sorry to resurrect the thread, but i just had this conversation with a supplier over some lucy i'd ordered. here are some comparisons, i was told that this is typical.

these are raw images.

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these comparisons were done under a warm white fluorescent ring and a proper 400nm, 15w 200ma CF blacklight. it does this to illuminati:

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and for the record, this is the sales pic from the supplier, who informed me that it was northstar's "official" sales pic:

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notice any difference?

i use NS glass almost every day, they make some of my favorite colors. this is very disappointing though... either this batch is off, that photograph has been shopped, or NS is shooting under high-powered UV inspection lights, which you're not ever going to find in a domestic setting without a pile of safety glasses. soo, i get to ship this stuff back for credit. wee.

ed: i'm not sure why the first image is posting as a link.