Archive for 'Eyes'

I woke up extra early today because it was my baby sister’s big day – her graduation picture day. Well, ya know I’m not a morning person for sure, but I really did try!

Here’s what I did for my baby sis ( who is not a baby anymore, I guess. ). Only the best for her – mineral makeup ! I don’t want to be hurting her baby skin that I wish was mine!

1. First, I applied moisturizer on her since her skin seemed to be dry on some areas.
2. Second, I applied a mix of Monave Hyeyeon and Caroline Concealer Foundation using a flat top brush to ensure that her foundation would stay put all throughout the day. She told me she was having a speech practice before having her shot taken, and I am not taking any chances.
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A Mineral Makeup FOTD For Graduation Picture

Mineral makeup is just god sent, and I have been telling that to myself and to my friends for almost a year already! But then, alot of my friends and readers have been expressing interest with ready-to-go, mess-free mineral makeup packaging, because they fear for their handbags! Haha! Well, I think some of you would love this entry because I am featuring two very bring-me-anywhere mineral makeup products, Mineralogie Pressed Mineral Foundation and Matte Finishing Powder.

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Mineral Makeup Review : Mineralogie Pressed Mineral Foundation & Matte Finishing Powder

Deck the halls with boughs of…MINERAL MAKEUP! Falalalalalalalala! Tis the season to be jolly! Woops I got carried away! Sorry!

Check out the Lumiere Holiday Collection! Everything glows, sparkles, and just looks bright and beautiful!

This dazzling Holiday Mineral Makeup Set consists of a lumi-lip wand in Twinkle, a clear lip gloss with a dose of sparkle with its diamond specks, Winter Silk Radiance for a sensuous subtle glow for the holidays, and any of the three limited edition eyeshadow sets,
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Lumiere Winter Holiday Collection

Kim from Lumiere Cosmetics, is not only a mineral makeup lover and formulator extraordinaire , she also seems to be a cheerful spirit that just loves the Holidays, and it shows! She has come up with dazzling collections for the Holidays, and boy, am I excited to see them already!

Seasons Gleaming – Limited-Edition Holiday Collection 2007- available for order on November 1, 2007
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Mineral Makeup Promo : Lumiere Cosmetics Loves The Holidays!

Ah, yes! The Blush Vixen is back, this time, to rave about liners.

By this time, most of you know that I’m truly addicted to mineral blushes and currently sustaining another addiction to mineral eye colors. But wait, it just doesn’t end there. I’ve also discovered a liking to eye liners. Not the pencil kind though, the ones I played with when I was younger used to smudge, giving me the infamous “panda eyes.” I found them quite hard to apply, perhaps because I didn’t really know how to use them in the first place. Haha.
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Makeup Happiness: Frenzy with Eyeliners

For those of you who love to line their lids with mineral pigments, have you tried using Milan’s gelle drops? I’ve tried using those sealants sold by different mineral makeup companies in place of water to create a liner from my mmu pigments but they still smudged and faded away. I had my bottle of Milan gelle drops for a few months now but forgot about it when I discovered the ease of using gel liners. Continue Reading »
Mineral Makeup Review : Milan Gelle Drops

As the cliche goes, one of the sweetest gifts that a girl could receive is a box of chocolates. But then, we are not talking about the normal girl here, because this is The Mineral Makeup Blog - home of the mineral makeup addicts! Be creative! and give your mineral makeup addict of a girlfriend what she truly wants – one boxful decadent, alluring, inspiring colors from the Bare Escentuals Guilty Pleasures Collection!

These nine addictive eye colors are some of the best-selling bareMinerals shades for you to combine for endless options. A great addition to any bareMinerals collection, this box includes some of the best-selling bareMinerals shades for you to mix, layer or foil together and create your own tantalizing eye colors. These all-natural shades are better than a box of chocolates—because with 100 percent pure bareMinerals, you always know what you’re gonna get.

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Bare Escentuals Guilty Pleasures Nine Tantalizing Eye Colors

It is one of the few instances wherein I would courageously grab my camera to take swatches – for the longest time, I have been frustrated in taking good pictures and not all have come out the way I want them to be. I even got myself a DSLR, and to my dismay, I couldn’t let it work my way, so there, it goes to my sister who is studying photography next semester ( yay, maybe I could make her take pictures next time. ) Thank goodness, this “photoshoot” of some swatches of the latest Sultry Collection ( though some are not ) of Monave Minerals have come out just fine – using my trusty point and shoot camera ( that I swear I’ll never take for granted, ever again. ) Continue Reading »
Monave Multi-Purpose Minerals : Sizzling Sultry Swatches

Prelude : This is Nikki’s first time to feature her FOTD on The Mineral Makeup Blog. I say, read on to see how gorgeous she is! – The Mineral Makeup Girl

One of the mineral makeup companies based in the United Kingdom is Lily Lolo. I was lucky enough to try it out a few months ago. Their sample sizes are very generous and they all came in 5 gram jars filled to the brim except for blushes and eye shadows which came in baggies. I got the olive tones in Sahara and Butterscotch since these were described as having strong yellow undertones as compared to their warm shades which are peach. Their foundations have light to medium coverage and are Bismuth-free so no itchies for me. The finish is not matte (no kaolin clay) yet not shiny either. There wasn’t that much difference in the shades I got and both looked good on me so I just mixed them up. I topped it off with their finishing powders in Flawless Matte (Kaolin and mica) and Shine Away (ground clay). It lasted fairly well on me for a whole day most probably due to the finishing powder’s oil-control properties.
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Mineral Makeup Review : Lily Lolo Minerals

When boredom strikes, what better way to keep it at bay than to play with minerals! And I’ve got Milan Mineral Cosmetics to thank for that.

I often browse beauty blogs to update myself with trends and techniques in makeup application. Once I saw a pretty shock-ing combination of eye colors courtesy of a popular non-mineral makeup brand. Bright yellows, greens and blues. Who would’ve thought I could do a li’l something similar? Until…

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Outdoing Myself with Milan’s Pigments