Here's a couple colors I've had my eye on since they were made available in the X2 colorant. I finally took the plunge and I'm pretty happy that I did. My nifty little care package dropped on the doorstep about 10 this morning and as soon as Ma got the talons out of my backside I actually got to play.
The tomato is one strong color. What's shown here is a 4 ounce batch with three [3][tre][uno+dos] drops. The bottle I got I can see lasting a longgggggg time. I tossed in some fire red glitter and a shot of gold hi lites and what is looks like in the hand is a far cry from what is seen here. Its actually a fiery transparent red and the glitter gives a ton of depth to it while that little shot of gold hi lite adds a subtle something that every day reds don't have. The way I like to play with colors and the other components I can see a ton of fun in Tomato. If you want a nice clean, transparent red, this is it. I think in a small ice bait this color is going to be hot.
The black grape stands on its own two feet nicely too. I've always liked the color but have so many purples that I never bothered getting any until it was recently added to the X2 line-up. I may need a gallon of this one. Everything about the recipe you see here shows up very well. Starting with 4 ounces of soft formula CCM crystal clear I added three drops of the colorant, a dose of Canada Blue glitter and a shot of purple hi lite....purple, not violet. This results in a color so like electric blue I can't hardly believe it. It was one of those new colors that when the mold came open it took a second to register. What first came to mind was, move over purple. In addition to crappies, this color has walleye written all over it.
Both colors were laid over a black plastic covering a semi-transparent pearl white belly
Totally satisfied with these colors.
