Different Dimension dreaMS

Like No MS'ing Around, dreaMS was released earlier this month by Different Dimension as one of a trio of limited edition custom polishes for Crystal's Charity Lacquers, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This is the blue of the bunch, officially described as "a lightened teal blue linear holo with added shimmer," but it's not nearly as simple as it sounds. It is an extraordinarily shimmery shade, and the base color appears to me to be a silvery, slightly dusky pastel blue along the lines of light steel blue. Tiny gleaming microflake shimmers are a brighter, more cyanic blue, almost a turquoise, with some shifting pinkish/reddish interference that is largely unnoticeable on the nail, and give the polish an overall look that is more of a Columbia blue, a light azurey shade blanketed with shimmering electric blue sparks. The holographic effects lend a rich, finely-grained visual texture and create a slightly dispersed but very sparkly linear prismatic flare in the sun, where the overall color of the polish brightens considerably to a buoyant baby blue.

Application was most agreeable! The consistency of dreaMS is fluid and smooth with a medium viscosity and a full-bodied, self-leveling glide over the nail, not quite as creamy as No MS'ing Around but equally user-friendly. Pigmentation is very good to excellent, delivering evenly opaque coverage in two thin coats. Cleanup is straightforward but not necessarily easy, especially if you tend to have swipage issues like I do. The shimmers, freed by acetone, disperse and settle, glistening happily, over the nail environs and are the very soul of intractability to chase down. dreaMS dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat doesn't appear to affect the holographic properties in any way.

Photos show two coats of dreaMS over basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

Different Dimension dreaMS

A perfect blue holo for the warmer months, shimmery and fresh.

love,
Liz