l/s and the great glitter experiment

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Posted by Alissa on July 15, 2001 at 16:59:49:

In reply to: Re: A long light hearted rant on glitter gel and henna posted by Lorry on July 15, 2001 at 04:20:03:

: : 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?
: Hi
: Would you put lemon and sugar on under the gel/glue?

yes, I did l/s part of the design, just enough to keep the finished
areas from drying and flaking off while I kept painting. One coat of
l/s then 2 coats of the glitter goop was all i used for sealing. The
l/s seemed to help reduce the color from bleeding while it was "re-
wetted" from the glitter goop. But the goop was the super sealant
that kept it so well fixed to the skin for the next 16 hours I had it
on.

Hope this info helps

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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? : : Hi : : Would you put lemon and sugar on under the gel/glue? : : yes, I did l/s part of the design, just enough to keep the finished : areas from drying and flaking off while I kept painting. One coat of : l/s then 2 coats of the glitter goop was all i used for sealing. The : l/s seemed to help reduce the color from bleeding while it was "re- : wetted" from the glitter goop. But the goop was the super sealant : that kept it so well fixed to the skin for the next 16 hours I had it : on. : : Hope this info helps
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