Saturday, May 18, 2013

Turn Eye Shadow Into Lip Gloss

Info from Brit + Co.

Materials:- eyeshadow (used Buxom Color Choreography Eyeshadow)
- petroleum jelly or shea lip butter
- clear nail polish
- Weather Everything liner sealer
Optional: paint brushes, stencils
We'll start things off with Custom Lip Color. Gone are the days when ladies need to stock their beauty drawers with any and every shade of lipstick. If you've got an event coming up and need a little extra burst of color or shimmer, mix a rosy hued eyeshadow with Vaseline, and you're good to go. This is an especially awesome way to to coordinate your eyes with your lips, and later your nails! 
Spread a dollop of petroleum jelly on a plate or mixing surface. Then use the bottom of a makeup brush or paint brush to scrape off a little bit of color. The Buxom Palettes are highly pigmented so we only needed a couple scrapes.
So lovely!
Next up, we'll mix up a batch of Custom Nail Polish to match our new lip gloss. For this, you'll need a small cap or container to mix up a one-time use color.
We recommend using the cap of any bottle that you're going to discard. Pour a bit of polish in the cap. Scrap off a little bit of eyeshadow and use the clear nail polish brush to mix together. Paint your nails quickly after mixing or the shadow will become a little hard to mix. 
We did a pink set of nails to go with our pastel gloss.

Here we have a bubblegum pink look. Be sure to use nail polish remover on a paper towel or cotton ball to rinse off your clear nail polish brush.