Today I went for a rather… unconventional combination with a hardener on top. Say what? Yep, Sally Hansen’s “18K Gold Nail Hardener” is a stunner on top of Catrice’s C05 “Nautica” from their Cruise Couture collection, and I can’t wait to show you!
Catrice’s “Nautica” was part of their Cruise Couture collection, consisting of traditional nautical themed colours. It’s a creamy navy base colour with a lighter blue shift to it. I like it! Application was great, and shown here are two coats of the colour. It’s definitely an underrepresented colour in my collection.
Now for the “topper”, which actually is a basecoat. Why Sally Hansen chose to put mica flakies in it, is a question we will probably never see answered. Fact is, that I’m far from the only one being confused by the flakes and preferring it as a topper; Amanda did so too in 2015. It’s a fun topper with a sheer gold flakie.
I like this combination! It’s subtle but looks great. I think the “topper” would look even better on lighter colours, as it seems to disappear into the dark base colour. Regardless, I think especially the Catrice polish will become one I will use more often.