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Reply to "Sealing Luster Dust on Cookie"

pip posted:
Lucy (Honeycat Cookies) posted:

I've never tried sealing lustre dust in any way, but sometimes I'll 'buff' it with a soft fat brush, so that the excess comes off, and then it's much less likely to leave 'dust prints' on anything that touches it (eg fingers, or cellophane bags). Sometimes I'll put thicker layer of dust on and rub them in with the brush to get a stronger colour, before buffing off the rest. I find all lustre dusts different (even within the same ranges), and some colours will 'polish' up nicely, whereas others just want to rub straight off altogether.

Hi Lucy.  Are there certain colors that rub off more than others, for instance, red vs lavender?  Also, is there a particular brand of luster dust that you prefer over another?  Thanks!

Hi Pip. Sadly nothing as simple! There are particular dusts of different brands that work better or worse but I haven't found consistency in the qualities of one particular brand or colour. For example Sugarflair lustre dusts are mostly easy to use and leave a good coating, but the bronze and Royal gold are particularly good, and the black is kind of rubbish (dusts on blotchy, difficult to get an even coat). (The bronze, while great dry, is actually more tricky when mixed into a paint with alcohol, as it will still smudge once dry).

the rainbow dusts are also mixed - I think on the whole the 'starlight' range are difficult to use dry, and have some specks of pigment that can leave streaks, but the edible silk range is as good as the Sugarflair (though I've not tried that many). 

I probably prefer Sugarflair, but that might well be just because I'm more familiar with it, and have more dusts.

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