Nails And Lipstick

TODAYS THRIFTY THURSDAY POST IS HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN LIQUID FOUNDATION MAKEUP! YOU WILL LOVE ME FOR THIS! FOUNDATION CAN GET VERY EXPENSIVE, SO MAKE YOUR OWN, OR MAKE WHAT YOU HAVE SPREAD FUTHER WITH THESE EASY TIPS!

SO LETS START WITH HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN. FIRST, GET ANY PRESSED POWDER THAT MATCHES YOUR SKIN TONE! ANY BRAND! THEN GRAB ONE THAT IS 2 SHADES DARKER AND 2 SHADES LIGHTER…SO NOW YOU SHOULD HAVE 3 POWDERS!

NEXT, WITH THE POWDER THAT MATCHES YOUR SKIN, YOU CAN USE ANY OF THE 3 METHODS:

1. ORGANIC OIL, SESAME, OLIVE ETC 

2. ALOE VERA GEL OR CREAM

3. FACE MOISTURIZER

* SCRAPE OFF POWDER INTO A BOWL THEN ADD A TEASPOON TO START AND MIX IT UP, YOU WILL KEEP ADDING MORE POWDER OR MORE LIQUID ETC TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED SHADE.

*** TIP: ADD MORE OF THE LIQUID FOR SHEER COVERAGE LIKE A TINTED MOISTURIZER OR MORE POWDER FOR HEAVY COVERAGE.

AND NO, THE OIL WON’T CLOG YOUR PORES OR MAKE YOU BREAKOUT ETC, I KNOW YOUR PROBABLY THINKING THAT! THERE IS OIL IN LIQUID FOUNDATION ANYWAY, JUST DON’T USE HEAVY COOKING OIL!!! USE AN ORGANIC LIGHT OIL!

DO THE SAME STEPS WITH THE LIGHTER AND DARKER POWDER, THIS WILL MAKE YOUR CONTOURING COLOR FOR UNDER CHEEK BONES, SIDES OF NOSE ETC, AND THE LIGHTER FOR HIGHLIGHTING DOWN CENTER OF NOSE, AND UPPER CHEEK BONES!

YOUR FACE SHOULDN’T BE ONE FLAT COLOR, OUR FACE IS DIMENSIONAL, SO YOU NEED TO ADD THE DIFFERENT SHADES FOR A BEAUTIFUL GLOW AND FLAWLESS LOOK!

OK, SO NOW YOU GET THE IDEA, NOW YOU CAN TRY THIS INSTEAD:

Instructions

Things You’ll Need

• 1 tsp. mineral powder foundation
• 1/2 cup aloe vera gel
• 1/2 cup cocoa butter
• Small bowl
• Spoon
• Small funnel
• 8 oz. container with lid

1. • 1

     Find the perfect shade of mineral powder for your skin. Your liquid foundation will be the same pigment.

   • 2

     Mix 1 tsp. of mineral powder foundation, 1/2 cup of aloe vera gel and 1/2 cup of cocoa butter in a small bowl.

   • 3

     Test a small amount of the liquid on your skin. If the color isn’t quite right, try adding a pinch of lighter or darker mineral powder. Stir and test it again.

   • 4

     Insert a small funnel into the 8 oz. container and pour in the liquid foundation from the bowl. Seal the lid until you are ready to use.

SO NOW LETS TALK ABOUT HOW TO MAKE YOUR EXISTING FOUNDATION YOU ALREADY HAVE SPREAD FURTHER, LAST LONGER ETC…

WE ALL KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE BRAND HOW EXPENSIVE YOUR FOUNDATION CAN BE, AND YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN, YOU JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT YOU ARE USING!

1. APPLY A SMALL AMOUNT (LIKE A PEA SIZE) ONTO YOUR FINGERTIPS TO WARM THE PRODUCT AND APPLY WITH YOUR FINGERS. HEAT WARMS THE PRODUCT AND SPREADS IT FURTHER VERSUS APPLYING COLD OR WITH A BRUSH.

2. YOUR BOTTLE IS GETTING LOW, ADD A COUPLE DROPS OF ORGANIC OIL INTO THE BOTTLE AND SHAKE IT UP, OR SQUEEZE SOME LIGHT MOISTURIZER INTO THE BOTTLE AND SHAKE VIGOROUSLY TO THIN OUT WHAT YOU GOT, AND SCRAPE SOME PRESSED POWDER INTO IT AND SHAKE AGAIN. HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT BLENDING IN THE BOTTLE? HEAT IT UP A FEW SECONDS IN THE MICROWAVE!

3. MAKE A TINTED MOISTURIZER, ADD A DROP OF YOUR FOUNDATION TO EQUAL AMOUT OF MOISTURIZER AN SPREAD ONTO FACE.

4. LAST TIP, ONLY APPLY FOUNDATION TO THE CENTER OF YOUR FACE (WHERE YOU TRULY NEED THE MOST COVERAGE) DON’T APPLY IT HEAVY ALL OVER.. JUST DOT YOUR NOSE, FOREHEAD AND CHIN AND SPREAD OUT!

**NOW YOUR ALL SET! FEELING EXPERIMENTAL? MAKE BRONZER TOO,

PICK A CHEAP BRONZER AND MIX INTO LOTION, AGAIN, MORE POWDER FOR HEAVIER COVERAGE ETC, APPLY ANYWHERE ON BODY, ADD MORE LOTION TO IT TO SPREAD A HINT OF GLOW ALL OVER YOUR BODY!

GO GET BEAUTIFUL AND SAVE THAT $$$ 

TOMORROW…FASHION WEEK FRIDAY!

By Candice Manacchio