Natural Make-Up Without Cosmetics

Make Up Tips

oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Saturday, February 26, 2011, 11:24

Its was my sisters engagement and all my cousins and me were fighting for all the new cosmetics we had bought. We has sinfully gone and emptied our salary account over those. In the meanwhile my old aunt walks in and almost got a heart attack on the mention of the price of the products and then stared the beauty education. What we though would be a boring lecture, actually ended up wanting to write about it. She told us some natural make up tips sans cosmetics. Here are some of my aunts natural make up tips -

1. Sandalwood As Talcum Powder – Sandalwood paste can actually replace compact, foundation and talcum powder. Make a thin paste of sandalwood powder and apply it on your face and neck. After it dries off, just brush it away. You will be left with a fresh, vibrant and aromatic face. This natural make up tip actually worked when we tried on one of my cousins.

2. Ice Cube – If you are tired and it's showing on your face, then just take some ice cubes and rub it on your face. This will leave you with a freshness, which sticks on for a long time. This is also a beauty tip as it helps in relaxing your muscles and in toning your face muscles.

3. Foundation – The ingredients required are 25ml of aloe vera gel, 50 ml jojoba oil, 1/3 spoon beeswax, 1 spoon rose water and 10 drops of essential oils. Heat a pan and put the beeswax in it. When it melts take it off fire and mix all the other ingredients. Let it cool down and you have the foundation ready. This natural make up tip of foundation also is good for your skin, a beauty tip again.

4. Lipstick – Take one tablespoon of beeswax and add some beetroot to it. Heat it well it the time the wax has melted. Take it away from fire and let it cool off. Your red lipstick is done, perfect for the occasion. The same lipstick ingredient can also be used as eye shadow etc. The beauty tip of this is that it keeps your lips healthy.

After my aunt finished telling and experimenting all these natural make up tips, we were left with guilt of spending so much money. But never the less I got an article idea and was happy.