Mineral Makeup

Checking in.

I’ve been getting ready every day for the past month and it hasn’t even been a big deal.  I take an extra 10 minutes while the little ones are watching Playhouse Disney and I feel better about myself all day.  Why has it taken so long?

Today’s post is about Mineral Makeup.  I have been interested in trying this ever since Leeza Gibbons started talking about it on the home shopping network.  However, I am cheap.  I am not prepared to sign up for a monthly delivery plan, nor am I prepared to pay more than $20 for dust.  Luckily, I found this site, LA Minerals, that sells great mineral makeup for cheap!  They will even sell you samples of all of their products for very cheap ($1-2) with free shipping.  I would recommend doing this–get a few different colors of the foundation to see which one really matches you.  The samples contain a couple of days’ worth of powder.

To apply mineral makeup, you get a large brush (kibuki brushes are the most popular) and you dip it in the makeup and then swirl it around in the inside of the lid.  That’s your application amount for the day.  Just keep swooping the brush over your face and redipping–the more times you go over it, the more it covers you (duh).

Here is the before and after for me with LA Minerals (it is the Hollywood Face Base – Fair Neutral)

Me – Before. Freckles, red spots, racoon mask.

LA Minerals foundation

What I like about mineral makeup is that it is fun to apply, it lasts pretty well (as well as my Covergirl did, at least), and it doesn’t feel heavy at all.  It also doesn’t come off on clothes or when you rub against something.

Also, if you are going to buy something from them, check out their Mineral Makeup Kits.  You get three full-sized items for the price of two.  It’s a better deal, if you have an extra $10 to spend.

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