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Bismuth oxychloride is supposed to offer good coverage, good shine (too much for some!), and good adhesion. It plays well as a filler in micas, so let’s see how it works with matte pigments.As you can see, it doesn’t do much. At 1 cc colour grind to 1 scoop (0.15 cc) bismuth oxychloride (13%), there...
BORON NITRIDEBoron nitride is a create addition to iron oxides as it can make the matte colours sparkle and will offer some translucency.As with the other iron oxide filler tests, I used the Aster matte pigment grind from TKB Trading. I doubled the recipe to be…3.2 grams manganese violet1.0 grams ultramarine pink1.0 grams ultramarine blueI’m...
Mich very kindly sent me a sample of TKB Trading’s silk mica to try, so I’ve been including it in everything lately. (It may be similar to mica powder from MakingCosmetics.com but the micron size is different!) But what exactly is it? Silk mica is a colourless, translucent mica with a large particle size of...
For more information on talc, please click here. For more information on talc as a filler with micas, please click here. The grind: I used the Aster matte pigment grind from TKB Trading. I doubled the recipe to be…3.2 grams manganese violet1.0 grams ultramarine pink1.0 grams ultramarine blueI did not include any base as I’m...
Although I’m really enjoying experimenting with and writing about mineral make-up, I need to take a break while I replenish my supplies and play with new recipes. So I’m looking to you – my awesome, talented, extremely knowledgeable readers – to give me some suggestions for posts!I’ve had a suggestion for using powdered extracts –...