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Do you DIY any of your beauty products? Make your own masks? Create your own pigments?
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Well, I make my own mixing medium, 3 parts water, 1 part glycerin…and sometimes I will mix lipglosses or mineral powders to get the right shade…and I do that with nail polish too. But I think everyone does that, lol.
I think that’s pretty much my only DIY product, too!
I’ve been known to mix lipsticks and glosses when I can’t get the perfect color… I occasionally make some DIY face and hair masks (avocado, or honey, things like that) and body scrubs. In general, though, I’m too lazy to be bothered – I just buy it premade. :-/
I totally do the gloss/lipstick mixing…. all of the time. But yeah, I buy a lot of stuff too!
haha i sort of did something once. my foundation cake fall and broke into many pieces. so i jsut pour everything into a case and grind/ mashed everything into fine powder and used it as a loose powder!
That’s what I should’ve done when I dropped my Trace Gold blush on the floor… 🙁
oh man.. i know the pain. thats why i try to salvage whatever left of my foundation.
That’s an awesome idea, Ping! Glad you found a way to salvage it!
I DIY a lot of things.
mixing medium
lip glosses
pigments
brush cleaner
I also made myself some pallets with empty CD cases and school glue.
BRILLIANT! 🙂 Thanks – any more info – I cant get pallets in my country, and that would be see through… i love this idea!
Did they crack?
if you go on youtube.com and search EnKoreMakeup, he has a lot of crafty tutorials for making your own pallets with cd cases and makeup storage stuff
Nope! No cracking at all. All of my shadows are in perfect condition after depotting. I used a rather simple method, compared to tuts that I’ve seen anyway.
You can message me for more information if you’d like: http://www.myspace.com/jamminonthe1
Aww, love the empty CD cases as palettes idea. So cute! I’d love to see pics if you have them!
The usual makeup items – glosses, brush cleaner, pigments, nail polish, lipsticks, mixing medium etc etc. But i also make my own palettes out of metal tins/cases (pencil cases, tobacco tins, etc) by depotting things and adding magnetic tape to the bottom so i can move things about. This method is great cause i dont need to use metal pans – i can use platic lids or something to put my homemade things into :).
What do you use to make your own brush cleaner?
I used to DIY palettes, too, but now I just buy, lol.
Awesome tips! I might try making a palette. I’ve only made body scrubs and lipbalms… Just yesterday I was pondering making my own make up
What are some of your favorite body scrubs, Claudia?!
I make my own mixing medium, and occasianally do my own asprin face masks/scrubs if I’m having a bad spot day/week/month/year 🙂
I’ve yet to do the aspirin face mask, but I really should try!
Oh i just saw the other pallet post ! Brilliant! YAY!
chris did u check out the tendertones yet? I’m dieing for swatches !
They’re up now, hun!
I make my own mixing medium and make my own lipglosses by blending things together.
That’s pretty much all I make, too ;P
I make my own mixing medium, and have thought about using the aspirin mask thing. But that’s about it! I’m just so busy!
lol, I’m so busy, too, that’s my excuse 😉
Pigments!!! I don’t press them though… I mean, I like eyeshadows as they are in the pan. but it’s always fun with powdery pigments. I have 2 ways of dealing with pigments… either I mix the ones I already have to create a new colour. Or I scrape (gently, with a rounded plastic scoop type of thing) the surface of eyeshadows and tap the powder off and mix them together to create colours. I have to do the latter with care though cuz I don’t wanna ruin my e/s. 🙂
I pressed like 30 once, and I wasn’t impressed. I prefer mine loose and then with mixing medium, lol!
I haven’t gotten creative and mixed them loose yet, though. Any good combos?
I mixed MACs “Vanilla” with “Old Gold” and I got a really pretty pearl like color. Good for high light.
I pressed a few once I didn’t like them either :/
Oh, nice! That’s always fun–mixing pigments!
I make my own lip exfoliator. I use grapeseed and/or jojoba oil (both available in the beauty area of health food stores, even Whole Foods). I take a pinch of sugar and mix in the oil until it is sort of a crumbly paste, apply to the lips, rub gently for several minutes, and rinse away. The sugar crystals buff away the dry skin and the oils moisturize. (Jojoba is ‘specially moisturizing, and grapeseed oil has a TON of antioxidants in it.)
Awesome to hear! Thanks for this 🙂
thanks for this! i will be trying this for sure!
No. Jennifer that lip exfoliator sounds good though!
I DIY for a lot of things-
*Mixing Medium
*using micas/oxides alone or blending them for use as pigments
*mixing ready-made MAC pigments
*custom bath salts/scrubs
*mixing my oil cleansing blend
*I’ve been making facial masks since I was a kid, LOL
*body butters
*body oil blends
*hair pomade/dressing
*leave in conditioner
*detangler
*hair gel
*bath bombs
*hair ties/ponytail holders
Geez, I just exhausted myself typing that. Now I know why I feel like there’s never enough time- I’m DIYing all that stuff! LMAO
How do you do a DIY with hair gel?
Sounds like you are ALWAYS doing it yourself 😉
You have to share your recipes, omg.
Please share some recipes!!! I’m always picking up new hobbies and this would be great =)
mixing medium!
Ditto!
Lessee…
Coconut oil hairmasks
Salt and bicarb soda bath salts/scrubs
Basically I try to use what’s in the pantry when I can 😀
I also buy tea tree oil and a big bottle of plain sorbolene/glycerin (mineral-oil free). Dump the tea tree oil into that, and you have a cheaaaaap body lotion perfect for my oily crappy skin that’s gentle enough for my face 🙂
Wow! I didn’t know you could do tea tree oil + glycerin for a body lotion. Do you dilute the tea tree oil at all? What are the proportions?
i mix foundations,mix powders,mix glosses,whatever!
lol, Agnes, you are a mixing queen!
The only mixing I do is my TM. I mix Revlon Colorstay Active with whatever moisturizer I have on hand & a dab of highlight (usually Revlon Skinlights liquid in Natural Light). I hate the feel of any heaviness at all in my base so this evens me out a bit & gives me a great glow
Ahh, that sounds like a really pretty combo, though, Amelia!
Full fat plain yogurt makes a great moisturizing/soothing mask. Especially for sunburns. Also hair conditioner is a great substitute for shaving gel.
Oh, thanks for this, this is a great tip for summer!