Thursday 23 May 2013

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch and Review

Hello old friend, haven't blogged here during this hour but there's always a first for everything, so hello to everyone in Australia and the UK! You're the first to know that this week is a special week. I'll be highlighting Different Dimension, an indie polish for all the sci-fi space cowgirls out there! This morning I received a handful of samples - Orion Nebula, Excelsior!, and Orbital.

Different Dimension Mini Bottles

Different Dimension Mini Bottles

Different Dimension Mini Bottles

These are my very first minis EVER! So obviously, I AWWW'd and coo'd over seeing them fit in the palm of my hand.

Up first on deck is Different Dimension Excelsior!

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch

Taken from Different Dimension's Etsy page:

Excelsior is a white(ish) light grey holographic polish with hints of different colors reflected in the light.

Excelsior translates from Latin:

Adjective

excelsior (not comparable)
1.(archaic) Loftier, yet higher; ever upward


Different Dimension Excelsior! Macro

Of course, all I could think of was Stan Lee yelling Excelsior! when I was fortunate to attend FanExpo here in Vancouver. (Man that guy has so much pizazz to him, I love it!) So every time I grabbed this bottle, I pretty much thought about Stan Lee. Or Bradley Cooper from Silver Linings Playbook.

Just as Different Dimension described, Excelsior! is a cool icy white with holographic properties. Of course in my light box, it unfortunately doesn't show too much, but I tried my best with a different camera to showcase the holo magic. (Because it does exist!) Vancouver hasn't been the sunniest lately so I'm prompted to pull a MacGyver.

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch

Different Dimension Excelsior! formula was very decent and smooth. There were no problems at all with pulling, patchiness, nothing. CTHULHU IS PLEASED. My swatch is two and a half coats, with no top coat.

And because I promised, here's an alternate photo that highlights the holo magical-ness! It's even more bold and pretty in the sun! I'm definitely going to wear this again once Vancouver decides to cheer up a little.

Different Dimension Excelsior! Swatch

You can check out this polish and other Different Dimension polishes over at the Etsy shop here. Have you tried any polishes from Different Dimension? So far, colour me impressed!!! Also - does "Excelsior!" remind you of Stan Lee? Or is that just some weird "special" thing my brain is doing?

Full disclosure: This sample was provided for an unbiased review.

5 comments:

  1. Purple circle glitter? Awww yiss! Can't wait to see Orion Nebula :D

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    1. I KNOW I KNOW - I'm saving it for last. ;) Circle glitter is HOT!

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  2. This is beautiful! It looks very toned down, but I'm sure holos like hell when the sun hits it.

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    1. I definitely love how icey it looks. I am a huge fan of MAGIC nails. Come on Vancouver, where is the goddamn sun?!

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  3. This is so pretty! I'm so so so so (that could go on for a while) Happy you got selected for this.

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