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"The high elves of Gondolin forged blades that glow 'bright as blue flame' when goblins are about."
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This is Gondolin Steel, a beautiful steel blue-grey with lots of shimmery glass flecks. The flecks are quite fine and the formula is very smooth, making it look almost like a shimmer-y metallic grey leaning blue. This was four coats.
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Next I have Mithril, a really lovely light silver, shimmery glass-fleck color that sparkles champagne-gold in sunlight. My pictures don't do this color justice; unfortunately it was quite overcast out! It's incredibly sparkly in person though.
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"Bilbo's mithril shirt was found in Smaug's hoard below the Lonely Mountain, one of many 'coats of mail gilded and silvered and impenetrable'."
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The formula was very similar to Gondolin Steel, smooth and easy to work with. This was also four coats.
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And lastly I have my personal favorite, The One Ring. This beautiful gold has more of a liquid metal look to it, with glass fleck shimmers that sparkle a gorgeous pink in the sun. I wish I had been able to capture that sparkle better, but it's definitely there in person!
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"The One Ring forged by Sauron was 'round and unadorned', but, when hot, the marks of dark speech appeared on it 'clear as red flame'."
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Another great formula, The One Ring was also a touch thicker and more opaque. Photos show three coats.
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Sinister Benediction's Etsy shop should be reopening very soon, so keep an eye on her Facebook page for updates and new releases.
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