Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0 was released by Ohio-based indie polish maker Different Dimension last month just in time for Mardi Gras this year, although I'm a little late getting it to the blog. Never you mind, this little twinkler is wonderful for any day of the year that your polish cravings demand zee glittah. Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0 is a true microglitter bomb featuring holographic microglitters in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold (representing justice, faith and power, respectively) mixed with superabundant silver holographic particles in a clear suspension base  In indirect light and shade it's a colorful sandy sort of look and in direct sun it explodes with sparks in every color of the rainbow.

Application was great! The glitters are super dense but the consistency is still fluid and easy to work with, if a bit thick. Coverage is provided by the glitters and they build to opacity in no time. Two coats is all it took for me to reach even, opaque coverage. Cleanup is best done as you go along to avoid letting the glitters dry on skin or cuticles 'cause those little suckers love to stick. You'll see in my photos that I missed a few, but by and large this was a surprisingly clean manicure fore me and I was very happy about that. Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0 dries naturally in very good time to a slightly gritty textured finish. I used a smoothing layer of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food before adding a topcoat of Seche Vite for a glassy finish.

Photos show two coats of Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0 over treatment and basecoat with a layer of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food followed by a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0, macro shot in the bottle

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

Different Dimension Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0

This is such a fun, sparkly creation! 

As you would guess from the 2.0 at the end of the name, there was a previous version of Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler. It was a glitter topper featuring small purple hexes and gold and green microglitter in a clear base. If you would like to see this version, Emily of The Lacquerologist has a swatch of it in a post from 2013, here.

love,
Liz