Mineral makeup

May 16, 2008 | Posted by Mrz Orchid

If you have sensitive skin and wearing makeup makes your skin breakout, this may be your answer! Mineral makeup is the new buzzword in the cosmetics industry, though it’s not that new anymore.

Mineral makeup contains no talc, fragrance, dyes or any other nasties that can irritate your skin. In fact it’s so kind to your skin that you can sleep with your makeup on. It’s made from pure natural occuring minerals which means they are pure pigment - nothing added!

You need just a small amount of product and it lasts until you take it off. I worked with a line called Jane Iredale but the products are quite pricey and didn’t really live up to my expectations.

I found that I had to apply several layers of shadow to get the intensity I wanted and when I applied lipstick to clients lips, the colour looked nothing like the colour in the tube! Also the foundation colours didn’t really match South African skin tones that well (it’s an American product). But I think the concept is great.

I see that many commercial brands are bringing out their own lines of mineral makeup like Almay, Revlon and even Avon. I haven’t tried any of them myself but it’s definitely worth a try if you love makeup but your skin doesn’t!

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