I love concocting my own Mineral Makeup, especially eyeshadow (see previous posts under the category of Make Your Own Mineral Makeup). And with hearing so much lately on the do-it-yourself craze, I thought that I might share a few of my favourite craft sites and articles:

• What’s New In the Industry, the TKB trading blog. They occasionally have article on how the create your own mineral makeup.
• Solarcat’s Eco Blog, she has some recipes on how to make lotions that I’ve always wanted to try.
• Not Martha, I great website with some fun, cute crafts. I’d love to try making her recipe for lip balm.
• Craftster, OK so this one isn’t totally makeup related, but they have some incredibly talented people posting on their forums, so if your ever want to find out how to make, well anything, this is the first place that I’d look.
• The Conservatorie, This site has some great starter recipes, they are a great base for building your own formulations.

There are so many resources on how to make your own makeup and beauty products. My best advice would be to look at the ingredients in your favourite mineral cosmetics and read-up about them. You will be amazed at everything you learn, and soon be ready to try your hand at making your own. As with all do it yourself cosmetics, please read all of the directions carefully (some ingredients can be harmful), these are not suitable crafts for children, and try a test swatch before applying new products to your face (especially eyeshadow). But most of all have fun!

I’ve been eyeing TKB’s Pop Mica pigments for a few day now. This is exactly what I have been waiting for, a bunch of primary colours perfect for mixing your own custom colours. Pair them up with a few interference colours (mica’s that “flip” from one colour to another) and you can create some incredible colours! I can’t wait to get my grubby little mitts on some of these.

While browsing through TKB’s website yesterday, I was thinking, “wouldn’t it be awesome if they came up with a kit?” Well guess what!? They did. for $19 you get just about everything you need to make your own mineral eyeshadow. And if you follow the link, they provide a tutorial (video, and picture) on how to make your own mineral makeup. Can you tell I’m excited?

If you have ever been intimidated in making your own mineral makeup, don’t be! Yes, foundation is pretty tricky to make, but mineral eyeshadow can be super easy. Don’t just take my word on it you can view this video from TKB trading and see for yourself.

My Pittsburgh Street Soapworks ghost cart is no more. After days of agonzing over the miriad of scents I finally setled on 12 to try and 1 full sized to buy. Here is my order:
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15 oz. Net Wt. Solid Perfume~$6.50 in Head Over Heels

Lot of 6 misters (your choice of scents) WITH product order…3.50

1. Almond Coconut
2. cupcake
3. Amour de Cacao
4. Creamy Coconut
5. Egyptian Musk
6. Gingerbread

Lot of 6 misters (your choice of scents) WITH product order…3.50

1. Un Bois Vanille
2. Princess
3. True Bliss
4. Citrus Spice
5. Pink Sugar
6. Vanille Abricot

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I can’t wait to get all of those smells!

On another note I finally made some more eyeshadows. My sister was no so subtly hinting that she wanted some more next time she came to visit. Aparantly she’s been getting a few compliments on the colours she’s worn. Here is a pic of what I made today: