Different Dimension Ophelia

Ophelia was released at the beginning of this month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the Over The Moon collection, a series of four glitterbomb polishes inspired by and named for moons of the planet Uranus. Ophelia is a tiny moon of Uranus, and it was named for the character from William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

It's described as "a full coverage glitter bomb, filled with purple to blue multichrome glitters and silver holographic microglitters in a slightly holographic tinted base." The multichrome glitters are dark and actually tinier than the silver holographic microglitters, but their effect on the look is noticeable. They somehow seem to impart their purple/blue shift onto the silvery microglitters so that in ambient light, you see a generalized lavender sparkle shifting to sky blue interspersed with darker purple flecks, with a mobile flush of rainbow sparks as the holographic properties of the microglitters are ignited by light traveling over them. In direct light, bold prismatic sparkle blankets a glistening, silvery lavender-esque underlay. 

Application was awesome! The consistency of Ophelia is fluid and full-bodied with a medium-to-slightly-thicker viscosity and a self-leveling glide over the nail that appreciates a light, careful hand. Glitter payoff is outstanding and dispersal is remarkably even with a light touch, providing an evenly opaque look in two coats -- fantastic! I did my cleanup as I went along but had some sticky glitters even so. Ophelia dries naturally in very good time to a sparkly, textured, matte finish. A layer of glitter-smoothing topcoat left it textured and shiny, with a second layer of quick-dry making it moderately smooth, but not glassy.

Photos show two coats of Ophelia over ÜNT Ready for Takeoff peelable basecoat with a layer of Girly Bits Glitter Glaze followed by a layer of Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

Different Dimension Ophelia

I love glitterbombs and this is a gorgeous one, with a speckly look and a surprisingly light and airy feel, kind of like having layers of glittery lavender tulle on your nails. There's also a copper sheen generated at oblique angles to the light, another feature of the multichrome glitters. The excellent coverage was unexpected and amazed me. Even after scrutinizing the opacity at two coats with an LED spotlight, I wasn't tempted to add a third.

I chose Ophelia as my representative polish from the collection, but can definitely see the attraction of ordering all four, especially after experiencing this one. Expertly crafted, wonderful to work with and dazzling on the nail -- with the obvious benefits of peel-off basecoat, what's not to love?

xo,
Liz