New This Week: The Clean-Gel Color Drop Lands at C8
The biggest shift in professional gel this year isn’t a color — it’s a chemistry. After the EU moved to ban TPO in cosmetics in September 2025, the whole industry has been racing toward HEMA-free and TPO-free formulas that lower the allergen risk your clients keep asking about. This week, that future shows up on our shelves: 20+ new OPI Intelli-Gel shades, all HEMA-free and TPO-free — landing right as pink takes over as the color of the summer.
We also restocked the unglamorous heroes that keep a chair turning: new base coats, no-wipe tops, matte tops, primers, and chrome essentials from Hang and 2Guys. Here’s everything worth a spot in your next order.
Why this matters now: OPI Intelli-Gel is one of the lines our pros already buy on repeat — a single Intelli-Gel shade was one of our top sellers across the last month. Now the same HEMA-free / TPO-free system just expanded with a full wave of new colors, so you can grow your shade wall without changing what already works at the table.
1 · OPI Intelli-Gel — the HEMA-Free / TPO-Free Color Drop
Intelli-Gel — clean chemistry, OPI color
Intelli-Gel gives you OPI’s signature pigment in a HEMA-free, TPO-free soak-off formula — self-leveling, chip-resistant, and built for fast, low-odor application. We brought in 20+ new shades; here are six that map straight onto summer’s biggest looks. Every shade is $14.95 / 0.5oz.
2 · Back-Bar Restock — New Bases, Tops & Primers
Color sells the manicure, but bases and tops keep it on the nail. Two value-forward lines just landed for techs who want pro performance without the premium price tag.
Hang Gel Essentials
A grippy, flexible base that locks color down and helps gel ride out the full two-to-three weeks without lifting at the cuticle.
Shop Base Diamond
High-shine, no-wipe finish with the glass-like clarity clients love on jelly and translucent looks. Cures fast, stays crystal clear.
Shop Top Diamond
A true velvet matte for the soft, on-trend finish that pairs perfectly with summer’s muted greens and dusty blues.
Shop Matte Top2Guys Gel System
Acid-free bonder that grips the natural nail without the burn — safer on sensitive clients and reliable under acrylic, dip, or gel.
Shop Max-Bond
A flexible rubber base that self-levels and adds strength — perfect for short-nail clients who want overlay durability without tips.
Shop Rubber Base
Ultra-glossy, no-wipe top that finishes mirror-clear in one cure. The shine that makes a glass or jelly mani pop on camera.
Shop Supreme Gloss3 · Trend Finishes — Chrome, Cat Eye & Glass
This summer’s nail-art conversation is all about light: liquid chrome, magnetic cat-eye depth, and high-gloss “glass” tops. We brought in the pieces to deliver all three at the table — and chrome effects are already one of our most-loaded categories, so these slot right into proven demand.
The sealing top half of the chrome system — locks in mirror powder for that liquid-metal finish without dulling overnight.
Shop Top Chrome
The tacky base layer that makes chrome powder bond flawlessly. Pair with Top Chrome for a complete, repeatable mirror set.
Shop Base Chrome
A ready-to-go magnetic cat-eye set in summer’s hottest red family — deep, dimensional, and an easy upsell on a feature nail.
Shop Cat Eye Set
A non-staining, no-wipe top built to keep bright pinks and reds true — no yellowing, no haze, just glass-clear shine.
Shop Gloss Armor4 · Spa Add-Ons — Easy Summer Upsells
Mask sheets that lift your pedi ticket
Single-use mask sheets are the lowest-effort, highest-margin add-on in the building — drop one onto a pedicure or wax service and turn idle minutes into extra revenue.
On-theme for summer and priced to move by the box. A bright, fragrant add-on clients happily say yes to.
Shop Tropical Fruit
K-beauty essence masks with name recognition — an easy retail shelf pickup and a premium service add-on.
Shop Pure Essence
The everyday workhorse mask — stock the box and let your team add it to every spa pedi.
Shop Mask SheetOrder This Week’s New Arrivals
Wholesale pricing for nail professionals and salons across the US.
Call us at 714-868-7088 for volume orders & case pricing.