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Catrice C05 Nautica LE Cruise Couture and Sally Hansen 18K hardener top coat nail polish

Advent Day 13: Catrice C05 “Nautica” + Sally Hansen “18K Gold Nail Hardener”

by Deborah

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 C05 Nautica LE Cruise Couture and Sally Hansen 18K hardener top coat nail polish
Catrice C05 Nautica LE Cruise Couture and Sally Hansen 18K hardener top coat nail polish

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.

Catrice C05 Nautica LE Cruise Couture and Sally Hansen 18K hardener top coat nail polish
Catrice C05 Nautica LE Cruise Couture and Sally Hansen 18K hardener top coat nail polish

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.

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