The official make your own mmu thread!

icecookies · 03-22-2007, 10:03 PM

Well I did ya'll and I'm on top of the world! I got so sick of ordering this and that and really not seeing too much of a big difference between them and mixing so many to find my foundation match and chasing after every new color......that.........

I decided to order some raw supplies myself, bought a grinder and a food processor and have been having a ball. Ladies it is so much easier than you'd think. So now I'm just making all kinds of shadows, blushes, and highlighters. Today I made the most fabulous yellow tinted finishing powder. So to really prove my self I gave my girlfriends some. And yes they love it. I also made some scented soaps in all kinds of different scents and formulas!

***SimplyElegant*** · 03-22-2007, 10:04 PM

Congrats.

***farris2*** · 03-22-2007, 10:05 PM

I may have to try that if I don't find my match soon

icecookies · 03-22-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by farris2

I may have to try that if I don't find my match soon

Trust me farris, I'm not saying that it's easy to make a lot of different shades for all of the different skin tones, NO WAY! But to make it for yourself, EASY! And you can make base batches and modify them with whatever you want to. Go for it! If nothing else try making your own shadows and blushes. It's really fun.

***Sheikah*** · 03-22-2007, 10:14 PM

Congrats! That sounds like fun, where did you ordered?

icecookies · 03-22-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheikah

Congrats! That sounds like fun, where did you ordered?

It is fun Sheikah and cost effective! Here's where I ordered.
Coastal Scentshttp://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id= 35

TKB Tradinghttp://www.tkbtrading.com/index.php?category=12

***Ashley*** · 03-22-2007, 10:45 PM

That's so cool! Thanks for letting us know!

tigrisjasmine · 03-22-2007, 11:20 PM

Hmmm... as a big do-it-myself-er, that's very intriguing... thanks for the sites! Might be heading that way soon...

icecookies · 03-22-2007, 11:32 PM

Not that I'm an expert but if I can answer any questions I'll be glad too. I've got tons of notes and info on it but wound up not following any of the recipes but made my own. If you can bake a cake (and we all can) then you can do this

***luxotika*** · 03-22-2007, 11:36 PM

Sounds like a fun time!

icecookies · 03-22-2007, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by luxotika

Sounds like a fun time!

Definitely and with all of the stuff left over you can mix and match practically any color imaginable for shadows, highlighters, and blushes! My husband is even happy that I'm into this now. He's complemented a few times on my makeup......said it really looked good!

COzawa · 03-22-2007, 11:58 PM

Cool! I'm going to try this too. How much would you say you spent and what are the must haves for basic foundation, finishing powder and color items? TY

***blondie36*** · 03-23-2007, 12:30 AM

i also bought my own silk,mica,sericite to make finishing powder ,but i dont know how much of each to put in the formula(lol)any tips for me? thanks

***WhitneyF*** · 03-23-2007, 03:40 AM

That sounds really cool! Have fun!

TDZ · 03-23-2007, 03:41 AM

How fun!!!

I know a few places carry kits, like you mentioned. So does The Conservatorie, TKB trading,. They also give formulas to guide you right???? Sound like you had a good time, may have to try it
T

***Hoozey*** · 03-23-2007, 04:53 AM

Wow, that's impressive. Glad you found your HG by making it! Sounds like you are having fun too.