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242 Nautical Gray gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters. DND DIVA lists it as blue-grey.
What you get in the bottle
- Gel and regular polish together: DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray covers both the lamp service and the air-dry service without a second colour match.
- Lamp-agnostic: the gel cures under UV or LED, so it drops into an existing station.
- Glossy cured finish: long-lasting wear with a high-gloss surface.
- No new system to learn: apply gel colour then top coat, as per the Daisy Gel system.
Specifications
Spec Value Shade code 242 Shade name Nautical Gray Colour family Blue 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 242 Nautical Gray 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
- Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
- Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray 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. Pick by the services you actually sell. A gel-only salon has no use for the lacquer half of DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray, and a shop that offers dip in the same shade saves a colour match by taking the combined option.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray 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 242 Nautical Gray is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.
242 Nautical Gray gives you a navy blue and a wet-look gloss in one bottle. Blue is high contrast against most skin tones, so a clean cuticle line matters. DND DIVA lists it as blue-grey.
What you get in the bottle
- Gel and regular polish together: DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray covers both the lamp service and the air-dry service without a second colour match.
- Lamp-agnostic: the gel cures under UV or LED, so it drops into an existing station.
- Glossy cured finish: long-lasting wear with a high-gloss surface.
- No new system to learn: apply gel colour then top coat, as per the Daisy Gel system.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Shade code | 242 |
| Shade name | Nautical Gray |
| Colour family | Blue |
| 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 242 Nautical Gray 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
- Summer sets: blue is high contrast against most skin tones.
- Pairing work: it sits next to a silver chrome or a white swirl.
- Toes, where a glossy finish is what the client asked for.
Picking the right option on this page
On this page you are choosing between DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray 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. Pick by the services you actually sell. A gel-only salon has no use for the lacquer half of DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray, and a shop that offers dip in the same shade saves a colour match by taking the combined option.
Storing the bottle
Keep DND DIVA 242 Nautical Gray 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 242 Nautical Gray is stocked alongside the whole DIVA line, the whole gel and lacquer category and the DIVA gel and lacquer range.