What do you do with glitter gel/liquid bling?

Hiya,

Just wondering how everyone applies this. Any photos you can share with examples would be most appreciated.

I used it as dots on the design and lips. But it is hard to photograph.

I personally don't use it. I have some, but I find it doesn't dry fast enough for some of the fidgets in my chair I just use dry glitter and water.

I just saw a video using it, and it said it takes 5 minutes to dry, but it looked really nice. I'd probably only use it for adult designs.

Agree, it dries to slow. But on older kids it is okay, if you tell them about it. With some of the small children, it would also work, since some expect the facepaint itself take so long to dry. I have kids coming back after half an hour, asking if I think the facepaint (not even using the bling) is dry now *lol*

Jenn, Can you post that video here? Click the video link near the picutures link and past the code there.

um... I think this is what you want? Here goes:

One of Heather's best to date - very inspired to use the brown paint and recreate the henna look and IT JUST POPS with the gold, copper, bronze backgrounds!!

I love this just ordered the cake today and bling. I have a bar mitzvah fair this month and I am so doing variations on this.

What's bling made of anyway? glitter and..... gooey stuff? I mean, could you make your own?

I think you can make your own using "Super Duper Mega Hold" Hair gel.

here's a link to a henna site with a how-to.
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/how/gilding/glittermixes.html

never tried it.... but i dunno why - sometimes when I BUY things I have more faith in them than if I made it.... maybe it's just me

I make my own glitter gel! I bought a jar of glycerin suppositories (I know it sounds gross but they're just individual capsules of glycerine-nothing else added and work perfectly!), aloe vera gel, and glitter.

I use a coffee cup and just heat one glycerine suppository in the microwave for 10 seconds, then add about 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel and glitter and stir very well. Sometimes I might have to add a drop or two more of the aloe vera gel but this makes the right consistency. I bought tiny plastic jars with screw-top lids and I put the different colors of glitter gel inside and that's one of the things I give to my "birthday" girl at parties or to people who purchase the "premium face" package. I also put it into empty containers and use a tiny brush to place it on the face exactly where I want it. Easy and, economical (I think I paid $6 total for the glycerine and aloe vera gel and it will make enough for 100 containers!)

Thanks Squiggle! I'm a DIY kinda girl... esp when it can save some money. And I think I saw empty metal tipped containters at the craft store.

I love this place!

Squiggle, great idea. Have to try that when I run out of the other.

I would not recommend hair gel on the face. It is okay on the body, but the face is too sensitive.

You can buy glycerin in a container in the pharmacy at walmart to forgo the melting and such.