Liquid Bling question

Hi, Liquid Bling and Glitter Glam are aloe vera based and I prefer aloe vera cause when I explain to the parental unit about the up to 10 min drying time, they appreciate my care and concern for their childs safty. I belive Mark Reid liquid bling isn't aloe vera based, plus I personally don't like the way it flows from the bottle, nor do I want to take the time to shake up the bottled contents to try for that perfect line of magic, which is ready to go with aloe vera. Some of the liquid bling colors avalable are outstanding, and can really make your design "pop". But when my line is long I don't wish to take the time to match the liquid bling to my design, so I just grab the gold or silver, and wing it. I have nearly every color of Liquid Bling thats on the market but I find myself useing gold as my go-to color. The only differece between Liquid Bling and Glitter Glam, that I can tell, is the metal applicater tip, which comes with the Liquid Bling but fits onto the Glitter Glam, Mark Reid doesn't have a metal tip available. I suggest you might want to start by looking in the forum store and just try one or two to start with, not do like I did and go off the deep end buying everything that sparkes

Melody, I bought some from the forum shop and I like it a lot. The metal tip really does make a superfine line, I love it.

I got some great advice a while back from everyone here about how they keep the tip clear, I know you didn't ask about that but I'm going to share anyway. What I do is put the metal tip on at the beginning of an event, and put an open safety pin in there to keep it clear and flowing. I use a safety pin because it won't roll away like a straight pin, and is easier to find if it does get knocked to the floor. At the end of the event, I put the plastic cap back on and clean the metal tip when I get home so it is ready for next time.

I bougth Mark Reid because was 1 dollar cheaper than Liquid Bling but I DON'T recomended it .1rst. silver and gold went too liquid that I never had a chance to use it, 2. white went too dry. I lost 25 dollars I invested in them, and I don't like the way it looks, so messy.
I started over and I bougth LIQUID BLING, and I love it, I love the way it flows and the way it looks, I have 5 different colors but I use silver and gold the most.

I use pearl headed pins... it all works.

I also use Liquid Bling from Amerikan Body Art... I have, ahem... all the colours (they had a sale on the set, what can I say?) and have the large refill bottles and duplicates from trades/swaps.

I like them. But they do take some time to dry.

I've also got a couple colours of Glitzer which is from the UK... haven't really used it much, but seems very similar. But seems to dry faster.

I have been thinking about getting some glitter gel too, my question, what colors do you find yourself using most often? If I were only to buy, lets say three to start out with, what would you consider the three most universal colors? I would guess gold, silver and white holographic...am I wrong?

Gold, Silver and Turquoise... I use the turquoise a ton in winter with snowy designs. Red is also useful for holly berries, accenting Christmas designs, but I use the turquoise more. Gold works for ANYTHING.

i have both Liquid Bling and GlitterMark. I use the GlitterMark most often as I find the Liquid Bling is too wet to get a nice line. I use it to do dots for gems.
I do not like to use the metal tips as I find the clog more and can scratch a face.

Get one or two of each to try and decide - both are top quality products.

I tend to buy gold and silver and add glitter to them. I squeeze some out - pull the top off and add as much dry glitter as i can fit in.
It helps to make it shinier and easier to use as it's not so liquid... that said I mostly use it for dots... not lines.
I have MarkReids gold and I don't use it it's a serious pain in the backside.. you get nothing or clear liquid or a big blob of mess....
I will try adding dry glitter to it to see if it helps at all.

Not my favourite picture or design - just the first one I cam across with the liquid bling used.

I like that Tash. A lot.

Thanks Shannon!