Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Tropic Like It's Hot was released at the beginning of this month by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension as part of the Sun of a Beach collection, a series of five jelly-based neon polishes with added color-shifting glitters and holographic microflakes. This is the orange of the series, and it's a vibrant, expansive, "primary" sort of neon orange, very clean and nicely balanced by a milky translucence that reminds me of fresh-squeezed oj and gives it a bit of that sunbleached vibe. The energy is buoyant and convivial, not stark or frenetic. Really pretty! It's packed with glitters and silvery holo flakies, which create a flecked visual texture and emit variously-sized sparks and gleams of amber, orange and red-orange.

Application was very nice. The consistency of Tropic Like It's Hot is fluid, light and fluffy with a medium consistency and a fluent, even, self-leveling glide over the nail. There's slight sense of extra bulk to it from all of the components, with a bit of tumbling on the part of the glitters but no egregious stacking and no stickups at all. Pigmentation is sheerish, building to evenly opaque coverage in three coats for me. I did my cleanup as I went along and had no issues. Tropic Like It's Hot dries naturally in very good time to a shiny finish with considerable texture from the glitters. For a glassy smooth look, I double topcoated with a layer of gel-effect topcoat followed by quick-dry. 

Photos show three coats of Tropic Like It's Hot over basecoat with a double topcoat of Pretty Serious Plump Up the Volume plus Seche Vite.

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

Different Dimension Tropic Like It's Hot

This is a most companionable neon -- it feels like it's actually happy to be on your nails! I love the fresh, clean quality of the color, which adds a certain sweetness to its intensity and flatters the nails. I also like the sparkle, it strikes me as a graceful accompaniment to the color. This would make a great summer pedicure shade, I think. I've always done my own nails and have never been to a nail salon, but maybe this is the polish for that first salon pedicure.... 

love,
Liz