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How are lipsticks made?

Did you know that women who wear lipstick daily unintentionally eat about 4 pounds of lipstick in their lifetime. I’m looking at you lipstick lovers! Since we ingest so much lipstick, it might be worth knowing how they’re manufactured. Fortunately, Rachel Zoe of The Zoe Report takes us inside Bite Beauty’s factory to show us just that! First, the vegetable base is mixed with the pigments to make the formula and then roller milled to make all the solvents and pigments as fine as possible. How Lipstick Is Made | The Zoe Report by Rachel Zoe Then, different shades are melted together to make new colors – in a microwave! How Lipstick Is Made | The Zoe Report by Rachel Zoe The formula is then poured into a metal mold and placed…

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The Science of Makeup

I have used makeup as a creative outlet for many years now, and very recently started putting my journey with makeup on the internet for the world to see. With every product I fall in love with, the scientist in me wants to know what makes it different from the rest, which made me do a little digging into the most common ingredients used in cosmetics and their purpose. Emulsifiers Ever used a product and noticed that the oils and water are separating? And then you have to shake the bottle to make the consistency even again? That is where emulsifiers come in. Emulsifiers are pretty fantastic, their molecules have a hydrophillic (water loving) head, and a lipophillic (oil loving) tail, making it the perfect peace maker between oil and…

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Bride-To-Be: 10 Things I wish someone told me

So you just got engaged to the man of your dreams, CONGRATULATIONS! You’re happy, excited, you hop on to Pinterest and start pinning your favorite dresses and hairstyles. You are literally so overjoyed you could…wait. You go in hyperventilation mode. “I don’t know what kind of dress I want! How do I pick a makeup artist?? Omg my skin looks HORRIBLE!!! I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT ALL!!” You can feel your inner bridezilla awakening. Look, I get it. Being a new bride I can tell you I was definitely THAT bride (a.k.a The Bridezilla) and let me tell you something, there is no shame in being one. Wedding preparation is stressful and it gets to you. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me…

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Asian beauty secrets I learned from my mom

My mom is as old school as they come, and like many Pakistani moms, she is a firm believer of home remedies. Growing up watching her lather her face and body in crazy concoctions, I picked up on a few of her beauty habits too, and I’m so happy I did! I’ll start with with her favorite one Chickpea Flour Mask Mom loves her chickpea flour (Gram flour, or بیسن in Urdu) masks! Her favorite way to use it is to mix it is with a pinch or two of turmeric, honey, and milk. Not only is this a great, natural exfoliant, the zinc found in chickpea flour kills acne causing bacteria, and acts as an anti-inflammatory. I love how gentle and soothing it feels on the skin, and the…

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