Hello Beauties,
Today, I am going to present a photo tutorial on How to Make Lip Gloss with your Eye shadow. Strange? No! I got this idea when I was planning to visit my cousin Vicky’s home after long days. I wanted to gift her something as we are meeting after a long time. She loves strawberry scented cosmetics and hence I gave her the Lakme Fruit Blast Strawberry Face Wash when we met last time :) And this time, I searched for something ‘Strawberry-sh’ in my beauty product case and I found out this Aloe Veda Strawberry Lip Balm. Hmm I have reviewed this lip balm long ago here and it shows no tint on the lips even though it looks colourful! I love colourless lip balms but still I prefer the tinted ones when I am lazy to wear my lippy. My cousin is fond of tinted lip balms too hence I jumped into the experiment of making a gloss for her using this Aloe Veda Lippy and my eyeshadow :D
I though of using any of my pink/plum lipsticks for this but suddenly I thought ‘Why not to make it up with an eyeshadow or an eye pigment for a change?‘ That seemed as a good idea for me too and hence I picked this bright pink shimmery eye pigment from Nature’s Brilliance by Sue. Now let us check how I made the lip gloss in 4 simple steps. Go ahead and enjoy the pictures and tutorial! :)
Things you will need:
- A lip Balm (Tinted or colourless, anything would do good)
- A pink/plum Eyeshadow (You can also go for any other shade(s) you wish)
- A clean spoon
- A ladle
4 Simple Steps to Make Lip Gloss with an Eyeshadow:
Step 1:
Collect your lip balm in a ladle with a clean spoon. If you are using a tube lip balm for this DIY lip gloss recipe, then cut it off with a clean knife and collect it in the ladle. You can also use thick yummy smelling lip butters for this to make your lip gloss rich! Next time I am planning to use the Himalaya Lip Butter which has a very sweet shea butter smell. (Yummm…)
Step 2:
Add required eye pigment/eye shadow to the ladle of lip balm. If needed you can add more later, hence add a little by little until you get the desired pigmentation. Here, the shade I used is a bright pink shade with tiny pink shimmers in it. This would add a nice shine to your lips. However you can also use matte shades for a shimmer-free lip gloss finish. If you have many same kinda shades in your eyeshadow collection, recycle them as lip glosses!
Step 3:
Now mix both the lip balm and eye shadow together with the clean end of a spoon. Mix well without any clumps. Swatch it in your hands to check whether the pigmentation is enough for you. If you want more opaque finish, add some more eyeshadow . This particular shade I prepared looks yummy isn’t it? I feel to keep it myself without gifting her lol :P (Shhh…)
Step 4:
That’s it we are almost done. Now heat and melt this lip gloss and fill it up in the same lip balm container. Allow it to cool down in room temperature (This will hardly take 2-3 minutes) and you’re done with your DIY lip gloss made of eyeshadow. Enjoy!
My Homemade DIY Lip Gloss Swatch:
It is rich, thick, moisturizing and has a moderate pigmenation with tiny pink shimmers. You can top matte lipsticks with this lip gloss to get that shimmery shine. If you are not a lipstick person, you can just use this plainly on your lips anytime; this lip gloss is suitable for day/night time wears and also for work.
See how I packed the DIY lip gloss gift :) I hope she (my cousin) would love it. What do you think girls?
Hope you enjoyed my photo tutorial on making this DIY Lip Gloss with an Eyeshadow :) Did you like it?
Have you tried any such DIY recipes at your home? Share below; I am waiting to hear!
SHE WILL DEF LOVE IT LANCY.. nice DIY and very simple steps… :)
however my silly brain poses a few question.. hope u dont mind answering them- how can i be sure that the ingredients of a eye shadow will cause no harm to my lips or is the shadow only for color purpose? y not just fill in the minitub with the prepared mixture.. i mean y is there a need to heat it, melt it and then pour??
Hey Supriya :) Thanks and I am glad that you loved the simple steps! And here are the answers for your questions.
1. No.. The ingredients of an eyeshadow wouldn’t harm your lips as the skin of eyelids is much more delicate than your lips. Due to the reason it is an EYE product, it would be very gentle, mild and safe to use on the skin combined with any other product. (on lips too). However make sure that the eyeshadow is from a good brand. If you still hesitate, mix a pinch of that eyeshadow in vaseline and apply over your lips. If it doesn’t harm your lips, go ahead with the recipe :) I have used this lip balm on lips today and it did not hurt at all. It is very gentle!
2. Apoorva said it right :) If I was preparing this for me, I wouldn’t have heated and melted as I don’t care muchabout the ‘NEAT’ thing but as I am gifting it to my cousin, I melted it and poured it into the lip balm container for an even, good looking finish. This will also prevent product wastage.
Hope you’re clear now :D
thankies dear… i am gonna makea sample today itself :)
Go ahead Supriya :-bd Good luck!
wow!!!
this loooks soo yummy.. I will add drops of honey to make it taste good :D
That’s a great idea Apoorva.. :-bd I will try it next time
I guess this..
If you heat it, the ingredients gets mixed so well without forming any lumps and also you can shift the content easily without getting messy.
and Im skeptic about the contents..the chemicals and the lips.. will they harm..
You guessed right about the melting thing Apoorva! Read my above reply on Supriya’s comment to get clear about your query :)
Wow dats a super cool post:)
Thank you Barisha :D
wowwww awesome dear
will try it :) :)
Thank you Vish :) Try for sure.
Superb!!!!
Its very easy to make. Can my daughter also use these 12yrs.?
Hey Hemlata :) Yes you can but I doubt whether it would suit for regular usage on children’s lips. If you wanna gift her a lip gloss, mix fine beetroot powder with vaseline/any other lip butter and this would be perfect for everyday usage :)
hey ur lip balm idea for kids is a hit.. wow lancy!! where do you bring these from.. i mean amazing mind!!..
Thank you Supriya :) :) :x
wow..loved it lancy..
will try it..<3
Thank you Tejinder :) Try for sure.
nice post and i am going to try it
Thank you Ramya :)
wow!!! Thanks Lancy!! Supperb idea! I will try it at home !! surely!!!
Thank you Yendrilla! Do let me know how it turns out ;;-)
Wowww really creative lancy dear…super brain girl….intersting post lil…
i will also try…soon :) :)
Thank you Radha :X :X :X Do share with me your feedback after trying
Wow, thats lovely Lance, I have also done some thing similar, will try again now!!
love u .<3
:) :) Thank you Niesh.. Do make a post :D I am eagerly waiting!
Woowww . .Will surely try this one . . I’m sure she will love it . .
Thank you Shabby :)
so pretty & innovative to gift =)
nice one swtz!!!
Thank you Suna :)
wow….luv it Lancy…will def try this :)))
Thank you Renji :) Do try it for sure
it looks so good & the color is like pink candy. :) love it.
Yeah Jyoti :) I love its yummy pink shade and feel to keep it myself :P
This appears to be a good idea however, is it sanitary to gift to someone else? I mean obviously there are health issues if the eye shadow is used. Using it yourself would be fine. Also heating the product would increase the growth of any bacteria that is present causing it to multiply, again posing a slight health risk. I think this is a great thing maybe if your just using it on yourself but I seriously would reconsider making these as gifts for others. :peace:
could you melt it and then mix in the eyeshadow or is it better to melt after