My Top 5 Indie Polishes

I have a special post to share with you today! I've teamed up with 29 other bloggers to share our top 5 indie polishes with you! I would say that the polishes I'm going to show you today are from my favorite indie brands, but I could name several "favorite" polishes from within each brand. I decided to choose just one from each brand to share with you today.

St. Patrick's Day Mani Featuring DIFFERENT dimension

Today I have another simple St. Patrick's Day manicure to show you. I used all DIFFERENT dimension polishes to create this look.

To get this look I used two coats of Luck & Leprechauns on my middle and ring fingers. Luck & Leprechauns is a full coverage green and gold holographic microglitter with multichrome flakies and a bit of a magenta shimmer in it. Gorgeous and perfect for today. The formula was easy to work with and not too thick or thin. I think Missi from DD comes up with some fantastic glitter polishes. Luck & Leprechauns is available here. 

On the rest of my fingers I used an eye shadow sponge applicator to sponge a gradient using Treemendous (light green) and Note to Elf (dark green). These are both from the DIFFERENT dimension Holiday collection and are beautiful holographic polishes. Treemendous also has green flakies in it. Note to Elf is sold out, but you can find Tremendous here. I only had to go over the sponging once and I did not use a base color before sponging. Using the eye shadow applicator gave me better control and less clean up than using a make up sponge. Also, since my nail beds are smaller, it was easier for me to get the polish where I wanted it to go, instead of all over my finger. :0) 

A thumb picture two days in a row? Woah. ;0)

I like how these three polishes work together. I've never had a problem with the formula of any DIFFERENT dimension polish I've purchased. I'd love to hear what you think of this look. Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Birthday to Me! DIFFERENT dimension Aquila

Today is my birthday. :0) When I first saw swatches of this polish, I knew it would be the one I wanted to wear today. It is DIFFERENT dimension Aquila.

Indirect Light

ellagee Crown Jewels

I have another beautiful polish from ellagee to show you today! This is Crown Jewels. I paired it up with a no label polish from a DIFFERENT dimension Grab bag I purchased a few weeks ago.

DIFFERENT dimension - Discovery

Today I have a polish from the DIFFERENT dimension One Small Step collection. There are eight shades the collection and the names are all based on American space shuttles and missions. The one I have to show you today is Discovery.

Mardi Gras Manicure

Since it is Mardi Gras down in New Orleans today, I have my Mardi Gras manicure to show you! Because I am in Wisconsin, I am nowhere near the festivities, but I thought I'd do something fun anyway!

Indirect Light

DIFFERENT dimension Valentine's Day Polish Picks

Today I have my picks from the DIFFERENT dimension Valentine's Day 2015 collection. I bought three out of the four polishes available. Each of the polishes in this set have a different finish. Two of these polishes are currently sold out but Missi, the DIFFERENT dimension creator, said she hopes to restock them this Friday or Saturday night. I will link the Valentine's Day polishes here.

L-R: Anteros, Hedylogos, and Eros

DIFFERENT dimension Shooting Stars - Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins

Today I have three more beautiful Shooting Star polishes with you. DIFFERENT dimension releases Shooting Star polishes on Friday nights. It isn't every Friday night, but I would say it is at least a couple times a month. There were three polishes in this Shooting Star release. They are all holographic polishes and are named after astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission. We have Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins.

DIFFERENT dimension Shooting Stars: Alpha and Zarya

Today I have two of DIFFERENT dimension Shooting Star polishes to show you. These polishes are going to be available tonight for the last time, so I wanted to show them to you before they're gone! They will be available tonight at 9pm EST until they are gone. There are less than 30 bottles of each, so if you are interested, I would try to get on to the website as close to 9pm EST as you can.

Alpha (L) Zarya (R)

DIFFERENT dimension Shooting Star Cetus

Today I have a polish from DIFFERENT dimension's Shooting Star range to show you. The Shooting Star polishes are limited release polishes that she typically releases on Friday night for a limited time. Last Friday the Shooting Stars were available for a 24 hour pre-order. The previous Shooting Star polishes (like the one I'm about to show you here) were made in small batches of 30-60 bottles, and once they were gone, they were gone. This polish is called Cetus and was a Shooting Star polish from a few weeks ago.

Indoor, indirect light

DIFFERENT dimension Black Dahlia and Squarey Hexy

Today I have DIFFERENT dimension Black Dahlia and Squarey Hexy to show you! Both of these polishes are part of the regular line and are set to be restocked tonight, December 12, 2014, at 9 pm EST.

Black Dahlia (L) Squarey Hexy (R)

I Survived Black Friday LE Box

I have the I Survived Black Friday Limited Edition Box to show you today. This box contains three polishes and two sheets of NailVinyls. This set is inspired by Black Friday shopping, which I think is so cute and unique!

First up is Cupcake Polish Trampled By A Shopping Cart. This is a pink holographic polish with what looks to me like iridescent flakes in it. I had a hard time capturing the flakes in my pictures, but they are visible to the naked eye. All of these pictures are in direct, indoor light and are two coats of polish with one coat of HK Girl top coat to seal everything in.

Next up is Glisten and Glow First In Line. This is a deep purple holographic polish. The holo in this polish is amazing. The formula on all of these polishes was really good. Not too thick or thin and covered well in two coats. 

The last polish in the group is DIFFERENT dimension Up All Night. It is a dark teal holographic polish. Just beautiful. The holo in this polish was really strong as well. On my ring finger I used one of the NailVinyl decals as an accent. There was a sheet of gold and a sheet of silver decals, and both are holographic. There are shoes, perfume bottles, nail polish bottles, dollar signs, and a few other designs. I used a nail polish bottle in gold for my accent. My nail beds are fairly small, so there are a few decals that I don't think would fit on my nails. If you have medium to large nail beds, I don't think you will have a problem.

So Cute!

I really enjoy this box. As of now, this is available on all four collaborators web sites. This is limited edition and the polishes and decals are only available in this box, they are not sold separately. The I Survived Black Friday Box is $40, which is a good deal for these polishes and decals. Here are the sites you can pick this box up at:

Cupcake Polish website here.

Glisten and Glow website here.

DIFFERENT dimension website here.

NailVinyls website here.

I went a little crazy with the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, so I will have a lot of new polishes to show you coming up. I have a few brands that are new to me, and I'm excited to try them out. Look for them to be up soon!

DIFFERENT dimension Heavenly Waters

I have a gorgeous cobalt blue holographic polish to show you today. This is Heavenly Waters by DIFFERENT dimension.

Outside, direct sunlight

DIFFERENT dimension Big Bang and Orly Saturated

Today I have DIFFERENT dimension Big Bang and Orly Saturated. I wanted to try using some nail vinyls again, and while it didn't turn out as well as I hoped it would, I still wanted to show it to you because I like this combination.

DIFFERENT dimension 2014 Winter Collection

I have my selections from the DIFFERENT dimension 2014 Winter collection to show you today. There are some amazing polishes in this collection.  This post is going to be long and picture heavy because there is so much to show you! There are four holographic polishes and four polishes with glitter or shimmer in them. This collection is available here and is going to be restocked on Friday 11/21 at 9pm EST if you are interested in any of them!

DIFFERENT dimension Bold as Brass

I have another gorgeous holographic polish from DIFFERENT dimension for you today. This polish is called Bold as Brass. I think this color is so great for Fall. I used two coats of Bold as Brass for this look.  I did one coat of HK Girl top coat as well.

With Flash

DIFFERENT dimension Ultraviolet

Today I have DIFFERENT dimension Ultraviolet to show you.  It is a beautiful purple-leaning pink holographic polish. I think this polish is really delicate and feminine.  It would be perfect for Spring, but I would wear it anytime of the year.

Ultraviolet with flash