Beauty tips and tricks Part 2
Another thing I like to do to spread my makeup out, and recycle is to have creative uses of lipstick. I love color stay styles of lipstick that stay on all day. I just love them. But they are a little pricey. Most of them even at the convenience stores start at $10 and if it is a color that I will only wear out on the town, I cant justify the expense.
So I have a trick I like to do to make my lipstick last longer. This is only good for mattes not glossy shines!! I apply the lipstick, blot, then put some powder on top of it and reapply more lipstick. This can be any kind of powder, but I typically use an older pressed powder (the kind that goes on top of foundation). I have found this gets me through about 6 hours or more depending on what I am eating or drinking.
I also love to make my own lip gloss.
I have included two of my favorite recipes below from http://www.idea-queen.com/. You can add color to them by adding any old lipstick. It is best if it is from a tube of some form, as opposed to the liquid kind you paint onto your lips. You can add your last ΒΌ of a favorite tube, or if a color was too harsh or garish then try making it into gloss before trashing it. Just add the lipstick to the recipe before heating.
Basic Beeswax Lip Gloss
1/2 ounce beeswax beads, refined
4 ounces sweet almond oil
2 teaspoons essential oil or food flavoring oil Put the 4 ounces of sweet
almond oil in measuring cup, add beeswax beads and melt in microwave.
Stir with spoon, and when cooled a bit, add essential or flavoring oil. Pour
into jars or containers
Chocolate Lip Gloss
1 1/2 tsp grated cocoa butter
1/2 tsp coconut oil
1/8 tsp vitamin E oil
1/4 tsp grated chocolate or 3 small chocolate chips
In a double boiler or microwave heat the cocoa butter, coconut oil, and vitamin
E oiluntil melted. Stir in the chocolate chips and keep stirring until melted
and well blended Pour into small container and allow to cool before using
Good luck and thanks for reading!
Berkeley
