Every Child Matters is a bright orange shade with subtle shimmer.
I wanted to create something bright that would stand out and be noticed. This color was created to help bring awareness and light to the lives of each child that was lost in the governments residential schools for Native American children. Acknowledgement of the wrongs done by the residential school system began in the 1980s. The history of these residential schools has been recently brought to light by Canada and their efforts to search the grounds of their residential schools for the unmarked graves of indigenous children. This movement started back in 2008 and is finally drawing more attention with the discoveries that were made in May of 2021 and through June of 2021. As of today, there have been over 1,100 bodies found of indigenous children and that is just the start of the discoveries. Proceeds from the sale of this color will be donated to an indigenous charity.
You can further show your support by following the #wewearorange movement and participating in Orange Shirt Day on September 30th annually.
There was no sun this morning to take pictures to capture the color in natural light. I tried to capture it as close as possible. The shimmer was hard to capture as well since the light reflecting off of the top coat created a shine. The swatch was made with 3 dips of color and 1 coat of clear and then buffed, activated, and then top coat was applied.
*Powders made with ultrafine glitter may sometimes have a different consistency due to the addition of powdered acrylic.
Pictures of colors are taken in different lighting to best represent their true color. Color may however vary slightly depending on monitor settings.
While I try to capture the best photo of the true color, there are many things that may alter the color and vary your results. Computer monitors may make the color appear different than what it looks like in person. Other factors include lighting and method of application. Dip liquids vs. gel liquids will give you a different result as well as the amount of layers of color that you may apply. Swatches are made with 2-3 coats of color using the laydown method in a cupcake liner and most colors are encapsulated in clear. Dip liquids are used on every swatch. Solid colors may also have a slight shimmer due to contamination of the dip liquids.