Customize your own makeup

I believe I've mentioned before that I have quite a fondness for beauty products.  I love makeup, I tend to buy some when I'm in need of a little pick me up.  I realize that I don't wear a lot of makeup, and yet, I still love to buy it and play with it.  Perhaps it's a throw back to my childhood when I loved to play dress-up!

I have two different shades of blush that I absolutely love.  They are vastly different shades of pink; however, they both look great.  I accidentally shattered the remains of both containers (probably because my makeup bag is overflowing) and I've been looking for a way to repurpose them so I don't have to buy new.

I typically wear bronzer underneath my blush for a little extra "glow."  I decided to mix my 2 blushes with some bronzer to see if I could create a fabulous color that would perk up my complexion a little.

One of my shades happened to come in a little box in which I could easily mix my colors.  If you're not that lucky, you could easily find a small lidded container in the travel/trial size section of most stores.  I began by using a spoon to mash the rest of my blush into a powder.  I then scraped the remains of the other blush into the container and mashed and mixed the two.  Then, I took 2 different shades of bronzer (yes, I tend to buy a variety of shades of everything) and mixed them into the 2 blushes.  I found that it was easier to use a small makeup brush to scrape the bronzers into the blush and it made it more powdery and less chunky.  I kept adding a little bronzer at a time until I came up with a color that looked nice on the back of my hand.

Using a chopstick to stir was easier than a spoon

I like it!