No makeup routine is complete without a touch of color on your cheeks. It adds a beautiful tint that makes your skin look bright and vibrant. While most blushes are in powder form, the Creamy Blush Sticks are full of skin-loving oils and waxes to add some moisture to your cheeks.
The cera bellina wax adds a smooth texture and shiny finish to the blush sticks, while cylomethicone helps them glide on smoothly. The combination of green tea seed oil and jojoba oil absorb quickly, leaving your cheeks moisturized and non-greasy. There are two shades to choose from – pink and coral – and both look great on a wide variety of skin tones. You can also customize a perfect shade for your skin. The sticks add a sheer tint, but the color can also be built up for a more dramatic shade. Scroll down to the bottom to see swatches of both colors.
What You’ll Need:
Base:
.5 oz. Green Tea Seed Oil
.4 oz. Jojoba Oil
.4 oz. Cera Bellina Wax
9 mL Cyclomethicone
4 Mini Deodorant Tubes
2 Easy Pour Mixing and Measuring Containers
Coral Shade:
.5 tsp Titanium Dioxide
.25 tsp. Cellini Red Mica
1.5 tsp. Coral Mica
Pink Shade:
1 tsp. Titanium Dioxide
.5 tsp. Cellini Red Mica
1 tsp. Rose Pearl
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ONE: In a heat safe container, add the jojoba oil and cera bellina wax. Microwave on 30 second bursts until the wax is fully melted. Be careful when removing from the microwave, as the container will be very hot.
TWO: In a separate container, measure out .5 oz. of green tea seed oil. If you’re making the coral shade, add the Titanium Dioxide, Cellini Red and Coral Mica to the oil and mix well. Use a mini mixer to get rid of any clumps. If you’re making the pink shade, add the Titanium Dioxide, Cellini Red and Rose Pearl Mica to the oil and mix well.
THREE: Add the color mixture to the oil and wax mixture and mix well.
FOUR: Once the mica is fully blended, add 9 mL of Cyclomethicone and stir well. If you notice the micas settling to the bottom, stir the mixture until it begins to cool. As the mixture cools and becomes thicker, the colors will be able to suspend evenly.
FIVE: Once the mixture has cooled slightly, carefully pour the mixture into the deodorant tubes. Let them cool fully and they’re ready to use!
Below is an example of how the color appear on skin. The pink tone is shown on top, and the coral tone is shown on the bottom. The more you apply, the more intense the color will appear.
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- .5 oz. Green Tea Seed Oil
- .4 oz. Jojoba Oil
- .4 oz. Cera Bellina Wax
- 9 mL Cyclomethicone
- 4 Mini Deodorant Tubes
- 2 Easy Pour Mixing and Measuring Containers
- .5 tsp Titanium Dioxide
- .25 tsp. Cellini Red
- 1.5 tsp. Coral Mica
- 1 tsp. Titanium Dioxide
- .5 tsp. Cellini Red
- 1 tsp. Rose Pearl
- In a heat safe glass container, add the jojoba oil and cera bellina wax. Microwave on 30-second bursts until the wax is fully melted. Be careful when removing from the microwave, as the container will be very hot.
- In a separate container, measure out .5 oz. of green tea seed oil. If you're making the coral shade, add the Titanium Dioxide, Cellini Red and Coral Mica and mix well. If you're making the pink shade, add the Titanium Dioxide, Cellini Red and Rose Pearl Mica.
- Add the color mixture to the oil and wax mixture and mix well.
- Once the mica is fully blended, add 9 mL of Cyclomethicone and stir well. If you notice the micas settling to the bottom, stir the mixture until it begins to cool. This will allow the colors to suspend evenly.
- Pour the mixture into the deodorant tubes. Let them cool fully and they're ready to use!
What could I substitute for the green tea seed oil?
Hi Jenny!
Any lightweight moisturizing oil is a good substitute! Those include avocado, sweet almond, apricot kernel or chia seed oil. 🙂
Avocado oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Avocado-Oil-P3198.aspx
Sweet almond oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Sweet-Almond-Oil-P3205.aspx
Apricot kernel oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Apricot-Kernel-Oil-P3206.aspx
Chia seed oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Chia-Seed-Oil-P5612.aspx
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Well, I am not sure what I did wrong but this recipe set up on me from the very beginning. I thought that I measured everything to the tee but I had to microwave the final mixture multiple times to get it to pour. It just kept setting up with in seconds. Any ideas?
Hi Mary!
Hmm, that’s strange! Typically it takes quite a bit of heat to melt the wax, so the mixture stays liquid long enough for you to work with it. Did you make any substitutions at all?
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Where did you get that mixer??
Hi Anastasia!
That’s our Mini White Plastic Mixer! It is great for mixing color into oils. We absolutely love using them. 🙂
Mini White Plastic Mixer: https://www.brambleberry.com/Mini-White-Plastic-Mixer-P4721.aspx
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Thank you!!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Hi!
What’s the difference between beewax and the cera bellina wax
Hi Carol!
Cera bellina wax has a gel-like consistency, while beeswax has a firmer, waxier texture. We love using the cera bellina wax in this recipe because it adds some shine and helps the blush glide on smoothly. 🙂
If you substitute regular beeswax, it will make these blush sticks firmer and the color may not slide on as well. A small test batch would be helpful!
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Cera bellina wax: https://www.brambleberry.com/Cera-Bellina-Wax-P5642.aspx
I have three questions. First, what does the cera bellina wax do, exactly? Can you sub in regular beeswax or would that be too waxy? And second, is the titanium dioxide necessary? I have all the other ingredients… And lastly, could you also use this on lips? Those micas are all lip-safe, if I’m recalling correctly. Thank you!!
Hi Charlotte!
Cera bellina wax has a unique gel-like texture. It adds some shine to the balm and helps it glide on smoothly. You can substitute with beeswax, but it will change the texture. It will make it firmer and the colors may not glide on as well. If you do substitute the wax, I would recommend making a small test batch to see if you like the texture. 🙂
White beeswax: https://www.brambleberry.com/Beeswax-White-P4211.aspx
We added the Titanium Dioxide to help make the colors more matte and not as sheer. You can leave it out if you like. Again, a small test batch would be helpful!
Lastly, you can use this on your lips! All the colors are lip safe. 🙂
Lip Safe Micas and Colorants: https://www.brambleberry.com/Lip-Safe-Micas-Colorants-W37.aspx
Titanium Dioxide: https://www.brambleberry.com/Titanium-Dioxide-Pigment-P4040.aspx
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry