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LionT
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by LionT » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:18 pm
Fire, Gasp and Opal.
I am curious. What do they morph into? Do you need to layer it over something to "morph" it?
(Apologies.. Hope this is not a silly question..

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JenW
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by JenW » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:46 pm
Typically they do not need to be layered for a subtle morph, but for the morph to come completely visible, it is best to layer over something dark like our Film Noir Cream Liner.
Gasp morphs kind of purple; Fire morphs kind of coppery; Opal morphs pink.
The above colors are a ll very light, but we do have a few with a little more color that morph. I am sticking with the ones that will be more obvious, and mostly going from memory.
Breathe morphs kind of blue; Butterfly blue morphs pink; I think Cruise has a slight lavender morph; I think Festive has kind of a golden morph; Highbeam has a golden morp; Hint has a deeper pink morph; Nymph has a red morph; I think Orchid has a slight purple morph; Pixie has one (but I can't really say for sure the color); Sprite morphs gold; Teeny Bikini morphs pink; Vapor morphs blue; Whisper has a slight morph, too.
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Cupcake
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by Cupcake » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:32 pm
The morph is a shimmer which is a different colour to the visible base colour. For example, Fire is white / clear base but with the most dazzling golden copper shimmery bits. Add a dab of that over a number of things, say Idolize, or Heart Throb, Melange, or the original idea Brimstone... etc and it adds an extra dimension without radically changing the base colour. So far, it's never done harm

It is also useful to make okay-ish colours have a new lease of life. I'd recommend starting with Fire given the colours I know you already have. It can even 'pick up' already 'full of life' colours like Creamsicle and High Beam. And if bored, just dab something dark into the outer V and dab Fire (etc) into the inner corner of your eye and let them meet in the middle for a fantastic air-brushed colour blending effect.
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LionT
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by LionT » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:39 pm
Great tips! Thanks for enlightening!
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