While making some pieces I decided to have a go at putting a colour in the silicone to colour the whole piece. I have tried this before but it didn't work too well, but I decided to have another go. To colour the piece I used an eyeshadow. I made sure that I was really careful but firm when scraping the excess away to avoid colouring the super baldiez around the piece.
On my first attempt I thought id mix some of the skin colour silicone in with the pink, but this didn't coat the underside like i thought it might, so I don't think that this would be necessary if the baldiez isn't coloured.
The first attempt didn't go too well- I think it was more an issue with the baldiez not having enough time to set before the silicone was added as it was still quite wet. I decided to try again and had great results!
The super baldiez around the design has coloured slightly, but as it is a pink tone this is not too noticable. If it were a blue tone or something less natural it may need to be covered by a little foundation but it is so sheer that it is not too much of a problem.
Next I decided to try out a really shimmery, almost glitter eye shadow pigment that I have. Seeing it in the mold when its wet was really exciting as the gold really shimmers through and looks gorgeous!
Unfortunately when the piece was removed the glitter doesn't show up as much so metallic pieces may not be an option, especially not at this stage. But that is an area to develop and experiment with later after the initial collections are released.
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