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d.i.y. tinted lip balm

1/23/2014

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The cold weather here in Chicago has been keeping me indoors, so I have been staying busy with crafts! When I saw a post about DIY tinted lip balm from Never Say Die Beauty, I knew I had to try it! So I gathered the supplies, called up a couple friends, and turned my kitchen into a makeup lab. This project was more successful than any of us expected it to be and on top of that, it was easy and loads of fun! For the full instructions, check out the original post from Never Say Die Beauty. She covers the whole process from start to finish and will not steer you wrong.
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The only things that we did differently had to do with the quantity we were making. Since there were three of us and we all wanted samples of the same colors, we decided to make large batches of each color. To get three (mostly) full jars of each color, we combined two whole crayons with apx. 2 tsps of coconut oil. Also, since my only Pyrex measuring cup holds 4 cups, we decided that we needed a smaller container to melt and mix in. We used a shot glass and a mini glass gravy boat, both of which worked well.
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My advice after trying out this project:
  • If you are doing this project with a group of friends, I highly recommend getting a large box of crayons. By the time we made 9 batches of lip balm, we had pretty much exhausted the reds, oranges, and purples in the Crayola 64 Box. 
  • Since there was a warning in the original post that the tinted lip balm could be a little messy to apply with a finger, I picked up some $1 e.l.f. makeup brushes. Great decision! That allowed us to try out the lip balms right away!
  • Do it! Now I have 9 lip colors to try out and most of them are bold colors I would not have bought individually. Below are photos of three of the colors we made to prove that they look as great on the lips as they do in the jars. (And if you're wondering, the lip balm does NOT taste like crayon or even really like coconut. It actually has less of a taste than most drugstore brands of lip balm!)
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Allison link
1/23/2014 02:49:29 am

I love your post! And thank you sooooo much for the link to my post :)
How did you get yours to be bubble-free?? Love the shades that you and your friends made <3

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practically stylish
1/23/2014 02:58:35 am

It was only by luck that there weren't bubbles in the jars, especially since my pouring skills were subpar. After we finished there were drips of every color on my kitchen counter!

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Allison link
1/23/2014 03:11:36 am

Oh no! I hope they came off OK and didn't stain the countertop.

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practically stylish
1/23/2014 03:19:52 am

Cleanup was surprisingly easy! And I took advantage of the drips on the counter to test out the colors while they were still cooling in the jars :)

Jane
1/23/2014 04:12:43 am

Who knew that you can turn crayons into lip balm?!
Love the colors!

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