Fake Makeup for $6

So my little girl loves to copy mommy,
which includes putting on make-up.
I looked in the stores and honestly
couldn't find any fake make-up I liked for under $10.

I mentioned it as the perfect Christmas gift
and my amazing sister-in-law made a set like this!



It was perfect and she loved it!
But then one day she noticed
that mine "looked" different.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that has
given a child a toy to copy mommy's;
and they realize that it's not the same
and therefore they STILL want mommy's.

Then I found this post.



And here's what I did!

Since I didn't have any empty makeup containers,

I went to my local dollar store and purchased

a few items, a long with a few fingernail polishes.

Here's how I made each one...

• Chip out make-up from eyeshadow container and wash
• Pour in enough fingernail polish to cover the bottom of each dish
• Let dry for at least 24 hours 

• Pour out as much fingernail polish as you can
• Once mostly empty, fill bottle with fingernail polish remover and shake vigorously
• Pour contents out of bottle and run hot water inside
• Continue steps 2 and 3 until water runs clear from bottle
• Rub brush with fingernail polish remover to make it soft again
• Let dry for at least 24 hours so any leftover polish will harden

• Chip make-up from blush container and wash
• Pour in enough fingernail polish to cover the bottom
• Let dry for at least 24 hours

• Roll chapstick all the way up so you can completely remove the waxy chapstick
• Wash out container and roll it all the way back down
• Fill chapstick container to the top with hot glue; let dry at least 24 hours
• Paint a thin amount of fingernail polish across the top of the hot glue; let dry another 24 hours
• TIP: We taped the bottom of the chapstick so it can no longer be rolled up

• Chip any makeup from compact and wash
• Cut a small circle from fleece or felt as your "powder puff" 

I have to mention that my daughter's favorite
item by far is the fingernail polish;
but this fake makeup has done the trick
and we can now {get ready together}
without mommy having to share.

And the best part is,
making this didn't even use all the fingernail polish
so now I have three fun colors for myself!

Thanks for stopping by!
I'd love to hear what you think!