DND DIVA Gel & Lacquer Duo #252 Silky Beets

DND DIVA #252 Silky Beets is a deep red with purple undertones 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.

In DND”s words: Maybe in a parallel universe this merlot red would”ve had it rough, but in this one, life is smooth as silk.

What you get

1 x DND DIVA #252 Silky Beets gel polish, 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), cured under an LED or UV lamp

1 x DND DIVA #252 Silky Beets nail lacquer, 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), air-dries

Why techs stock it

Soak-off gel: the gel removes with acetone, no drilling through the colour.

Part of a numbered chart: DIVA runs #001 to #288 plus a glitter range, so shades are easy to track.

Matched by number: gel and lacquer carry the same number, so a client can buy a bottle to take home.

Clean cream finish: no shimmer or glitter, so it reads the same under salon light and daylight.

Specifications

How to apply the gel

Prep: shape, cuticle work, light buff, dehydrator.

Base: DIVA Base #100, cured.

Two colour layers: keep DND DIVA #252 Silky Beets thin and cap the free edge on each layer.

No-wipe top: DIVA Top #300 No Cleanse, cured, no cleanse.

Who it suits

Holiday and date-night sets: red shows brush strokes more than most families, so two thin coats beat one heavy one.

Classic pedicures, paired with a glossy no-wipe top.

Clients who ask for deep red with purple undertones by name or by number 252.

Which option to choose

Salons that only stock the gel end up mixing a close lacquer for pedicures. The DND DIVA #252 Silky Beets 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.

Storing the bottles

Keep gel bottles closed and away from the lamp and from windows, since stray UV can thicken the gel in the neck. Wipe the neck before capping so the lid does not stick.

More to pair with Silky Beets: DIVA gel and lacquer duos, the DIVA Parallel Universe collection, the DIVA #252 combo with base and top and DND, DC and DIVA base and top gels.