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289 Crocodile Tales gives you a deep green and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Green swings cool or warm depending on the base, so check it against the client's skin. DND DIVA lists it as deep green with blue undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- The client can take the shade home: DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales ships with a regular polish mixed to match, so a chip is a two-minute fix rather than a rebooking.
- Works with your existing lamp: cures under UV or LED.
- High-gloss, long-lasting: the published finish for the DIVA gel.
- Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, nothing extra to stock.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 289 Shade name Crocodile Tales Colour family Green Finish Glossy Bottle size 0.5 oz System Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat Cure under a UV or LED lamp Lacquer regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed Item weight 145 grams Bottle glass Condition new Application steps
- Clean the plate: file, push back, buff flat, dehydrate.
- Base gel: one thin capped coat, cured under UV or LED.
- Build the colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales with a cure between them rather than one heavy pass.
- Top coat: per the Daisy Gel system, cure to finish.
- Tacky layer: wipe it off if your top coat leaves one.
- Take-home half: the regular polish needs only a base coat and air time.
Where this shade gets booked
- Autumn and winter sets: green swings cool or warm depending on the base.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a gold accent nail or a matte top.
- Editorial nail art, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.
DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.
289 Crocodile Tales gives you a deep green and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Green swings cool or warm depending on the base, so check it against the client's skin. DND DIVA lists it as deep green with blue undertones.
What you get in the bottle
- The client can take the shade home: DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales ships with a regular polish mixed to match, so a chip is a two-minute fix rather than a rebooking.
- Works with your existing lamp: cures under UV or LED.
- High-gloss, long-lasting: the published finish for the DIVA gel.
- Daisy Gel system: gel colour then top coat, nothing extra to stock.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 289 |
| Shade name | Crocodile Tales |
| Colour family | Green |
| Finish | Glossy |
| Bottle size | 0.5 oz |
| System | Daisy Gel system: gel colour, then top coat |
| Cure | under a UV or LED lamp |
| Lacquer | regular polish, air-dry, no lamp needed |
| Item weight | 145 grams |
| Bottle | glass |
| Condition | new |
Application steps
- Clean the plate: file, push back, buff flat, dehydrate.
- Base gel: one thin capped coat, cured under UV or LED.
- Build the colour: two thin coats of DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales with a cure between them rather than one heavy pass.
- Top coat: per the Daisy Gel system, cure to finish.
- Tacky layer: wipe it off if your top coat leaves one.
- Take-home half: the regular polish needs only a base coat and air time.
Where this shade gets booked
- Autumn and winter sets: green swings cool or warm depending on the base.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a gold accent nail or a matte top.
- Editorial nail art, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Which option should you add to the bag
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales in different formats. Gel Polish & Lacquer is the matched gel and lacquer pair, so the client can take the polish home in the same shade. Gel Polish Only is the gel bottle on its own, for salons that only run gel services. Lacquer Only is the air-dry lacquer on its own, no lamp needed. Most reorders are the plain duo, because the base and top coat outlast any single colour. The DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales bundles are worth it the first time the shade enters the wall, not on the third reorder.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales upright with the cap tight and out of direct sunlight, because daylight will start curing gel in a half-empty bottle. Wipe the neck before you close it so the cap does not seize. Pigment-heavy and glitter shades settle between services, so roll the bottle between your palms rather than shaking it, which puts bubbles in the first coat and shows up under the lamp.
DND DIVA 289 Crocodile Tales is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.