I’m trying to capture a wide group of people in my A DIY Christmas series (I do have ideas for kids and Men coming up later in the series). Today’s idea could work for anybbody who wears makeup. What goes on must come off so why not do it gently?

DIY Makeup Remover Solution & Pads

I’ve posted about both of these items before separately but by putting them together they could be a great little gift for teens through adults. You could even add a giftcard to Sephora if you wanted to make it a little bigger of a gift.

The makeup remover pads are simply terry cloth and minky sewn together to create little squares. I did a tutorial back in March which can be found here. They can also be purchased in my Etsy shop (I can do other colors as well). One of the great things about them is that they require such little fabric they can easily be made from remnants or a small cut of fabric. If you have multiple people to gift these to, why not buy a few different colors and give a fun selection (and make some for yourself as well).

I originally made my own eye makeup remover back in the spring of 2012 and have been making it ever since.  This uses simple ingredients that are inexpensive plus each batch lasts me a few months!

Here are the ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon baby shampoo
• 1/8 teaspoon baby oil
• 15 drops tea tree oil

Once the solution has been made, simply pour into some bottles and label! Labeling could be as simple as a hang tag or a sticker.

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