Dicember Day 11 - Candy Cane Dice
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sorcyressDicember Day 11
Candy Cane Dice
(Obtained 2021 03, from Ice Cream Dice)
Look, I promised myself that even though I am doing this in the month of December, I wasn't gonna get all froofy and December-Holiday-Thematic with things1. That being said, candy canes are delicious (legit one of my favourite flavours, especially in ice cream) and these dice are so pretty! The white layers are almost creamy in their not-quite-matte shine, and the red layers contain a lovely subtle glitter that just makes the dice look good enough to eat.
The downside comes from when I do my traditional proper posing of the dice for photos. You may or may not have noticed that in very nearly every photo I post of my dice, every die visible is set to its highest face. It's just good woo to do it like that, you teach the dice where they are supposed to be pointing, so that they become comfortable and used to that position and roll it frequently when you are actually using them to engage in play.
But certain sets --this one very much included-- have a colouration flaw that just makes them...well...
...kinda dull to look at? It is my esteemed opinion that the highest side on any die should also be the most visually interesting. That's just not the case here --I would've loved to see them offset so that the stripes are on better display. But I still am very happy to handle and roll these dice, and enjoy thinking about how syrupy and good they would taste. And hey, maybe it's good for me to have some dice which *aren't* set to roll highest, in case I ever need to intentionally roll low for some reason!
~Sor
MOOP!
1: To be fair, I also don't really have any/many dice that *are* December-Holiday-Thematic. I mean, I do have a lot of holiday dice, as long as the holiday you're thinking of is Halloween. I have a _lot_ of Halloween dice by this point.
Candy Cane Dice
(Obtained 2021 03, from Ice Cream Dice)
Look, I promised myself that even though I am doing this in the month of December, I wasn't gonna get all froofy and December-Holiday-Thematic with things1. That being said, candy canes are delicious (legit one of my favourite flavours, especially in ice cream) and these dice are so pretty! The white layers are almost creamy in their not-quite-matte shine, and the red layers contain a lovely subtle glitter that just makes the dice look good enough to eat.
The downside comes from when I do my traditional proper posing of the dice for photos. You may or may not have noticed that in very nearly every photo I post of my dice, every die visible is set to its highest face. It's just good woo to do it like that, you teach the dice where they are supposed to be pointing, so that they become comfortable and used to that position and roll it frequently when you are actually using them to engage in play.
But certain sets --this one very much included-- have a colouration flaw that just makes them...well...
...kinda dull to look at? It is my esteemed opinion that the highest side on any die should also be the most visually interesting. That's just not the case here --I would've loved to see them offset so that the stripes are on better display. But I still am very happy to handle and roll these dice, and enjoy thinking about how syrupy and good they would taste. And hey, maybe it's good for me to have some dice which *aren't* set to roll highest, in case I ever need to intentionally roll low for some reason!
~Sor
MOOP!
1: To be fair, I also don't really have any/many dice that *are* December-Holiday-Thematic. I mean, I do have a lot of holiday dice, as long as the holiday you're thinking of is Halloween. I have a _lot_ of Halloween dice by this point.