Which LAVIS products are HEMA-free?

LAVIS lists its cat eye gels and all of its builder gel lines, bottle and jar, as HEMA-free. The numbered gel colours, the C collections and the PS nudes are not sold as HEMA-free; the PS line is a 9-free formula. Check the product page of the exact item if HEMA matters for a client, and remember that the base and top you pair with the colour count toward the full system.

What is the difference between a LAVIS duo and a 3 in 1?

A duo is one shade number as a gel polish plus the matching nail lacquer. A 3 in 1 adds the powder, so the same number comes as acrylic and dip powder, gel polish and lacquer. Choose the duo for gel and pedicure menus, and the 3 in 1 if you also offer dip or acrylic and want clients to match across services.

How many LAVIS cat eye collections are there?

There are eighteen, CE1 Cozy Cashmere through CE18 Galactic Halo, each with 12 magnetic shades and a matching set. They range from soft nudes and moonlit pinks to holiday jewel tones and galaxy effects, and CE16 Double Vision draws two magnetic lines at once. Finish cat eye work with the LAVIS Diamond Top, and buy the set if you want the whole collection on display.

Do LAVIS art gels need special base or top coats?

Some do. Chrome powder needs the LAVIS Chrome Base first or it will not grip, then a top coat over it. Wave gel needs Diamond Top over the finished design, or the waves lose their shine. Crack gel looks strongest over a gold or silver base, and emboss gel builds best on a non-sticky clear builder.

How long does LAVIS gel colour last and how is it removed?

With proper prep, thin coats, LAVIS Gel Base and Diamond Top, LAVIS gel colour wears for three to four weeks; colour that fades early usually points to prep. To remove it, buff through the top layer and soak off with acetone. Lacquer air-dries in a minute or two and comes off with regular polish remover.

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LAVIS at DTK: how this page is organised

LAVIS is a California nail brand that picks up Korean and Japanese colour trends early, and DTK carries the line from everyday gel colour to cat eye, builder gel, powders, art gels and pedicure products. This page lists every LAVIS item we stock, so it is long. The quickest way to shop it is to decide which service you are stocking for, then jump to the matching family below, or use the filters beside the grid to narrow by product type, colour, availability or price.

Each family has its own page with the full range and the details that matter for that product, such as shade numbers, collection names, bottle formats and the base or top it needs. The sections that follow give you the short version of each one and point you to the right page.

Gel colour and nail lacquer

The core of the line is the numbered gel colour range, 282 shades from 001 upward. Each number is available as a gel bottle on its own, and most numbers also come as a gel and lacquer duo, so a client can wear the gel on her hands and take the lacquer home or use it on her toes. Gel bottles are opaque white with the shade shown on the cap; the lacquer bottle is clear and air-dries in a minute or two. Gel and lacquer of the same number match closely, roughly 80 to 85 percent, so swatch a new shade before you stock it in quantity.

Shop the duos and single gels by number in LAVIS gel and lacquer duos.
For gel bottles only, including base, top and the specialty bottles, see LAVIS gel color bottles.

The number bands follow the seasons loosely: the 109 to 156 run holds soft Korean-style pastels for spring, 157 to 204 holds neons that read brightest under salon light, and the higher numbers move into warm fall tones and then the nudes of the 240s and up. The 97 to 108 run is glitter.

3 in 1: one shade in powder, gel and lacquer

A LAVIS 3 in 1 listing puts one shade number in three formats: acrylic and dip powder, gel polish and nail lacquer. It suits salons that offer dip, acrylic and gel side by side and want the same colour across all three menus. The powder comes in a 1 oz or 1.5 oz jar. Compare the trios, the shade bands and the jar sizes in LAVIS 3 in 1 trios.

Jelly gels, C collections and PS nudes

LAVIS releases themed gel collections alongside the numbered line. The C collections group 24 shades around one look, from Whimsical (C01) to Glass Gala (C08) and Glossy Touch (C17), and several of them are sheer, glassy jellies built for layering. The Amber Jelly line adds 12 more jelly shades, AJ-01 to AJ-12, sold singly or as a set; see the Amber Jelly collection. The PS line is a short run of seven sheer and milky nudes, PS1 Bouncy Bunny to PS7, made for clean manicures and French bases; it is a 9-free formula, not a HEMA-free one. All of the sheer options, LAVIS and other brands, are compared in jelly and sheer gels.

Cat eye gel: CE1 to CE18

LAVIS cat eye gel is sold as the CE collections, each with 12 magnetic shades and a matching set, and DTK stocks all eighteen, CE1 Cozy Cashmere to CE18 Galactic Halo. A few of them stand out for specific looks:

Soft, everyday shine: CE1 Cozy Cashmere (creamy nudes and latte tones) and CE13 Moonlit Mirage (moonlight cat eye on pinks and neutrals).
Holiday: CE10 Beauty Bureau, in Christmas-ornament reds, greens, gold and royal blue.
Galaxy nails: CE16 Double Vision draws two magnetic lines at once, and CE17 Stellar Shift and CE18 Galactic Halo give deep-space and halo effects.
Dark glamour: CE15 Fangtastic, gothic metallics for fall and Halloween.

LAVIS cat eye gels are HEMA-free. Finish cat eye work with the LAVIS Diamond Top for shine. Browse every collection and set in LAVIS 9D cat eye.

Builder gel: bottle and jar

LAVIS has one of the widest colour ranges in builder gel, and every LAVIS builder line is HEMA-free. It comes in two formats:

Builder in a bottle (15 ml): applied with a brush like gel polish, for BIAB overlays and structured manicures on natural nails. Builder Gel 2 shades also come in kits with base and top. Shop them with other brands in builder gel in a bottle.
Builder gel jars: jar gels for sculpting, extensions and tip bonding, including non-sticky clears and whites. Many techs use the clear jar gel to bond soft gel tips. See builder gel jars.

Apply builder over a base, shape it, and add colour after shaping rather than under the builder.

Acrylic and dip powder

LAVIS colour powders carry the same shade numbers as the gel line and work for both acrylic and dip. Dip suits short natural nails and needs no lamp; acrylic is built with EMA monomer and a brush and gives a harder result. Shop the 1.5 oz colour jars in LAVIS acrylic color powder, or buy the powder together with its gel and lacquer as a 3 in 1 trio.

Nail art gels and chrome

The art range is where LAVIS adds effects a plain gel cannot give. Each one has a partner product it needs:

Effect	What it does	Pair it with
LAVIS crack gel	Splits over a base colour into a crackle pattern; a thick layer gives large cracks, a thin one fine lines	A gold or silver base for the strongest contrast
LAVIS wave gel	Raised marble and seafoam waves	Diamond Top over the finished design; without it the waves dull
Chrome nail powder	Classic, Aurora and Glass chrome finishes, from mirror metal to colour-shifting	Chrome Base first, or the powder will not grip, then a top coat
Emboss gel	Raised 3D details such as florals and textured lines, in 5 g and 15 g pots	Non-sticky clear builder as the base
Pat Pat gel	Solid colour, soft ombre gradients and embossed pop-up effects from one pot	Blooming gel for a smoother gradient, Diamond Top to seal it

Soft gel tips, lamps and pedicure

LAVIS soft gel tips have a half-matte inner surface, so they need no etching or filing inside before bonding, and they work with most tip systems. The LAVIS tip adhesive and the protein bond and primer complete the set. The full workflow, from prep to cure, is laid out in our soft gel nail system guide. To cure gel, builder and tips, compare wattage and cordless options in UV and LED lamps.

For the spa side, LAVIS supplies foot massage lotions and sugar scrubs in salon refill sizes, cuticle oils and bath bombs, listed with other brands in pedicure and manicure supplies.

Base, top and prep

Whatever the colour product, the system around it stays small. LAVIS Gel Base goes under gel colour, cat eye and C collection gels, and LAVIS Diamond Top is the no-wipe gloss top that seals them, so there is no sticky layer to clean after curing. The Protein Bond and Primer is a two-in-one prep: it works as a dehydrator and an acid-free primer, removing oils and residue and improving gel adhesion in one step, and it is the prep bottle in the soft gel tip kits. Chrome work adds the Chrome Base, and French and line work can use the Super White and Super Black art gels. Most of these come singly or as a base and top pair, and several kits bundle the base, top, primer and tip adhesive together.

Kits, sets and full colour runs

If you are opening a gel menu or adding a new service, a bundle saves building the list item by item:

Starter kits pair a run of gel and lacquer duos with base and top, and some add the bond and primer.
Collection sets give you a full C collection, cat eye collection or Amber Jelly line in one order, so the display matches the swatch chart.
Holiday gift bundles box four or seven gel and lacquer duos with a base and top gel, and the holiday gel collections group nine coordinated gel shades.
Builder kits combine several builder shades with base and top, and the master kits add dual forms and the bond and primer.
Duo parts and One Line cover long consecutive runs of shade numbers for salons that want the chart on the wall.

Prices are on each listing and change with stock, so compare a set with its single shades on the product page before you order.

Planning LAVIS colours by season

LAVIS tags its shades by season, and the number bands make planning simple. Spring menus lean on the pastel 109 to 156 run and the soft cat eye collections such as CE5 A Breath of Spring. Summer moves to the neons and the electric CE14 Cosmic Voltage. Fall brings the warm higher numbers, CE1 Cozy Cashmere and CE15 Fangtastic. For the holidays, CE10 Beauty Bureau, the galaxy collections CE17 and CE18 and the 12 glitters of the Holiday Stardust collection give the sparkle clients ask for. Shades tagged for several seasons work year-round and are the safest to keep in depth.

Which LAVIS family fits your service

Everyday gel manicures: numbered gel colour plus base and Diamond Top; add the lacquer duo for pedicures.
Trend and social media sets: cat eye collections and the art gels.
Stronger natural nails: builder in a bottle over a base, colour on top.
Extensions: soft gel tips bonded with adhesive or clear jar builder.
Dip or acrylic menus: colour powder or 3 in 1 trios so gel clients can match.
Clean, sheer looks: PS nudes and the jelly C collections.

Applying LAVIS gel colour

Prep the nail: push back the cuticle, remove the shine and dehydrate.
Apply a thin layer of LAVIS Gel Base and cure.
Apply the colour in thin coats, curing each one; LAVIS lists 60 seconds under LED or 2 minutes under UV for its C collection gels.
Seal with Diamond Top, a no-wipe top coat, and cure.
To remove, buff the top layer and soak off with acetone.

With correct prep and thin coats, LAVIS gel colour wears for three to four weeks. Colour that fades early is almost always a prep problem rather than the gel.