Did you know that you can make your own lipsticks using mineral makeup? It is very easy and when you’re done you’ll have a beautiful and unique color! All you need is a clear lipgloss or lip balm and some mineral blushes or eyeshadows.
I used Deborah Wild Jungle lipgloss in Pure Crocodile, which is a clear shiny gloss, and one of my favourite mineral blushes, Lumiere Blushing Bronzer in Sugarberry. But you can substitute the gloss with lip balm and use any mineral blushes or eyeshadows you want. You can also mix two or more shades of blush or eyeshadow with balm/gloss, the possibilities are endless!
I put some of the gloss on the back of my hand (but you can also use a jar to mix the products) and added some powder. How much powder to add is up to you. If you’re going for a sheer color just use a tiny amount, while if you prefer your lip colors pigmented, keep adding the powder until you’re satisfied with the intensity of the shade. The important thing is that you keep mixing the colors until you get a creamy consistency.
And voilà, you have your own custom lipstick! Mine turned out to be a shiny, nude, your-lips-but-better shade that I really like. I don’t have anything similar in my stash because it is not a color I would wear often. So it’s nice to know I can just make it with products I already have instead of buying a new lipstick that I know I won’t use much.
Just like any other lip color, you can apply it with a lip brush or using your fingers, but make sure they’re clean!
Have you ever tried to make your own lipstick? Are you going to? Let me know in the comments, I’d love to hear your experiences. 
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Wow, that’s lovely! You can make a tinted lip balm by dipping the head of your lip balm (or Chapstick) to a jar of mineral blush and apply to your lips. I do that sometimes and it gives me a hint of color.
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thats a smart idea! looks like i may use my EDM blush in waffle cone after all.
Dao: thanks. I never though of doing that, I usually just mix them on the back of my hand, but that would work well too. I’ll try it when I want a sheer shade as mixing on my hand can be a bit messy sometimes.
Lizz1901: this is a great way to put those old/forgotten/unwanted products to good use. Can’t wait to see what you come up with
I never tried to make my own lipstick, but your lil tutorial really helped. It will be fun to try it
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I’m glad it helped Tavia. You should try it, it’s really fun and easy. Can’t wait to see how your lipstick turns out
One caveat: you cannot use any mineral eyeshadow you want, nor any blush. There’s a couple of mineral ingredients which are not safe for lips. Off the top of my head I remember ferric ferrocyanide, but I seem to remember there were some other green, violet and blue pigments which were safe for eyes but not for lips.
Tgz, thanks for pointing that out, you’re right. I think most mineral blushes/shadows are safe to be used on the lips as well, but checking the ingredients with those of your lip products is a good idea. That way, you know if the ingredients are lip safe as well.