Review on Shimmering Royal Gold Mica Powder Epoxy Resin – Top-Quality Kit For Kintsugi, Soap Making, Pottery & More – TECHAROOZ Color Pigment For Slime, Lip Gloss & Metallic Effects by Christopher Ward

I am an avid crocheter and I have a bunch of my old straight aluminum hooks from when I was re-learning the basics just laying around. I had seen some custom resin hooks, and I even own a set of FURLS now, but I wanted to try my own hand at it. I'm sure if you're a creative you understand: once you've had an idea you want to try, there's no putting the genie back in the bottle. So I dove head first into buying all sorts of molds, I thought might provide a more comfortable and ergonomic grip.But I wasn't ABOUT to invest money and time into learning a new craft/hobby without ensuring my end result would be as beautiful as possible.Enter this mica powder. It is newbie friendly! It is BOLD! It is *shimmery!* It requires remarkably little to create stunning results! It is. in a whole heck of a lot of little plastic baggies. :( Booooo. I can see how someone with hand pain, or motor issues, or who just plain doesn't like hassle might opt for a brand with the little screw containers, but I personally don't like those any better, so these baggies work for me. I'm just extra careful, and I've promised myself I won't use them at all on days I'm having tremors or pain in my hands. Also, let's be real here: mica pigments are very fine powders. Opening any container you personally struggle with is going to send it flying everywhere, and they're ALL made of plastic.I LOVE that I was able to color match my hook very easily to the pigment I wanted to use (I opened the package and this blue was literally one of the first 10 colors!), and that the color stayed true to that match through EVERY step of mixing, pouring, stirring, and curing. There was never a point when I worried the Ocean Blue Green pictured wouldn't match the aluminum hook I was using.I have not tried this in my Epoxy Resin yet but the UV Resin I used cured beautifully and without any issues I could attribute to the pigment powder. This product makes me want to play with DIY candles, make-up, and soap because I'm curious to see if it works as beautifully in other mediums as it does in UV Resin! I won't because Big Daddy Biden's Stimulus Money can't pay for my flights of fancy forever. but I am sorely tempted! In my book, if you create a product that naturally makes your customer want to use more and more, you've done your job pretty well.Also, cool name. I couldn't resist at least trying something called Techarooz. ;) :)