Tint Base HEYLOVE Papaya - 15 ml

Tint Base HEYLOVE Papaya: the apricot orange of the Juicy collection

Papaya is an apricot orange, softened by a hint of yellow that keeps it well away from aggressive oranges. It is the solar shade of the Juicy collection, the one that sets the tone for the whole series.

Orange, the colour clients believe they cannot wear

This is the most frequent objection in the salon, and it almost always comes from a bad experience with an orange that was too red or too fluorescent. An apricot orange behaves differently: its warm cast sits close to a tan and flatters the hand instead of cutting across it. Lay a tip against the back of your client's hand rather than describing it, and the objection usually falls away on its own.

How to apply it

Dehydrate with pH Bond HEYLOVE, apply Ultra Bond HEYLOVE, lay down Rubber Base HEYLOVE Clear and cure for 30 seconds. One or two coats of Papaya, 60 seconds each. With oranges, the evenness of the first coat determines the result: thinner patches let the pink of the nail show through and create an unflattering mottled effect.

Papaya or Nectar

The two shades are close and confusion is common. Tint Base HEYLOVE Nectar, in the Sweety collection, is a softer, more powdery apricot peach. Papaya is markedly more saturated and leans firmly into orange. For a hesitant client, Nectar reassures; Papaya commits. Keeping both on the display covers the entire family of warm pale shades.

Where it fits in the year

It is a summer and holiday shade, at home with tanned skin and light clothing. It works particularly well in pedicure, where orange is far easier to accept than on the hands for cautious clients. Come September, it slides naturally into autumn alongside the browns. By September it slides naturally into autumn alongside the browns of the Nuts collection, which extends its commercial life well beyond the summer months.

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