
- Prep: push back the cuticle, lightly buff away the shine, then clean and dehydrate the nail plate.
- Base: one thin layer of the base gel for the line. DND Base #500 cures in 30 seconds under LED or 2 minutes under UV. DC colour should always go over DC Base #800.
- First colour coat: brush on a thin layer, cap the free edge and cure for 30 to 60 seconds under LED or about 2 minutes under UV.
- Second colour coat: repeat with another thin layer. Two thin coats cure through; one thick coat does not.
- Top: seal with the no-cleanse top gel for the line, cap the edge and cure fully. There is no sticky layer to wipe.
Pro tip: keep each coat thin and cap the free edge every time. Thick layers cure unevenly, and that is what leads to chipping and peeling, whatever the lamp.
Base and top gels from DND, DC and DIVA are cross-compatible, so one base and one top can serve all three lines on a busy station, although matching the line gives the most predictable wear. Any UV and LED lamps rated for gel polish will cure these shades.
Using the lacquer-only option
The lacquer bottle shares the gel's shade number and air-dries with no lamp. Apply a thin base coat, one or two coats of lacquer and a top coat, letting each coat dry for about 2 to 3 minutes. With base and top it typically lasts 5 to 7 days, and it comes off with regular nail polish remover. Choosing Lacquer Only on a listing is the simple way to add the pedicure match for a gel shade you already stock.
Wear, removal and storage
With correct prep, thin coats and the full base, colour and top system, DND gel lasts up to three weeks, and DC with its full three-step system is rated for up to 21 days. To remove it, file the top layer to break the seal, soak in 100% acetone for about 10 to 15 minutes, then ease the softened gel off with an orangewood stick rather than scraping.
Gel is light-sensitive, so close each bottle straight after use and keep the rack out of direct sun and away from the lamp. A clean bottle neck keeps the cap from sealing shut, which matters most on shades you only open a few times a month.
If a client is sensitive to HEMA, note that the standard DND gel contains HEMA. DND makes a separate HEMA and TPO free line for those clients.
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