Archive for 'Mineral Makeup Brands'

Reposted from sister blog Beautynomics

I must admit that I only keep a small collection of eyeshadows. I don’t like collecting too much – I think I’m more obsessed with a flawless canvass, and recently, beautiful cheeks. But of course, staple shades would always be on my vanity table. I’m a schizo when it comes to eyeshadows – sometimes I want them soft focus, and feminine, but sometimes I want them ultra pigmented, that gives instant color at first swipe. What I don’t like? Color that’s too diluted, texture too powdery, or color just won’t show up no matter how much you pack colors on your lids.

With my recent love for playing and experimenting with eyeshadows, I have tried Avon Smooth Mineral Eyeshadow.

Superfine powder pigments blend like a dream. Use one or layer, go sheer or smoky. Whisper-soft, air-light. Natural radiance, pure luxury.

Loose eyeshadow. Using loose mineral eyeshadows must entail a very careful application, for once powder falls on unwanted places ( like your undereyes ) , they are very hard to remove. A generous dusting of loose powder under the eyes is most recommended prior to playing with loose eyeshadows. Let the excess powder fall of there. Sweep them away later.
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Mineral Makeup Review: Avon Smooth Mineral Eyeshadow

April 22 is Earth Day, and it’s never too early to treat yourself or a friend with a little gift that will both lift spirits and benefit the earth. Alima Pure’s new Cascadia Collection celebrates the natural beauty of our home in Oregon with four beautiful shadows that are named for some of our naturally gorgeous geographical treasures.

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Mineral Makeup Promo : Alima Pure’s Cascadia Collection

Larenim, the mineral makeup brand voted Best Natural Makeup 2008 for Eye Colour by Better Nutrition magazine, never fails to wow me. Their mineral finishing powders are simply superb, and their mineral eyeshadows are subtle, but very classy.

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Mineral Makeup Promo: Larenim Mineral Eyeshadows

Aubrey Nicole‘s having a fabulous sale this entire January!
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Mineral Makeup Sale : Aubrey Nicole 40% Off!

Hi girls!

My apologies for my lack of updates in The Mineral Makeup Blog. But then, we here at The Mineral Makeup Blog are here to stay and give you the latest updates and more articles! Here’s to a great 2010!
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Lumiere’s Think Spring Sale

With applying mineral makeup, it is very important to have a reliable make up base, or primer, as it will prevent mineral makeup from sitting in pores and enhancing fine lines, like normal makeup application.

I’ve previously tried Bare Escentuals Prime Time, Bare Escentual‘s silicone based primer. It is lightweight, and the texture really resurfaces the skin as it fills in pores, fine lines, and did a great job in helping mineral makeup stay longer on the skin.
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What’s New : Bare Escentuals Prime Time Oil Control Primer!

Inspired by ballet, Aromaleigh Mineral Makeup comes up with a really romantic, yet colorful eye makeup collection :

This is a gathering of lush shades, not just the expected ballet pink. For me, ballet is dramatic, emotional, and full of tragic beauty. With almost 20 years of ballet study, I watch not only dreaming that I could be on the stage, but knowing the iron strength and control that the most ethereal, graceful dancer must have.

“En Pointe” has a little bit of everything… plush matte shades with graceful iridescent highlights, a brilliant shimmering black and white that can make any color into whatever you imagine, and some lovely frosts with multi-faceted effects. Most of this year’s collections have been straight frosts with vivid sparkling highlights, but this collection is more understated while still being full of mystery and transient beauty.

The photos of these colors barely touch what they truly are like in person…

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Mineral Makeup News : Aromaleigh’s En Pointe Collection

I’ve always been on the lookout for that perfect pressed mineral makeup out there. Mineral makeup is fairly new, as compared to traditional makeup, and trying to make pressed mineral makeup can be quite a challenge, doing away without preservatives, and binders that sometimes compromise quality.

When I came across the brand Colorescience, I was very curious about how it fared since it was the brainchild of Diane Ranger, mother of mineral makeup, and the founder of Bare Escentuals. Colorescience is an elite mineral makeup line that seeks to reconcile skin care and color ( makeup ) as it facilitates a good healing environment in the skin that highly complements dermatological procedures such as facial peels, laser procedures, and so much more.
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Mineral Makeup Review : Colorescience Pressed Mineral Pigment

Adorned With Grace Minerals is having a promotion! Check it out!

Get both Exuberant & Playful, two LE colors from my Summer 2008 when you order our Spring LE 10 Eyecolor Set for $24.99.

This Blog Special will actually be in effect as long as I have my entire set of Spring 2009 LE colors in stock. So once you see the listing off the website, this Blog Special will be gone as well. These were actually colors I wanted to include with my Spring colors but didn’t since I don’t like to repeat colors similar to ones I’ve already made I just left them off.

As with all my other Blog Specials, just type in “BLOG SPECIAL” in the notes section if you want the colors. If you don’t put it there, I will assume you don’t want them.

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Mineral Makeup Promo : Adorned With Grace

The first time I roadtested Illuminare Cosmetics, I had trouble blending their foundations. I skipped, and just went on trying other brands. But with alot of satisfied customers, I began to think, was it something I did wrong? After a year or so, I decided to get trial sizes again to see how it’d fare on me. Yes, I don’t really give up!

From Illuminare Cosmetics‘ website, their liquid mineral foundation has 3 formulas,
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Mineral Makeup Review: Illuminare Cosmetics Liquid Mineral Foundation