Re: A long light hearted rant on glitter gel and henna

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Posted by Lorry on July 15, 2001 at 04:20:03:

In reply to: A long light hearted rant on glitter gel and henna posted by Alissa on July 13, 2001 at 20:29:03:

: O.k. I am the girl who never outgrew glitter. I will not step foot
: onstage when performing without glitter on my body somewhere. And I
: religiously apply the same glitter nail polish before every show,
and
: leave it on until the run of the show is over. Suffice to say, I
: can't live without glitter in my life.
:
: A few weeks ago I was at the dollar store and went nuts finding
: glitter body spray, glitter hand lotion, and glitter hair and skin
: gel -- all yummy smelling and geez at a dollar for an 8 oz bottle,
: who could resist? I was glitter stocked for only $3. Man I was
jazzed.
:
: Well... a comment CCJ posted wayyyy back about hitting powdered
latex
: with a shot of glitter spray stuck in my brain and kept firing the
: same synapse over and over. Finally, I dug out my glitter gel and
: decided to try it as a possible sealant for designs. First
experiment
: worked surprising well, that is it didn't dry off and flake away
: immediately. It even kind of "rubberized" the henna, like latex
would
: but not as strong. I put on a whole big gloop of it though and it
re-
: wet the henna, turning it back to green from dry-brown, then back
to
: brown again as it dried. The too-much factor did cause some color
: excess color bleeding, so I figured next time, not so much gloop.
: Final color came out great, even though I only left it on for 2
hours.
:
: Next gel experiment, mehndi'ed myself up and applied several
lighter
: coats of the gel. Wowie did I dig on the glitter, it looked
: fantastic! I wrapped with tissue and plastic wrap afterwards and a
: few hours later, to my disappointment, I peeked and could see that
: the tissue had rubbed most of the henna off. I was :( very sad. But
I
: still got a decent color for only having left it on for about 3
: hours, even though I think the henna got flaked off in much much
less
: time than that (like 45 minutes!).
:
: Today, the glitter gel synapse fired next to the synapse that
: controls my paper-making supplies, and the Elmer's glue ingredient
: that I use. Hmmmmm... ever painted your skin with Elmer's as a kid
: and then waited until it dried, only to try and peel it off in one
: big piece?? Dried clear too didn't it? Non-toxic... hmmmmm.
:
: So I henna'ed up my foot with a personal riff on a CCJ inspired
: flower design and mixed about a dime sized squirt of glitter gel
with
: about 7-8 drops of Elmer's in a shot glass. I did l/s lightly until
I
: was done painting, to keep it from drying out, and then applied the
: Elmer's glitter gel goop with a q-tip, 2 gloopy coats. Again, the
: wetness turned the henna back to green and then brown again. 2
coats
: of glitter goop later and it feels dry and pretty darn secure to
the
: skin. I can run my finger over the design lightly and there's no
: flaking. I'm gonna run around the house barefoot all day and just
see
: how it holds up. The glitter rocks my world again.
:
: Man oh man, I am feeling like Watson and Crick, discovering the DNA
: structure -- I may have unlocked the key to my own personal
favorite
: sealant (super cheap, non toxic, low allergy threshold, holds
strong,
: smells good, and GLITTERY). If this works, I'm running back to the
: dollar store and buying 5 more bottles of gel before their supply
is
: out!
:
: Next question, can I mix up a batch to keep in an extra .5 oz j-
: bottle and hope that it doesn't dry out???
:
: And, has anyone else ever played with the Elmer's as a sealent? If
: so, what results?
Hi
Would you put lemon and sugar on under the gel/glue?

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: : O.k. I am the girl who never outgrew glitter. I will not step foot : : onstage when performing without glitter on my body somewhere. And I : : religiously apply the same glitter nail polish before every show, : and : : leave it on until the run of the show is over. Suffice to say, I : : can't live without glitter in my life. : : : : A few weeks ago I was at the dollar store and went nuts finding : : glitter body spray, glitter hand lotion, and glitter hair and skin : : gel -- all yummy smelling and geez at a dollar for an 8 oz bottle, : : who could resist? I was glitter stocked for only $3. Man I was : jazzed. : : : : Well... a comment CCJ posted wayyyy back about hitting powdered : latex : : with a shot of glitter spray stuck in my brain and kept firing the : : same synapse over and over. Finally, I dug out my glitter gel and : : decided to try it as a possible sealant for designs. First : experiment : : worked surprising well, that is it didn't dry off and flake away : : immediately. It even kind of "rubberized" the henna, like latex : would : : but not as strong. I put on a whole big gloop of it though and it : re- : : wet the henna, turning it back to green from dry-brown, then back : to : : brown again as it dried. The too-much factor did cause some color : : excess color bleeding, so I figured next time, not so much gloop. : : Final color came out great, even though I only left it on for 2 : hours. : : : : Next gel experiment, mehndi'ed myself up and applied several : lighter : : coats of the gel. Wowie did I dig on the glitter, it looked : : fantastic! I wrapped with tissue and plastic wrap afterwards and a : : few hours later, to my disappointment, I peeked and could see that : : the tissue had rubbed most of the henna off. I was :( very sad. But : I : : still got a decent color for only having left it on for about 3 : : hours, even though I think the henna got flaked off in much much : less : : time than that (like 45 minutes!). : : : : Today, the glitter gel synapse fired next to the synapse that : : controls my paper-making supplies, and the Elmer's glue ingredient : : that I use. Hmmmmm... ever painted your skin with Elmer's as a kid : : and then waited until it dried, only to try and peel it off in one : : big piece?? Dried clear too didn't it? Non-toxic... hmmmmm. : : : : So I henna'ed up my foot with a personal riff on a CCJ inspired : : flower design and mixed about a dime sized squirt of glitter gel : with : : about 7-8 drops of Elmer's in a shot glass. I did l/s lightly until : I : : was done painting, to keep it from drying out, and then applied the : : Elmer's glitter gel goop with a q-tip, 2 gloopy coats. Again, the : : wetness turned the henna back to green and then brown again. 2 : coats : : of glitter goop later and it feels dry and pretty darn secure to : the : : skin. I can run my finger over the design lightly and there's no : : flaking. I'm gonna run around the house barefoot all day and just : see : : how it holds up. The glitter rocks my world again. : : : : Man oh man, I am feeling like Watson and Crick, discovering the DNA : : structure -- I may have unlocked the key to my own personal : favorite : : sealant (super cheap, non toxic, low allergy threshold, holds : strong, : : smells good, and GLITTERY). If this works, I'm running back to the : : dollar store and buying 5 more bottles of gel before their supply : is : : out! : : : : Next question, can I mix up a batch to keep in an extra .5 oz j- : : bottle and hope that it doesn't dry out??? : : : : And, has anyone else ever played with the Elmer's as a sealent? If : : so, what results? : Hi : Would you put lemon and sugar on under the gel/glue?
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