Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Butterfly Nebula was released earlier this month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the Intergalactic collection. Officially described as a "violet jelly polish with holographic microflakies and iridescent red to green color-shifting glitters," the base is a deep grape color, very clean and vibrant. Holographic microflakes float within the translucent base and stippled the finish with silvery flecks in ambient light, along with beaucoup tiny color-shifting glitters, visible mostly in their bright red iteration. In the sun, the holographic flakies burst into a field of brilliant prismatic sparks.

Application was fabulous. The consistency of Butterfly Nebula is fluid and dense, with a medium viscosity and a fluent, even, self-leveling glide over the nail that is easy to manipulate with Different Dimension's slightly bushy flatten-style brush. It's a fast-drying formula that sets up fairly quickly and doesn't appreciate too much fussing, but the components are well-behaved and disperse evenly over the nail. Pigmentation is excellent for a jelly. You can get a wearable opacity in two medium coats, but adding a third coat provides denser color and maximizes the glitter payoff. Be sure to wrap your tips carefully to avoid any sheerness there. I did my cleanup as I went along and had no issues. Butterfly Nebula dries naturally in very good time to a shiny finish with some of texture from the glitters that is mostly smoothed with quick-dry topcoat. For a glossy, glitter-under-glass look, I applied a layer of gel-effect topcoat before a final coat of Seche Vite. 

Photos show three coats of Butterfly Nebula over treatment and basecoat with a layer of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume followed by a layer of Seche Vite. 

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Different Dimension Butterfly Nebula

Those red glitters sparkle like crazy from within the violet base, the effect is amazing! I'd definitely call this a fantasy polish, dramatic, ornamental and just all out gorgeous! It will make a showy after dark lacquer as well, as those glitters fire up brilliantly under any kind of light. Love it!

xo,
Liz