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Make Your Own Lip-gloss and Perfume
Making you own make-up sounds daunting, but if you want a simple natural look, why not try a few of these delicious recipes? You can use your home made or bought essential oils as well. The most exciting thing about making your own fragrance and make up is its uniqueness. Soon you’ll be turning heads with your own special, indefinable brand of beauty!
BASIC LIP GLOSS.
The most basic lip gloss recipe of all is simple Vaseline. To this base you can add a variety of ingredients, or you can start from scratch and make your own..
Melt a tablespoon of beeswax by placing in a clean glass jar and placing it in hot water until it is soft. Add a tablespoon of Almond oil and mix thoroughly with a small wooden spatula..
That’s it! Now you can begin to create your customized lip gloss.
Want your lips to taste fresh and minty? Add just a couple of drops of peppermint oil..
Want your lips to taste romantic and perfumed? Add rose, jasmine or other flower oil to your liking..
Want your lip gloss to have color and fruity favor? Add the juice of mulberries or blueberries, enough to create the amount of color you desire..
Want your lip gloss to soften dry lips? Break open a Vitamin E oil capsule and tip in the contents..
Want your lip gloss to cure cold sores? Infuse a cup of Lemon Balm (Melissa) leaves in enough Almond oil to cover the leaves and put in in a warm dry place for at least five days. Strain the oil, add a few capsules of Vitamin E oil. Add a teaspoon of the oil to your basic lip gloss..
Keep your finished lip gloss and your Melissa Oil in the fridge. They won’t last forever so just make small amounts as you need them, and if they get left out and smell rancid, make a fresh batch..
But you can take your lip balm with you on dates, just put a small amount in a pretty little pill box.
Glitter Up
If you love the look of glitter make-up, it is easy to make your own using the basic lipgloss recipe. Add the contents of about six Vitamin E oil capsules as well, so that it will be good for your skin..
Melt one quarter of a cup of beeswax in a large clean jar over hot water. Add one quarter cup of almond oil and mix well. As the mixture cools, add in glitter of your choice,tiny sparkles, stars, moons....
You can tint the mixture with blueberry or mulberry juice, and add fragrance with the essential oil of your choice. Keep it in the fridge and use as required..
Solid Perfume
Beeswax is so useful for so many things, and it makes a great solid perfume that you can take with you so you can refresh your signature flower scent any time..
Melt one quarter cup of beeswax over hot water. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oil and allow to cool. Put a small amount in a pretty cream container or pillbox and keep the rest in the fridge..
To make it more interesting, try a blend of oils to create your own signature perfume - like roses and violets, freesias and lily of the valley..
SIGNATURE SCENT.
To fill a spray bottle with your signature scent, add a few drops of your favourite essential oils to a mixture of equal parts witch hazel and glycerine. Shake well and keep in the fridge for a refreshing spritzer..
FRAGRANCE SACHETS.
Carry your signature perfume over to your clothes and lingerie. Mix a cup each of lavender buds and rose petals with a quarter cup of orris root powder (available from craft shops) and use to fill small muslin or cotton sachets. Store them in your lingerie drawer or hang from coat hangers to keep a beautiful fragrance around you all day..
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