Frequently asked questions
Is the Blue Book only blue shades?
No. SNS names the Pro books for the cover, and each one runs the whole spectrum. The Blue Book has 20 blues and teals, 40 pinks and mauves, 28 reds and corals, 19 nudes and 16 glitters, among others. It is the broadest of the six, which is why it is the usual first book for a new salon. If you specifically want blue nails, the 20 blues are here, but so is everything else.
What is the difference between this page and the Blue Book 3-in-1 page?
This page lists each of the 144 codes once, and you pick the format on the listing: powder, gel only, gel and lacquer duo, or the 3-in-1 set. The 3-in-1 page, and the other format pages linked in the table above, list the same codes as single-format products. Use this page when you want to browse the book and decide the format afterwards. Use a format page when you already know you only buy, say, the gel.
What is a board?
A quarter of the book. The Blue Book is split into four boards of 36 codes each, #001 to #036 and so on, and each board is sold as a bundle in the same formats as the singles: the 36 powders, the 36 duos, or the 36 3-in-1 sets. The price is the per-code price times 36, so a board is a way to fill part of a color wall in one order rather than a discount. The full book of 144 works the same way.
Do I need an activator for the dip powder?
Yes. The powder in this book is the standard SNS Pro dip and acrylic powder: two coats over base, then activator to set it before filing, and a second coat of activator before top coat. The activator, base, top coat and brush cleaner are sold under Dip Essentials. If you would rather skip the activator step, the Green Book and Yellow Green Book use a powder that sets on its own.
Will the gel and the lacquer really match the powder?
That is what the code is for. We build all three formats of a code to one shade, which SNS calls MasterMatch, so a client who wears the powder on her hands and the lacquer on her toes reads as one color. Base resins and pigment loads differ between a powder, a gel and a lacquer, so the match is engineered rather than automatic, and it is the reason the same code number is printed on all three pieces. Match against the physical book or the swatch photo on the listing rather than a phone screen when it matters.
What is the SNS Blue Book?
One of the six SNS Pro color books, and this page is the whole book: 144 shades coded #001 to #144, one listing per code. Open any code and you choose the format on the listing, powder, gel, duo or 3-in-1, so the shade you swatched on the physical book is the shade you order, whatever service it's for.
It is not a book of blue shades. Twenty of the 144 are blues and teals, which is more than most books carry, and the other 124 run the whole spectrum. If you searched for blue SNS colors, the 20 are here among the codes, and the all dip powder page lets you filter every book at once.
The broadest of the six books. 40 pinks and mauves, 28 reds and corals, 20 blues and teals, 19 nudes and browns, 10 purples, and 16 glitter or shimmer finishes, with 24 shades dark enough for a winter wall. If a salon stocks one SNS book, this is usually it.
Every shade in 4 formats
Every code on this page comes in 4 formats, and the price is the same for every code in the book. We match all three pieces of a code to one shade, which SNS calls MasterMatch, and formulate the base and powder with our Nutri-Plus system and the GelStar gel with vitamin E and calcium, so the pieces are built as one system rather than three products that share a number.
| Format | What you get | Price per code | What it's for | Shop this format alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip/Acrylic Powder | 1.5 oz jar | $17.50 | Dip it over base and set with activator, or sculpt with monomer like an acrylic. No lamp. | Standalone powder listings |
| Gel Only | 0.5 oz GelStar | $7.95 | Lamp-cured gel color for a gel manicure. The cheapest way to own a code. | Standalone gel listings |
| Gel & Lacquer Duo | 0.5 oz gel + 0.5 oz lacquer | $10.75 | The gel for the hands and the air-dry lacquer for the toes or for touch-ups, in one shade. | Standalone duo listings |
| 3-in-1 (Combo) | powder + gel + lacquer | $28.00 | All three pieces of one code in one box. Dip, gel and pedicure covered. | Standalone 3-in-1 listings |
The format pages in the last column list the same 144 codes as single-format products, sorted by code, for anyone who only ever buys one format. This page is the one to use when you want to see a code and decide the format afterwards.
Inside the Blue Book: 144 shades by family
We counted the 144 swatches on the official card by color family. A glitter is counted in its family and again under glitter, and a dark shade is counted in its family and again under dark, so the column does not add to 144.
| Family | Shades in the Blue Book |
|---|---|
| Reds and corals | 28 |
| Pinks and mauves | 40 |
| Nudes and browns | 19 |
| Blues and teals | 20 |
| Greens | 7 |
| Purples | 10 |
| Whites and grays | 7 |
| Yellows and oranges | 6 |
| Blacks | 7 |
| Glitter and shimmer | 16 |
| Dark shades | 24 |
Screens shift color. For a client decision, match against the physical book or the swatch photo on the listing, not against a thumbnail.
Who is the Blue Book for?
- You are opening a salon and can afford one book. This one. It has the widest spread, so a walk-in asking for red, nude, navy or glitter finds something.
- You already run the Blue Book in dip. Every code is here in gel and lacquer too, so the dip wall gains a gel service without a re-swatch.
- You want blues and teals specifically. This book has 20, the most of any SNS Pro book.
- You do your own nails and want one shade in every format. Buy the 3-in-1 of that code and stop matching brands.
- You only want a shade or two. Every code is sold singly, from $7.95 for the gel alone. Nothing on this page needs a minimum order.
How does one code work across dip, gel and lacquer?
Prep once: push the cuticle back, shape, buff the shine off the plate, and wipe with alcohol so no oil is left. Then the service decides the piece.
- Dip, on the hands. Two coats of powder over two thin coats of base, activator over the whole nail, file and buff, a second coat of activator, then top coat. No lamp anywhere in this step. The liquids are under Dip Essentials.
- Gel, if the client wants gel instead. A thin coat of gel base, cured. Two thin coats of GelStar color, cured after each. Gel top, cured, then wipe the tacky layer. Base and top are under Base & Top Gel.
- Lacquer, on the toes. Two coats of the SNS Nail Lacquer from the same code, air-dried. A top coat is optional.
The client leaves in one color from fingertip to toe, and next month she can switch from dip to gel and keep the shade. Removal for dip and gel is an acetone soak, never a peel; our guide is in how to safely remove dip powder at home.
Boards and the full-book set
Above the single codes sit five bundles: four boards of 36 codes each (#001 to #036, and so on up to #144), and the full book of 144. Each bundle comes in the same formats as the singles, and every one is priced at exactly the per-code price times the count. A board is for filling a quarter of a wall at once; the full set is for opening a matched wall in one order. Neither is a discount.
| Format | Board of 36 codes | Full book, 144 codes |
|---|---|---|
| Dip/Acrylic Powder | $630.00 | $2,520.00 |
| Gel Only | $286.20 | $1,144.80 |
| Gel & Lacquer Duo | $387.00 | $1,548.00 |
| 3-in-1 | $1,008.00 | $4,032.00 |
The full-book 3-in-1 set has its own page: Blue Book 3-in-1 full set. All the bundles also sit under Sets & Bundles, and salon accounts are handled through the professional FAQ.
The Fall 2026 sets drawn from this book
Four of the twenty Fall 2026 collection sets are picked out of the Blue Book: Gilded Harvest, Midnight Sparkles, Mistletoe Kiss, Spiced Chai. Each is six codes from this page boxed as 3-in-1 sets, so a salon can add a seasonal shelf without opening a new book. The code list is on each set page.

