Recently I keep seeing this idea for making your own Translucent Face Powder popping up on Pinterest. It’s intriguing to say the least!
It turns out, you can BUY the very popular Mineral Veil for $20.00 from bareEscentuals, OR for about .05 cents worth of ingredients that you probably already have in your cupboards right now, you can make your own!
I’m personally pretty excited about this because I have always used some type of translucent powder and the prices can be ridiculous!
But it really does put the “finishing” touch” on your whole makeup application…so I’ve always “bit the bullet” and “paid the price for beauty”. :-)
Some of the other benefits of using a “finishing” powder include:
- Minimizes pores and fine lines.
- Absorbs oils to keep your skin looking fresh and clean
- Prolongs wear of Foundation, Lipcolor, and Eyecolor
- Can also be worn on bare skin for a fresh, feather-light finish
- Works beautifully for all skin tones and types
Cara at ChiselBeauty.com is the one who figured all this out for us. (Thanks Cara!)
Here is her recipe/formula:
1/2 Tablespoon Cornstarch
1 Teaspoon Baby Powder (talc)
FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY:
Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral made up mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. As a powder, it absorbs moisture well and helps cut down on friction, making it useful for keeping skin dry and helping to prevent rashes. It is widely used in cosmetic products such as baby powder and adult body and facial powders, as well as in a number of other consumer products.
In its natural form, some talc may contain asbestos, a substance known to cause cancers in and around the lungs when inhaled (see our document, Asbestos). All home-use talcum products in the United States have been asbestos-free since the 1970s.
(If you are still worried about using talc, just leave it out, it will work without it.)
Optional: 1/8 Teaspoon Powder Foundation ( if you want to add a touch of color)
Directions:
Stir all ingredients together and store in a used (and washed) powder container or a mint tin. Apply with powder brush.
Love it! So simple and inexpensive!
Since I had all of the ingredients on hand (all 2 of them!) ….I decided to try it out. I opted to add the optional 1/8 teaspoon of powder foundation because my uber fair skin can use all the color I can get. :-) I’m still rather dumb-founded when I think about how much money I have spent on powders in the past…when this worked every bit as good! I really hate that. lol. But I won’t dwell on it because what’s done is done and we can’t change the past.
But you can be sure I won’t be buying any more expensive powders! (Or even INexpensive ones!) Why should I? This literally costs PENNIES to make AND free of fillers! A WIN-WIN to be sure!
I’ve been using corn starch as a finishing powder for almost a year. Love it!! I never have to retouch my foundation during the day, it doesn’t make my makeup look cakey and thick, and it doesn’t irritate my acne prone skin!! So happy to see that someone is spreading the word about this!!
I have to say I have super super super oily skin. Ive tried nars, urban decay, esteelauder, lancome, hourglass, clinique, covergirl, mabeline, and on and on.. and all the foundations were applied after the face primer ….LITERALLY EVERY THING for my oily skin, after a couple hours my face is very shiny. Milk of magnesia works awesome for face and as an eye shadow primer. Any who when I first used JUST cornstarch I could not believe how my face was still matte at the end of my 8 hour shift. I received so many compliments on how pretty my make up looked. So I literally dumped out my Nars white loose powder and filled the container with cornstarch and it is the next best thing since sliced bread… Oh and on that note it works a whole lot better with mabeline 24 hour foundation, I was paying 60.00 for hourglass immaculate matte foundation when I could have been using an 8.00 foundation that worked a whole lot better….
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I made my first batch of this well over 6 months ago, and I loved it! The first batch was only enough for a few days to try, and by the end of day three I went back and made a double batch. I use it every time I wear makeup, and it works beautifully. It lasts such a long time as well.
I always used it in a well ventilated area, and did my best not to inhale it, and it has never caused me any problems. I for one will never go back to buying finishing powder from the stores!
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