Eye shadow: diamonds are not a girls best friend

Hello All,

I have not forgotten about my blog, but I have been procrastinating. I did promise another post about my red lip balm. I'm not going to lie, I am not planning on doing that post. I was disappointed with my lip balm making and don't feel writing about it. It's pretty hard finding a natural, oil based coloring agent. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.

On to this month! I'm working on eye shadow, eye liner, and mascara for the month of May.

If you're like me, you gotta have a little shimmer in your eye shadow. I came across diamond powder which I thought would be perfect. I could add it to cocoa powder, turmeric, etc. and get the color and shimmer I'm looking for. I found some online for a very reasonable price and anxiously awaited it's delivery. When it arrived I was very disappointed to find a grey, matte, powder instead of a shiny, white, powder. I'm not sure if what I ordered is synthetic, or if I ordered too fine a powder for the effect I wanted, or if diamond powder just doesn't work that way. Anyway, I am back on the hunt for something natural, non toxic, and shimmery.

Mica is a common ingredient in mineral makeup, and regular commercial eye shadow that gives a beautiful sparkle. Unfortunately it is rather toxic. It often contains traces of lead, and can cause scarring in the lungs if inhaled. It is one of those ingredients that should be avoided if possible.

I stumbles across another ingredient that might do the trick, Boron Nitride. It is a common ingredient in face powders because it assists in adhesion, has a silky feel, and provides some shimmer. I'm' getting mixed reviews on whether or not it's safe so I'm not sure I will be purchasing this stuff. Also, it's pretty darn expensive. I found a site that sells it rather cheaply, but you have to buy a minimum of one kilo, and it comes from China, so it will take a while to get it.

Pearl powder just occurred to me, but I'm not sure it will be shimmery. I cannot tell from the pictures online and I don't want to end up with another diamond dust situation.

Any suggestions out there? I guess for now, the search goes on...