12.6.12

Probably the easiest DIY lip gloss ever!

As a kid, I always had a fascination with makeup. I would peek through my mom's little makeup bag and play around with the pretty things I would find. Even though I was a little too young to be wearing makeup, I was always experimenting in my bedroom mirror. I used to read Seventeen magazine back then, too. I remember finding this lip gloss tutorial among the pages and becoming completely obsessed with it. The colour possibilities were endless! The mess I would make was huge but I didn't care!  Here is that same DIY project... (a little cleaner this time!):


You will need:
- Vaseline
- Powdered eye shadow or blush
- Small empty container
- Small mixing utensil

1. Fill your container with Vaseline (petroleum jelly). 2. Sprinkle your favourite eyeshadow or blush on top. I used Everyday Minerals blush in DVR Saturday. 3. Mix it all together well. Clean up the edges. 4. Apply!

Probably the easiest tutorial in history, but there you have it! Vaseline is also amazing for your lips, so you have an added benefit! If you can't find it in your drug store, check the baby section. For some reason they like to hide it away there even though it's used for millions of things (makes an awesome gentle eye makeup remover too!).

Did you read beauty magazines as a kid?

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71 comments:

  1. Awesome! I can't wait to try this!

    Thank you!
    xo Kayla
    http://www.sealedwithakay.com

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  2. i personally can't live without lip gloss because my lips tend to get very dry no matter what i do

    thank you for this tutorial! ^^

    http://noodlexdoodle.blogspot.ro/

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  3. That's awesome. Just what I needed. I have this blush in my make up collection that is just way to shimmery for my liking but I think it would make a pretty lip color.

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  4. LOVE this!! Will so be trying this one:) Thanks for sharing!

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  5. first of all, yes, i lived for seventeen magazine too! secondly, although i've heard of this how-to i've never tried it myself. i think your little tutorial just sealed the deal, i gotta!
    xo. blog.tarapolly.com

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  6. I can't wait to try this. And maybe do it with my 10 year old sister. She will absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing

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  7. I love doing this but adding a tiny bit of hot chocolate mix, and then it smells and tastes amazing!

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  8. I totally need to try this! I already tried it will kool-aid mix and it is a lip stain more and it tastes really good! Thanks for sharing! Follow my blog http://pinterestpinsbysarah.blogspot.com/

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  9. Where did you find that little container!?

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    1. i emptied the remains of an Everyday Minerals sample powder foundation :)

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    2. You can get them from the container store.

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  10. I would highly recommend using Lanolin instead of Vaseline... Vaseline is a petroleum product and in addition to leaching chemicals into your skin, it is also drying, not moisturizing.

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    1. it's not drying at all, it's actually a fantastic moisturizer, and helps heal cuts and burns. people also use it as a lubricant, which is the opposite of drying lol.

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    2. I find it moisturizing as well, but have read plenty of reports about it being full of toxins. =[

      Not that most of our beauty products are aren't. Formaldehyde in nail polish, for example.

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    3. I was just thinking the same thing after I posted that as well... a vast majority of makeup products contain tons of chemicals and things yet we use them anyways. It's not like you're putting a full on toxic chemical on your lips though, Vaseline has been MADE for skin.

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    4. I was thinking about using an alternative as well (for my health and for the environment). I was wondering about using coconut oil.

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    5. Vaseline is petroleum!! It is bad for you. Why put something on your mouth that is bad for you? You'll lick it off and now it is inside you!

      If there is an alternative, use it. A little here, a little there, it all adds up. People are getting cancer at alarming rates and this is one of the reasons... chemicals in our cleaning and beauty products.

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    6. Sorry, but this is a little bit ridiculous. Since this post, I've done tons of research on Vaseline and firstly, it has never shown a direct link to cancer or health problems. It is also non toxic. Secondly, the argument that specific products like this cause cancer is even more ridiculous. We're 'getting cancer at alarming rates' because of EVERYTHING. 90% of foods sold in your standard grocery store are processed. The air we breathe.... we're inhaling and ingesting more chemicals and pollutants and things that are 'bad for us' every day. I just can't agree with the fact that Vaseline is bad for us because everything I have read has no underlying facts, and it usually all comes back to people just making up dangers when in fact it's not dangerous at all. It's critically tested and must meet certain grades to be sold, just like most of your other beauty products.

      This article is a great one about the truth about petrolatum: http://www.besthealthmag.ca/look-great/skin/the-truth-about-petrolatum. Please read it if you have concerns.

      I would also argue the environmental issue with Vaseline because we're not directly creating a new substance to make it. It's made from the left over build up during the refinery of crude oil. We're not creating new pollutants because of it.

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    7. Vaseline locks moisture in, it would not be good for moisturizing your lips if they are already chapped. It is good for skin because it serves as a protective layer. I would recommend using Vitamin E Oil prior to your homemade lip gloss if your lips are already chapped.

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  11. I love vaseline, how have I not of something as simple as this? *slaps forehead*

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  12. I love it!!! I NEVER thought to make my own! I'm going to do this with my niece TODAY. She's going to love it! Thank you SO much for sharing!

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  15. That probably was the simplest diy I have for awhile lol. Nice job. What camera do you use?

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  16. GREAT idea! I would try it with aquaphor healing ointment too, I use it on my lips since a dermatologist recommended it and I find it a little thicker and less greasy than pure vaseline!

    (http://www.amazon.com/Eucerin-BEIERSDORF199653-Aquaphor-Healing-Ointment/dp/B000NN7FXO/ref=sr_1_2?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1339522586&sr=1-2)

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  17. Or using food colouring is another way of doing this.

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    1. hmm, I hadn't thought of that. you wouldn't get the makeup shimmer or anything that way, however. :)

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  18. What a fabulous idea!

    http://aimeemoncur.blogspot.co.uk/

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  19. Vaseline is just an amazing product and great for your lips! My dermatologist even recommended it as a night time under eye cream!

    sewingrocks.blogspot.com

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  20. That's such a good idea, I would never think of doing this! Definitely will now tho :) xx

    jensbrightandbeautiful.blogspot.com

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  21. Such a great idea!!!!
    One of the many reasons I love your blog!!!!

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  22. I've always used vaseline to remove eye makeup...it takes off waterproof mascara one million times better than anything else I've tried!
    Great to know yet another use for my makeup remover! :)

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  23. This is so easy & so awesome. I love how now you can make virtually any shade for lip gloss now!

    Quick question -- where did you get the container for the lip gloss? Do they sell those in basic craft stores?

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    1. I reused them from some old Everyday Minerals foundation samples :)

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  24. why are you so creative!!!! DIY queen! You and Heather!

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  26. I love this simple idea - I love vaseline - I'm going to try making some myself - and I pinned it!!!! :)

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  27. What a great diy! Have to try this soon

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  28. Super cute looking and if you are not concerned about using natural products then it's great! I also love that you are doing DIY beauty products.

    Two concerns as someone who does try to stick to natural products and coming from someone who has friends and customers with skin problems on their lips.

    Firstly, there are health concerns with using petroleum (soft paraffin), however the products are just warned against and not banned at this point. Soya and beeswax candles are recommended for use instead of breathing in paraffin fumes and the same goes for putting it on your lips.

    Secondly, petroleum is an addictive product and in the long run actually dries out your lips further. You will find you constantly put it on or have the sensation that you need to. I highly recommend making lip balm by simply melting 1/3 beeswax, 1/3 cocoa butter or cocoa and shea mix, and 1/3 light oils (sweet almond or jojoba for example). I have had friends heal their lips and disown their Carmex (also petroleum based) and vaseline use as their lips completely healed with this recipe (in Winter time too!).

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    1. Thanks Katie!! That would make another great, more extensive tutorial as well. Unfortunately for me, I'm allergic to beeswax :( lol, so I wouldn't be able to try it. It causes my skin to flare up into the itchiest bumps, so I normally have to make sure lip/skin products don't contain beeswax.

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    2. I wonder if you could substitute emulsifying wax or soya wax. I will try it and see if it works! :)

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  29. I absolutely love this idea! And it's such a smart idea of recycling old make up containers. ;)

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  30. This is genius! and easy! I never in a million years would have thought of this but you better believe I will be using this. I can never find lip gloss colors I like (well, cheap ones anyway) hah

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  31. OMG! I am stoked! I can't wait to try this!!!!

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  32. This is just a great idea!!
    Danielle
    xo

    http://newestwrinkledlh.blogspot.co.uk/

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  33. this is so simple and amazing!!! i really want to try it. brilliant.

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  34. this is probably the most magical post i've ever seen! LOVE this blog!

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  35. I completely forgot about this DIY! my older sister showed it to me when we were younger :)

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  36. No Way!!!!! This is the best thing ever!

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  37. What a great project! This would be a really fun gift.

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  38. I have done this using crushed Chapstick. I have a bad habit of leaving them in my jeans pockets and sometimes they get washed and may even make it into the dryer. I recycle them by putting them into small lip balm containers like this.

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  39. Great idea! I'm excited to try this! Thanks for sharing.

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  40. Love this! would be great with those gorgeous MAC pigments you can buy too! thanks for posting :)

    Maddy

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  41. What a great idea! Easy and awesome!

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  42. This is a great idea. I've done it using Lanolin instead of Vaseline (my preference for lip moisturizer.) I've never thought to use Kool-Aid though. A lip stain might be nice.

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  43. I can't wait to try this!! I too read Seventeen, from front to back, then I graduated to Glamour which I read for many, many years:) TFS.

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  44. I too read Seventeen, front to back, then I graduated to Glamour & read that for many years:) Can't wait to try this!! Thanks for sharing:)

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  45. I can't wait to try this!! I too read Seventeen, from front to back, then I graduated to Glamour which I read for many, many years:) TFS.

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  46. Oh my goodness, I remember reading, and trying, that same seventeen tutorial. I remember having such a feeling of ecstasy at having created my very own lipgloss. I played salon and 'sold' little pots of it to all my family members! :)

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  47. What a great idea! Instead of Vaseline you can use African Shea Butter which is ALL NATURAL. (-: I just tried this and not only does it give you the shine of a lipgloss but it's also NOT STICKY (which man love because they seem to hate sticky lipgloss). It might not taste all that great, however does Vaseline taste any better?

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  48. What a great idea! Instead of Vaseline you can use African Shea Butter which is ALL NATURAL. (-: I just tried this and not only does it give you the shine of a lipgloss but it's also NOT STICKY (which man love because they seem to hate sticky lipgloss). It might not taste all that great, however does Vaseline taste any better?

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  49. I've made this using Alba Botanica's Un-petroleum Jelly and Pink Lemonade Crystal Light. But it was sticky and didn't last long. Think I'm going to try the beeswax/shea/cocoa butter lip balm recipe...I don't like the taste of Vaseline.

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  50. I am going to try it with coconut oil. I don't want any part of the chemical - Vaseline - by-product of gasoline whatever it is stuff...... It should work though! Pretty photos.

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  51. Someone on another post said that she had used Vitamin A & D ointment as a lip balm for years. Then she added her own ingredients to make the colored and flavored lip balm.

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  52. I already tried this in my home and it totally awesome!
    I even make make up tutorial from this lip gloss >,<
    But why when I wear on my lips I feel smarting ?

    http://hatta-shani.blogspot.com/

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  53. you can also do this for gel liner =)

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  54. Wouldn't eye shadow be gross to eat if not toxic? I am so going to try this around the easter egg season to make a knock of EOS lip balm!!1
    Love,
    Ariella from www.glitterartfit.blogspot.com visit me soon!

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  55. I totally used to get all my beauty tips from Seventeen back in the day! This is one of the very best tutorials ever! Classic.

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  56. This is really amazing but I wanted to know if it's safe to use eye shadow/blush because it isn't really made for using on lips right? :)

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  57. I just bought coconut oil....I'm wondering if once melted it could replace vaseline? I would melt it to mix with the eyeshadow/blush powder and then put it in the freezer to get it hard again.

    What do you think?

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