After using the fillers at ridiculous levels with micas, I thought I’d do a filler round-up using the matte colours (iron oxide, ultramarine, manganese violet, and chromium pigments) and the fillers at the suggested usage levels. Let’s take a look at treated sericite with matte pigments.If you want to see sericite mica mixed with a...

Sorry I didn’t post this on September 17th like I planned – I was studying for a math test and simply forgot to check my posts!Magnesium myristate at 10% in a powder is supposed to be a good binder. So I thought I’d try it! To 1/2 tsp (2.5 cc) of eye shadow powder I...

I thought I dismissed the idea of alcohol far too quickly, so I tried it this morning. To 1.0 grams of paradise eye shadow I added 20 drops or 0.2 grams of denatured alcohol. I put it into the container as I figured this would be easier. It didn’t make as much mess as the...

I figured dimethicone would be a good choice as a non-oil binder. It’s not volatile like cyclomethicone, and it comes in different weights so I could use a light weight one to mimic the success I had with fractionated coconut oil. Because it’s an oil, you don’t need to add a preservative and it is...