About the mini Misti
stamping off problem
I probably wouldn't have thought of that, and then regretted it later! Thanks for sharing Daria!
About
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens :
Likes : colors, lots of shimmer, blendable
Dislike : the shimmer is rubbing off!!!
I colored an entire card front and noticed after I handled the card I had some shimmer on my fingers. Today I went back to my color swatch and ran my finger across the swatch, and yes there is shimmer on my finger and shimmer to the right of the swatch on the paper . I'm disappointed! They were fun to color with as they are nice and juicy and blendable but I wish the shimmer would stay put! This test was done after the coloring had dried for days, so it's not a wet/dry issue. I'm hoping maybe it's because they are brand new and maybe lots of shimmer came out in the first squeezes of the pen?
Has anyone else had this issue? I'm surprised I haven't read anything about it. I just went to the internet to look at reviews and found only one person, on Amazon, mentioned it. I guess everyone is so smitten by the shimmer (it IS really shimmery) that they don't notice/don't care?
So, this morning I tested a few of my Wink of Stella's. I tested both brands on watercolor paper and smooth card stock. At first I thought the Wink of Stella were completely permanent because I didn't see shimmer all over my finger. With a closer look, there are maybe a few stray shimmers. Very few, not a defined smear of shimmer that follows the path of my finger like the Spectrums did. The Winks are very nearly perfect, and maybe perfect, on watercolor paper. There is so much shimmer on my fingers and paper now that it's not really a controlled test any more. Ha!
I'd love to hear if anyone else has experienced this, or if I'm doing something wrong, or if they will get better as I use up the first squirts of shimmer laden color?