nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl.
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Another popular option is to apply a pearlescent topcoat over your color choice.
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This tall and aristocratic bush boasts pearlescent blooms with the lightest pink blush.
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Only 100 custom back painted pearlescent pink cases will be made.
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Sprinkles and pearlescent beads in ruby, emerald and more colors.
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Cream stripes on the walls are coated in pearlescent paint, lending an 18th-century salon air.
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It boasts red and gold pearlescent undertones, so skin appears convincingly sun-kissed, not ashy.
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The innermost portion of the shell is a pearlescent blue-gray.
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Rock out with dark grey metallic steel or keep it pretty and sweet with a pearlescent soft pink.
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One unfortunate byproduct of the fixes was the loss of the model's distinctive pearlescent finish.
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Iridescent: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is generally known as the property of certain surfaces which appear to change colour as the angle of view changes. Iridescence is commonly seen in items such as soap bubbles, butterfly wings, and sea shells.
(pearlescence) a "pearl-like" appearance produced by adding powdered titanium dioxide and mica as colorants to screen printing ink.
Shimmering; clay that contains small mica particles and reflects light. Used in mica-shift techniques to create a raised image visible inside the flat surface of the clay
An appearance resembling that of natural pearls or mother-of-pearl. It results from the specular reflectance of alternating thin layers of differing refractive index.
Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl in iridescence and luster.
Paints that have a pearly sheen.
Term used to describe a surface with lustrous cloudy spectral colors like one might see in an oil slick or mother of pearl. Synonymous with iridescent
Paper/card/paint can have a pearlescent finish. Pearlescent paper / card is perfect for working with dry embossing and also adds a highlight when used in matting and layering. Pearlescent paint is great for highlighting areas of a stamped design or for giving your images a glossy sheen.