Color Shifting Rocks

Glass rocks from the Dollar Tree, painted on the back with layers of Glitter Unique's Color Shifting Flakes, Ultra Chrome Chameleon Flakes, Illusion Flakes, (the different flakes are not mixed up on one rock, each is a different color) SpectraFlair-35 (Glitter Unique sells that too) and a holographic glitter polish I made forever ago. The final layer was black for contrast. The last two photographs are with flash.

I made a lot of rocks in different sets but these are my favorites. Delightfully shifty and holographic.

With Flash...

Unicorn Pee?

Slightly after the fact but I'm posting anyway.

"Unicorn Pee" is apparently all the rage these days, right? I'm here to tell you that Glitter Unique, one of my FAV suppliers, has a newer line of color shifting goodies called Unicorn Pigments and #8 is supposed to look a LOT like the infamous Unicorn Pee.

There are currently 9 colors and they sell for $11.50 a gram, 2 grams - $22.50, 1/4 oz (7.08 grams)- $77.00.

-MK

New Illusion Flakes from Glitter Unique

New Illusion Flakes from Glitter Unique... "Beautiful, Colorful flakes with a Holographic Flair!!!"

6 Colors, $12.00 per gram, $20.00 for 2 grams (larger quantities available).

10% off now until Monday on new products.

Glitter Unique, Color Shifting Flake Swatches

It's been a busy couple weeks for me but I managed to squeeze in some picture taking of the super beautiful color shifting flakes from Glitter Unique that I was lucky enough to get for Mothers Day. There are 13 colors altogether, too many to fit into one (good) photograph but I did get them in groups of three though so you'll still get to see how they compare to each other. I'll list them here in color order.

Orange/Pink/Gold
Violet/Green/Pink/Gold
Fuchsia/Copper/Lime
Purple/Lime/Copper/Pink
Red/Gold/Green
Red/Pink/Gold/Green
Pink/Gold/Green
Lime/Copper/Blue
Blue/Green/Gold
Purple/Blue/Green
Aqua/Purple/Pink
Green-Blue/Fuchsia/Gold
Blue-Violet/Pink/Gold

The individual flake size (particle or micron size if you prefer) varies from one color to the next but...
Blue-Violet/Pink/Gold, Pink/Gold/Green and Violet/Green/Pink/Gold come in at the "smallest", 750 micron which is still quite large.
Aqua/Purple/Pink, Green-Blue/Fuchsia/Gold, Orange/Pink/Gold and Red/Pink/Gold/Green are 1250 micron.
Blue/Green/Gold, Fuchsia/Copper/Lime, Lime/Copper/Blue, Purple/Blue/Green, Purple/Lime/Copper/Pink and Red/Gold/Green are the largest at 2000 micron.

All are priced the same at $9.50 a gram, $58.00 for a 1/4 oz and $105.00 for 1/2 oz. For personal use, I found 1 gram to be sufficient, plenty to make the one bottle I did and have some left over for at least one or two more.

My photos are the usual way I swatch them, a single black nail stick but if you'd like to see a full-hand manicure, photos (not mine) are available on the website.

Orange/Pink/Gold, Violet/Green/Pink/Gold, Fuchsia/Copper/Lime

Purple/Lime/Copper/Pink, Red/Gold/Green, Red/Pink/Gold/Green

Pink/Gold/Green, Lime/Copper/Blue, Blue/Green/Gold

Purple/Blue/Green, Aqua/Purple/Pink, Green-Blue/Fuchsia/Gold

And for consistency, Aqua/Purple/Pink and Green-Blue/Fuchsia/Gold again with the last, Blue-Violet/Pink/Gold

The next set of photos are individual shots but two of each one. The reason for this is that during the first set, I was wearing a bright blue shirt and had a red lid sitting on the opposite side (top photo) and both of those reflected on the nail. Some were also blurry so I re-photographed them (bottom photo).

Orange/Pink/Gold

Violet/Green/Pink/Gold

Fuchsia/Copper/Lime

Purple/Lime/Copper/Pink

Red/Gold/Green

Red/Pink/Gold/Green

Pink/Gold/Green

Lime/Copper/Blue

Blue/Green/Gold

Purple/Blue/Green

Aqua/Purple/Pink

Green-Blue/Fuchsia/Gold

(blurry but I needed the 1st photo)

Blue-Violet/Pink/Gold

Comparing these to the Ultra Chrome Chameleon flakes (you can see them here), there are a few differences other than the price but both types have good color shift. The CSF flakes are white/transparent with a larger particle size in general and do seem a bit more vibrant than the UCCs- but I can't say if that's because they're larger or simply due to the difference in material type. The UCC flakes are smaller (though there are also "Mega" UCC flakes too) with more of a metallic surface coloring than white or transparent and seem to provide better all-over coverage. For instance, I painted my sunglasses frames with the UCC flakes and it required less coats to get the same impact.

I'm actually curious as to how the two would look together in a bottle of polish because the color range of each line of flakes is similar. I may have to test that. -MK

Glitter Unique Color Shifting Flakes

Glitter Unique added a line of color shifting flakes in March/April and I made note of that, updated the supplier list accordingly but didn't make a big fuss over them on here and I should have. I own them now, being part of my Mothers Day gift and I see the color shift first hand. Unlike the Ultra Chrome Chameleon (UCC) flakes, these are transparent but every bit as vibrant and shifty. I'll have an entry for them but I haven't photographed or written anything yet so you'll just have to take my word for it.

Glitter Unique is also having a sale- Free Shipping if  you spend $35 or more. For all orders shipped within the US, thru Sunday.

$9.50 per gram, colors available are:
Aqua/Purple/Pink
Blue-Violet/Pink/Gold
Blue/Green/Gold
Green-Blue/Fuchsia/Gold
Lime/Copper/Blue
Orange/Pink/Gold
Pink/Gold/Green
Purple/Blue/Green
Red/Gold/Green
Red/Pink/Gold/Green  
Violet/Green/Pink/Gold
Fuchsia/Copper/Lime
Purple/Lime/Copper/Pink

  

Didspade Releases 4 New Supershift Flakes

New SuperShift Flakes are now live on www.didspade.com and www.didspadeworld.com (International customers only)

Use code SSF15 at checkout for 15% off the SuperShift Flakes.
Promotion ends tomorrow @ midnight (M.S.T.)

$46.00 for 5 grams, making it $9.20 per gram. The four colors are:
Congo
Space Berry
Grave Digger - an homage to my favorite monster truck of the same name?
Tiger

The 15% off offer knocks them down $1.38 making them $7.82 per gram- assuming my calculator is correct.

I've looked at these on Didspade's site and based on pictures, they are not Ultra Chrome Chameleon Flakes under a different name and from a different manufactuer. UCCs are colored while the Supershift flakes look transparent or white-ish. Each comes with the following description:

Ultra high grade, intensely vivid color-shifting pearlescent flakes.
Top-of-the-line most dynamic shifts & richest colors available.
SuperShift flakes are made from pearl pigment material.
Varied particle sizes and shapes.
White Particle / Black base suggested

Glitter Unique UCC Flakes

For today's post I have for you more duochrome pigment pictures- a LOT of pictures. 14 of the available 17 Ultra Chrome Chameleon flakes from one of my favorite stores, Glitter Unique that I bought throughout last year- but they are all current inventory so don't fret, I'm not going to show you something you can't get.

Below is the list of current products and prices, the asterisk denoting the ones I own.

Ultra Chrome Chameleon Flakes

Blue-Aqua-Violet*… ………………1 gram, $10.00

Blue-Gold-Green*………………….1 gram, $8.00

Blue-Violet-Copper -MEGA*……...1 gram, $14.00

Copper-Gold-Fuchsia MEGA*……..1 gram, $14.00

Copper-Gold-Green*……………….1 gram, $8.00

Gold-Bronze-Silver…………………1 gram, $8.00

Green-Blue-Purple*………………..1 gram, $10.00

Green-Gold-Fuchsia MEGA*……...1 gram, $14.00

Green-Pink-Gold*………………….1 gram, $10.00

Lime-Blue-Gold MEGA*………….1 gram, $14.00

Pink-Purple-Blue-Gold*…………...1 gram, $8.00

Pink-Purple-Blue-Green MEGA*…1 gram, $14.00

Red-Bronze-Copper MEGA………..1 gram, $14.00

Teal-Navy-Violet MEGA*………...1 gram, $14.00

Violet-Blue-Green MEGA*………..1 gram, $14.00

Violet-Pink-Gold MEGA…………...1 gram, $14.00

Violet-Red-Orange*………………..1 gram, $10.00

I've tried to give an accurate and thorough presentation of each UCC flake and all photos can be enlarged. They are in a loose color order throughout this post.

The first set of images below are intended just as an over-view, I have individual shots as well so pardon the quality. 

From left to right: Green/Pink/Gold, Copper/Gold/Fuchsia, Copper/Gold/Green, Green/Gold/Fuchsia, Blue/Gold/Green, Lime/Blue/Gold, Green/Blue/Purple, Violet/Blue/Green, Pink/Purple/Blue/Green, Teal/Navy/Violet, Blue/Violet/Copper, Blue/Aqua/Violet, Violet/Red/Orange, Pink/Purple/Blue/Gold 

Green/Pink/Gold, Copper/Gold/Fuchsia, Copper/Gold/Green

Green/Gold/Fuchsia, Blue/Gold/Green, Lime/Blue/Gold

Green/Blue/Purple, Violet/Blue/Green, Pink/Purple/Blue/Green

Teal/Navy/Violet, Blue/Violet/Copper, Blue/Aqua/Violet

Blue/Aqua/Violet (again) Violet/Red/Orange, Pink/Purple/Blue/Gold

Individual shots below, first the nail itself and then the nail photographed on top of it's polish bottle.

Green/Pink/Gold 

Copper/Gold/Fuchsia 

Copper/Gold/Green

Green/Gold/Fuchsia 

Blue/Gold/Green 

Lime/Blue/Gold

Green/Blue/Purple 

Violet/Blue/Green 

Pink/Purple/Blue/Green

Teal/Navy/Violet 

Blue/Violet/Copper 

Blue/Aqua/Violet

Violet/Red/Orange 

Pink/Purple/Blue/Gold

I'm going to close this entry with paired shots so you can see them in relation to each other since some are in the same color family.

Green/Pink/Gold- top, Copper/Gold/Fuchsia-bottom

Copper/Gold/Green-top, Green/Gold/Fuchsia-bottom

Blue/Gold/Green-top, Lime/Blue/Gold-bottom

Green/Blue/Purple-top, Violet/Blue/Green-bottom

Pink/Purple/Blue/Green-top, Teal/Navy/Violet-bottom

Blue/Violet/Copper-top, Blue/Aqua/Violet-bottom

Violet/Red/Orange-top, Pink/Purple/Blue/Gold-bottom

Now, after all that, maybe you can decide which ones you have to have and which you can live without. Ultra Chrome Chameleon flakes can be bought from several places now but Glitter Unique has a rewards program so shopping there earns you points for later. -MK