Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Champagne Rain was released last month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the Let Them Eat Glitter collection, created in collaboration with Nicole from Young Wild & Polished. This glitterbomb consists of superabundant ultrafine holographic microglitters in silver and gold, which combine to create a champagne color on the nail. It's a pale, speckled, sandy shade, a little more golden than actual beach sand, that is incredibly dimensional when you look at it out of direct light. The microglitters are extremely tiny and fine, they must be like fairy dust to handle, with each particle emitting its own luminous glow interspersed by tiny sparks in pastel prismatic hues as light catches a glitter just right. In the sun, whoa! Crazy brilliant full-on rainbow sparkle! 

Application was amazing. The consistency of Champagne Rain is fluid, light and surprisingly smooth with a thicker viscosity than I am comfortable with so I added some polish thinner at the outset. Once thinned, it went on beautifully with an even, fluent glide over the nail -- no stacking or stickups at all. Self-leveling properties are excellent as is glitter payoff -- the microglitters go on so evenly that you could easily wear as a sheer in one coat, and opaque coverage can be had in only two medium coats, insanely good for a glitterbomb like this. Cleanup also surprised me by being much easier than I expected. Acetone does free up those tiny glitters to free range over the nail environs, but most of them will disappear with a good handwashing. Champagne Rain dries naturally in very good time to a sandy textured finish that will eat right through a single layer of topcoat so if you like a glassy finish, plan on double topcoating. 

Photos show two coats of Champagne Rain over treatment and basecoat with a surface-smoothing layer of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume followed by a layer of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain -- blurry but blingy!

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

Different Dimension Champagne Rain

I think the thing I love most about Champagne Rain is just how very stealthy it is. Out of the sun it's a quiet neutral, with only the visual interest of its dimensionality to hint at its potential. Then in direct light, BOOM! Max insane bling! 

My sister and her family have been visiting. They departed this afternoon for the drive back to Charlottesville, but not before I got to expose them to the prismatic wonders of Champagne Rain. "OMG!" they all cried out, everyone except for Fuzzy, who hollered "Oh no!" *lol* 

love,
Liz