Shell Nail Extension Gel

What it is

Fifteen jar gels on one gel base — ten carrying real abalone shell flakes suspended in clear gel, five flake-free nudes. Each one builds, extends and colors the nail in a single step, so a dual-form extension comes off one jar instead of a builder coat plus a color coat plus two cures. Flakes are natural shell and crushed opal, not printed glitter — they catch light directionally and shift as the hand moves. Every shade is described below by what it actually does on the nail, so you can tell which five you need instead of buying fifteen.

Why you'll love it

• 15 shades on one gel base — 10 shell, 5 nude
• Real abalone shell flakes and crushed opal, not printed glitter film
• Build, extend and color in one step — no separate color coat, no second cure
• Self-leveling and non-running — flows flat, stays where you place it
• No spring-back — the shape you build is the shape that cures
• High clarity — flakes stay sharp instead of clouding out
• Dual-form ready — no paper forms
• Wide-mouth jar, works with the lamp you already own

KS11 · Clear Opal — No color. All flake. A water-clear base carrying the full flake load and nothing else. This is the encapsulation shade — the one you layer over a cured nude, over foil, over dried flowers, or build straight onto a dual form for a glass tip with shell suspended inside it. Because it adds no pigment, it's the only shade in the range that won't shift whatever is underneath. Best for: Encapsulation, clear extensions, flake-only French, layering over any of the five nudes. Skip it if: You want the gel itself to supply the color — every other shade here does. Build it as: Cure your base color first, then a thin KS11 layer, then build structure in a second pass so the flakes sit at a readable depth instead of all on the surface. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★ · Flake ★★★★★ · Sparkle ★★★ · Depth ★

KS12 · Coral Pink — Warm pink, loud sparkle. The warmest of the three pinks and the busiest — dense fine silver sparkle sits in front of the shell flakes, so it reads as glitter-first, shell-second. Bright under salon light, slightly hot in daylight. Best for: Full-coverage pink extensions, summer sets, anyone who wants obvious sparkle at arm's length. Skip it if: You want shell flakes to be the thing people notice — KS13 is quieter and lets them read. Build it as: Two thin passes rather than one thick one; the sparkle stacks and goes muddy if you flood it. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake ★★★ · Sparkle ★★★★★ · Depth ★★★

KS13 · Rose Pink — The middle pink. The one that sells. Cooler and softer than KS12, less saturated than KS14 — the balanced pink that works on most skin tones without choosing a side. Sparkle is dialled back so the shell pieces get room to read. If you only stock one pink from this range, stock this one. Best for: Everyday pink sets, sheer-to-medium builds, French bases. Skip it if: You need real color payoff at one coat — KS14 is twice the pigment. Build it as: Sheer at one thin pass over a nude for a wash; two passes for full coverage. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake ★★★★ · Sparkle ★★★ · Depth ★★★

KS14 · Berry — The deepest pink here. Reads almost red in the pot. Heavily pigmented magenta-berry with silver sparkle cutting through it. In the jar it looks like a dark red and alarms people; on the nail it thins out to a clear berry. This is the shade that still has presence at short length. Best for: Short nails, autumn and winter sets, strong color at one or two passes. Skip it if: You want anything subtle — this one does not do subtle. Build it as: One thin pass first to check depth before committing; it goes opaque faster than the other two pinks. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★★ · Flake ★★★ · Sparkle ★★★★ · Depth ★★★★★

KS15 · Violet — Big shell, clear purple. Translucent violet carrying the largest, most visible white shell pieces in the range — they sit against the purple with high contrast, so individual flakes read as distinct objects rather than general shimmer. The most "mother-of-pearl" shade here. Best for: Long extensions where flakes have room to spread, statement nails, mermaid and opal designs. Skip it if: You're working short and round — large flakes crowd on a small surface and look cluttered. Build it as: Place the flakes deliberately with a liner before the structure pass; let the big pieces run along the length, not across it. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake ★★★★★ · Sparkle ★★★ · Depth ★★★

KS16 · Marine Blue — The loudest shade in the range. Saturated clear blue packed with fine sparkle and shell. The highest-contrast, highest-energy color here and the one that photographs best — if you need one shade for the hero shot on your product page or on social, it's this. Best for: Summer and holiday sets, content shots, anyone asking for "mermaid." Skip it if: The client wants office-safe. Build it as: Keep the apex thin; this much pigment in a thick build goes dark and loses the sparkle. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★★ · Flake ★★★ · Sparkle ★★★★★ · Depth ★★★★

KS17 · Teal — Blue-green, cooler than it looks. Jade-leaning teal with dense fine sparkle. Sits between KS16's blue and a true green, and is the shade most likely to surprise a client who thought they wanted blue. Best for: Ocean and jade sets, pairing with KS16 for a two-tone gradient. Skip it if: You want warm green — this leans hard to blue. Build it as: Pairs cleanly with KS11 at the tip for a fade from solid teal to clear shell. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★★ · Flake ★★★ · Sparkle ★★★★ · Depth ★★★★

KS18 · Amber Gold — The only warm metallic here. Honey-amber base with gold and shell flake. The one shade in the range that goes warm rather than cool, which makes it the odd one out and the one that sells to a completely different client. Reads as champagne when thinned, as amber at full coverage. Best for: Autumn sets, warm skin tones, gold-foil and tortoiseshell work. Skip it if: You're matching anything in the cool pink–violet–blue half of this range; it fights them. Build it as: Thin over KS22 or KS24 for a warm nude with gold suspended in it. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake ★★★★ · Sparkle ★★★★ · Depth ★★★

KS19 · White Shimmer — Sheer white, fine sparkle, almost no chunk. The quietest of the three whites. Very fine silver sparkle in a near-clear white base with minimal large flake — it adds a frosted veil rather than visible pieces. The layering shade for when KS11 is too clear and KS20 is too busy. Best for: Sheer overlays, soft French tips, veiling a nude without hiding it. Skip it if: You want visible shell pieces — that's KS20. Build it as: One thin pass over a cured nude. At two passes it starts to go chalky. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★ · Flake ★★ · Sparkle ★★★★ · Depth ★

KS20 · Opal White — Milky white with the shell showing through. Creamier and more opaque than KS19, carrying full-size shell flakes that read clearly against the white. This is the classic opal nail — the shade most people picture when they hear "shell gel." Likely your bestseller after KS13. Best for: Opal and moonstone sets, bridal, full-coverage white extensions. Skip it if: You need true flat white with no interference — that's KS21. Build it as: Full coverage at the base, feathered thin at the tip, so the flakes concentrate where the light hits. Type: Shell flake Specs: Opacity ★★★★ · Flake ★★★★★ · Sparkle ★★★ · Depth ★★

KS21 · Milk White — Flat opaque white. No flakes, no sparkle, no interference. The base-shade workhorse. It is the only shade here that gives you a clean, neutral white ground — which is exactly what you need under the ten shell shades when you want the flakes to read against something solid rather than against the nail bed. Also a finished look on its own. Best for: Base coats under shell shades, French tips, minimalist white sets. Skip it if: You expected shell flakes — KS21 through KS25 have none. Build it as: One pass as a base, cure, then build the shell shade over the top. Type: Base shade Specs: Opacity ★★★★★ · Flake — · Sparkle — · Depth ★

KS22 · Peach Nude — Warm, light, the forgiving one. The palest and warmest of the four nudes. Translucent enough to let the natural nail show through at one pass, which means an outgrown edge blurs instead of announcing itself. The low-maintenance nude. Best for: Soft natural overlays, clients who stretch to four weeks between fills, warm skin tones. Skip it if: Your client has cool or pink undertones — KS23 sits better. Build it as: Two thin passes for a milky finish; one for a barely-there wash. Type: Base shade Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake — · Sparkle — · Depth ★★

KS23 · Pink Nude — The cool-toned default. A pink-leaning nude with slightly more pigment than KS22. The safe universal nude and the one you'll reorder first. Best for: Everyday nude sets, baby boomer bases, French. Skip it if: You want visible color payoff — it's a nude, not a pink. Build it as: Perfect baby boomer base: KS23 at the bed, KS21 feathered into the tip, blend wet before curing. Type: Base shade Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake — · Sparkle — · Depth ★★

KS24 · Rose Beige — The deepest nude. Still a nude. More pigment and more warmth than KS23 — enough to read as a color at distance but still neutral up close. The nude for medium and deeper skin tones, where KS22 and KS23 go ashy. Best for: Medium to deep skin tones, autumn nudes, full-coverage one-pass sets. Skip it if: You're on very fair skin — it will look like makeup. Build it as: One pass is usually enough; it covers faster than the other three nudes. Type: Base shade Specs: Opacity ★★★★ · Flake — · Sparkle — · Depth ★★★

KS25 · Greige — Grey-mauve. The only cool-neutral here. A desaturated grey-mauve that sits outside the pink–peach family entirely. The editorial nude — quiet, slightly cold, and the one that looks most expensive in photographs. Also the slowest seller in most ranges, so stock it light. Best for: Minimalist and editorial sets, pairing with chrome or matte top coat. Skip it if: Your client asked for "natural" — greige does not read as natural, it reads as a choice. Build it as: Finish matte. Gloss flattens the grey and it starts to look like primer. Type: Base shade Specs: Opacity ★★★ · Flake — · Sparkle — · Depth ★★