Gift Packets =D

Yes, I am very happy about this; it's one of those projects that's just burning a creative hole in my brain, and I can't think about anything until I bring my vision to life!! And it was awesome. These are so cute!



I actually made 3 of these, the other has a silver present ribbon decoration on it. They are for my dance instructors =) They each include a body butter, 2 eyeshadows, and a lip balm.



The small ones were so much fun that I made a big one just for kicks, I can't really imagine anyone wanting it lol. But it is so pretty. And has little chocolates in it. Things that went into this: 3 eyeshadows, 1 blush, 1 bronzer, 1 shimmer dust, 1 dual ended eyeshadow/crease brush, 1 body butter, 1 lip balm. So like... pretty much some of everything I've made so far. Too bad I don't have any veil or foundation powder to add, but I'm getting there.

In future projects, I'm really aching to make some holiday scented lip balms and butters, but I lack a couple necessary supplies =P

A few new creations..

The first new color on here today looks white, and it is, but it is designed to be a highlighting/underlying base color for looks using pinks and purples. Pretty and shiny, maybe you can see a bit on the spoon there..



Our second new creation is a blush that looks like a brick wall...lol. It's much less orangey in real light, not the crummy dining room light I'm stuck with until we get some longer days and real sunlight! These pictures just aren't doing any of my pretty colors any justice! I will be pressing a blush palette in addition to making a couple sample Christmas baskets, so look for that!



Next, I have a color that I ended up with completely by accident, trying to make something very different from this. It so happened that I thought this color was just amazing, and left it at that. I will try that other color again sometime though. Ended up with a gorgeous shimmery plum that looks fantastic wet or dry, with lots of metallic color payoff. I was worried that it would look too much like Purple Haze, but it is much pinker and less dark. I think it looks great with my green eyes ;)



Lastly, a gorgeous rich antique gold, complete with what I like to call "rainbow effect", where you can see a beautiful pearly rainbow when it's applied. I first noticed this on Aztec Gold, and I had to check to see if the two were TOO similar. Not even close. This color has a touch of bronze, and some green to make it a bit earthier, but Aztec Gold definitely looks a lot greener than this does. This is a great color to just wear alone, like I'm doing today, because of the subtlety and the drama it has at the same time.



Hoping to introduce some more projects later today!

Loose counterparts and the Holiday Season

Of course, everything I press is made from a loose mineral cosmetic I have already created, so all of the eyeshadows in the palette are available loose...



DSK Steph has also removed all of her blog posts because she is SOLD OUT! I'm sure I had some hand in that =P But I promise that the inspiration necklace is gorgeous.

Also, now that the holiday season is coming up, I would be happy to make gift baskets, and the little 5 gram eyeshadows make really cute stocking stuffers. I'm thrilled to be getting into the Christmas spirit, and hoping to get started on the holiday eyeshadows!!

The "DSK" Palette and Every Butters

I have been thinking about what 4 colors I wanted to press into a palette for about 5 months, and all of a sudden I saw something pretty that inspired me =) Firstly, I am a total DSK Jewelry addict. Steph makes the most awesome crystal pieces, and most of hers are one-of-a-kind, so I always feel unique and special when I have something of hers on. It is such a pick me up to receive a package from her because of the personal touches she puts on everything she sends (I love that grape marshmallow candy..). So a great big THANKS to DSK Steph for being my inspiration for my first pressed quad palette!



I am pleased to introduce 3 new colors inspired by DSK Steph's Triple Hearts necklace (and also one original color made by myself, since there are 4 slots in the case!). The first color, in the top left is Moonlight, a gorgeous white shadow with a hint of blue and purple shine just like the Moonlight crystal. I love the moonlight crystal, it gives off kind of a frosted look, and that was what I was also going for.

Next on the top right is created after the Purple Haze crystal. Purple Haze is a beautiful crystal color that I'm having a hard time using English words to describe. It has sort of a mauvey-blueish in it, and I think I did a good job capturing that in the eyeshadow.

The color on the bottom right is Teal, the third heart in DSK Steph's Triple Hearts necklace. Bluish-green with medium sparkle and bright color!

Lastly is my original Flora, on the bottom left. Of course, purple was the natural choice to fill in the blank since Steph's proclaimed color of preference is the same. A lovely light lilac with lots of silver sparkle. If you would like to see the inspiration piece for my palette (or to possibly make one of these beauties your own) please click here for DSK Steph's Triple Hearts necklace! I know you will love her work just as much as I do!

This was my first attempt at making a pressed palette out of the loose mineral eyeshadow I usually make. Since they take a day to cure, I'll see just how well I did and hope they don't flake apart or anything. So far so good, and the pressing medium does add some vibrancy to the color.

Now I have another Thanks to send out, to the awesome guy who made a good many of my projects possible, Sam. I had really not thought about just how much space 50 of these suckers would take up when they were empty, and ended up having to send them to him in the US because the supplied didn't ship to Canada. After a biiiiig painstaking little while, they were shipped, cleared, and I had received a million empty jars. I remember Chantelle was there and looked weirded out by how happy I was about them. Without him, I never would have been able to make these...



My homemade body butter, in all the scents I have produced it in so far: Island Pineapple, Irresistible Apple, Creamy Vanilla Citrus, Double Chocolate, and Chocolate Orange. I had a shipment of raw cocoa butter come in, so I was extra excited to try that out. Recently, my mom had acquired one of those electric stand mixers I needed for the expansion of my hobby. I'm pretty sure I overbeat the first batch, but really, it does all end up the same in the end, and melts at body temperature. Today after mixing, I used all the leftover Chocolate Orange butter on myself, and ladies at the gym commented on how I smelled like one of those Christmas oranges XD Orange is supposedly the most antidepressant of all the citrus fruits, so maybe that's why I love it so much =)

Label!

My first labels that were not written out by me. The template I got from the label site is a bit off, which is annoying because MS Word is a hard program for me to design in, but you can read it and it COULD be worse. I even have that nice clipart picture in there!



That one is actually the last container I have left, so it looks like I'll be making another batch tonight.

I'm heavily inspired to create a palette, so look out for that soon too!

Funner than oven mitts?

Yes, you heard right. I was a little worried about trying this, but it did turn out quite well. This is whipped shea butter cream I made using unrefined African shea butter, jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, and ingredients I use to make mineral cosmetics, rice powder, boron nitride, silica powder, and satin pearl mica powder. There is a fragrance oil added to make it pineapple scented =)



This was another one of those days where I made something that smelled like food, and didn't get to eat any at the end. The butter is feather light, it barely feels like there's anything in the container. It was really hard to get into the container though.. XD Probably will be making another batch tomorrow.

Just for Ash...

Because she sounded so excited about the Christmas eyeshadows I will be making, I decided to post the first in the collection, even though it wasn't my main project today. I think it's about the right time to start being a little festive anyways!




On skin, this ends up being a nutmeggy gold with a slight hint of green, which sounds weird, but isn't as weird as it could be.

I hope to be posting more festive colors soon, but stay tuned for today's flagship project!