052 Walnut Brown gives you a warm brown and a flat opaque cream in one bottle. Brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones. DND DC lists it as a true rich chocolate brown creme. It is carried in the fall gel lacquer line-up at ND. What you get in the bottle High-gloss finish: the DC gel dries to a glass-like shine that holds for the life of the set. Published wear you can quote: up to 21 days without chipping or peeling. The client leaves with the shade: DND DC 052 Walnut Brown ships with a matching air-dry lacquer for touch-ups. Lamp-agnostic: cures under LED or UV. One-pass coverage: an opaque cream covers in fewer coats, which keeps the set thin and reduces lifting at the sidewalls. Specifications Spec Value Shade code 052 Shade name Walnut Brown Colour family Brown Finish Opaque Bottle size 0.6 oz System DND DC 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED or UV lamp Gel wear up to 21 days Soak-off time 10 to 15 minutes Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 681142884934 Application steps Prep: file to shape, push back the cuticle, buff off the shine and dehydrate the plate. Base gel: one thin coat of DND base gel, cap the free edge, cure under your LED or UV lamp. Colour coat one: one thin coat of DND DC 052 Walnut Brown, keep it off the skin, cure. Colour coat two: a second coat brings the pigment to full depth, cure again. Top coat: one coat of top gel, cure, then wipe the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one. Removal later: file through the top coat and wrap in acetone, 10 to 15 minutes lifts the layers. Where this shade gets booked Autumn bookings: brown reads richer on deeper skin tones and softer on fair ones. Pairing work: it sits next to a nude base for an ombre fade. Almond and coffin shapes, where a opaque finish is what the client asked for. Fall/Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade. Picking the right option on this pageOn this page you are choosing between DND DC 052 Walnut Brown in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Gel & Lacquer + Base Top is the duo bundled with a base and top coat, useful when you are opening a new station. Gel & Lacquer + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Think about who is buying. A mobile tech carries the DND DC 052 Walnut Brown duo and nothing else. A salon with three stations and a dip menu is better served by the combined option. Matching this shade across servicesThe point of a duo is that the client can leave with a bottle that matches the set. DND DC 052 Walnut Brown is mixed as a pair, so the air-dry lacquer reads as the same colour as the cured gel under normal light. Where the same code also exists as a dip powder, a salon can run gel, lacquer and dip off one shade code without a second colour match. Check the options on this page to see which formats ND carries for this code. DND DC 052 Walnut Brown is stocked alongside the DND DC, DND and DIVA gel wall, the fall gel lacquer line-up and DC gel colours.
