Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

No MS'ing Around was released this month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as one of three limited edition custom polishes for Crystal's Charity Lacquers, a wonderful collaborative Facebook group that solicits specially created polishes from indie makers to benefit selected charities. Part of the proceeds from No MS'ing Around and its sister polishes is being donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. You can read more about Crystal's donation here.

Officially described as "a light mint green linear holo," the color of No MS'ing Around is a soft, sleek, slightly dusky pastel green with aspects of sage, sort of like a blue-leaning celadon or a greyed magic mint. It reminds me of the kind of color that you'd see featured in interior design, refined and sophisticated with a relaxing, serene sense to it and a certain stylized sylvan quality. It's remarkably intricate for a pastel shade, and tremendously flattering on the nail. Abundant finely-milled holographic pigment gives it a delicately-grained, dimensional appearance and nuances the color with a hint of pale cerulean and hues of aero blue and light sea green. In the sun, there's a bright, sparkling linear prismatic flare featuring all of the rainbow colors that frames a glistening lick of silvery spring green and shades to an intensely creamy celadon at the sidewalls of the nail.

Application was dreamy. The consistency of No MS'ing around is fluid, light and buttery with a medium viscosity and a deliciously silky, even, self-leveling slip over the nail -- an excellent, user-friendly formula that is a amenable to thin or thicker coats as preference dictates. Pigmentation is very good, offering evenly opaque coverage in two coats. Cleanup is easy. No MS'ing Around dries naturally in very good time to a beautiful glossy finish. Topcoat does not interfere with the holographic properties in any way. 

Photos show two coats of No MS'ing Around over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

Different Dimension No MS'ing Around

This is a beautiful polish. It's ethereal, but very present, if you know what I mean, and deliciously creamy and sleek. I bought both of its sister polishes as well, a coral pink and a light blue, and while I'm hesitant to call favorites when I haven't tried the others, this graceful green will be mighty tough to beat! 

love,
Liz