Micas can be used for a variety of projects, including lotions and melt and pour soap. They’re also great for cosmetics, because they add beautiful shimmer. For this project, we used Rose Gold Mica to create three different products! This Rose Gold Cosmetic Collection has a gorgeous nail polish, eye shadow and lip shimmer. All together, they create a gorgeous collection that’s perfect for gifts.
Rose Gold Mica is a lovely two-tone mica. It appears as a pale rose pink or a glimmering gold, depending on how the light hits it. In the Lip Shimmer, it adds a subtle rosy color to the lips, while in the Nail Polish, the gold really stands out. The Eye Shadow has a lovely pale golden pink finish. You can wear one product at a time, or all of them at once for a cohesive glam look. These recipes create four of each product.
What You’ll Need:
Nail Polish:
Rose Gold Mica
4 oz. Suspending Nail Polish Base
4 Rectangular Nail Polish Bottles
4 Nail Polish Mixing Balls
Mini Scoops
Eye Shadow:
2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica
1/4 tsp. Sericite
1/2 tsp. 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
4 Heart Lip Butter Pots
Lip Shimmer:
1 oz. Nourish Lip Balm Base
2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica
1 mL Buttercreme Flavor Oil
1 mL Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil
4 Clear Lip Balm Tubes
Optional: Droppers
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Nail Polish
ONE: Using a mini scoop, add about 20 scoops of Rose Gold Mica to each nail polish bottle. Then, add 1 nail polish mixing ball to each bottle. Please note that nail polish is extremely flammable and should never be customized near any open flame or extremely hot heat source (say, a stove or something like that).
TWO: Pour the nail polish base slowly into the nail polish bottles. Fill until just below the shoulder of the bottle to allow for mixing room. If you spill, use an old rag to wipe the neck of the bottle. If you forget to do this, your lid may “glue” itself to the bottle.
THREE: Insert the brushes into the bottles and twist the black cap over it until you hear a “click.” Once the cap is securely on the bottle, start shaking! Shake the bottle for 3-5 minutes to fully disperse the colorant into the nail polish base. When the colorant has been fully dispersed, you’re finished. Enjoy!
Eye Shadow
EQUIPMENT PREP: Disinfect your utensils by dipping them in a 5% bleach water solution and allowing to dry. This includes mixing containers, mini scoops, measuring spoons and mixing spoons. Your products must be as free of germs, bacteria, and microbes as possible. To be safe, bleach water all your utensils.
ONE: In a small container, add 2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica and 1/4 tsp. sericite. Mix well. The sericite helps give the eye shadow a smooth texture.
TWO: Add 1/2 tsp. 99% isopropyl alcohol to the container. Mix until the eye shadow is smooth and there are no clumps.
THREE: Scoop the eye shadow into the Heart Lip Butter Pots. Tap the containers on the counter to help settle the powder.
FOUR: Let the pots sit overnight uncapped. This will allow the isopropyl alcohol to evaporate. Enjoy!
Note: The isopropyl alcohol helps make the eye shadow compact. However, as it is manipulated with a brush or moved around, it will loosen. It will also loosen if kept in a purse. We recommend keeping the shadow in a safe place to prevent it from breaking.
Lip Shimmer
ONE: Portion out 1 oz. of the Nourish Lip Balm Base in a heat-safe container. Melt in 20 second bursts, stirring between each burst. Then, add 2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica to the melted base and stir to fully incorporate.
TWO: Add the Buttercreme Flavor Oil and Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil to the balm and mix well.
THREE: Carefully pour the melted lip balm into tubes. Let the balm fully cool and harden. Enjoy!
What’s your favorite way to use micas in cosmetics? Do you have any awesome colorant blends to share with me? I’d love to read about them in the comments below.
Rose Gold Cosmetic Collection: Eyeshadow, Lip Shimmer & Nail Polish
Ingredients
- Rose Gold Mica
- 4 oz. Suspending Nail Polish Base
- 4 Rectangular Nail Polish Bottles
- 4 Nail Polish Mixing Balls
- Mini Scoops
- 1/4 tsp. Sericite
- 1/2 tsp. 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
- 4 Heart Lip Butter Pots
- 1 oz. Nourish Lip Balm Base
- 2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica
- 1 mL Buttercreme Flavor Oil
- 1 mL Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil
- 8 Clear Lip Balm Tubes
- Optional: Droppers
Instructions
Nail Polish
- Using a mini scoop, add about 20 scoops of Rose Gold Mica to each nail polish bottle. Then, add 1 nail polish mixing ball to each bottle.
- Pour the nail polish base slowly into the nail polish bottles. Fill until just below the shoulder of the bottle to allow for mixing room. If you spill, use an old rag to wipe the neck of the bottle. If you forget to do this, your lid may “glue” itself to the bottle. Please note that nail polish is extremely flammable and should never be customized near any open flame or extremely hot heat source (say, a stove or something like that).
- Insert the brushes into the bottles and twist the black cap over it until you hear a “click.” Once the cap is securely on the bottle, start shaking! Shake the bottle for 3-5 minutes to fully disperse the colorant into the nail polish base. When the colorant has been fully dispersed, you’re finished. Enjoy!
Eye Shadow
- EQUIPMENT PREP: Disinfect your utensils by dipping them in a 5% bleach water solution and allowing to dry. This includes mixing containers, mini scoops, measuring spoons and mixing spoons. Your products must be as free of germs, bacteria, and microbes as possible. To be safe, bleach water all your utensils.
- In a small container, add 2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica and 1/4 tsp. sericite. Mix well.
- Add 1/2 tsp. 99% isopropyl alcohol to the container. Mix until the eye shadow is smooth and there are no clumps.
- Scoop the eye shadow into the Heart Lip Butter Pots. Tap the containers on the counter to help settle the powder.
- Let the pots sit overnight uncapped. This will allow the isopropyl alcohol to evaporate. Enjoy! Note: The isopropyl alcohol helps make the eye shadow compact. However, as it’s manipulated with a brush or moved around, it will start to loosen. It will also loosen if kept in a purse. We recommend keeping the shadow in a safe place to prevent it from breaking.
Lip Shimmer
- Portion out 2 oz. of the Nourish Lip Balm Base in a heat-safe container. Melt in 20 second bursts, stirring between each burst. Then, add 2 tsp. Rose Gold Mica to the melted base and stir to fully incorporate.
- Add the Buttercreme Flavor Oil and Lip Smacking Sweet Flavor Oil to the balm and mix well.
- Carefully pour the melted lip balm into tubes. Let the balm fully cool and harden. Enjoy!
