Luminescent highlighter

This gorgeous luminescent highlighter sets hard then practically melts on contact with skin. The iridescent nature of the luminescent micas causes the shades to shift and change in the light creating a multidimensional effect.

Equipment
​​​​​​​Mini scales
Glass beaker - handy, not essential
Mini silicone spatula - handy, not essential
5ml pot - again, you can use something else around the house. Great way to reuse little plastic sauce tubs!


Ingredients
Makes 5g - use our Batch Size Calculator and the percentages provided here to easily adjust the volume of your batch.

Phase A
21.6% | 1.08g squalane
10.8% | 0.54g coco caprylate
30% | 1.5g cocoa butter, certified organic, deodorised
4% | 0.2g carnauba wax, certified organic
30% | 1.5g luminescent mica - golden pear, blush or sky (or any other mica you choose!)
3% | 0.15g silica microspheres

Phase B
0.6% | 0.03g vitamin E*

*My scales don't go down this far and the least you can put in is a small drop, so that's fine.


Method

• Weigh all your Phase A ingredients into a beaker or other heat proof mixing vessel.
• Heat about an inch of water (enough to rise above the ingredients in the beaker but not so much that it's in danger of splashing inside) in a pot on the stove.
• Place the beaker into the water and let it melt.
• Stir until everything is combined.
• Take off heat and stir in Phase B.
• Pour into your pot (taking care not to let the mixture come in contact with any water!) and leave to set.

To use
Apply to cheekbones, above and below brow peaks, nose and chin and blend.

Left to right: Luminescent blush mica, luminescent sky mica, luminescent golden pear mica

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