DND HEMA & TPO Free Gel Duo 041 Birthday Cake

DND 041 Birthday Cake is a sheer pink-beige from DND”s HEMA & TPO Free 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 041 Birthday Cake gel polish, 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), cured under an LED or UV lamp

1 x DND 041 Birthday Cake nail lacquer, 0.5 fl oz (15 mL), air-dries

Why techs stock it

Rated for 21 days: DND lists up to 21 days of chip-free wear with proper prep.

Does not shrink: DND lists the HEMA & TPO Free formula as non-shrinking and chip-free.

Vegan and cruelty-free: DND labels the HEMA & TPO Free line both vegan and cruelty-free.

Buildable sheer: one coat gives a wash of colour, two or three build it up.

Specifications

How to apply the gel

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

Base: a thin layer of any DND, DC or DIVA base gel, cured 30 seconds under LED.

Colour: two thin coats of DND 041 Birthday Cake, each cured 45 seconds under LED, edge capped.

Top: a DND, DC or DIVA no-wipe top gel, cured 45 seconds.

Who it suits

Office-friendly sets: nude reads differently on each skin tone, so swatch it on the client first.

Clean-girl manicures, paired with a white French tip.

Clients who ask for sheer pink-beige by name or by number 041.

Which option to choose

DND”s standard gel line contains HEMA, per its safety data sheet. DND 041 Birthday Cake belongs to the separate HEMA & TPO Free line, so it is the DND option for clients who react to regular gel. Any client with a known allergy should still patch test.

Check the shade first

Paint a swatch stick and hold it next to the client”s hand before the full set. Screens and lamps both shift how a colour looks.

More to pair with Birthday Cake: the DND HEMA & TPO Free collection, HEMA-free nude shades and the Part 02 High Gloss set.