[stashblaster]

Originally Posted by TeraBelle

oops! Im sorry!
I meant 1 TSP!! Not 1oz

lol. I thought, man, that girl is doing some serious crafting!

[Sheikah]

Originally Posted by stashblaster

Sheikah, what I did was to write down all the ingredients that I purchased. I then wrote down what the purpose of each mineral was. Some websites will indicate the common percentages of usage. For example, typical usage in a formula for boron nitride is about 3-10%. I wrote that down to. Then I kind of took a basic formula and just tweaked it according to all the things that I purchased. I knew that I shouldn't go over 10% of the boron nitride unless I wanted to look real shiney. I kept my ingredient list along with my other notes on my counter while I was adding things to the mix.

As far as wasting product, yes I was somewhat concerned. But really, all of those minerals can be used in a finishing powder or veil. That doesn't need to be as precise as the foundation. I just added minerals to how I wanted it to behave. For me, oil control was #1. So kaolin clay, sericrite and rice powder made up the largest portion of the veil. I added the silk powder, silicia microspheres and boron nitride in because I'm old
Needed that blurry, airbrushed thing going on.

Lol, yeah I'm also collecting recipes and proportions wherever I see them and writing them down. It'll be really helpful when I finally decide to do some stuff. Now I'm testing my powders because apparently something is breaking me out a little. I have used kaolin, sericite, silk powder, rice powder and silica in the past days and there's something there clogging my pores, now I have to go through the painfully slow process of trying everything by itself until I find the culprit :S. Oh well, so I guess until I figure that out I won't be starting the new addiction lol.

[stashblaster]

Sheikah,
I remember you talking about breaking out. I can't remember if you've tried any mmu that you were able to tolerate. What about eyeshadow and blushes? How long have you been wearing those, or did you recently start wearing mineral e/s and blush?

[allyoop]

Wow, I am glad I have been dragging my feet mixing anything! I will have to test all the ingredients separately on my dd and myself. What a waste it would be to mix a huge batch of "itching" powder, hmm.

[Sheikah]

Originally Posted by stashblaster

Sheikah,
I remember you talking about breaking out. I can't remember if you've tried any mmu that you were able to tolerate. What about eyeshadow and blushes? How long have you been wearing those, or did you recently start wearing mineral e/s and blush?

Well I've been trying MMU since March, but only samples. Recently I got Lumiere Flawless Face foundation which seems to work good with my skin. Eyeshadows I don't have a problem with. With blushes I couldn't use Veena Blush for the same reason as the Veena Foundation. I can use the eyeshadows with the Avena Sativa on them apparently haha. I'm going to try the All over colors that I got which have avena sativa (I didn't know they had it before buying) but in a lesser amount and probably they won't hurt. The Veena foundation has avena sativa as a third ingredient, the blushes as the the fourth ingredient and the all over colors as the fifth ingredient which means there's much less of the ingredient in those.

Originally Posted by allyoop

Wow, I am glad I have been dragging my feet mixing anything! I will have to test all the ingredients separately on my dd and myself. What a waste it would be to mix a huge batch of "itching" powder, hmm.

Yeah that's what I thought. Test everything or in any case mix a small batch first. Thank God all the things I mixed are like three tbsp in total for the primer and for the finishing powder. If they don't work well it won't hurt that much to throw that amount away.

[stashblaster]

So it sounds like you were able to handle mmu then you tried a foundation with oat powder in it, then you broke out. I think you should make your foundation. You've got the supplies. Look at the ingredients that you know you've been able to handle, like serecite, then go from there.

[allyoop]

Tested the E/S kit supplies on dd and myself. She thought I was making her a guinea pig.

Boy the diamond mica is purty! I was going to sell/trade half of it, but now I don't think I can. Neither dd nor myself could smell the 'minty smell' so we got a really good deal!

To make muted colors, can I add browns to them or should it only be the black. (I don't like to follow directions )

[Sheikah]

Right now I'm trying Lumiere's Flawless foundation and it's been working fine *fingers crossed*. I still want to make my own, it'll be fun! After I finish trying this foundation I'll test my powders one by one and then create my own.

[allyoop]

Ha, I already do have enough foundation to last 3-5 years, and enough veil to last a year or more, but I want to make it myself....I can't pull myself away from the sales...

I had a cart going at 2-3 different places with foundation in the cart! I don't NEED more foundation...I need to tweek what I have...maybe I'll do that this w/e while we make e/s :-)
I just want my HG and I know it will cost less to diy. But I still wander if there's something 'better' out there, lol.

[Apple8]

Hello, I have a question for the experienced.

If the texture of a finishing powder I ordered is not what I desire , will grinding the pwdr in the magic bullet make it finely milled or do I need a special grinder?

Thanks.

[emily_3383]

i think the magic bullet is just fine. Alot of us just have a coffee grinder.

[Apple8]

Originally Posted by emily_3383

i think the magic bullet is just fine. Alot of us just have a coffee grinder.

Thanks, Emily.

[cdub]

I've always wanted to try making my own... but just never get around to it. Very cool though!

[avesoriano]

does anyone here knows whats the shelf life of silicone gel?
i see that theconservatorie has one,.., neither coastal scents nor tkb however sells it... where else can i buy one? and do you know how long is its shelf life?

oh forgive me i have two more question

1.) what are the good brands you know for heavy duty grinder? and the tabacco/ herbal grinder... ive tried looking at the website of monave its out of stock,... i cant seem to open valeries website .... the only one i see are the ebay herbal grinder... i want to make sure ill be buying the good brand so it can last me a couple of miy mmu years.. please help

2.) im kinda getting confused... when do you use an oxide and a mica again? ill be buying my first ingredients since im done with my first reading of the ebook (thanks blondie) i dont think its advisable to buy all the mica colors...im thinking of buying the primary and the secondary colors then just go from there... hmm i wonder if this is a good idea at all...

should i get a black oxide and a black mica? a green oxide and a green mica?

3. ) can you post here your favorite mica colors.... i dont want to get the 100 mica so i might as well get your suggestions... what are the best micas of tkb and coastal scents?
4.) if i buy the first batch of micas from CS and then the next batch from TKB is there a possibility that i might get a different shade/ hue even if they have the same name?

5.) Anyone heard of MERcks Colorona and Ronasphere?

[Hoozey]

Originally Posted by avesoriano

does anyone here knows whats the shelf life of silicone gel?
i see that theconservatorie has one,.., neither coastal scents nor tkb however sells it... where else can i buy one? and do you know how long is its shelf life?

oh forgive me i have two more question

1.) what are the good brands you know for heavy duty grinder? and the tabacco/ herbal grinder... ive tried looking at the website of monave its out of stock,... i cant seem to open valeries website .... the only one i see are the ebay herbal grinder... i want to make sure ill be buying the good brand so it can last me a couple of miy mmu years.. please help

2.) im kinda getting confused... when do you use an oxide and a mica again? ill be buying my first ingredients since im done with my first reading of the ebook (thanks blondie) i dont think its advisable to buy all the mica colors...im thinking of buying the primary and the secondary colors then just go from there... hmm i wonder if this is a good idea at all...

should i get a black oxide and a black mica? a green oxide and a green mica?

3. ) can you post here your favorite mica colors.... i dont want to get the 100 mica so i might as well get your suggestions... what are the best micas of tkb and coastal scents?
4.) if i buy the first batch of micas from CS and then the next batch from TKB is there a possibility that i might get a different shade/ hue even if they have the same name?

5.) Anyone heard of MERcks Colorona and Ronasphere?

Unless you are making huge amounts of MMU, I think any blender will be good enough. As far as oxid