There is so much fun to be had with this one! Very DIY-able if you can get your hands on a silicone gel, and flexible. We ended up drafting up two starter dupe formulations; one using ingredients closer to the original, and one using ingredients that are more widely available.
I’ve been using and loving these cream cosmetics since December 2023 and though it was high time I shared the formulations 😄
This was another fun one—apologies for the goblin cameo 😅 Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Stearate, Xylitol, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Oleth-20, Glycerin, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract, Caffeine, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract…
Back in 2016 I was wandering through London and a display in the window of a fancy cosmetics shop caught my eye; it was Lipstick Queen’s Frog Prince lipstick, and it was deeply, froggily green! I obviously had to try it, so in I went to swatch this baffling cosmetic. Much to my surprise and delight, once it hit my skin, it turned pink.
These lipsticks were inspired by the now-discontinued Lipstick Queen Frog Prince Lipstick, and they’re so much fun 🐸 These Patron exclusive lipsticks pair with tomorrow’s blog post and YouTube video (which you also now have access to here on Patreon). Watch the public YouTube video first to learn how to make the dilution + get lots of tips about working with these dyes, and then dive into these formulas 😄
After making quite a few colour-changing lip glosses, I’ve found the amounts of TKB’s Presto Change-o recommended by TKB Trading are a lot. So, in this video I do some experiments to figure out precisely how much Presto Change-o is needed to create a slight-but-noticeable colour shift on the lips + can be re-applied throughout the day without building up to a semi-permanent neon pink by noon. (Plus my current favourite lip gloss formulation!)
Make it Up: The Essential Guide to DIY Makeup and Skin Care is now available at booksellers all over the world!