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Purples are lovely colours, and you make pretty much any variation you want by using the right iron oxides (well, ultramarines and manganeses) and micas. This week we’re going to focus on purples made with ultramarine purple. (Next week we’ll use manganese violet and the week after that, variations using iron oxide blue, ultramarine pink,...
If you’re thinking about making mineral make-up (MMU), you’re probably wondering what are the essentials I need to make this stuff and how much is it going to cost me? Great questions…so here’s a list of what I consider the essentials for eye shadow (and a brief explanation of why…)Mineral make-up essentials…1. Treated sericite –...
Pink…it’s girly, it’s feminine, it’s awesome. I never thought about wearing pink until Wanda made it, but now I love it. I always thought because I had green eyes, I should wear green eye shadow. It’s not a silly thought, but it is not necessarily true. Pink goes very well with green eyes — it’s...
Welcome to part five of our million part series on making mineral make-up eye shadows! If you’ve been crafting along, you should have…Part 1: Figured out how to make a an eye shadow basePart 2: A matte base Part 3: A metallic sheenPart 4: A black suitable for an eye liner or accentBut now you’re...
When making mineral make-up eye shadows, black is your friend. Yeah, I know you’re thinking that you’re unlikely to make a ton of black eye shadow because black usually equals goth (or lazy Susan who forgot to take off her make-up last night!) but black is an essential part of your MMU palette. It’s a...