Fast Flow
(distilled water, vegetable glycerin, clear glue)

• Easy to get glitter moving, a quick shake up and the snowglobe will be filled with swirling glitter
• Glitter will settle to the bottom of the tumbler in around 10-20 seconds approximately
• Good for snowglobe tumbler with very 'busy' designs

• Relatively easy to get glitter moving, may need to be shaken up and rolled between palms
• Best to store upside down so that glitter can begin to fall immediately when in use
• Glitter will settle to the bottom of the tumbler in 45-60 seconds approximately
  
• Popular, most-commonly used solution speed

• Can be tricky to get glitter moving, will need to be shaken up and rolled between palms
• Best to store upside down so that glitter can begin to fall immediately when in use but will still require shaking to get glitter moving
• Glitter will stay suspended much longer, will settle to the bottom of the tumbler after several minutes usually
  
• Preferred solution for keeping glitter visible and suspended for longer periods.

• Relatively easy to get glitter moving, will need shaking up
• Glitter will stay (almost) permanently suspended. Glitter cannot defy the laws of gravity so will always settle to the bottom of the tumbler eventually, but with a true 'suspended' solution, glitter can remain suspended for days/weeks before settling.
  
• Preferred solution for keeping glitter visible and suspended for extended periods.

'No-Globe' Tumblers
(Polycrylic adhesive)

• No need for shaking up
• Glitter is attached to the inner walls with a clear adhesive - remains visible permanently
  
• Glitter will NOT flow or move around the tumbler at all
• Glitter is still and remains in place at all times
• Popular solution for those who do not like to work with liquids or for customers who want glitter to be visible without swirling around the tumbler
• A 'no-mess' option

• No need for shaking up
• No glitter involved
• Colourant mixed with solution liquid and added into tumbler in small quantities at a time
• When the coloured solution settles in the tumbler it will not move
• As all colours are added and fill up the tumbler, the 'colourful swirl' effect is created
• Popular as an alternative to traditional glitter snowglobe tumblers

Lava Flow Snowglobe Tumbler

(Mineral oil or baby oil mixed with vegetable glycerin - and sometimes a small amount of distilled water)

• Can be made with or without glitter 
• Tumbler version of a ‘lava lamp’
• Colourant added to Vegetable glycerin mixture vs clear mineral oil to create colour ‘drip’ illusion
• Colourant can be added to oil as well to create dual-lava look where both components are different colours 
• Often used to create ‘blood drip’ tumblers 
• Popular alternative to standard glitter Snowglobe tumblers 
• Can be messy, more difficult to seal securely due to oil content