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I mean, this is just endless. Haha! Mineral makeup sales again? I am just highly anticipating the holiday sets of mineral makeup companies. Give it a few weeks and they’d be up ( this is a shoutout to all mineral makeup companies that I’m getting excited! haha! )

For the meanwhile, Coastalscents is slashing $5 off for any order of at least $50 and $10 off for any order of at least $100, with coupon code FALL2008.

Offer is good til October 12, 2008, EST.
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Mineral Makeup Sales This Weekend

I spent the weekend holding a workshop on how to apply makeup to ladies who want to achieve a more polished and made up ( natural look ) for the office. I had so much fun, and of course, I had much more fun introducing to them the concept of mineral makeup. I think I need to plan a mineral makeup workshop soon. I’m getting excited! I just love, love, love teaching. Nothing gratifies me more than imparting knowledge and spreading the mineral makeup love!

Going back to topic, I was praising my dual fibre brush during the entire time being of the workshop because it does not only work wonders for liquid foundation, it’s also a miracle worker for mineral makeup. The Dual Fibre brush, is well, dual fibre because it is made up of animal hair ( in this case, pony ) and synthetic hair. It is miraculous in the sense that it picks up just about the right amount of product that you don’t need to apply too much pressure – just lightly apply on the area, and it’d glide in like an airbrushed finish product. Amazing.
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Mineral Makeup Tools : Rediscovering the Dual Fibre Brush

Just about my favorite shades – pink, peach, and coral! They’re perfect for an everyday, simple, but striking look! Mineral blushes are just so pretty that they give simple yet stunning color to the face!

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Bare Escentuals Blushing Beauty Online Special

Here’s another reason why everyone should have their dose of mineral makeup eyeshadows – they blend in better!

I’ve been conducting lessons lately on how to apply traditional makeup and mineral makeup on girls who want to look more polished and beautiful in the office, and I’ve made them try two kinds of makeup – starting with traditional makeup, and removing it, and going home with their face made up using mineral makeup.
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Mineral Makeup Eyeshadows Blend In Better!

This next topic about using mineral makeup for certain skin problem is very very sensitive to me, because no one taught me how to combat this problem and I dealt with this on my own. But now that I’ve found out how to combat it, I’d like to share with this to the world because people who have uneven skin are not hopeless. Take for example, me *smiles*

Uneven skin is different from uneven skin tone. Uneven skin can take in form of crater, or depressed scars, or even pores that are too big that look shrunk scars. What’s depressing about them is that no matter how much makeup you put on your skin , they will still appear as such as it is irreversible ( except for aggressive dermabrasion , continuous skin peeling, or Fraxel/Pixel treatments ). We can only do so much as we can make it look less visible or noticeable.
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Mineral Makeup Guide : Bad Skin, Uneven Skin

Apologies my mineral makeup lovelies for my absence – been really sick, and running around! Tomorrow’s another day and I am finally getting some time to blog again!

But for now, check out the mineral makeup sales we have for this weekend!

Meow Cosmetics giving away 15% off this weekend with coupon code CATSLUVWEEKENDS

Urban Apothecary is slashing 40% off their prices for a friends and family discount, with coupon code FF08 until September 29, 2008.

A performance in the nude. Good lighting is important, but defiant, flawless sheen can’t be faked. Sheer mineral powders in Microfine blends do more for the skin than any production designer ever could. Blends to manipulate light softly to vanquish imperfections, keep the scene alive. MAC Cosmetics Sheer Minerals
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What’s New : MAC Sheer Minerals

The mineral makeup world is definitely in sync with the latest makeup trends as Meow Cosmetics shows off its Fall 2008 Collection – with bold reds, rich golds, and heavy black eyeliner gracing the runway for fall collections, what could be more lovely?
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Mineral Makeup News : Meow Cosmetics Fall 2008 Collection

The onset of Fall can be a test of fashion willpower. Stores and magazines tempt with beautiful cold weather clothing and accessories long before the crisp autumn winds begin to blow. As your lovely new knits languish in the closet waiting for cooler weather to arrive, Alima has developed some cozy Fall accessories you can wear right now. Introducing Alima’s limited edition Sweater Set – four soft, warm eyeshadows that won’t make you feel overdressed.

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Alima Cosmetics Sweater Set Mineral Eyeshadows Collection

Here’s our first installment for our Mineral Makeup Guide, and for the first problem, it’s for those who have oily skin. Oily skin is not really an indication of bad skin, but it can cause breakouts, and it doesn’t look pleasant on pictures. Oily skin is somewhat beneficial in the long run because it has less tendency to look wrinkled unlike dry skin.

Here’s a quick guide on how to deal with oily skin using mineral makeup.

Key Ingredients
Ingredients that oily skinned ones should be on the lookout for are the following : kaolin clay, silica, silk powder, bentonite clay, Cornstarch ( Zea Mays ), Oat Powder ( Avena Sativa ). They all help absorb excess oil on the skin. Mineral makeup that have this can give good oil control, it depends on the skin’s affinity to that certain ingredient, it’s your choice on what works great for you.
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Mineral Makeup Guide : Bad Skin, Oily Skin