774 Gypsy Light gives you a blue-based red and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Red shows brush strokes more than most families, so two thin coats beat one thick one. DND lists it as a bold red with pink undertones shimmer. It sits in the winter gel lacquer line-up at ND. What you get in the bottle Two thin coats is usually enough: the pigment load in DND 774 Gypsy Light is high, which keeps the set thin and cuts down on lifting. Built for the 3-step system: base gel, gel colour, top coat, each cured under an LED lamp, gives about three weeks of wear. The client takes the shade home: the matching lacquer air-dries, so touch-ups between appointments need no lamp. Depth of range: with more than 1,200 shades DND lets a salon standardise on one system without running out of colour. Specifications Spec Value Shade code 774 Shade name Gypsy Light Colour family Red Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System DND 3-step gel: base gel, gel colour, top coat Cure under an LED lamp Gel wear up to 3 weeks Lacquer air-dry, no lamp needed Bottle glass Condition new UPC 686797902606 Application steps Bench prep: shape the free edge, lift the cuticle back, take the gloss off the surface and dehydrate. Lay the base: DND base gel goes on thin and capped, then straight under the LED lamp. Colour, first pass: a thin coat of DND 774 Gypsy Light stopping a hair short of the cuticle, then cure. Colour, second pass: this pass closes any thin spots in the pigment, cure again. Top and cure: DND top coat over the full nail, cure, and take off the tacky layer if your top coat leaves one. What the client takes home: the matching lacquer needs only a base coat and air time, no lamp. Where this shade gets booked Evening and date-night sets: red shows brush strokes more than most families. Pairing work: it sits next to a glossy top coat and a clean cuticle line. Classic pedicures, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for. Winter bookings, which is where ND files this shade. Duo, single or add the dipOn this page you are choosing between DND 774 Gypsy Light 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 + Dipping Powder is gel, lacquer and dip powder together, so one shade covers all three services. Salons running a full service line usually take the combined option so DND 774 Gypsy Light covers gel, lacquer and dip. A tech testing a new colour on a few clients is better off with the duo on its own. How to take it offDND 774 Gypsy Light is a soak-off gel, so nothing here needs to be drilled off. Break the seal by filing through the top coat until the shine is gone, then wrap each nail in an acetone-soaked pad and leave it long enough for the layers to lift on their own. Ease the softened gel off with a wooden pusher. If it resists, re-wrap rather than scrape, because scraping is what thins the plate and causes the next set to lift. DND 774 Gypsy Light is stocked alongside the full DND gel and lacquer wall, the winter gel lacquer line-up and DND DC shades.
