
Natural Make-up recipes
For a few years now Lauren has been making her own makeup. It's lightweight, easy to create, great for the skin and zero-waste!
Foundation, cheek and eye powders can all be personalised with a few tweaks of the ingredients - just remember to mark down what you use so you can make it again!

Powder Foundation
Arrowroot/tapioca powder - the base
Cacao powder - for colour
Cinnamon - to give a lighter hue
Turmeric - perfect for olive tones
White Clay - to set (optional)
Start with the arrowroot (1 tablespoon) and add colour a little at a time.
I use: 1/2 tablespoon cacao, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, 1/4 teaspoon clay.
Store in an airtight container and use a big brush to apply in a circular motion. I have also played around with making it a cream by not using arrowroot and colouring my moisturiser. It's good for the winter but I don't like it in the warmer months.



Blush and Eye Powders
Arrowroot/tapioca powder - the base
Cacao powder - for a neutral bronze colour
Cinnamon - to give a lighter hue
Beetroot Powder - Pink tone
Spirulina/ raw Stevia - Green tones
Natural Mica powders
Use only a small amount of arrowroot to base these (1/4 tsp). Store in airtight containers.

Lip Balm
2 tbl spoon Coconut oil
0.5 tbl spoon Jojoba oil
0.5 tbl spoon Honey, raw
2 tea spoon Cocoa butter
2 tbl spoon Beeswax
1-2 tsp Colourant (beetroot, freeze dried berries, mica)
Gently melt all ingredients except colourant. Once liquefied, add colourant and any flavouring (essential oils if preferred) and pour into pots to set.