Hi everyone!
When I saw that Catrice released an Ombre Top Coat I just needed to try it out. I mean, wouldn’t it be great to create an ombre look by just having to apply multiple coats of top coat?
Oh and have you seen their new Luxury Lacquers for Fall? There are eight new shades. This time they come in square shaped bottles which give them a chic look. I will be swatching and reviewing them soon, so stay tuned!
On to the Ombre Top Coat. It looks brownish in the bottle. The formula is extremely liquid and therefore slightly runny. But no worries, with careful application that shouldn’t be a problem. The label on the bottle says: “Get the exclusive Ombre Look on your nail. The Ombre Top Coat turns your light nail polish colour one shade darker with each coat“. It should work with all light colors. Alright, time to put it to the test!
I used three coats of Lilactric, also by Catrice as my base color. Love this shade! Then I did the following:
pointer: one coat of HK Girl top coat by Glisten & Glow;
middle: one coat of Ombre Top Coat;
ring: two coats of Ombre Top Coat;
pinky: three coats of Ombre Top Coat.
As mentioned, the formula is extremely liquid. Also, I find that it doesn’t apply evenly, meaning you can see some brushstrokes that turned out darker. Nevertheless, I really like the effect that this top coat gives. I do think that it works even better with a non shimmery base color. I will try that soon too. Also, of course I need to try if it works with darker colors, even when the bottle says it’s meant for lighter colors. I’m curious!
Tell, me… what do you think of this top coat?
I’ve seen a live swatch test & can def tell, it works on lighter colors. On darker ones you can barely see anything. The trink is to put quite a thick layer & let it really dry.
I like the idea but I don’t like how the effect is only very slight. I wonder what it would look like over darker colours?
I haven’t heard many good things about this.. Tends to look uneven if not applied with great care, and I’d guess the drying time is very long with the multiple coats. Still, the polish is a very innovative and cool idea 🙂
Wow such a cool product! Thank you for sharing, I’ll have to look into it! 😀
so interesting!!!!!!
Oh neat! What a cool idea. That would make creating ombre manicures much easier! I might have to track this down. =)
Interesting. I’d give it a go for sure