Melina J has uploaded a new video yesterday : https://melina-j.me/chatting-and-stuff/

In this new video, she is talking about homemade makeup. She indeed uses makeup she makes herself, as she is allergic to glycols.

As Melina said in this video, she posted the recipe of the foundation she’s using on her blog a few years ago. She deleted it 2 years ago. She has deleted A LOT of stuff back then (videos, mainly). She only said that she was being cautious because “some people” were trying to create trouble for her.

We guess she was trying to avoid “hot coffee lawsuits”, despite her blog not being available worldwide…….. That is to say, “some people” with bad intentions and who might or might not be linked/mandated by “some people”, could just pretend they got harmed while following a tutorial or whatever, because screw common sense and being responsible for yourself or for your kids… 🙄 (Opinion is mine, Melina didn’t say that in her blogpost). (Melina had to deal with nonsensical unfounded/untrue claims before…)

Anyway, a lot of Meliners are also allergic to stuff. Vegan Meliners also want to know the recipe. Most of them didn’t follow Melina yet back when she posted her recipe (it was way before she was a singer and before she created Cymellia).

So we have contacted Melina through her blog, and she actually already answered. She said we are allowed to share her recipe, but we need to say “copyright Melina J”. Her point is that we can share and use this recipe as lambda people, but a company checking blogs is not allowed to use it for their product and even less to patent it… 🤡

She also said that “she is no chemist, that we should make makeup while being supervised by adults who know what they are doing, to ask chemists or doctors for any questions and that she declines all responsibility whatsoever.”

We also asked her if she would sell makeup in the future. She answered that “Cymellia does not sell cosmetics” and that “she doesn’t plan on selling cosmetics herself.”

Well, it was guessable, since even Cymellia’s jewelry line is on hold for now, as they’re too busy making animation and…music, but it seems they’re mainly busy with animation atm, isn’t it ? We didn’t get much music this year. 😦

So, here’s the recipe :

You need to first make loose powder, that will be used in the foundation. You then should apply this loose powder on your face (on top of the foundation) for better coverage.

Ingredients :

sericite powder : 12g

zinc oxide : 2,5g

(natural) silica : 3g

“oxyde jaune” (it’s yellow pigment sold for cosmetic use) : 1/2 pinch spoon (it’s a type of measuring spoon)

“oxyde marron” (it’s brown pigment sold for cosmetic use) : 1/2 drop spoon (it’s a type of measuring spoon)

Melina said that you might reduce the quantity of silica depending on your skin type and the climate of where you live. (She lives in a tropical region).

I’d like to add that, in my opinion, Melina makes a very pale foundation. It seems that using a very pale foundation is trendy in several countries of Asia, so she goes with the trend. I’d advise to add more pigments in your recipe, though.

Add all the ingredients together in a mortar, mix and crush them together. It might take 15 minutes to have a good result. (You can use a mechanical coffee grinder for this).

This is the recipe for the powder you will use to make the foundation. However, for the actual loose powder, you would need to add this :

poudre de lumiere (that’s the name of what she uses, it’s a brand name, though, it’s some type of natural mica)

For the actual loose powder, add this mica last and stir delicately with a spatula or small whip, without crushing it. (Don’t add this for the powder you will be using for the foundation, as you will add some to the foundation itself already.)

Basically, make the loose powder, reserve 5g of it for the foundation, then add the mica in the rest of the powder. Or you can make the loose powder twice : once without the mica, to make foundation now and later, and one as loose powder. (You should not keep the powder for too long, though. Check the shelf life for each product and for each ingredient you are using.)

So, here we go, the recipe of the foundation :

Ingredients :

loose powder (that we have just made, without the mica in it) : 5g

jojoba oil : 3,50g

hazelnut oil : 0,5g

beeswax : 0,4g

mango butter : 0,6g

poudre de lumiere (mica) : 0,2 g

You can also add preservatives (sold for cosmetic use) if you intend to keep this longer. (This recipe is to make a very small quantity of foundation, though, enough to use 3 or 4 times. Multiply the quantities if you want more).

In a double boiler, melt the jojoba oil, hazelnut oil, beeswax, mango butter and mica together. When it’s melted, take it off the double boiler, quickly add the loose powder, stir well. Put it in your container. Let it fully cool down before using.

This is what Melina J is using. And it’s perf, tbh.