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Homemade Mascara Recipe Before and After Picture

Posted by Kelly Makeup, Natural Beauty 12 comments
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I was asked to do a before and after shot with homemade mascara! Homemade with natural healthy ingredients of course.

You should know though that I have very little in the area of eyelashes to begin with, but here goes….  The first photo is of my naked, eye.  All makeup was washed off and the picture was taken.  There may be a little in the area of makeup residue left on my eye, but it is very miniscule.

homemade mascara before and after picture and recipe from Simple Life Mom

The second picture is after applying the egg yolk mascara recipe and nothing else.  I used the mascara wand to rub a little below my lashes for a eye liner effect, but that’s it.  It dries very nicely as you can see.  I really like it.

Before and After Shot with Homemade Mascara

This is using the egg yolk recipe that you can find (amongst other mascara recipes) HERE.

As you can see, there is a big difference!

Some recipes so not add as much color, dry flaky, or run incredibly fast, but I love the egg yolk recipe.  It is basically adding pigment to egg yolk, so it should be kept at a cool temperature between uses.

I keep mine in the refrigerator and throw out after a week.  You need to make sure you get a very fine activated charcoal.  Otherwise you’ll be putting grains in your eyes.

Homemade Natural Mascara Recipes

When making your own recipe, try a few that you like and  decide which one you prefer.  Next, add variations by changing the color.  Add cocoa for a more brown homemade mascara, or even micas for blues, greens, or even golds.  Clays are wonderful and can be used in the egg yolk recipe.  Or go HERE for a recipe using clay.


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About Kelly

Kelly is the author of number one best seller The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners and Easy Soap Making. She's also written multiple ebooks on herbal remedies and natural bath and body DIYs.Her journey toward better health has inspired her to make things in and around the home from scratch, start a homestead, and become more resourceful when it comes to health and home.She shares her recipes and DIYs here on Simple Life Mom and has a shop where she sells products for those who would rather buy than make (SimpleLifeMom.com/shop).

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  • Rachelle
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    April 18, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    Oh, wow! Looks great! 🙂

    • Simple Life Mom
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      April 18, 2014 at 3:49 PM

      Thank you. Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of your eye without making your nose look huge! ha ha

      • Rachelle
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        April 19, 2014 at 7:02 PM

        Lol! 🙂

  • MG
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    April 19, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    That’s impressive. You can go through life not even knowing that you make things at home. I used to have that mentality when it came to chili. I think I’m going to try this out.

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      April 19, 2014 at 10:00 AM

      Great! Let us know how it turns out!

  • balmtomysoul
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    April 24, 2014 at 10:58 AM

    I had no idea you could make mascara! I have tried several DiY beauty tips on pinterest, so I may have to try this. I will have to figure out where to get activated charcoal. I read this can also whiten your teeth (although I don’t know if I would ever dare to try that!!)

    • Simple Life Mom
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      April 24, 2014 at 3:28 PM

      You can get it at vitamin stores in capsules.

  • Raia Torn (@RaiaTorn)
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    May 2, 2014 at 10:08 PM

    Your mascara recipes are great, Kelly! This post got the most views from last week’s Savoring Saturdays – congrats! 😉

    • Simple Life Mom
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      May 3, 2014 at 7:51 AM

      Thanks so much Raia. By the way, you have the coolest first/last name.

  • Thanun
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    February 14, 2015 at 10:26 PM

    It is so wonderful! I will try to do it. Thank you for your all items.

  • Lisa
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    May 29, 2015 at 6:38 AM

    Do you sell the homemade mascara?

    • Kelly
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      May 29, 2015 at 7:47 AM

      Not right now. I really love the egg yolk recipe and I can’t ship that out easily. I may consider doing one of the other recipes in the future.

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