A long light hearted rant on glitter gel and henna

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Posted by Alissa on July 13, 2001 at 20:29:03:

O.k. I am the girl who never outgrew glitter. I will not step foot
onstage when performing without glitter on my body somewhere. And I
religiously apply the same glitter nail polish before every show, and
leave it on until the run of the show is over. Suffice to say, I
can't live without glitter in my life.

A few weeks ago I was at the dollar store and went nuts finding
glitter body spray, glitter hand lotion, and glitter hair and skin
gel -- all yummy smelling and geez at a dollar for an 8 oz bottle,
who could resist? I was glitter stocked for only $3. Man I was jazzed.

Well... a comment CCJ posted wayyyy back about hitting powdered latex
with a shot of glitter spray stuck in my brain and kept firing the
same synapse over and over. Finally, I dug out my glitter gel and
decided to try it as a possible sealant for designs. First experiment
worked surprising well, that is it didn't dry off and flake away
immediately. It even kind of "rubberized" the henna, like latex would
but not as strong. I put on a whole big gloop of it though and it re-
wet the henna, turning it back to green from dry-brown, then back to
brown again as it dried. The too-much factor did cause some color
excess color bleeding, so I figured next time, not so much gloop.
Final color came out great, even though I only left it on for 2 hours.

Next gel experiment, mehndi'ed myself up and applied several lighter
coats of the gel. Wowie did I dig on the glitter, it looked
fantastic! I wrapped with tissue and plastic wrap afterwards and a
few hours later, to my disappointment, I peeked and could see that
the tissue had rubbed most of the henna off. I was :( very sad. But I
still got a decent color for only having left it on for about 3
hours, even though I think the henna got flaked off in much much less
time than that (like 45 minutes!).

Today, the glitter gel synapse fired next to the synapse that
controls my paper-making supplies, and the Elmer's glue ingredient
that I use. Hmmmmm... ever painted your skin with Elmer's as a kid
and then waited until it dried, only to try and peel it off in one
big piece?? Dried clear too didn't it? Non-toxic... hmmmmm.

So I henna'ed up my foot with a personal riff on a CCJ inspired
flower design and mixed about a dime sized squirt of glitter gel with
about 7-8 drops of Elmer's in a shot glass. I did l/s lightly until I
was done painting, to keep it from drying out, and then applied the
Elmer's glitter gel goop with a q-tip, 2 gloopy coats. Again, the
wetness turned the henna back to green and then brown again. 2 coats
of glitter goop later and it feels dry and pretty darn secure to the
skin. I can run my finger over the design lightly and there's no
flaking. I'm gonna run around the house barefoot all day and just see
how it holds up. The glitter rocks my world again.

Man oh man, I am feeling like Watson and Crick, discovering the DNA
structure -- I may have unlocked the key to my own personal favorite
sealant (super cheap, non toxic, low allergy threshold, holds strong,
smells good, and GLITTERY). If this works, I'm running back to the
dollar store and buying 5 more bottles of gel before their supply is
out!

Next question, can I mix up a batch to keep in an extra .5 oz j-
bottle and hope that it doesn't dry out???

And, has anyone else ever played with the Elmer's as a sealent? If
so, what results?

Follow Ups

Re: A long light hearted rant on glitter gel and henna Lorry 04:20:03 7/15/2001 (1)
- l/s and the great glitter experiment Alissa 16:59:49 7/15/2001 (0)
there is a henna artist on the 3rd street promanade who jennifer 17:36:22 7/14/2001 (0)
Glitter gel, the next day Alissa 17:24:03 7/14/2001 (2)
- Re: Glitter gel, samantha 21:03:57 7/14/2001 (1)
  - Re: Glitter gel distributor Alissa 17:07:05 7/15/2001 (0)
Re: A long light hearted rant on glitter gel and henna Rachael 00:45:03 7/14/2001 (0)
glitter Willowhawk 21:27:45 7/13/2001 (0)

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: O.k. I am the girl who never outgrew glitter. I will not step foot : onstage when performing without glitter on my body somewhere. And I : religiously apply the same glitter nail polish before every show, and : leave it on until the run of the show is over. Suffice to say, I : can't live without glitter in my life. : : A few weeks ago I was at the dollar store and went nuts finding : glitter body spray, glitter hand lotion, and glitter hair and skin : gel -- all yummy smelling and geez at a dollar for an 8 oz bottle, : who could resist? I was glitter stocked for only $3. Man I was jazzed. : : Well... a comment CCJ posted wayyyy back about hitting powdered latex : with a shot of glitter spray stuck in my brain and kept firing the : same synapse over and over. Finally, I dug out my glitter gel and : decided to try it as a possible sealant for designs. First experiment : worked surprising well, that is it didn't dry off and flake away : immediately. It even kind of "rubberized" the henna, like latex would : but not as strong. I put on a whole big gloop of it though and it re- : wet the henna, turning it back to green from dry-brown, then back to : brown again as it dried. The too-much factor did cause some color : excess color bleeding, so I figured next time, not so much gloop. : Final color came out great, even though I only left it on for 2 hours. : : Next gel experiment, mehndi'ed myself up and applied several lighter : coats of the gel. Wowie did I dig on the glitter, it looked : fantastic! I wrapped with tissue and plastic wrap afterwards and a : few hours later, to my disappointment, I peeked and could see that : the tissue had rubbed most of the henna off. I was :( very sad. But I : still got a decent color for only having left it on for about 3 : hours, even though I think the henna got flaked off in much much less : time than that (like 45 minutes!). : : Today, the glitter gel synapse fired next to the synapse that : controls my paper-making supplies, and the Elmer's glue ingredient : that I use. Hmmmmm... ever painted your skin with Elmer's as a kid : and then waited until it dried, only to try and peel it off in one : big piece?? Dried clear too didn't it? Non-toxic... hmmmmm. : : So I henna'ed up my foot with a personal riff on a CCJ inspired : flower design and mixed about a dime sized squirt of glitter gel with : about 7-8 drops of Elmer's in a shot glass. I did l/s lightly until I : was done painting, to keep it from drying out, and then applied the : Elmer's glitter gel goop with a q-tip, 2 gloopy coats. Again, the : wetness turned the henna back to green and then brown again. 2 coats : of glitter goop later and it feels dry and pretty darn secure to the : skin. I can run my finger over the design lightly and there's no : flaking. I'm gonna run around the house barefoot all day and just see : how it holds up. The glitter rocks my world again. : : Man oh man, I am feeling like Watson and Crick, discovering the DNA : structure -- I may have unlocked the key to my own personal favorite : sealant (super cheap, non toxic, low allergy threshold, holds strong, : smells good, and GLITTERY). If this works, I'm running back to the : dollar store and buying 5 more bottles of gel before their supply is : out! : : Next question, can I mix up a batch to keep in an extra .5 oz j- : bottle and hope that it doesn't dry out??? : : And, has anyone else ever played with the Elmer's as a sealent? If : so, what results?
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