Month: September 2009

I’m posting two posts a day just to keep them separate! And now for more on titanium dioxide! (To see titanium dioxide in action as a filler with mica, 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...

After using the fillers at ridiculous levels with micas, I thought I’d do a filler round-up using the matte colours (iron oxide, ultramarine, manganese violet, and chromium pigments) and the fillers at the suggested usage levels. Let’s take a look at treated sericite with matte pigments.If you want to see sericite mica mixed with a...

Sorry I didn’t post this on September 17th like I planned – I was studying for a math test and simply forgot to check my posts!Magnesium myristate at 10% in a powder is supposed to be a good binder. So I thought I’d try it! To 1/2 tsp (2.5 cc) of eye shadow powder I...

I thought I dismissed the idea of alcohol far too quickly, so I tried it this morning. To 1.0 grams of paradise eye shadow I added 20 drops or 0.2 grams of denatured alcohol. I put it into the container as I figured this would be easier. It didn’t make as much mess as the...