Over 90 recipes for making professional foundations, tinted moisturizers, concealers, face powders, mineral makeup, blushers, lipsticks, lip glosses, lip balms, eyeliners, lip liner pencils, eye shadows and mascara All recipes come with color photos of the finished product Detailed descriptions of more than 70 cosmetic ingredients and a special chapter on how to use pigments & dyes Easy step-by-step guides with color illustrations Basic instructions on how to manufacture color cosmetics Helpful tips and tricks on how to apply color cosmetics
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
One of a kind:
I've been searching a long time for a book that shows you how to make cosmetics and not just soap and lotions naturally. This is a one of a kind book! It says Vol. 1, so I am anxiously awaiting Vol. 2. Well written with a great website link.
Recipes for Color Cosmetics:
This is another excellent book from Karin Bombelli. I have all of her publications and this is by far the most comprehensive. I was a bit dismayed that many of the recipes were the same except for the coloration but for a novice cosmetic formulator or a home craftsperson, this would be excellent. I am an award winning cosmetic formulator, and I teach others to make natural cosmetics and skincare products. I use her books as my textbooks when conducting a class because they are simple to use and the... more info
