Hey all! I have been LOVING the look of the shimmer dusts, lusters dusts etc. on cakes. I've never used it before but am wondering how easy it is to use.
I'm making a baby shower cake for a friend who's color's are black and pink. I was thinking of making pink bc and thought a pink dust would look pretty.
Can you even use dust on bc?? If so, can someone talk me through how to do it. OR, is this something pretty advanced and something I shouldn't tackle YET? ha.
Thanks!!!
Okay, Shimmer dusts, sprinkle on BC iced cakes and for fondant cakes, spritz a liitle water on the cake where you want the dust and then sprinkle it on. THat is all you can do with shimmer dust.
As for luster on BC, yup absolutely. You can try to dust it on dry, but it tends to gum up your paint brush. You can paint luster dust on BC by mixing the dust with a clear extract (vanilla or lemon) or vodka, gin or everclear. Have fun with it! 
As Misseyek mentioned, you can sprinkle shimmer dust on BC cakes, but you have to be careful. I have a hard time getting an even look, ie, it looks splotchy. I much prefer luster dust which is much finer. You can paint it onto BC and it especially works well when painting it on Fondant.
As a matter of personal preferance, I don't like the Wilton shimmer dusts, so I don't use them. Luster dusts, however, are my life!! 
If you want to use lustre dust on buttercream, make sure you dry dust it on. That means taking a dry, small sable paintbrush (used only for food purposes) and dipping that in the dry powder, tapping lightly and brushing on whatever surface of the cake you like. I did a whole white cake with the gold lustre dust on the bead border and on the white roses. My roses crusted up at room temp (I used decorator icing) and I dry brushed them with the gold lustre dust. If your roses are not crusting at room temp, freeze them on a cookie sheet and bring them out one by one, dry dusting on the frozen rose petals. You can pop them back in the freezer and ultimately put them on the cake where they will come to room temp and be delicious!! Hope that helps some! 
I don't like the wilton shimmer dusts either. But I have used the petal and luster dusts on BC. I use a fine dry artists brush to "paint" it on. Just make sure it is well crusted before doing it.
Thanks everyone!! Those tips were VERY helpful! Do you guys know where I can get luster dust?? Does Michael's carry it??
No, michaels does not carry it. In my experience, the only place I can find it is at specialty cake decorating stores and of course on-line. I have never bought it on-line before but have read that is where a lot of people here on CC buy theirs. It is kinda hard to find and pretty expensive but worth it!
Here is a thread I started and it was added on to by Missy. As to where you can buy the dusts, I haven't found anything locally other than Michael's and they only carry Wiltons, which I wouldn't recommend. I think your better off to order on line. Many places carry them
Nicholas Lodge
Sweet Celebrations
Etc.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-54059-difference.html+petal+dust+luster+dust
Aside from Wilton....which luster dusts would you reccommend? I know there are some offered on eBay. 2 oz for $2.49 with $4.05 shipping. Is this a good deal??
one of the better deals that i have seen. no minimum order, and flat shipping. does it happen to be from jesterpartysupply? thats whom i purchase from. some websites charge up to 6 bucks for the same thing. a 2gram bottle seems like nothing, but it will last awhile if your just using it for accents. i would recommend starting with the metalic luster dusts first (pearl, silver, gold, copper) then on to colors. the petal dusts DO NOT give a metalic sheen..so remember that when ordering if that is what you are looking for.
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