Zil, if you want red, you need carmine or red #7. Otherwise, you will get orangey or brownish. I have both blue shade and regular red iron oxide, and the blue shade gives brown once in a lipstick, and regular gives orangey. I’ve tried many different recipes to remove the orange, but it just becomes more brown. Get the carmine or red #7. Idk where you live, but if it’s in Canada or the US, buy carmine from TKB Trading. Otherwise the price is ridiculous. I get the carmine powder, and it mixes fine in the oil base. I prefer to put all my pigments through the coffee grinder though, because then the colour is evenly mixed, and it’s easier to incorporate into the base.
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