I see that pearl dust comes in diff colors yet I can't detect much color in the photos (I have to order it online).

Is it worth trying out different shades of pearl dust or does super pearl pretty much have the same effect over colored fondant? I mean, in what instance would I use red or blue pearl dust?

...Note that I am not talking about luster dust.

Yes it is.. I just got blue pearl.. and it enhances the blue wonderfully

What's the difference between using blue pearl dust over blue fondant as opposed to using blue luster dust?

I guess I'm just having a hard time with the "why use it?" part

My posts are coming out all funky with tons of words missing!!

It should read: why use blue p e a r l dust over blue fondant as opposed to just using blue l u s t e r dust ?

Mom <---if I may call you that ... it has a tint of blue.. where as if you spray blue with a reg. pearl it kind of muffles it up ya know? Changes the color a little... But the blue stays with the blue hue

I hope that makes sense

oh oh oh !! LOL well.. I just used the blue pearl and the blue luster mixed yesterday .. I don't know it just leaves a pearly shine to it.

Can we just add petal dust to regular super pearl to give it a hint of color?

Petal dust is totally different.. its a matte color .. mostly for flowers.. well at least for me

Blue luster on blue fondant will enhance the blue and make it shiny, pearl luster on blue will give it a pearlescent (is that a word?) sheen over top and slightly lighten the color, pearl blue luster will do the same as pearl, but has a hint more of a blue shimmer.

You can make your own colored pearl lusters by adding a bit of whatever other color luster and mixing well. That's basically what the manufacturer does.

I found this:

"When dusted on white petals, other pearls such as blue, gold, green, orange, red or violet exhibit a subtle translucent or iridescent reflective colored sheen while displaying no apparent or strong color.

May be combined with, or applied over Petal Dust to create custom colors or effects."


Since I want a light sheen but I don't want to lose the baby blue and light green color under super pearl, I am going to try the blue and green pearl dusts. Of course, I'll do a trial first, but I'll let you know how it goes...

Shoot! I am going to go broke trying to keep up with this! I always heard you can use the chalk sets for fondant/gumpaste flowers so I thought, why do I need petal dust??? Well, the pigment is not very deep on the chalk sets so I am placing my first order of petal dust.

And I get the glitter stuff (similar to lustre dust) at michaels. Not the sparkly stuff but they sell it for $3.99 and cheapo that I am, I use a 40% off coupon each week and stock up.

And it is not like most Wilton products - it works fabulously and it's what I use to add sparkle to the tops of the cake truffles, flowers and accents. I noticed those are starting to come out in colors like blue, purple etc but I found I am good if I stick with the "clear", gold and silver and just brush it over.

I sooo know what you mean! I keep buying new toys when I can probably get by just fine without them.

I just bought...

1 x Green Pearl Dust 2g (CK43-1105) = $2.64
1 x Blue Pearl Dust 2g (CK43-1113) = $2.64
1 x Angel Wings 2 (fi-ac10 = $5.75
1 x Light Green Luster Dust (METAL) 2g (CK43-1207) = $2.64
1 x Filigree Snowflake (fi-se295) = $5.75
1 x Cotton Candy Sparkle Dust 2g (CK43-1310) = $2.69
1 x Lime Sparkle Dust 2g (CK43-1326) = $2.69
1 x Glimmer of Blue Platinum Dust (ck43-1526) = $2.99
1 x Silver Glitter Platinum Dust (ck43-1503) = $2.99

I think I have almost every color lustre dust and pearl dust.. THEN I got into the pixie dusts... I'm all dusted out LMAO