DND DIVA Gel & Lacquer Duo #223 Star Student

DND DIVA #223 Star Student is a royal blue from DND”s trend-led DIVA line. You get the gel polish and its matching lacquer, so a gel manicure and a lacquer pedicure come out the same colour.

What you get

1 x DND DIVA #223 Star Student gel polish, 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), cured under an LED or UV lamp

1 x DND DIVA #223 Star Student nail lacquer, 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), air-dries

Why techs stock it

Professional bottle size: each bottle holds 0.5 fl oz (15 mL).

Up to three weeks of wear: with a base gel, two thin colour coats and a no-wipe top.

DIVA or DC system: wear it on DIVA Base #100 and DIVA Top #300, or on DC #800 and #900.

Opaque in two coats: a cream finish covers the nail in two thin coats.

Specifications

How to apply the gel

Prep: clean the nail, push back the cuticle, buff and dehydrate.

Base: DIVA Base #100 (or DC #800), one thin layer, cured.

Colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA #223 Star Student, each cured 30 to 45 seconds under LED, edge capped.

Top: DIVA Top #300 No Cleanse (or DC #900), cured, no wipe.

Who it suits

Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters.

Pedicures, paired with a silver chrome accent.

Clients who ask for royal blue by name or by number 223.

Which option to choose

Salons that only stock the gel end up mixing a close lacquer for pedicures. The DND DIVA #223 Star Student duo avoids that: the lacquer is made to the same shade as the gel. If you also need the base and top gels, the combo listing for this number includes them.

Removal

File through the top coat, then soak in acetone for about 10 to 15 minutes and ease the softened gel off with a pusher. Skip the drill on the natural nail and finish with cuticle oil.

More to pair with Star Student: DIVA gel and lacquer duos, the DIVA Parallel Universe collection, the DIVA #223 combo with base and top and DND, DC and DIVA base and top gels.