I decided to do my own mixing medium. It’s VERY easy to do and it makes your loose powders look amazing!
For all of you that aren’t familiar with what mixing medium is and what it’s used for, it is a liquid that helps your loose powders or pigments adhere to the skin.
You’ll need the following supplies:
- Water
- Pure glycerin
- Clean empty container with lid
- Measuring spoon
To do a water-based mixing medium you need to do a mixture of 3 parts water and 1 part glycerin. You can purchase pure glycerin in just about any drugstore. I forgot where I got my bottle of glycerin from, but I can tell you this, I have seen small bottles at CVS for about 5 dollars.
After you added your water and glycerin, close your container and shake it well. Yeah. That’s it for making the acutal mixing medium. Very simple, right?
Remember, since we aren’t adding any preservatives to our homemade mixing medium, this stuff should only be used for TWO WEEKS at a time. Anything after that should be tossed out. So, just keep that in mind when your mixing your ingredients. You don’t want to make too much mixing medium only to have to throw it all out.
You can always use little stick on labels to remind you of the date you made your current batch of mixing medium.
How to USE mixing medium for loose powders: 
Okay, so after you have made your mixing medium, slightly dampen your brush with mixing medium. You don’t want your brush soaked in mixing medium, all you really need is a few drops. So, if your brush is too wet, simply blot the excess off on a piece of paper towel.
Dip your slightly wet brush into a little loose powder and apply pigment to your eye lid.
I’m using an Eye Dust from Jessy Girl Cosmetics. Unfortunately, I’m not sure what the name of the color is but it’s a beautiful, vibrant blue.
SWATCHES:
Applying your loose powders with mixing medium makes applying your eye dust, pigments or glitter to your skin alot easier. You don’t have any fallout, and the loose powders go on VERY smooth, it almost feels like you’re using water paints to put on your makeup. Also, using mixing medium will make your loose powders longer lasting and of course, the colors MORE intense.
For more Homemade Beauty Recipes, Savvy Homemade is a great resource.
