How to Make Your Own Natural Eyeshadow
Learn how to make your own natural eyeshadow with these recipes! It is a natural, customizable way to create your perfect shades at home.
Have you ever bought an eyeshadow palette only to use the same two shades over and over? That used to be me.
I’d end up with a drawer full of half-used palettes, each with one or two colors I loved, and the rest I didn’t touch.
So I decided to try making my own, and it was such a fun and empowering process, so I had to share my results with you since I shared about my natural blush I recently made too.
The best part? It’s fully customizable and free of synthetic fillers or irritating additives.
Here is how to make your own DIY eyeshadow!
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Why I Love the Simply Earth DIY Makeup Kit
If you’re just starting with making your own makeup, this kit takes the guesswork out of the process. It comes with:
- A magnetic eyeshadow palette
- Metal tins for pressing your powders
- Beautiful mica colors
- All ingredients needed to make the makeup (makeup mineral base, mango butter, almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and essential oils)
- Simple instructions that even beginners can follow
The tins fit perfectly, and pressing your powders makes your DIY creations feel so polished.
I love using this for both eyeshadow, highlighter, and blush! It is especially great for when my daughter wants to do makeovers, I can feel good knowing she isn’t hurting her endocrine system with synthetic chemicals.
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Ingredients for DIY Eyeshadow
Here are all the ingredients I used to make my very own makeup palette.
The magnetic eyeshadow palette from Simply Earth is amazing and so helpful when you decide to make your own eyeshadows.
The small and rectangle tins fit in perfectly and will allow you to create a variety of pressed eyeshadow for your DIY magnetic palette!
I mainly focus on using the mineral makeup base. It can be used for just about anything from foundation to blush, bronzer, highlighter, and tons of DIY eyeshadows. It’s made with natural ingredients and works great!
I used both pigments and mica powders for the DIY eyeshadow palette. The iron oxide in the pigments help sustain the colors and the mica enhances some of the colors. I love using both of these options!
The coffee grinder helps combine all the colors and makeup base nicely. If you don’t have a grinder, you can always use a mortar and pestle, but it does take a bit longer.
DIY Eyeshadow Palette Recipes
Below are some of the favorite shades I’ve created. Each one is made with just a few ingredients and blends beautifully into the mineral base.
Sand Eyeshadow
This is a calm beige color. It uses the following:
- 1 tsp DIY mineral makeup base
- 1/32 tsp yellow iron oxide
- 1/32 tsp brown iron oxide
Simply measure out everything and combine it in your grinder.
If you want to make a pressed eyeshadow, you will want a little bit of almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and mango butter. Melt and then mix the powder inside. Pour in your tin until it is solid.
Mountain Eyeshadow
This is a nice pale gray color. It uses the following ingredients:
- 1 tsp DIY mineral makeup base
- 1/8 tsp black iron oxide
- 1/8 tsp brown iron oxide
Simply measure out everything and combine it in your grinder.
For a solid option, you will want a little bit of almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and mango butter. Melt and then mix the powder inside. Pour in your tin until it is solid.
Deep Water
To make a deep blue color like the ocean for your homemade makeup palette, use the following:
- 1 tsp DIY mineral makeup base
- 1/16 tsp brown iron oxide
- 1/8 tsp blue ultramarine
Simply measure out everything and combine it in your grinder.
For a solid option, you will want a little bit of almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and mango butter. Melt and then mix the powder inside. Pour in your tin until it is solid.
Pearl Eyeshadow
While I did use this recipe for a DIY white eyeshadow, it can also be used as a highlighter too! It uses the following:
- 1 tsp DIY mineral makeup base
- 1/2 tsp pearl mica powder
Simply measure out everything and combine it in your grinder.
For a solid option, you will want a little bit of almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and mango butter. Melt and then mix the powder inside. Pour in your tin until it is solid.
Coffee Eyeshadow
This coffee eyeshadow can also be used as a bronzer if you wanted to! It uses the following ingredients:
- 1 tsp DIY mineral makeup base
- 1/4 tsp mocha mica powder
- 1/16 tsp yellow gold mica powder
- 1/16 brown iron oxide
Simply measure out everything and combine it in your grinder.
For a solid option, you will want a little bit of almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and mango butter. Melt and then mix the powder inside. Pour in your tin until it is solid.
Pink Punch Eyeshadow
I had to include pink in my DIY makeup eyeshadow! My daughter loves this color. It uses the following:
- 1/4 tsp rose red mica powder
- 1/4 tsp fuchsia mica powder
- 1/16 tsp yellow gold mica powder
Simply measure out everything and combine it in your grinder.
For a solid option, you will want a little bit of almond oil, cetyl alcohol, and mango butter. Melt and then mix the powder inside. Pour in your tin until it is solid.
Final Thoughts
Making your own eyeshadow isn’t just about avoiding harmful ingredients, it’s about having full control over your color palette, texture, and tone.
The Simply Earth Blush & Eyeshadow Kit makes the process fun and easy, and the results look and feel amazing.
You don’t need a full shelf of expensive tools or ingredients to get started, just a few natural colorants, a mineral base, and a little creativity. And once you try it, you might never go back to store-bought palettes again!
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