I am sure most of you are familiar with the different methods in which you may add pigments to clear lip balms such as Vaseline etc to create your very own custom lipgloss/balm. I have personally tried mixing pigments or lipstick chunks with Vaseline but I've never been happy with the results. Often times, the end product gets tossed aside, unused and unloved.
I guess you could say that I have almost given up on the whole custom mixing of lipgloss/balm idea.
That was until I chanced across this video by Keri (aka GlimmerGlossGlow).
The idea of mixing pigments into a gloss is similar but the way it is done is different so that definitely intrigued me to try it out for myself.
I decided to use this method to make my Sally Hanson's Lip Inflation a little more pigmented. Reason being that I love how this gloss tastes, smells, it's applicator, also it's awesome lasting power, which is basically everything but I can't get over how it's just like a clear gloss when applied.
To help aid the pigmentation process, I decided to toss in a pigment sample I got from Coastal Scents in the shade Peach Ochre. This is a really pretty beige-gold shade but I don't find myself reaching for it very often as it's kind of a blah color when worn as an eyeshadow.
So here was the process:
First up, the materials required. 1 gloss, pigment of your choice and paper for mess-control.
Before I get on with the process, here's a swatch of how the Sally Hanson's Lip Inflation looks like.
Not very interesting is it. It's almost clear... and to think it looks so pretty in the tube.
I start by pouring out some of the pigments onto the piece of paper. Start out with a little bit and slowly add as you go along.
Remember, it's easier to add then to remove!
I picked up the pigments with the applicator as there is a little bit of gloss on it, enabling the pigments to stick.
Once you've gotten your pigment on the applicator, put the applicator back into the tube and swirl it about. Mixing the pigments and gloss together.
Repeat this till you get your desired pigmentation.
I'm not going to lie and said I repeatedly did that, as halfway through I got a little impatient and used the paper as a funnel, funneling the pigments directly in the gloss and using the applicator to mix.
After having mixed enough pigments in, this is what the tube looks like now:
As you can see there is a bit of a difference in tone from the 'top' part of the gloss and the 'bottom' part.
Reason being, the applicator wasn't long enough to mix it all the way through, but fear not, over time it would eventually mix together.
Now let's see what the swatch of this newly formulated gloss looks like!
A lot more pigmented, right am I?
And here's a lipswatch just for the fun of it.
I know it may seem that it's settling into the lines of my lips etc, but that's cause the camera is zoomed in and all. In person it's a nice light milky wash on the lips and the settling isn't obvious, especially since this is a rather thick gloss.
So that was my little experiment using Keri's method of re-inventing clear gloss.
Hope this was interesting for you all!
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