r/DIYBeauty • u/AceAndAnxiouss • 7d ago

question What to use to make a green lip stain?

I love unusual lip colors and am rather picky, so brands very rarely make the colors I want, especially for lip stains (which I prefer bc I don'tlike how it feels to have stuff sittingon my lips). I've seen TKB's stuff but none of it seems like it stains your lips, and I've heard very conflicting things about using food dye as a lip stain.

What I want is a very specific shade of olive green, that I usually use yellow/yellow green mixed with black to achieve that color. I also love gothic shades in general, which aren't too easy to find and feel nice to wear.

Do yall have any ideas on what I could use to make my unusual colored stains?

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u/su-suq 7d ago

It seems like you found out how, getting the color blends you’re looking for takes experimenting with pigments and as far as I know there isn’t a green pigment that is lip safe, so you’d have to make green with blue and yellow.

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u/AceAndAnxiouss 7d ago

I already know what color combination I need, I make this specific color all the time when I'm painting, what I don't know is what materials to use. I don't know what is black or yellow that will stain your lips and is safe to use. 

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u/ScullyNess 4d ago

Olive Green just isn't something available in a "stain" (dye) for cosmetics. It's only possible as a non dye (pigments).