Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Blizzard was released just last month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the Homespun Holidays collection. It's a glitter topper, a nice surprise as we don't see many polishes of this kind these days. As creator Missi says, it's meant to represent freshly fallen snow, with a clear suspension base bearing a mix of silver holographic glitters, iridescent microglitters and white glitters in various sizes. 

As a base for Blizzard, I chose Zoya Natty, a dusky dark steel blue creme with grey overtones and aspirations to indigo, along the lines of dark blue-grey. I haven't used this polish in a long time but I do love it. It's an edgy color with a mellow twist, a softer, gentler stand-in for navy that has the chic glamour of a dark polish and the congenial bonhomie of a neutral. Years of storage in my big rack o' polishes has not affected it at all, it was in perfect condition, a fluid, creamy crelly formula with a thin-to-medium viscosity that slips on like satin lingerie, is opaque in two coats and dries naturally to a slick, glossy finish. 

Over this I applied one coat of Blizzard, which went on beautifully. It has a fluid and remarkably smooth consistency for such a glitter-laden polish, with a medium viscosity and an easy, fluent glide over the nail. Glitter payoff is excellent and disperses evenly, no extra fussing required. You could certainly layer this over itself to true glitterbomb opacity, a la Alicia of De-Lish-ious Nails, if you wished, especially if you sponged it on as she did. Blizzard dries naturally in very good time to a textured finish. I used a glitter-smoothing layer of gel effect topcoat followed by a layer of quick-dry for a glossy, glitter-under-glass look. 

Photos show one coat of Blizzard over a base manicure of Zoya Natty. I started with a coat of UNT Ready for Takeoff peel-off basecoat and finished with a topcoat of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume followed by a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

Different Dimension Blizzard over Zoya Natty

I love this look, it reminds me of some kind of magical snow globe! I think it is at its most beautiful in indirect light where you can best see all of the glitters, as the holographic ones tend to have an overpowering prismatic sparkle in direct sun. I especially like the iridescent ones with their delicate glints of blue and purple. Of course, the white glitters make this polish. Over a dark base, it's like the nighttime snowfall of your imagination. You can almost hear the flakes pattering softly against your window. 

©Stan Pustynlik

love,
Liz