Top Selling Gel Polish for 2025

10 January 2026

Planet Nails · Shade Report

The 10 Gel Polish Shades That Sold Out Our 2025

Your trolley, restocked by what actually sold — not what we wish sold.

Quick answer: OOH, JEN and OYO topped our shade sales in 2025 — a semi-transparent nude, a true opaque white, and a warmer nude sibling. If you're restocking, these three sell themselves. Below, we break down what each shade actually does on the nail, so you know what you're reaching for before it's in the trolley.

Why this list, why this order

We pulled this straight from 2025 sales data — not from what we think looks best in a swatch photo. If a shade's on this list, it's because techs kept reordering it.

Every one of these ten shares the same bones: HEMA-free, soak-off, dual-cure for UV and LED. What sets them apart is how they behave on the nail — some are sheer and built to layer, one's a milky white that needs a little extra love to go opaque, and the rest go on solid from coat one. We've called out which is which, because "two coats" isn't good advice if the shade in your hand actually needs four.

The ten that sold themselves

OOH P139 · Nude

Our best-selling shade of the year, full stop. OOH is sheer enough to look like healthy nail, not painted nail — one to two coats and you're done. It's the shade clients ask for by feel, not by name: "the one that looks like my nails, but better."

1–2 coats · Semi-transparent

JEN P140 · White

JEN doesn't play sheer. It's a proper solid white from the first coat, which is exactly why it holds its own next to LEX in a two-tone French or a milk-bath set — no fighting for opacity, no patchy tips.

Full coverage · Opaque

OYO P138 · Nude

Think of OYO as OOH's warmer sister — same one-to-two-coat sheer build, just a touch deeper. If a client wants OOH but leans warm-toned, this is your swap.

1–2 coats · Semi-transparent

NAN P127 · Coral / Peach / Nude

NAN sits between coral and nude, and it's fully opaque — no build-up required, no worrying about patchiness at the free edge. A safe everyday pick for clients who want colour but not commitment.

Full coverage · Opaque

LEX P141 · Black

The black every kit needs. Fully opaque, no undertone weirdness, and it pairs cleanly with JEN or ONO for negative-space and multi-shade nail art.

Full coverage · Opaque

ONO P142 · Milky White

The one shade on this list that needs a different game plan. ONO is deliberately sheer and milky — go three-plus coats, or float one coat of white base underneath and top with a single coat of colour. Skip that step and you'll wonder why it's not "opaque like the others." It isn't meant to be — that milky glow is the whole point, and it's exactly why techs keep reaching for it on milk-bath and heart-art sets.

3+ coats or white base · Sheer

NYX P211 · Brown

A rich espresso brown from Cookie Jar — the collection that keeps proving warm neutrals aren't just a nude-and-beige story.

Cookie Jar Collection

SKY P120 · Nude

A dusty rose nude from Fabulous Nudies — softer than a true pink, warmer than a true beige. The in-between shade clients reach for when they can't decide.

Fabulous Nudies Collection

INA P002 · Red

No gimmicks, just red. From Wild Child, and proof a proper classic red still earns its spot on a top ten list.

Wild Child Collection

ANA P102 · Yellow / Pastel

A soft pastel yellow from Ice Cream — proof pastel yellow isn't just a spring trend, it's a repeat buy.

Ice Cream Collection

Questions we get about this list

What is the most popular gel polish colour in Australia?

That'll depend on who you ask and what year. For us, OOH — a semi-transparent nude — was the clear winner in 2025, based purely on what techs kept reordering.

Do all gel polish colours need the same number of coats?

No, and treating them like they do is how you end up with a patchy set. Sheer shades like OOH and OYO are one-to-two-coat jobs. ONO's milky finish wants three-plus, or a white base underneath. Fully opaque shades go on solid faster, whatever the colour family.

What nude gel polish colours are trending in 2025?

Three of our top ten were nudes this year — OOH, OYO and NAN — and they span the full range from glass-nail sheer through to fully opaque coral-nude. Nude clearly isn't one look anymore.

The bottom line

This is what actually moved off the shelf in 2025, not a highlight reel of our favourites. If you're stocking based on what's proven, OOH, JEN and OYO are your non-negotiables — the rest of the list rounds out your kit with a dependable black, a true red, and a few collection standouts worth having on hand.

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