With this product, TKB has made your process of creating your own unique matte eye shadows one step easier! (and yes, it may also be used for blushes).
TKB's Purely Matte Texture Base for Eyes is a unique blend of Mica, Titanium Dioxide and Magnesium Stearate, all natural minerals.
While you could purchase each of these ingredients separately and come up with your own base . . . why bother? Our pre-blended base is affordably priced and ready to go!
A video showing us making eyeshadow using the texture base is below.
This is the best base I have used thus far. I use this in all of my eyeshadow formulas. I think this is the best choice over the Extended White one, because it has the added Magnesium Stearate already in it, which adds to the adhesion properties. I don't know what I would do without this base! I use it for ALL of my eyeshadows, even shimmery ones. It is not just for Matte eyeshadows. If you want more shine, I always add a little sericite in with my base and mica. This is a MUST have! You won't be disappointed!Believe me, just buy it and see for yourself!
This is a great timesaver...
By Gretchen
If your trying to make lots of colors fast or you just don't know where to start with a basic base formula this product is a great timesaver and has a great price point.
Way to go!
By Dana
Way to go TKB! This is a high quality base, easy to use and very blendable. I not only use it for my mattes, but in my shimmers also... I just add a bit of my favorite shimmery mica to make it more shimmery. You won't go wrong with this great product!
Great for Newbies!!!
By Judy
As a newbie in the world of do-it-yourself minerals, this was a wonderful base for those of us who are unfamiliar with the terms or products used in formulating cosmetics. I have read (over and over) the descriptions of all the base products on this website. For me, this was the easiest all in one product for starters. After I get my big toe wet with mineral formulating, maybe in can venture into tweaking adding to, and personalizing this product.
The customer reviews were a big help, also!
Judy in Louisiana
No guesswork
By Jessica
There really is no reason to formulate your own base if you are just making some shadows for yourself and it's easily customizable too!
Matte Texture Base for quick formulating
By Melissa
I like the TKB Matte texture base for when I want to formulate a color quickly, however, I do find that formulating my own base powders is more rewarding and I think my end product comes out better because I can adjust the base powders to make my end product exactly how I want it. This would definitely be a great product for beginners though, especially if you just want to come up with some colors quickly.
Must have!
By Blair
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff. It's great alone and can be made even better with a few more additives. If you are going to be making eye shadows be sure to purchase this!
so easy, great no brainer!
By kelly
it gives a great texture to finished shadows without having to mix a millions things into the formula, gives good adhesion as well to micas that need some help!
NOT FOR DARK EYESHADOWS
By Stine
I love the idea: ALL BLENDED
I love the idea, that everything is blended. Personally I use this, and add some Allantonin as well, which is a "great helper" for the skin. Please be aware, that this will impact on the colour. This is not good for DARK EYESHADOW colors. This will make them lighter because of the titanium dioxide. But for all other colors, this is great. Great for beginners, but if you really want to make your own personal kind of make up blend, you have to experiment a lot to find YOUR way of making colors. Remember to use the right amount.
Dark Eyeshadows
By Kristina
I have no problem with this base with dark, or light eyeshadow colors. Depending on how much base you put in will depend on how much it lightens it. But you need this base for your eyeshadows to adhere properly, and be more of an eyeshadow. My simple formula is, if I have a light colored mica I am mixing it with I always put in 2base, to 3 mica...If the eyeshadow is going to be darker, and I have a dark mica blend I have made, or am going to use, I always put 1 base to 3 mica. In cases where I have accidentally lightened the color too much, I just add in another scoop of mica. Some colors need 1 base to 4 mica. But I haven't come across that many,(there actually isn't that many, but there is some) and I have well over 300 eyeshadows I have made. All using this base. I could NOT live without this base. I have extender white right now, and I have been using this, and it is working the same. Some mica's, mainly the lighter ones, don't have as much staying power as with the TKB base. But all I did was add in some Magnesium sterate myself..and sometimes I use magnesium myristate too. I love this base, and I hope you always carry it, I would be lost with out it...One thing...The extender white is GREAT for all of the Pop colors....I have had so much success with that base, but I stil love my TKB base...
Works great!
By Renee
This really helps the colors mix. :) Just remember to use only a SMALL amount if you still want darker, more vibrant colors, as the slightly white tone of this texture base can lighten the finished product.
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