| Aug. 28th, 2008 @ 08:14 pm Checking it out - Everyday Minerals |
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I just got my sample package of Everyday Minerals make-up. I ordered a sample pack of foundation - you get 3 foundations, 1 blush and 1 finishing powder/concealer, your choice of colors - for free. I also ordered a 10 pack of mini-eyeshadows for $17. You get 1 full gram of product of each item. They come in these adorable little containers, about 1" in diameter and 1/2" high, with a sifter in the top of the container after you take the lid off. I also ordered a Kabuki brush and a package of "eye buds" - cotton swabs with one pointy end and one round flattened end.
I immediately washed off today's makeup and tried this stuff out. I think I don't understand how to use the foundation so well yet. I LOVE the Kabuki brush. I don't normally use foundation, and I think it's going to take a bit getting used to. One of the foundation colors is too light, but it's not a total waste, because you can mix them to create your own custom colors - and it was free, so I can't complain! I really like the Fair Neutral and the Soft Butter Peach. I also really like the blush choice I made - Plum Dust.
I then tried out the eyeshadows. I tried a color called Morocco first. LOVE IT! I used the Mary Kay brushes my mom gave me from her Mary Kay consultant days. They're still in pristine condition because they've been used so infrequently, even though they're from when I was about 8 years old. The eyeshadow fluffed on beautifully with minimal powdery-excess falling on the sidelines. The color went on bold, which is what I like. You only need to use a tiny bit. I can tell these 1 gram samples will probably last longer than the 2.2 gram powder cakes of Maybelline, Covergirl, Revlon and Loreal I have always gotten.
I fluffed a color called Samba Lesson into the crease with an angled brush (thanx Mom!) and I look like I need to go out to an expensive dinner and dancing. So, no crease shadow for work tomorrow. I then used a dampened eyeliner brush in a color called Smokey for lining over and under the lid. That went nicely. I got a deep line that is not too dark or too thick. I'm sure the more I do this, the more adept I'll get at using the brushes and powders.
I finished off with a highlighter color on the brow bone called Baby Bath. Loverly!
I'm very pleased with the feel of this make-up. it doesn't feel heavy or cakey. It doesn't have the "glow" that I've heard Bare Escentuals/Bare Minerals has, because it doesn't have the controversial ingredient Bismuth Oxychloride, which I've heard can cause itching and irritation with continual use. But I don't necessarily need my face to glow. My personality glows enough ;) If I'm too sparkly, it could be overwhelming.
I then used the velvety soft mascara I got from Clinique' a week or so ago and I look like I am ready to go out. I'm going to wear this stuff to bed and see how well it holds up for extended wear. They say it's so gentle on your skin you can wear it to bed. If I don't wash my regular make-up off before I go to bed, I normally wake up with sticky, itchy eyes. So, this is an experiment.
The problem with "regular" make-up is that it all contains talc. My friend who is a marine biologist and has worked for Estee' Lauder and another make-up color lab told me that talc is a serious irritant and that only mineral make-up doesn't have it. So, after reading all of the information from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) tribaldancer on her experimentation with Bare Escentuals, Aromaleigh and Everyday Minerals make-up, I decided to give it a try.
I'm really happy with the amount of these samples. There's plenty there, as I use make-up so seldom. Though I'll be using it more often working at the gym 4 days a week. I don't necessarily have sensitive face skin, but my eyes get irritated so easily from eyeshadow that has been used a couple of times, as the oils from my skin get on the applicator, the surface of the make-up and it's all just downhill from there. Even the $14 Clinique' eyeshadow got an oily slick on it the FIRST time I used it, even though I washed my face immediately before trying it - bummer. So, no more of any of that stuff for me.
Well, I'll report more about the mineral make-up, and I'm leaving this post unfiltered, in case anyone out there searches on Mineral Make-up and wants other's experiences. Now I'm going to go search for tips on how to properly apply the foundation and what it's supposed to come out like.
I also want to add that I think Eye Candy would do well to add sifters to their little containers of the glitter powder that they sell. That way the stuff wouldn't spill all over the place every time you open it.
I don't know how well these little containers are going to travel yet. I'm afraid if the containers are tipped over that too much of the product will spill out through the sifter holes into the cap area. We'll see the first time I travel with them. Now I have to get a new make-up case to hold all 15 little containers I got, or get rid of all of my old make-up, which would hurt my feelings... I think I need multiple cases for the different colors and categories of make-up. Browns, Purples, and Foundations/Blush. |
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