Getting it just right
Now I appear to be testing my new homemade lipstick. Actually, I have already tested the product mixture using a lip brush after the wax base and the liquid and powdered colors were zapped in the microwave to melt them. I wanted to make sure the final color and texture were right before I poured the molten lipcolor into the mold. What I am really doing now is making sure the lipstick bullet is firmly seated into the case and strong enough for regular use.
The goal was to make an ultra dark burgundy that is darker than what I can buy in the stores. This mix is a bit darker than what I tried a few weeks earlier. The major cosmetics companies used to make colors as dark as I like, but they discontinued them or kept some of the names but lightened the colors. I want more choices in color and texture and not be restricted to what their damn marketing idiots think I should wear.
I will post some closeup photos of me wearing the new color with and without clothes.
Getting it just right
Now I appear to be testing my new homemade lipstick. Actually, I have already tested the product mixture using a lip brush after the wax base and the liquid and powdered colors were zapped in the microwave to melt them. I wanted to make sure the final color and texture were right before I poured the molten lipcolor into the mold. What I am really doing now is making sure the lipstick bullet is firmly seated into the case and strong enough for regular use.
The goal was to make an ultra dark burgundy that is darker than what I can buy in the stores. This mix is a bit darker than what I tried a few weeks earlier. The major cosmetics companies used to make colors as dark as I like, but they discontinued them or kept some of the names but lightened the colors. I want more choices in color and texture and not be restricted to what their damn marketing idiots think I should wear.
I will post some closeup photos of me wearing the new color with and without clothes.