A Warm Golden Shimmer Powder Built for Resin Art and Color Cosmetics
Cosmetic mica Bright Gold in a 100 g pack is a mineral pearlescent pigment with a rich warm gold tone that sees demand far beyond skincare formulas. It belongs to the Mica Powders collection, which brings together mineral colorants used across decorative cosmetics, resin crafts, candle making, and small-scale manufacturing. A 100 g jar suits studios, small brands, and hobbyists moving from one-off tests into steady, repeatable production runs.
The largest share of demand for gold mica comes from color cosmetics: eyeshadows, highlighters, bronzers, blushes, lip glosses, lipsticks, and nail polish, where the pigment delivers a metallic sheen without relying on plastic glitter. A second major use case is epoxy resin art — jewelry, coasters, keychains, river tables, and decorative panels, where the golden particles create a shimmering, almost liquid-metal effect suspended inside the cured resin. Crafters also reach for this mica when tinting polymer clay, pouring decorative candles, coloring bath bombs and other home care products, and, to a lesser extent, adding a golden cast to soap batches.
This pigment blends easily with other minerals in the same lineup, making it simple to build custom palettes and gradients. For cool contrasting accents, many formulators pair gold with Arctic silver Mica, while Mica Antique Silver works well for aged, vintage-style jewelry and decor pieces. For nature-inspired green-and-gold resin projects that mimic malachite or forest tones, gold is often combined with Green mica Majestic.
Usage rates vary by application: color cosmetics typically call for 1 to 10 percent of the base weight, resin projects usually need only 0.5 to 3 percent, and candles or soap perform well with 1 to 5 percent. Mica does not dissolve in water or oil but disperses evenly through the mass, so it should be added at the final mixing stage, into a base that is at room temperature or gently warmed, and stirred thoroughly until the shimmer is even with no visible clumps. Store the powder tightly sealed in a dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture to prevent clumping and to keep the gold shimmer consistent over time.
Golden Shimmer Resin Coasters
Clear epoxy resin 200 ml
Hardener 100 ml
Cosmetic mica Bright Gold 6 g
Isopropyl alcohol 5 ml
Combine the resin and hardener in a clean container and stir slowly for about three minutes until fully blended and free of streaks. Sprinkle in the mica and mix again until the gold shimmer is evenly distributed with no dry pockets, then pour the mixture into silicone coaster molds. Lightly mist the surface with isopropyl alcohol to release trapped air bubbles and let the coasters cure undisturbed at room temperature for at least twenty-four hours before demolding.