Formulating your own mineral makeup is not only practical and economical, it is also without doubt absolutely smugly satisfying not to mention great fun. It is far healthier and more gentle for your skin and you will have a very high quality product for a fraction of the cost of any commercially bought cosmetics.
The downside to all of this is you will probably be very busy not only making your own cosmetics but cosmetics for all your friends and family as well!
Who knows, once you have perfected the art of formulating you may want to go on to create makeup for the retail world - the best of the best started right where you are now!