Mix Beauty Lab is the ultimate beauty boutique in Toronto, offering a wide range of skincare products and services, such as facials, threading, manis-pedis, and more. The coolest service that Mix Beauty Lab offers is their Custom Makeup Services, which includes custom foundations, lipsticks, and glosses.
The process in creating the custom foundation was the easiest and fastest of the three.
I sat in a chair while the specialist asked a couple questions such as:
Do you prefer a light/medium/full coverage? What's your skin type? Do you want SPF? And so on.
This conversation was probably only 3 minutes long, but within those 3 minutes, she was able to create my custom foundation using a base along with various pigments and additives. The best part was that she got it in the first try! I was completely expecting her to do more colour matching, but the fact that she was able to do it in one go was mind blowing.
The result was a light, sheer, almost BB cream-like, matte foundation that perfectly matched my skin.
The foundations are then hand poured into a glass bottle, and the specialist makes a voice memo of your shade so it can be added to your profile.
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Custom Lipstick (1 for $50, 2 for $80)
Of the three custom products, I found the custom lipstick was the most fun to make.
First, you get to choose between a satin or matte finish. The specialists then asks a couple questions to get an idea of the shade you want, and she puts a bunch of colours on your palette to mix. You can adjust the colour as you go with the help of the specialist - perhaps you want it a bit brighter, dustier, or darker. Jill from Beauty Vixen actually brought in her own lipstick to match for the specialist, and it the result was pretty darn close!
When you're happy with the colour, the specialist will add more pigment so that the colour won't be too sheer when mixed with the base of your choice. Then it's off to molding your custom shade of lipstick - mine being a matte mauve/dusty rose colour because I find that I always gravitate towards those shades.
Custom Lipgloss (1 for $40, 2 for $70)
The custom lipgloss was definitely the most hands on of the three, and the most personal as you're mixing everything from start to finish yourself. It first starts with your choice of three bases: high shine gloss, gel gloss, or smoothie gloss. Like the lipstick, the specialist asks what colour you're interested in making, giving you the base colours needed for your shade.
The rest is completely up to you, from colour, pigmentation, scent, and finish. The finished gloss will then be hand poured into clear tube with an attached mirror. My smoothie gloss was a semi-sheer, dusty maroon/brown colour, perfect for the Fall!
I sat in a chair while the specialist asked a couple questions such as:
Do you prefer a light/medium/full coverage? What's your skin type? Do you want SPF? And so on.
This conversation was probably only 3 minutes long, but within those 3 minutes, she was able to create my custom foundation using a base along with various pigments and additives. The best part was that she got it in the first try! I was completely expecting her to do more colour matching, but the fact that she was able to do it in one go was mind blowing.
The result was a light, sheer, almost BB cream-like, matte foundation that perfectly matched my skin.
The foundations are then hand poured into a glass bottle, and the specialist makes a voice memo of your shade so it can be added to your profile.
(P.S. If anyone knows how to centre embed Instagram posts on Blogger, your help would be much appreciated!)
Custom Lipstick (1 for $50, 2 for $80)
Of the three custom products, I found the custom lipstick was the most fun to make.
First, you get to choose between a satin or matte finish. The specialists then asks a couple questions to get an idea of the shade you want, and she puts a bunch of colours on your palette to mix. You can adjust the colour as you go with the help of the specialist - perhaps you want it a bit brighter, dustier, or darker. Jill from Beauty Vixen actually brought in her own lipstick to match for the specialist, and it the result was pretty darn close!
When you're happy with the colour, the specialist will add more pigment so that the colour won't be too sheer when mixed with the base of your choice. Then it's off to molding your custom shade of lipstick - mine being a matte mauve/dusty rose colour because I find that I always gravitate towards those shades.
Custom Lipgloss (1 for $40, 2 for $70)
The custom lipgloss was definitely the most hands on of the three, and the most personal as you're mixing everything from start to finish yourself. It first starts with your choice of three bases: high shine gloss, gel gloss, or smoothie gloss. Like the lipstick, the specialist asks what colour you're interested in making, giving you the base colours needed for your shade.
The rest is completely up to you, from colour, pigmentation, scent, and finish. The finished gloss will then be hand poured into clear tube with an attached mirror. My smoothie gloss was a semi-sheer, dusty maroon/brown colour, perfect for the Fall!
Although I'll admit that the price is a bit steep for the products, the quality of the products and ability to customize it is really great. The experience itself was also amazing, and one that I would look forward to again. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but if you enjoy personalized products, or have trouble finding the perfect shade for yourself, I would definitely recommend checking out Mix Beauty Lab.
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