Free of harmful irritants and artificial additives, these recipes teach you to make effective custom-coloured eye shadows, foundations, concealers, and more at home, with easily obtained and inexpensive ingredients that are safe even for those with sensitive skin. Making your own mineral makeup is easy and inexpensive, and these 79 recipes detail how to customise for skin type and colour. Formulations for eye shadow, foundation, concealer, blush, highlighter, and more will help you create mineral-based powders free of fragrances, parabens, and toxins. You’ll also learn to make simple and safe lip balms and glosses. Many recipes include ingredients that help promote healthy skin, and the in-depth ingredient glossary and at-a-glance substitution chart identify properties such as oil-absorbing and healing, while also highlighting vegan options, so you can create cosmetics that meet your skin’s needs and reflect your personal values. AUTHOR: Heather Anderson owns Kaleidoscope Cosmetics and sells her handmade makeup through her own online store. She has appeared on Utah television programs promoting the benefits of mineral makeup and has contributed to an organic fair-trade clothing line, as well as to a major mineral makeup business and a pigment supplier. Once she discovered the health benefits of mineral makeup for herself and how easy it was to create her own, she became an advocate of these homemade alternatives and eagerly shares her enthusiasm and knowledge. SELLING POINTS: . Mineral makeup is a growing segment of the cosmetics industry. . More affordable and easy to make at home. . Mineral makeup is free of perfumes, synthetic dyes, preservatives, and cheap fillers . Customisable recipes for colour, skin type, and cost. Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout