Friday, February 6, 2009

Beauty Lab: Magic Mixes For Maximum Pretty

Love mash ups? Or Macgyver-like combinations that double your beauty horde with just a few slck tricks (and zero dollars spent!)?

Turn your bathroom into a beauty lab by mixing up the following:

• Foundation + face lotion (SPF if possible) = tinted moisturizer

• Powder blush + clear balm/salve = lip gloss

• Lipstick + concealer + clear balm = cream blush

• Powder bronzer + liquid concealer = cream eye shadow

• White/shimmery eye shadow + moisturizer = highlighter

• Lipstick + liquid concealer = matte lip color (alter the shade with powder or blush)

• Too-dark face powder + eye cream = cream bronzer

• Dark eye shadow + clear balm = cream eyeliner

• Powder bronzer + face powder = brow powder (use a tissue to pack loose powder back into a container)

• Mascara + clear balm (clean wand, rub with balm, and use as normal) = glossier mascara


Thanks Vital Juice for the lab lesson!
Photo credit: Pasqualito

2 comments:

Down Comforter said...

Nice tips! Great cheat sheet to have on hand in a the midst of an emergency :)

Jenny Muller said...

I tried the mascara + balm = glossy fringe trick. It's a fantastic lash shiner, but definitely works better (ie, less smearing) with a waterproof mascara.