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Another trick that I have learned from makeup class that can be incorporated into using mineral makeup, is how to make the face smoother, brighter, and even when skin is tired, looking dull, and uneven.

My teacher was exclaiming on the wonders of iridescent powders, on how they reflect light and create an illusion of luminosity, a totally even texture, and good skin. He demonstrated on using cake powder, and iridescent powders, mixed together, and I saw how beautiful it looked on my classmate’s complexion once it dewed up.

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Mineral Makeup Application Technique : Keeping Mineral Foundation Luminous, and Skin Smooth

I have been talking nonstop to my friends, classmates, and just everyone that mineral makeup is first to touch my skin every single day, and I’d want it that way. I was just wondering, and I would like to ask my readers – what made you switch to mineral makeup? Was it a funny story? A lucky strike? A decision influenced by a friend?

Let me share my experience. I was a closet makeup junkie from gradeschool and highschool, and started being a self-professed makeup addict dring college. I would devour magazine contents, specially in the beauty section, just to tempt myself to save up and buy more beauty products, and makeup. I loved applying makeup because it made me feel better. More confident. Feel more beautiful. But my skin was a mess, to start with. I had, and still have acne. Open pores. Ultra oily skin. The combination of my bad skin, and traditional makeup was a huge problem, as I sought to cover my imperfections by makeup, but I was making my skin worse.
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Mineral Makeup Question : What Made You Switch?

I am not afraid to use mineral makeup everyday because it helps my skin breathe, it does not disrupt my anti-acne treatments, and it does not clog pores that causes breakouts as well. Mineral makeup is still the healthiest makeup on earth.

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A Mineral Makeup Affirmation

It’s a bit rare that I review mineral makeup that is sold in department stores, moreso luxury brands. There’s been too much mineral makeup brands that I’m actually getting confused with the plethora of brands, and varieties, but when I see something exceptional, I definitely know it is out of the ordinary!

I’m starting this entry saying that Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Powder must be my dream mineral makeup. I’ll tell you why!

First, it’s still in powder mineral form, the purest form of minerals. I’m not exactly fond of pressed mineral makeup, or liquid mineral makeup, I don’t know why, but my affinity lies in mineral foundations in powder form. Maybe it’s just that it’s in the purest form, in my opinion.
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Mineral Makeup Review : Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 20

Mineral makeup blush is a bit tricky to apply, it’s because for mineral foundations, you can always load up, and just buff them away evenly if you apply too much, but mineral makeup blushes, very pigmented in nature, when applied, cannot be undone unless it is removed with tons of mineral foundation ( which I don’t recommend, since it would chalk up the face ), or by erasing everything and starting again, which is a pain.

To apply, get the smallest amount of product using a very light, and fluffy brush, with the brush head not being bigger than the entire apple of your cheeks. Apply the least amount of product, and as you notice a slight flush, just blend until it looks flawless, and get more product, apply again in a very sheer layer, until you get the desired color on your cheeks.

There are two types of application for mineral blush, according to face shapes.
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Mineral Makeup Application Technique : Applying Mineral Blush, According to Face Shape

Last weekend, as part of my course, we were tasked to bring home our false eyelashes, and as an assignment, to decorate them. Our instructor suggested glitters to decorate them, while I, bringing along ziploc baggies of multi-purpose minerals, was so game in using them to transform my plain, black false eyelashes to the most ostentatious and whimsical ones!

Well, I wasn’t able to create the most dazzling ones, but hey, I was able to successfully color my falsies! Continue Reading »
Decorating False Eyelashes With Multi-Purpose Minerals

I must admit, liquid mineral makeup such as Illuminare Cosmetics really makes me struggle in the application department. I have all these samples in my cabinet that I haven’t started trying because well, I was trying to to keep on using powder mineral foundation because they’re the easiest to apply, but liquid mineral makeup is so challenging, that something in me wants to really go and see for myself the effect, the second time around. Last time, I applied on too much that I felt my skin had a mask on.

Great thing that Illuminare Cosmetics has released its first ever how to tutorial on how to apply their liquid mineral makeup! I’m so excited that I’m going to be using my Illuminare samples soon and have them up for a review, as I watched this very, very useful video!

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How To Apply Liquid Mineral Makeup by Illuminare Cosmetics

I’ve often been asked – what are mineral illuminizers?

Mineral illuminizers are loose mineral powder, often finely milled, with translucent effects just like finishing powders, only with added glow. The glow is so fine that it is not considered glittery, so the glow looks very natural, and very much coming from within.
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Using Mineral Illuminizers

Even before mineral makeup was introduced to the market, loose powders have been there for quite a while, as something to set makeup. Loose powder was also something that is worn by those who have flawless and low maintenance skin to begin with, just to give it a more polished and neater look.

There are also loose powders that promise superb oil control properties that control shine all throughout the day. But most of the time, loose powders are there to set makeup. Specially for full coverage makeup, when a liquid, or cream foundation is used, the loose powder is used last to make the skin feel velvety, smooth, polished, and all even.

Good thing that mineral makeup is here, with ingredients helpful to the skin and non-comedogenic, as well as non-harming to the skin with the absence of the ingredient talc. For my makeup schooling, when they ask me to get loose powder, I just whip up whatever mineral loose powder I have to use on my model, because mineral loose powder, in my opinion, can be more fine, skin friendlier, and can dew up into a fabulous, dewy finish as skin oxidizes as minutes or hours pass by.
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Setting Makeup With Mineral Loose Powder

I’ve spent the entire week roadtesting Earthen Glow Minerals Cover Me Mineral Foundation. I’ve always been fond of full coverage mineral foundation because I find them very useful for everydays – I get to look my best in front of my clients without sacrificing the health of my skin – skin breathes, and skin looks good, because of ample coverage!
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Mineral Makeup Review : Earthen Glow Minerals Cover Me Mineral Foundation