Different Dimension GLOWIES

Disclaimer: Some or all of the products in this review were sent to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way

Confession: I am a relatively well adjusted 29 year old...BUT...seeing my nails glow in the dark at bed time = instant 5 year old! I mean I charged these babies up, switched the light off, and rolled around giggling in the dark, waving them around like I was at a rave, or imagining that this is what it would look like if I could shoot magic from my fingertips. Mr. Fox even commented that 'someday you'll grow up' weeeellllllll SORRY BABY, but NOPE! THEY GLOW. My nails freaking glow! And I like it...so there!

Tonight I have 2 AWESOME, 3-free, glow in the dark beauties from Different Dimension - 'Merry Go Round' and 'Light It Up Blue'. Both of these fabulous finds glow a gorgeous blue, and are super bright for a few minutes after you charge them (it doesn't take much - the flash on my phone did a fabulous job LOL) and continue to glow for a good long time. I should have timed it but I fell asleep every time I tried so you'll just have to snag these and test it out yourself. Sorries!

 'Merry Go Round' is described as a white "crelly" base packed with various shapes and sizes of pink, blue, silver, black and fuchsia glitters...AND IT GLOWS IN THE DARK. WOOT! There is a lot going on with this baby from squares to circles to hexes - its like a party for your finger tips. This is 3 coats of Merry Go Round with 2 coats of a quick dry top coat. The glow in the dark pigment may feel a little gritty so an extra coat of top coat will help smooth it out.

'Light It Up Blue' was inspired by Autism Speaks, World Autism Day, and Missi's 2 autistic sons. This beauty packs silver and blue holographic glitters and large white hexes into a light blue jelly base that, surprise, GLOWS BLUE IN THE DARK. Also for each bottle sold, Missi donates $2 to the charity organization, Autism Speaks. How awesome is that? I layered 2 coats of 'Light It Up Blue' over Essies 'Rock The Boat' plus 2 coats of top coat.

Just for reference, here's what 'Rock The Boat' looks like without 'Light It Up Blue'...

YAY! What do YOU think about glow polish? Let me know in the comments below! You can find more of Missi's gorgeous polish in her Etsy shop: Different Dimension as well as on Llarowe. She can also be found on Insagram @Missibarry and Facebook. Full sizes range from $8.50-$12.00 and she also offers minis of most of her creations! Not convinced? Click here to read browse all of my Different Dimension reviews.

BONUS! From now until 8/18 use coupon code 10KSALE for 25% off orders of $20.00 or more at her Etsy shop!

Different Dimension LOVES!

Disclaimer: Some or all of the products in this review were sent to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way.

I just about had a heart attack when I opened this package from Missi at Different Dimension! SO MANY PRETTIES! You know that moment when you get a present from someone and you know just by looking at the outside of the box that its going to be an epic un-boxing...yeah it was like that. Every little bubble wrapped polish burrito was an 'OoOo', 'AAaaaAhhh', or 'OH MY GOD!' I'm going to break this into a couple of posts so keep an eye out for its counterparts. Woot!

If you aren't familiar with Different Dimension (pardon my French but... WHAT ROCK HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING UNDER? LOL) take a stroll on over to DD's Etsy shop here and check her out! Missi has been creating and dishing up high quality, 3-free, gorgeous polish for over a year, and her Etsy shop alone boasts an amazing 10,000+ sales! Different Dimension was born when Missi, a mother of 2 and a licensed nail technician, was forced to take a break from her full job as she recovered from joint replacement therapy. With the level of success she has achieved with her polish, she's be able to quit her full time job and focus all of her energy on her boys and creating beautiful lacquers for our fingertips -- and it shows! Different Dimension polishes are top notch, highly collectible and on point with the hottest colors, glitters and trends of the season.

SO WITH THAT, here we go :)

'Today Was A Fairytale' was an INSTANT favorite of mine! This beauty has a milky white base with a fine pink shimmer running through it and its packed with different sized holo and pink circles glitters. The pink shimmer is stunning in person but I couldn't capture it for the life of me with my camera so you'll just have to trust me LOL. Although you can achieve opaqueness with this polish by itself, I think next time I'll layer it over a one coat white; this is 3-4 coats of 'Today Was A Fairytale' plus top coat. LOVE!

This next beauty was a surprise favorite because I'm not really a fan of purple BUT, ITS SO PRETTY!  Ohana Means Family is a delightful mix of periwinkle, lavender and light blue glitter in a clear base. The periwinkle and lavender glitters are kind of frosted making the light blue sparkly glitter POP. This would be gorgeous over any blue or purple polish (it was even gorg over black and white), but I chose Wet & Wilds 'Who is Ultra Violet' from the summer Pop Art collection. This is 2 coats of Ohana Means Family + top coat.

Last but not least is Drops of Jupiter a sure fired top seller from the get go! This stellar (HAHA PUN) mix of silver holographic circle, hex, square and star glitters in a rich, deep black jelly base.  Most of my holo glitters showed up silver in these photos but in the sun they shine like rainbows! You can achieve opacity in 2-3 coats or layer over black, either way its going to be a winner. I decided to layer Drops of Jupiter over a bare nail for added depth and got lots of compliments on it. This is 3 coats + top coat. P.S. YOU NEED THIS.

You can find more of Missi's gorgeous polish in her Etsy shop: Different Dimension as well as on Llarowe. She can also be found on Insagram @Missibarry and Facebook. Full sizes range from $8.50-$12.00 and she also offers minis of most of her creations! 

BONUS! From now until 8/18 use coupon code 10KSALE for 25% off orders of $20.00 or more at her Etsy shop!

Oh yeah! And make sure you check out our brand new nail polish cabinet options on Etsy! 

Different Dimension - Ocean's Daughter

Holy jeebus, its 60 degrees in JULY and I'm freezing my cuticles off!! Wutdahell is this!? Weather in the Midwest is so freaking weird, I'll never get used to it! Ever.

This is going to be a quickie because my fingers are so cold that it actually hurts to type but I wanted to show you all this GORGEOUS new holo from Different Dimension called Ocean's Daughter (an homage to the Train song perhaps?). Ocean's Daughter is a beautiful minty, silvery, blue holo that is opaque in 2-3 coats. I swear this baby is SO holo that its shines in the dark! It's got some terrific staying power as well as I've had it on for 4 days now and theres just a tiny bit of tip wear! YAY for awesome!

This is 3 coats of Ocean's Daughter with 1 coat of KB Shimmers 'Clearly On Top' top coat.

Blurred to extra holo-y goodness!

So. Much. Win. I love this one! Ocean's Daughter is available NOW at DifferentDimension.us for $11! You can also find Different Dimension on Facebook,  Instagram, and at Llarowe.

It's My Birthdanniversary Celebration!

And you're invited!! HOLLER!!

Okay i'll admit it... I love my birthday! Maybe it's my 'only child syndrome' rearing its spoiled little head, but I stretch this shit out for at least a week. Ask Mr. Fox Claws, it goes like this...
Me: "Honey...can we go to dinner for my birthday?"
Him: "Your birthday isn't for 3 more days..."
Me: "I know but...early birthday present?"
Him: "But...we went to dinner LAST night for your birhday..."
Me: "I know but..doesn't soup, salad and bread sticks from The OG sound delicious? And its like, almost my birthday!"
(P.s. If you get 'The OG' reference you're awesome! Fist bump to my fellow lady clones out there! Now I'm done...hehehe)

LOL Ah well...we only get one birthday a year so I'm going to make the most of it ;) Besides, this one is a good one...this is the first year I will turn 29 - next year I will also turn 29 - and I will continue to turn 29 until I actually feel 30! I will wear glitter and I will not bow down to crows feet or laugh lines. SO THERE!

Anywho, the end of June/beginning of July also marks my 1 year blogaversary, and Mr. Fox Claws and I's anniversary so we're making quite a big deal about it in this household! AND AND AND some of my favorite lacquer lovin' ladies have come out to help celebrate with a (quite spectacular if I do say so myself) awesome giveaway.

Here's the treasure map....

From Fox Claws:
- Little Princess rack in black, white or pink - You choose!
- MY favorite accessory at the moment - an iridescent crystal heart necklace - I bought an extra one just for this giveaway!
- Elf Concealer brush aka awesome nail clean up brush - My Favorite!
- Nail Art Goodies - Stickers, Nail Wraps etc.
- Ulta Goddess
- Ulta Purple Haze

From Too Cuteicle:
- An unreleased pink holo inspired by Fox Claws called 'Foxy'!

From Polish Sickness:
- Nabi Holographic Polish in Red
- Sally Hansen Prisms in South Sea Pearl
- 4pk of Striping Tape

From Different Dimension:
- Random surprise pack of pretties!

From JK Customs:
- Full size bottle of Tears of Gaia
- Nail Wraps
- Nail Art Glitter

From Mentality Nail Polish:
- $25 Gift Certificate to their online store!

From Happy Hellionz:
- A surprise Hellion!

From Chiraltiy Nail Polish:
- Full Size bottle of Convergence

From Northern Star Polish:
- Full Size bottles of Aquadellic, Knock 'Em Red, and At First Blush

For the Canadian ladies and gents only...
From Girly Bits Cosmetics:
- $30 Gift Certificate to Girly Bits!

For the European ladies and gents only...
From An Irish Nail Polish Addict:
- 4 surprise Catrice polishes

ON TO THE GIVEAWAY!!!

Prize Pack #1

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- Fox Claws Princess Rack
(Rack ONLY - Rack contents are NOT included)

- A HUGE bubble bottle of Too Cute-icle 'Foxy'

- Ulta Goddess

- Ulta Purple Haze

- Northern Star Polish 'Aquadellic'

- Nail Art Goodies

- Elf Brush

Prize Pack #2

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- Crystal Heart Necklace

- Different Dimension Polish Pack

- JK Customs FS Tears Of Gaia

- Northern Star Polish 'Knock 'Em Red'

- Nail Wraps

- Nail Art Glitter

Prize Pack #3

(Above)

- Surprise Hellion from Happy Hellionz!

- $25 Mentality Gift Certificate

- Chirality 'Convergence'

- Northern Star Polish 'At First Blush'

- Nabi Holographic Polish in Red

- Sally Hansen Prisms in South Sea Pearl

- 4pk of Striping Tape

Prize Pack #4 - Europe Only

4 Catrice Polishes

Prize Pack #5 - Canada Only
$30 Gift Certificate to GIRLY BITS!

Important Giveaway Info! (Please read me!)

- There will be 5 winners -  3 from the US, 1 from Canada, 1 from Europe

- Giveaway will run from 7/3 until midnight on 7/21 (CDT). Winners will be chosen and e-mailed around 7/22-7/23.

- Entries will be verified! Cheating will result in complete disqualification.

- Winners have 24 hours to respond to e-mail notification before a new winner is chosen.

- Some prizes were purchased by me, some were generously donated - Don't forget to thank all of the wonderful ladies who were kind enough to donate to this giveaway! Additionally, portions of the prize packs may be shipped directly from their source and may arrive separately.

- Prize Packs #1-3 are for US Fans only.

- Prize Pack #4 is for European Fans only.

- Prize Pack #5 is for Canadian Fans only.

- Winners information (e-mail/address/name) may be shared with one or more entities who have donated to this giveaway in the event that they need additional information from you, but will not be used for marketing purposes. 

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Yours, Mine and Flowers....and Lotus!

Greeetings foxy lady lacquer heads! Today is a two-fer! There's been a lot of GREEN around here lately so I wanted to break it up with a little pop of spring!

Anyone who knows me can tell you that I love glitter! Love, love, love it...BUT I have had a really hard time adjusting to shape glitters. In fact, I dislike them so much that I have avoided them like the plague. When I first started getting into polish I picked up a drugstore brand that was packed with stars that, once applied and reinforced with top coat, suddenly became as sharp as a friggin razor! Unbeknownst to me, a point of one of the stars had poked up through the top coat and was so stiff that I actually drew blood when I scratched an itch on my forearm. Please tell me I am not the only person on the planet that has ever made themselves bleed from a self inflicted glitter wound! Uhm...yeah...shape glitter can just...go...

But I was excited to receive a mini of Different Dimension - Yours, Mine and Flowers from Missi because its just so dang cute in the bottle with its delicate, muted glitters and little pink flowers. Dang it! I wanted to hate it but its just so spring and I am so sick and tired of snow that I'll take spring anywhere I can find it. TGFNP (Thank Goodness For Nail Polish)

Missi describes Yours, Mine and Flowers as, "a cute mix of pastel matte glitters in a variety of sizes with pink flowers in a clear base." Nailed it again ;) There is a nice mix of micro and relatively standard sized hexes of pastel green, blue, pink, and purple, with adorable pink flower glitters. It reminds me of an Easter basket for your nails. Love! No glitter placement necessary (except I did actually place the flowers because I wanted them in a specific spot). I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to fish around for them, they came out all on their own! Victory for large glitters in mini bottles! Most pleasant surprise: The flowers laid very flat and did not draw blood and did not eat up a lot of top coat. You go Different Dimension!

I would normally have done a full on mani with this beauty but I was being selfish and didn't want to waste it before Spring actually rolled around so I did it as an accent nail over Zoya's Lotus. I will do a full mani with it soon!

Lotus is a gorgeous dusty purplely-lavender with a spectacular burst of pink shimmer floating through it. I am not a big 'purple person', but the moment I saw a friend pick it up I knew I had to have it. Its fantastic. The formula was great! It evened out beautifully. IMO its a must own. Run, don't walk ;)

Anyway, this is 2 coats of Different Dimension 'Yours, Mine and Flowers' over Zoya 'Lotus'

You can find Different Dimension 'Yours, Mine and Flowers' and more of Missi's amazing creations in her Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DIFFERENTdimension for $8.50 (full size), and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

You can find Zoya's full product line at http://www.zoya.com/ and on Facebook. To go directly to LOTUS click here: https://www.artofbeauty.com/rd/01788D15

If you are not enrolled in Zoya's 'Share The Love' program, click here to sign up and start earning points that are redeemable for free shipping, discounted product and other fun goodies! Its super easy!

TL;DR
- You know you spent too much time on Facebook when you type "@differentDIM" into blogger and wait for it to auto fill the tag in...GRRR
- I'm not kidding, I really will do an OCM update soon!
- It's the freaking weekend -- I'll drink to that..heyyaaah!

Different Dimension - Irish You Well

Different Dimension - Irish You Well

YAAAAY! St. Patrick's Day is one of my faaaavorite holidays! I love green, I love shamrocks, I love anything and everything Irish, and because I'm a red head (strawberry blond if you want to get SUPER technical) I get to blend in for a day LOL!

History Lesson! St. Patrick's Day, or The Feast of Saint Patrick is celebrated to commemorate the death of Saint Patrick who died March 17, 461 AD. At least, that's the most recent understanding. Most historians agree on the March 17th part, but the year in which he passed has been widely debated. Saint Patrick was born in Britain to a wealthy family, and grew up in the church. When he was 16 he was kidnapped and held captive in Ireland as a slave. He eventually escaped and returned to Britain and studied to be a priest.

Did you know that the original color associated with Saint Patrick was BLUE? Irish folklore says that when he returned to Ireland as a bishop he used the shamrock to explain the Christian Holy Trinity to the Irish people. This eventually led to the color green becoming synonymous with St. Patrick's Day.

So now you know, and we can move onto this beauty from Different Dimension - Irish You Well. Missi describes Irish You Well as, "a white crelly (cream/jelly) base with green and gold glitters in different sizes and gold circle glitters throughout." Nailed it! LOL

I've been wearing Irish You Well (over white) for 3 days and its holding up very nicely. I wish cameras could pick up the glitter properly, but alas it doesn't. What you should know is that this is a great polish for someone who wants a St. Patrick's Day polish without the 'in your face' green of other polishes. I really love the subtle glam with the classy, muted white.

I swatched it twice, once by itself, the 2nd time over white. Here is 3 coats of Different Dimension - Irish You Well. (Click to Enlarge)

This is 2 coats of Different Dimenson - Irish You Well over white.

You can find Irish You Well and more of Missi's amazing creations in her Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DIFFERENTdimension for $8.50 (full size), and on Facebook.

OH! I almost forgot to mention! Melissa at Pinked Polish is hosting a giveaway that includes one of our Penny Stands! You can see more photos of our Penny Stand in our Etsy shop here. Enter to win below! Good Luck!!

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