I absolutely love my translucent airbrushing powder, but I’ve had some requests for a cream version. Given how terribly dry it is these days, now seemed like a good time to give that a go. The final creme is light and moisturizing, with a subtle airbrushing effect and a low-shine finish thanks to the inclusion of some gentle clay.
The main ingredient in my translucent airbrushing powder is sericite mica (USA / Canada). It works by diffusing light, creating a light blurred effect around your skin. So, it really does airbrush your skin in real life, which is pretty darn awesome if you ask me. So, of course sericite mica (USA / Canada) plays a major role in the creme version as well.
I included a wee bit of clay to help ensure a not-to-shiny finish to the creme. I chose zeolite ultrafine clay as it’s pretty much a perfect match for my skin. As it is, this creme foundation is translucent, so unless you’re significantly darker than I am, you should be able to get away with the zeolite ultrafine. Otherwise, kaolin is a good choice, or a beige clay that is a close-ish match. Keep in mind that the clay will need to be very fine to apply smoothly, so if your clay isn’t, run it through your DIY coffee grinder first. Not all clays will work, though—rhassoul comes to mind as one that will be gritty no matter what. So, stick to the lighter, smoother clays.
The rest of the creme is a light lotion. I used grapeseed as the carrier oil as it absorbs into the skin quickly, but any fast-absorbing carrier oil will work. I used Emulsimulse/Ritamulse as my emulsifying wax of choice as it thickens up nice and fast, meaning I was able to add the powders to the lotion at its final consistency (polawax requires a few days to thicken up).
I made mine relatively low-impact, but if you want more of a punch, feel free to use more sericite mica (USA / Canada). If you have any serious blemishes you’ll want to conquer them with some concealer first, but this lotion is fantastic for just minimizing pores and making your skin appear smoother.
Airbrushing Creme Foundation
17g | 0.6oz grapeseed oil
7g | 0.25oz complete emulsifying wax (not beeswax!)
1g | 0.03oz Vitamin E MT-50 (USA / Canada)73g | 2.5 fl oz distilled water
2g | 0.07oz vegetable glycerine (USA / Canada)1 tbsp sericite mica (USA / Canada)
1 tsp zeolite ultrafine clay (or kaolin)Broad spectrum preservative of choice (why?)
Weigh the grapeseed oil, e-wax, and Vitamin E MT-50 (USA / Canada) into a small saucepan and melt together over medium low heat.
While the oils melt, combine the water and vegetable glycerine (USA / Canada) in a small glass measuring cup, stirring to combine.
Combine the oils and water in the saucepan over stovetop and ensure everything comes to the same temperature (everything must be liquid at this temperature).
Remove from the heat and start whisking as the mixture cools. Once it’s cooled and you have a thick, creamy lotion (the thickening may take a few days if you are using a different emulsifying wax from emulsimulse/ritamulse). Whisk in the sericite mica (USA / Canada), clay, and preservative. Decant into a squeeze plastic bottle.
To use, smooth over the skin and enjoy you newly smooth-looking, moisturized face.
If your pores are particularly problematic, feel free to swap out some of the water for some witch hazel, which is an astringent and will help reduce the size of your pores. It also smells a bit funny, so you may want to add a drop or two of lavender essential oil to the final product if you decide to go the witch hazel route.
Don’t have the oils called for in the recipe? Check this out.
I have the lotion on the left side of my face, but not the right. It’s a subtle change, but you can definitely see that one half of my face looks smoother than the other, especially over the cheeks.
Airbrushing cream all over 🙂
Yeah!!!!!! Just what I requested. Since I am already creating a moisturizer today, I’m going to add this to my list. Thanks
Awesome! Keep in mind that this doesn’t have any opacity to it, it just airbrushes the skin, effectively obscuring the appearance of pores and fine lines like my airbrushing powder 🙂 I’m still working on one with opacity/coverage, but so far I haven’t had much luck :/
I made this Marie, only used a combination of 2 other “really good for the face” oils. I have to say, I absolutely love this recipe. I can’t wait to give some to my DIL this weekend. I know she is going to love it too. Thanks so much
Awesome! Enjoy 😀 And thanks for reading and DIYing with me!
Thanks for sharing this, need to try it someday! It would be nice to get rid of all commercial make up products. I just tried to make cream foundation few weeks ago, but I didn’t have any mica in that.
You’re welcome, Signe 🙂 This isn’t supposed to be an opaque foundation (still working on that, it’s proving quite tricky!), but is designed to smooth and soften the appearance of your skin. It works wonders on hiding pores 🙂
Beautiful recipe is it possible to substitute a cold pressed oil or honeyquat for the glycerin as I dont care for the feel of glycerin in facial lotions and did you use ecumulse as your emulsifier. If I use white kaolin clay will the cream leave a whitish tone in the skin . Thank you so much for your time I always look forward to reading your posts and making your creations you are fabulous.
Hi Blanca! If you don’t like glycerin I would just leave it out. You can’t feel it in this lotion, though, it just helps boost the moisturizing properties. And yes, emulsimulse is the emulsifier—you can use any complete emulsifying wax you have on hand instead, if desired. The clay in this recipe doesn’t provide any opacity to the cream and is used in a small enough amount that I don’t find it is at all noticeable on the skin, so as long as you are relatively pale, I imagine kaolin would be a good swap for zeolite ultrafine clay. Thanks so much for reading & let me know if you give this a go!
Hey Marie,
Excellent recipe !!! I’ll sure make it too.. Suppose from the ingredients that it hasn’t coverage.. Isn’t it ?
You’re quite right, Georgia—this is designed to improve the appearance of bare skin, while leaving things like freckles and what not still visible. It works like my airbrushing powder to smooth and soften the appearance of skin. I’m still working on a more typical foundation—it’s tricky!
What do you think by using this cream as a makeup primer ?
I haven’t tried it—it could work, though this isn’t how I’d go about formulating a primer. Let me know if you try it 🙂
You are so resourceful! Do you have an Etsy shop? Because if you did, I bet people would buy this stuff, just sayin’. :0)
Thanks, Kathyne! I don’t sell anything I make at this point as I simply don’t have the time, sadly. If I could be guaranteed it would replace my income from working full time that might be another story, but oh well. I really enjoy blogging about it & empowering people to do it themselves 🙂 Plus, if you sell things you have to put preservatives in them, and I’m not all that crazy about that idea :/
Yeah, selling the stuff you make takes it to a way more complicated level. I wanted to do something like that but it proved far too much trouble. It’s fun to make for friends, though. 🙂
Government forms, regulations, trips to the post office—no thanks! 😛 At least I’m never short on Christmas gifts 🙂
I enjoy very much reading your post. I can”t find the translation of “sericite mica” from Yahoo. Is there another name for it?
Thanks, Agnes! I don’t think there are any alternative names, but this is the product I’m talking about 🙂
Thank you so much for this post! I’ve always thought making liquid foundation is hard and complicated but you’ve just proven me wrong!
Would this also work with a powder mineral foundation?
You’re very welcome, Gospođica 🙂 Keep in mind that this is not a liquid foundation in the traditional sense, so it has no opacity—it is designed to smooth and refine the appearance of your skin without hiding it. So far, opaque foundation that matches skin tone is proving to be very annoying and quite difficult, which is why you won’t find a recipe for it here (yet). And in my experience, mixing foundation into lotion doesn’t work all that well, but I’ve seen other people try it, so it’s worth a go.
I tried mixing my mineral powder foundation with face cream and it was a disaster. Your solution is much better I think even though it is not as covering as a traditional foundation.
I’ve had similar experiences 🙁 Once you start to try DIYing foundation it’s easier to understand why the storebought stuff is so expensive. I am determined to crack the liquid foundation nut, though! Fingers crossed that’ll be sooner rather than later :/
Would adding oxides or mica work to make tinted moisturizer? 🙂 I’m not really into opaque foundation since my skin is pretty nice & even. Any thoughts?
I’d recommend trying it as it is first, since I find I just love the airbrushing effect as it is. After that you can try adding some oxides, though I have found they seem to behave strangely in lotion type concoctions (resulting in a sort of peeling effect when you touch your face). I haven’t quite nailed down what it is that causes this, so you may find that is works here 🙂 In any event, it’s always worth trying something new!
Ahhhhh, I was just searching for an answer as to why my water based foundation that I just made peels right off of my face. Perhaps this is it – the iron oxides in the color blend. It’s a beautiful colored cream that goes on to my arms GORGEOUSLY but as soon as I put it on my face it pills right off!
Hmm—a wondering… do you have anything else on your face it might be reacting with? If it’s ok on arms but not on faces that sounds like more of a “thing you put on your face but not your arms” thing 🙂
Amy, Have you tried the mineral foundation powder recipe here? It is quite wonderful 😉 To make a tinted moisturizer, just add some of this powder to your moisturizer or oil (I use Argan and Sweet Almond) until it is the consistency you like. For more coverage, use more powder, for less, more moisturizer. Hope this helps! 🙂
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Hi Marie, I was wondering what I could replace the clay with for a darker skin? And also how long is the shelf life of this lotion since it has water? Do you keep it in the fridge?
Hi Anna! I’d take a look at Australian beige & ivory clays and see if those might work. You could also try blending in some iron oxides (red, yellow, and brown usually) to darken it up. All that said, the colour of the clay doesn’t matter hugely as there’s so little of it.
The shelf life, if kept in a squeeze or pump-top bottle, should be a month or two, depending on how warm storage conditions are. I don’t keep mine in the fridge, but my house is 15°C more often than not, so it’s generally fairly cool, fridge or not. Just keep an eye out for signs of spoilage (mould, colour change, separation) and chuck it when need be. You might consider halving the recipe if you don’t use much makeup so you throw out less as well. Have fun with it!
I’m excited to try this out! My skin is so patchy/dry in places (and oily in others) that I absolutely NEED a moisturizer, especially before makeup. I use cover up for spots, but have never used foundation all over as I find it always looks fake, and just highlights dry patches or slides off oily patches. Besides, I like my freckles 🙂 I’ve tried to love powder makeup, and even made a combo of your airbrushing powder and mineral makeup, but I find I can’t really wear it all over… I only use it for a mattifying effect on my t-zone.
Now for my questions (surprised? haha): Is this intended to be an all-in-one product, or should it be used over an actual moisturizer (or oil, like Argan). In other words, do you think pre-moisturizing could negatively affect the product’s performance? Also, I’ve never made any kind of lotion or all-over facial product, and with my skin’s penchant for breaking out, I’m pretty conscious of avoiding potential pore-clogging ingredients to my skin. Do you know if any of the emulsifying waxes, like emulsimulse, could potentially aggravate things? Not that you’d put a well-known comedogenic ingredient into a facial recipe, but just curious if it could be an issue for someone with especially testy skin. Thanks!
Sorry I’m so tardy getting back to you, Sarah! My bad.
Ok, so… it depends? Sorry. Crap answer, I know. If you have very dry skin (me), you’ll probably want to put this on over your argan oil since that’s 100% fat and this is only 25% fat. I need the 100% base to start with. If your skin is actually capable of hydrating itself, this cream would probably be enough on its own.
I definitely understand your hesitation on the e-wax + the face, especially with a fussy face. I would recommend doing a patch test and seeing what your skin thinks, and maybe even dropping the e-wax percentage down to 5%. I didn’t notice any clogging problems, but I rarely do, so I know that’s not all that helpful :/
I DO have dry skin, in patches, so I suppose an oil base would be wise in this case. I always put a bit of (grapeseed lately) oil under my current moisturizer, so I will do the same with this. My skin does get oily in the t-zone throughout the day, but I’d rather blot than deal with dry skin in other places. As for the e-wax, I’ll just have to see how it reacts this time around, and reduce it if I’m noticing any worsening. My skin is just the best 😛
Well, here’s hoping—fingers crossed!
I found a blog that might interest you. I am almost as hooked on it as I am on yours. 😀 The author seems to have gotten liquid foundation figured out and she has a bunch of post where she goes into the chemistry of her diy mineral makeup projects and stuff. Quite interest, really. 😉
http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.ca/p/mineral-make-up.html
I love this blog! She’s a proper scientist, so I really enjoy her proper breakdowns of things 🙂 I often link people off to her article on grainy butters.
Hi, I really love this and I plan on trying it…but as for the clay you used, I am significantly darker in skin tone so to replace the zeolite ultrafine clay or beige clay, can I use just a darker shaded clay? You mentioned that rhassoul will be too gritty. But will any other (darker) clay be a good substitute? Thanks!
Hi Gigi! You can look at Australian Beige & Ivory clays, as well as Multani Mitti. After that I’d recommend tweaking the colour a bit with some iron oxides—brown, red, and yellow are the best for achieving skin tones. Just be sure to go slowly and test on your skin as you go—this cream doesn’t have a lot of opacity, so as long as you aren’t getting streaks of too-light powder popping out, you’re good to go, even if the cream itself looks a bit pale 🙂 Thanks for reading!
I want to make a cc cream and was wondering if you could help me with the ingredients. I want it to: not clog pores but heal break outs, be moisturising, even out skin tone, fade acne mars(if possible), have a sheer feeling but an opaque pigment and medium coverage, be light in texture, make skin more radiant and be healthy! I know that this is a lot to ask and sorry for that and thank you in advance! P.S: I have an extremely dark skin tone as I’m from African decent.
Hi Danielle—I have a Recipe Request form for things like this—that way the requests don’t get lost in a sea of comments 🙂 Liquid foundations are a pretty common request, and so far have proved pretty elusive for me 🙁
LOVE your site and every recipe I’ve tried! Thank you for sharing your creations with us. I now make all of my makeup myself!
I was wondering if you could suggest an alternative oil that would be even lighter than grape seed (I do have Rose Hip, Jojoba & Almond on hand)? I have extremely oily skin. I loved the recipe and the consistency/feel was great, but it still left me feeling very greasy within an hour. I have to admit that I added some silk because of one of your other posts (could this be working against me?), as well as some titanium dioxide to try to make it a little more opaque. It worked WELL but did mold in a week with no refrigeration. I’d like to try it again with a different oil, or just less oil all together. Any suggestions? And thanks again!
Hi Renee! Rosehip oil will be the lightest, fastest-absorbing of the ones you mentioned—it’s called a “drying” oil because it sinks in so quickly! And no, the silk shouldn’t be working against you 🙂
Have you tried a squeeze or pump bottle to prolong the shelf life of the lotion?
I know I am a couple years late to this post (just started all this – so great!). Related to Telus above comment, I am curious if this can be augmented to a more multitasking treatment lotion by adding those “water soluble goodies” like silk, allantoin, guava powder, etc” to the water part?
Excited to try this!
You definitely can! Happy multitasking 🙂
Thanks Marie. I’ll give it a try! I’m willing to purchase another oil if you think it would be even lighter, but for now I’ll try the Rosehip oil. And thanks for the container tip.
I look forward to hearing how it turns out 🙂
Where did you get the bottle you use in this post and this post (Hand Sanitizer Lotion): http://www.humblebeeandme.com/hand-sanitizer-lotion/ I know you stated you get everything from Saffire Blue and New Direction Aromatics but I can’t seem to find the packaging you used. Can you please include links to both of the packaging for the airbrushing creme foundation and hand sanitizer lotion? Thanks so much!
They’re both from Saffire Blue, but sadly both have been discontinued 🙁
I made this last night, using witch hazel and a little added oxide for my skin tone making this a delightful bb creme replacement! I also use my own blend of skin oil (marula, argan, and cherry), and slightly more in place of the vitamin E. I needed more emulsifying wax with the witch hazel and additional oil. I LOVE the results!!
Fantastic! I’m so thrilled you love it 🙂
So New Directions discontinued zeolite clay which sucks because my complexion is similar to yours and the zeolite I found is distinctly green. Do you have a suggestion of a clay to start with to eventually match my pale complexion for recipes like this?
Have you looked at the Australian Beige and Ivory clays? One of those should work for you if your complexion is close to mine 🙂
Thank you! I’ll look into those clays. I just sent off an order to NDA, and as I hate to carry the $20 small order cost, I’ll have to wait to purchase from them (I’ve had alarmingly frequent orders). I’ve seen a couple of US distributors that have emulsifying wax which appears to emulsify (ha!) and some clays. Nothing as great as NDA, though.
My day worth of mishaps actually yielded an alright product, and I may try the mineral veil powder next instead. Thank you so much for your great recipes and quick responses. When I have the right stuff, all your recipes come out exactly right, so thank you for that!
I know the feeling when it comes to orders! I always have shopping carts and wish lists on the run. Shipping to me from NDA is always about $20+ so that’s always been my “admin fee” from them, so I try not to order more than 2–3x a year… but oh, how I would love to if I could!
Also (sorry for all the posts) I used emulsifying wax from New Directions. I see that emulsimulse is from SaffireBlue. New Directions says that it won’t emulsify without the addition of another emulsifier. I think this might be my problem as I have lots of little teeninsy bits of oil suspended, it is certainly not think like a lotion. 🙁 I’m thinking about adding more emulsifying wax, but as I’ve tried that already and it didn’t work.
I really do hate how NDA sells something as “emulsifying wax” when it isn’t. Their Polawax is a complete emulsifying wax—I’d try that, or emulsimulse.
Hey Marie! Just made the translucent mineral powder yesterday and I’m in love!!! Can’t wait to try the blush and mascara next. The recipe for the mineral powder made a TON (also because I accidentally used 1T of clay instead of 1tsp, oops!) and I’m wondering what I can use the leftover mix for? Can I use it in this recipe to make the lotion? Eyeshadow maybe? Would love any suggestions. Oh and happy 3 years!!!
Hi Alyssa! I’m so glad you love the airbrushing powder, it’s easily one of my favourites 🙂 You could try giving away any excess, or blending in some red oxide to turn some of it into blush. You can try adding some to a lotion base, but the ratios are different and you may find the texture of the lotion ends up changing quite a lot before you get the effect that the original lotion has 🙂
Hi Marie, m wondering how long can this last if i keep in my bathroom? And how long if in refrigerator?Thanks a lot.
Hi Olivia! This is a hard question to answer accurately because it depends on a lot of variables. How clean were your pots and pans? How warm is your bathroom? For me, in a pump or squeeze bottle, I’ll get about a month at room temperature. I haven’t tried the fridge, but it would be longer than the room temperature time.
I just wanted to say this is the easiest and most inspiring DIY i have come across . Thank you . You are an inspiration. love trish.
Thanks, Trisha!
Hi Marie!
Would beeswax use instead of emulsifying wax?
Hi Haley! Absolutely no, for more details check out the FAQ 🙂
Hi Marie!
I noticed that in all of your pictures your skin is always so pretty and glowing, even without make up?! Do you have a skincare routine hidden away somewhere on your blog? Thanks!
Sophia
Hi Sophia! Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂 I have an entry from a while back called 10 Things My Face Likes that pretty much covers it, though I don’t do the OCM anymore. It’s basically just clay masks and argan oil + some good lifestyle habits 🙂
Hi! I made this cream about three weeks ago and added some red radish extract as a preservative but my batch is already a little moldy. 🙁
Do you have any suggestions? I really love how it makes my skin look and feel.
Thank you so much,
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca! My first suggestion would be to make sure you’re storing this in a squeeze or pump-top bottle so you aren’t dipping your fingers into it—that always helps extend shelf life. After that, make sure your containers and equipment are clean when you’re making it. Be sure you’re using your preservative at the correct rate (recommended by the manufacturer). And, if your preservative still isn’t working, try another—I like this one.
Thank you!
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I love your blog! This week I tried your DIY mascara – loved it as an eyeliner too!
I was wondering if you had any tricks up your sleeve for a higher coverage foundation (like cover fx liquid foundation) – its one of the last things that I don’t make myself but I just can’t seem to find an alternative! Help! TIA, erin
Hi Erin! I’m so glad you’re loving the mascara 🙂 Have you looked at my mineral make-up yet? It has AMAZING coverage 🙂 All my high coverage liquid experiments have been very disappointing so far 🙁
Marie, yes I do make your mineral makeup! Love that too! If ever you come up with a recipe for high coverage liquid foundation, let me know and I’d be happy to test it out! 🙂 have a great day!
OK, awesome! If I ever do, it’ll hit your inbox ASAP 🙂
Hey Marie,
I made your mineral makeup this weekend and love love LOVE it! Like WOW! I never thought I would love it that much…I’ve been wearing Cover FX liquid foundation for YEARS and I didn’t think that a powder foundation could do the same job but seriously your recipe is amazing! It’s light and natural but with great coverage, covers imperfections amazingly, and I love that it has a bit of sun protection!
Now, I was wondering if I could make a liquid foundation with the mineral powder and this recipe…I would replace the mica and clay in this recipe with the mineral makeup I made – do you think I would get the same coverage? I’m wondering because I use red raspberry seed oil in my summer facial serum and I’m thinking I could make a BB cream – half broccoli seed (great primer)/half raspberry seed (add. spf) – that way I wouldn’t need 2 steps for the summer…my serum and makeup would be all-in-one….
let me know and thank you again for all these awesome recipes! You are amazing! erin
Hi Erin! I’m SO thrilled you’re loving the mineral make-up!
Unfortunately, I have found that liquid foundation is nowhere near as easy as mineral make up + lotion/oil 🙁 If it was, you’d definitely see a recipe up here 🙂 Most of my experiments have resulted in poor coverage/pilling/peeling/ugh. Alas.
Can you edit this post to indicate, on the recipe, that it is emulsimulse and not emulisifying wax like it currently says? I used emulsifying wax and it didn’t work. I made extra powder and loved it. Its so hard to measure the proportions of oxides I used to make this – I need a microscale!
Hi Ali—as long as you are using a complete emulsifying wax this recipe will work, it doesn’t have to be emulsimulse 🙂 Which e-wax were you using?
IT LOOKS WONDERFUL RECIPE WILL TRY ONCE, HOWEVER IF I WANNA ADD ZINC OXIDE FOR SPF IN THIS RECIPE, IT IS WORK, HOW MUCH ZINC OXIDE SHOULD I ADD FOR SPF 25 IN THIS RECIPE ? THANKS A LOT !
Hi Kitty—sunscreen is not that simple. Adding zinc oxide to this will result in a sort of Queen Amidala look. Please read this 🙂
I made this lotion recently, and I LOVE it! I have a reddish skin tone, and this recipe is wonderful for smoothing and evening the color out. Yet, I don’t feel like I’m covering my natural appearance with foundations that I can’t quite get to ever match. I love treating my skin with your recipes! Thank you!!! 🙂
Yay! I’m so glad you love it 🙂 I’m working on some similar things for the book that are even better, so stay tuned 😉
Is it ok to use Cosgard, Naticide or Leucidal as a preservative in this recipe ?
Wendy
Hey Wendy! Out of those three Natacide looks to be the best option, with the best pH range and broadest preserving powers, but that’s just from my reading—I haven’t actually tried it.
So, I just tried out this recipe! I omitted the kaolin though. I am glad I did because this lotion is a bit drying on my skin. I may try again with a more nourishing/rich oil but I may wait for your book 😉 Does it have more face cream/lotion recipes in it? Thank you so much!
The book is mostly makeup, there’s not much in the way of skincare (just a quick chapter that touches on a variety of serums, cleansers, masks, and toners). I’ve mostly stayed away from emulsions and products containing water to keep things simpler as well—there were so many decisions to make!
I love the idea of this and have been modifying many of your recipes for my own cosmetic cabinet, however I am concerned regarding some of the powdered ingredients and have this been using clays and arrowroot powder with spices and cocoa powder for coloring. Would those work in combination with the liquids in this recipe? Thank you!!!
Hey Alexis! I never, ever recommend using food for colourants in cosmetics; read this for more information 🙂
Hi Marie,
Thanks for the recipe! I am thinking of making a lotion that can brighten up my skin tone instantly after applying. But I am looking for ingredients that don’t require me to cleanse my face with make up remover at the end of the day. Do u hv any suggestions what ingredients I can add ?
Thanks a lot.
Are you ok with soap/washing your face in general? Because if so, this would work 🙂
Marie,
Yes I am fine using soap washing my face, just don’t want to use make up remover everyday !
Is it correct that I can add sercite mica, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and magnesium stearate without having to use make up remover?
How about coloured mica and iron oxide ?
Thanks a lot for taking your time and answering my question
Honestly, the only thing I use anything other than soap for is heavy duty eye makeup, but I just use an unscented cleansing balm for that—it doesn’t have a pH that irritates eyes. The higher the concentration, the higher the chances you’ll need something stronger than soap, but I just wrote an entire book on makeup and didn’t use a dedicated eye makeup remover once! What are you defining as “makeup remover”?
Hi Marie,
I came across you blog a few weeks ago and I think it’s wonderful – so many ideas and the descriptions are brilliant too. And it’s also great to read all the comments – it’s really changing the way I’m thinking about homemade food and Especially cosmetics.
I came across your airbrushing cream foundation recipe two days ago and after I tried to google it again yesterday, I came across another blog – it seems to be copying your recipe, both ingredients and method. It was only published a day ago or so. And the author claims it’s a recipe she invented exclusively. I guess that’s a compliment for you but At least she should have said where she got it from (and not claim it’s hers). Credit to whoever credit is due, right.
So this is the blogpost – ps(it’s also referenced on the video blog)
https://thebodypure.wordpress.com/2017/01/08/the-ultimate-cruelty-free-pore-erasing-primer-tmhhacks/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lOoReRH4iaU
It’s up to you I suppose, I just thought I’d let you know. I hate people that plagiarise other people’s ideas…
All the best and keep up the good work
Dani
Thanks, Dani! And thank you so much for the heads up—that lady has been stealing my recipes for ages! I keep filing DCMA take down notices, they get pulled within a few hours, and she KEEPS DOING IT. I think she must be a bit touched in the head. Geez. Ugh. I do not like that woman. But—the recipe is already gone from her blog! So yay for WordPress for being on top of stuff like that.
Also, if you like DIY makeup, definitely check out my book 😉
Hi Marie,
Glad I could help!
Haha, she seems to be a secret fan 🙂 I googled her and she also had her make up book published – I wonder how many of your recipes she has nicked for that .. jokes aside, I am super excited to check out your book!
Keep up the great work.
Dani
Ugh, that’s not a great way to be a fan! She emailed and “apologized”—though what she was sorry for was not changing the recipe enough that I couldn’t report her for copyright violation, not for stealing. Just… what the!??! How on earth does that thought process work!?!
I’ve been finding that oxides and serecite mica are costly. Where do you buy yours?
TKB Trading is my go-to, even though they’re in another country for me. Their prices are so good it makes international shipping worth it!
I am so happy to have discovered your blog–and I just bought your book on Amazon! 🙂 Can’t wait to receive. I just have one very basic question: WHY do you use tap water and not insist that people use distilled water in your formulas? I just do not understand how this very small investment in distilled water isn’t a requirement? Seems like the shelf life would be extended quite a bit and it would make the products safer from bugs, mold, beasties and such!
You’ll find my recipes from the last year or so do call for distilled water. That said, distilled water is not sterile. It is just water, in the sense that it doesn’t have any trace minerals or other compounds that can be found in tap water. This means that we have fewer variables in our formulation, so it is best practice (tap water in some places can contain minerals that can destabilize emulsions), but distilled water is not necessarily cleaner than tap water in a beasties sense, especially if you’re using a jug you’ve been opening and closing and keeping in your home for weeks or months.
Hi Marie, could I use silica micospheres in this moisturizer? What is your best option for very oily skin and large pores? And also, could I apply your primer (gel or powder) for my entire face? I’m sorry for being so late with all of my questions but I just thought I should ask you before buing some silica. It sounds allmost too good. 😉
Hey Johanna! You can try adding silica microspheres; my experience with them is that they do tend to thicken/dry “wet” things out over time (they are CRAZY absorbent!) so I would keep the batch size quite small or you may find the product unusable after a couple months.
The primers in the book are eye primers, and are designed for oil control—they’d likely uncomfortable for full-face wear and would not have the same effect as a face primer, which is a different type of product with different goals. You might like the looks of this 🙂
Oh, that makes sense. Thank you very much for answering my questions and sharing your valuable information, Marie. Can’t wait to start playing with silica.
You’re welcome and happy making!
Marie, how about adding some actives to this since it sits on your face all day, may as well right? Which would you suggest? Compatibilities?
You can certainly try it—I haven’t done much experimenting in that realm (actives + high concentrations of pigments). Happy playing!