Natural make-up for Carnival: how to get the colors. Carnival represents an opportunity for fun for adults and children. Carnival costumes are usually combined with a very colorful make-up, which, especially in the case of the little ones, should be made through the use of harmless and as natural products as possible.
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Il Carnival represents an opportunity for fun for adults and children. Carnival costumes are usually combined with a colorful make-up, which, especially in the case of children, should be achieved through the use of harmless and as natural as possible products. You can turn to either the eco-organic make-up present in some natural product stores or herbalists, or starting from some basic ingredients, in order to obtain a very colorful do-it-yourself makeup, safe and free of toxic substances.
Here are some ideas for you to get the main colors for Carnival makeup in a homely way.
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Green
The green color could be useful in making makeup related to Carnival costumes inspired by nature or superheroes. Elves, trees the Incredible Hulk. The green color is inspired by the most imaginative declinations. To obtain this make-up color, you can use powdered chlorophyll to mix with water and shea butter, as suggested in this recipe. At the powdered chlorophyll other powder dyes can be substituted, as long as they are suitable for cosmetic use, such as green mineral oxide or mica in the same shade. The mineral dyes in powder can also be combined with each other to make eye shadows.
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Blue
As for the blue color, also in this case it is possible to start from a base consisting of shea butter and preferably vegetable waxes, such as organic soy wax, to be melted and combined with the chosen color.
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an idea per recycle the leftovers of an old eyeshadow no longer used is to use a part of the remaining powder, mixing it with melted shea butter or some natural moisturizer in order to obtain a creamy type make-up. Among the dyes for cosmetic use to be used to obtain this color are the not blue,blue mineral oxide and indigo powder. THE mineral dyes for cosmetics they can be purchased at specialized points of sale, or online, for example through the AromaZone website.
Red
Always starting with a natural moisturizer or using shea butter, to be melted in a bain-marie with a few drops of vegetable oil, in order to obtain a creamy mixture, it is possible to recreate the red color. Among the possibilities to obtain a completely natural color there is the use of a few drops of beetroot juice. Otherwise you can turn to powdered cosmetic dyes, such as mica, mineral oxide of red color, or red ocher. Otherwise, you can use tomato juice or blood orange juice. Even the pomegranate juice might be suitable. In this article you can find more tips in case you are considering using red make-up for a If you want to. Red colored juices or powders can be combined in small quantities a aloe gel o flaxseed gel so you get a lip gloss, or a liquid eyeshadow. This is a tip that can also be used for other colors.
Black
As for the black color, you can resort to the old trick that plans to use i corks. The end of the cork should be allowed to burn briefly and allowed to cool. Once warm, the cork can be rubbed into the skin. Other possibilities for obtaining the black color consist in the use of kajal naturale, to be applied with a brush, just like Indian women. You can also use theblack henna, but only if of excellent quality, or use mineral dyes in powder suitable for make-up, such as black mineral oxide or black Indian earth, to be used, for example, for the homemade creation of a mascara for the eyelashes.
White
To give your face a really pale complexion, the simplest solution is to apply the simple flour using a powder puff. Common flour can be replaced by rice flour, or by rice starch or from cornstarch, also known as cornstarch. These are low-cost ingredients that are readily available in grocery stores. For make-up you can use them in small quantities and the leftovers will be used for cooking recipes.
Yellow
The perfect natural yellow dye is the turmeric powder. Used in excessive quantities, it could stain the face. Turmeric powder is readily available in grocery stores. Remember to use it in minimal quantities, mixing it, for example, with flour, corn starch, a natural moisturizer or shea butter melted in a bain-marie, in order to obtain the desired type of makeup. Finally, it is possible to resort to powder dyes for cosmetic use, such as yellow ocher, yellow mineral oxide powder, or gold mica.
Further colors can of course be obtained by remembering the theory of primary and derivative colors and by combining powders of different shades in the same preparation, always starting from small quantities, until the desired result is obtained.
Marta Albè
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