Easy Lip Gloss - With Only Two Ingredients!
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Easy Lip Gloss - With Only Two Ingredients!
Lip gloss is great, it makes your lips moisturised, shiny and pleasantly smelly!
When you run out, your not always 5 mins walk from the supermarket.
So you make your own...
With only two ingredients (well, and two optional ones)
Sorry about the small pictures...
When you run out, your not always 5 mins walk from the supermarket.
So you make your own...
With only two ingredients (well, and two optional ones)
Sorry about the small pictures...
Supplies
- Glacé cherries - nice colour, nice taste
- Vaseline - or any other brand petroleum jelly.
- Vanilla Essence - Optional, but great.
- Glitter - Again, optional, but not great
- Vaseline - or any other brand petroleum jelly.
- Vanilla Essence - Optional, but great.
- Glitter - Again, optional, but not great
Let's Get Mushy...
Start with some glacé cherries for colour.
Pour some into a bowl and mash them into a paste using a fork.
Pour some into a bowl and mash them into a paste using a fork.
Add the Base...
Next, add in a dollop of petroleum jelly (as your base ingredient), and get mixing!
There isn't really any measurements...
There isn't really any measurements...
Flavouring...
For flavouring, a couple of drops of vanilla essence are just the job. Mix again! |
Glitter It Up...
And for a finishing touch, add in some very fine glitter.
And then – you guessed it – mix away! It’s important you mix until it’s all very smooth – you don’t want lumpy lip gloss!
And then – you guessed it – mix away! It’s important you mix until it’s all very smooth – you don’t want lumpy lip gloss!
Make It Look All Professional...
Fill a lip gloss container with your mixture and put it in the fridge for three to four hours. |
Finally...
When it comes out of the fridge, it’s ready for you to test!
Fab!
Fab!
Don't Be Scared Now...
You can experiment with other ideas – apricots will give you an orange colour, and peppermint essence will give a lovely minty taste.