About
Natural Mineral Makeup
Author
Name: Valerie Garner
Discover the
benefits of natural mineral makeup from a cosmetologist's
perspective.
As a
cosmetologist, I wanted to share some of my findings/experience
with you concerning natural mineral makeup.
Natural mineral makeup has been around a few years, but it
seems the average person either hasn’t tried them, and many
have never heard about them. Basically, they are various
minerals crushed to a very fine powder and used as cosmetics.
They are in a powdered type form.
The main properties of mineral makeup are gentleness, long
lasting, pure, and many have almost a healing type of action to
various skin conditions. Of course you will have to experiment
to find which brands are your favorites.
Personally, I am hypothyroid which means I have super dry skin,
alligator skin. Doesn’t matter what type of skin care products,
etc. I use, I have flaky skin. All my life, no matter what
makeup I used, it would be completely absorbed (thus
disappearing) after about only 2-3 hours of wearing it. I was
also very nervous about mineral makeup because with having
super dry skin I avoid powders of all kinds, plus I was worried
about it making the flakiness look even worse. I was SO stunned
when I first started using mineral makeup on my own skin. The
first thing I noticed was after 12 hours of wear, it was still
there! No makeup has done that in my entire life. The other
thing I noticed was it did not look flakey at all, but very
fresh and light. Another benefit of mineral makeup is truly it
feels like you are not wearing any cosmetics.
I also have the challenge now of rosacea (extreme redness due
to intense facial flushing). Many also carry a wonderful
corrective color of green that you can use under the
foundation. Green cancels red, which is why it works on rosacea
skin to cover the redness, yet be very gentle at the same
time.
Whatever brand you go for, here are a few tips for using
it.
1. Usually less is better. They are very concentrated, so a
little goes a long way. It’s common to use way too much at
first. You can always add another light layer on top if you go
too light at first.
2. Invest in some good quality brushes. They make all the
difference in the world, be sure to gently wash them
regularly.
3. If after using small amounts, with good quality brushes,
things still don’t look right, or you’re not thrilled, next
look at the possibility that you’re simply using the wrong
shade. Sometimes it takes experimenting to find what shade is
best for your skin. I found with Bare Esentuals, I wore a
significantly darker foundation than I ever thought possible,
yet it was the perfect shade for me.
4. Be sure to moisturize your skin preferably about a half an
hour before applying mineral makeup.
5. Apply all your makeup except mascara & lipstick. Spritz
a fine mist of water on your face, then finish your mascara and
lipstick. I find this “sets” the makeup and gives a very fresh,
young looking appearance.
6. Play with the colors and applications. You can use blush
colors as eyeshadow. You can also brush on your lips, then
apply some gloss over top.
7. The eyeshadows will tend to look shockingly stark when you
first apply them. Don’t worry too much about that. After you
apply the shadow, take a clean eyeshadow applicator and use it
to blend and soften the colors. They will soften right down to
the perfect hue in most cases.
Ebay many times have great deals on trying different samplers
of different brands and colors. You can have a blast trying.
Many different companies also sell small samples very
reasonably priced to try as well. Remember, a little goes a
long way. Have fun trying this wonderful category of
makeup.
About
Author
By Valerie Garner - Owner and
candlemaker of highly scented, quality soy candles, with
hundreds of scents offered! Joyful Designs in Soy Candles
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