How to | Make your own tinted moisturizer!

There are so many tinted moisturizer to choose from...from low end to high end. And really what they are is a foundation mixed with moisturizer...why not use what you already have and make your own!
this way you can customize it for your personal skincare and life style needs. (woohoo!)

What you will need: 

a foundation 

a moisturiser

a liquid or mineral highlighter (optional)

a mixing bowl or old foundation bottle 

I chose Estee Lauder double wear...mostly because I have just re-purchased and had a bit left in the old bottle and also because it is so thick you can use less of the foundation to make a tinted moisturiser. (more value for money!)

So i had just less than a quarter of a bottle of double wear left so decided to mix the TM in the old bottle. I wanted a more luminess finish so i used MAC strobe liquid...roughly 10-15 squirts to make up around 30ml of  total product. (full foundation bottle). 

And then i topped it up, until i got the desired thickness, with moisturiser. (This took a lot of moisturiser to make it as sheer as I wanted, other foundations will take less!)

This foundation works well because it is so full coverage and thick it takes a lot of moisturiser to get a more sheer base. I think it would be best to use a more matte-semi matte foundation as anything too dewy may look a tad greasy and shiny! 

You can also mix a bit of moisturiser and foundation on the back of your hand if you want to try this out before you fully commit. 

You also want to use a more liquid moisturiser and not a thick heavy one. I think to get value for money it would be best to use a cheaper one, I used clean and clear which is about £3 for 100 ml. It's also oil free which will mean a better and more long lasting  finish. 

I think now spring has arrived...wait did you not get the memo?? *cough cough* I prefer a less full coverage face, i love using bare minerals but find i would like a bit more coverage and also not have to use a moisturiser then a primer then a sheer foundation then bare minerals...wow a lot of products! You could always turn this into a BB cream and add in some primer and even an SPF! 

Cost of this product breakdown 

- total Foundation used = £6.75

- total Moisturiser used =  45p 

-total strobe liquid used = £1.25 

(You could definitely use a cheaper liquid highlighter this was just something I don't use and needed a use for!)

Total cost £8.45!!

 BARGAIN! 

Or you could spend £36.00 on Estee Lauder's branded TM...? 

I love DIY/creative products and can't believe I didn't do this sooner! 

I have also been brought a NARS TM to try out so will be pitting these against each other! 

FOTD 's coming soon...

Have you tried DIY makeup? whats your favorite TM?

Rach xx