DIY Nude Lip Gloss

I'm searching high and low for THE nude lipstick/lip gloss for me but so far I've only found one I like and it's kinda drying. So I decided to try making my own using lip balm. Since it's kinda liquid, I'll call it a lip gloss.

Yes, the colour looks kinda dark but it lightens on my lips.

These are the things I used to make it

Clear 5g jar

My Lip Stuff lip balm

Elf All Over Cover Stick

Lip Ice Lip Gloss

Clinique Loose Powder

Daiso Multicheek Blusher in Beige

Toothpick

Spatula

Lip brush

I used the MLS lip balm because it was soft enough to mix the other stuff. Also, it's fairly moisturizing, smells good and tastes good (in case the foundation and Elf All Over Cover Stick tasted weird lol). Then I squeezed in some Lip Ice, sprinkled the Clinique until I got the consistency I wanted and added the blusher so it doesn't look too concealer nude.

Lip swatches

The bare lip photo isn't very accurate. My lips are actually more pigmented than that and I don't like it because it makes the colour of my lipsticks different.

Argh! My eyebrows look so uneven here. I can never seem to pluck my brows perfectly lol Maybe I look too pale with the lip gloss on here but I think it'll look better after I have makeup on.

This was my first time so I just kinda mixed alot of stuff inside >_< I think you only need the lip balm, foundation and eyeshadow/ blusher with the colour you want. If you want it to be more watery, use lip balm, clear lip gloss and eyeshadow/ blusher.

One main gripe is I can't (and won't) bring this out with me as touching up with a lip brush and a lip gloss in a jar is kinda weird. Since it's a lip gloss and the lip balm was quite slippery, I expect this to fade very quickly. However, I may be able to put it into an empty lip gloss tube. But I won't do that until I find a shade that I really like. In the mean time, I'll stick to conventional nude lipsticks =x