How to Make My Lotion Shimmery

Test the lotion on your skin to see if it's shiny enough.

Making your own shimmery body lotion offers you an advantage over buying it in a store. You can customize your favorite brand of lotion to suit your beauty needs with whatever color shimmering agent you prefer. If it's winter, for example, and you've switched to a thicker moisturizer for everyday use, liven it up with a shimmer powder that has a subtle tone. Or you can make a lotion with a sexy fragrance even more enticing by adding a bright gold or pink powder to it for evening wear. It's also helpful to have a supply on hand for refreshing a spray tan once it starts to fade.

Things You'll Need

• 4-ounce funnel
• 4 tablespoons shimmering body powder or crushed eyeshadow

Instructions

1. Remove the lid on your favorite bottle of lotion and place the 4-ounce funnel in the opening.

2. Pour the shimmering body powder or crushed eyeshadow into the funnel.

3. Remove the funnel and replace the lid on the lotion bottle.

4. Shake the lotion bottle vigorously for one minute. Apply the lotion as usual. Reshake the bottle for 30 seconds whenever you put the lotion on to evenly distribute the powder.

Tips & Warnings

• If the lotion isn't shiny enough for you, add another tablespoon of shimmery powder to the lotion and shake it for another 60 seconds.

• You may also use gold or silver mica pigment for shimmer powder. This type of pigment is found in mineral makeup.

• Make your special lotion last longer by only applying it to the parts of your body that are exposed.

• Don't add too much powder to the lotion — your skin will look too glittery and artificial.

References

• 24/Savvy: Put on the Glitz: Easy, Homemade Shimmer Lotion