Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dancing in the Sky was released in May this year by Missouri-based indie polish maker Dreamland Artisan Nail Lacquer as a special limited edition custom polish exclusively for members of the Hella Holo Customs Facebook group. Inspired by and named for the YouTube song by Dani and Lizzy and made especially for Mother's Day, it is creator Noelie's homage to all of the women who have helped us, loved us and taught us, whose laughter is represented by the sparkles.

To my eye, the base color of this sparkly creation is a semi-translucent Persian blue, a bright, medium blue with subtle violet undertones that's kind of like the love child of azure and ultramarine. Abundant finely-milled pink and purple shimmers generate a transparent purple sheen, giving the polish an indigo lean with a sweet pink flash. It is packed with infinitesimal holographic microglitters that add depth and dimensionality and blanket the polish with happy prismatic sparkle, especially dazzling in the sun where the base color brightens to a brilliant azure. 

Application was wonderful! The consistency of Dancing in the Sky is fluid, light and slightly fluffy from the microglitters, with a medium viscosity and a smooth, even, self-leveling glide over the nail. It's the kind of formula that goes exactly where you put it and stays there, so enjoyable and gratifying to work with! Pigmentation is sheerish, but builds easily to wearable opacity in two to three coats depending upon your painting style and coverage preferences. I used three coats for this manicure, and that's what I recommend for closest approximation to bottle color. Cleanup was unexpectedly easy, even with the microglitters. Dancing in the Sky dries naturally in very good time to a gently-textured finish that is easily smoothed by a generous layer of topcoat.

Photos show three coats of Dancing in the Sky over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky -- blurry, but you get the idea....

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Dreamland Dancing in the Sky

Those tiny square holographic microglitters are just marvelous! The prismatic sparkle is much more colorful in person than you would think from the photos, yet takes nothing away from the wonderful blue. The effect is lush, dynamic and dimensional, really gorgeous. All of the components here are expertly balanced, it's a beautifully constructed polish with a buoyant, happy vibe that is immensely wearable. Combined with the poignant, heartwarming inspiration, this makes for a very special lacquer. 

xo,
Liz