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Bare Minerals Matte Mineral Makeup

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:47:11 +0000

Bare Minerals released their Matte Mineral Makeup to meet the growing demand for a Bismuth-free mineral foundation. Includes ingredients, color descriptions and reviews.

bareMinerals MATTE SPF 15 Foundation

$28.00

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bareMinerals Matte SPF 15 Foundation

$28.00

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bareMinerals SPF 15 Matte Foundation

$28.00

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Bare Escentuals Reviews

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:34:39 +0000

There is a large Bare Escentuals section , so I thought I would make it easier to find all of the Bare Escentuals reviews, so I put links to all of them on one page.

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Seriesse Mineral Makeup

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:59:45 +0000

Seriesse Mineral Makeup is made by the new direct sales company from the founders of Serious Skin Care, Seriesse International. Jennifer Flavin Stallone and her husband Sylvester Stallone stated the company offering “new and improved” versions of the most popular Serious Skin Care products.

I am a big fan of their mineral makeup – it is a great bismuth-free product, it is a wonderful value for the money and the container is the absolute best. The Seriesse version is even better – it is …

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Mineral Hygienics Mineral Make Up

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:30:08 +0000

Mineral Hygienics Mineral Make Up offers a very good selection of bismuth free mineral cosmetics.

I have been using their starter kit for about a month now and I am very impressed. First of all, it is bismuth free and only contains four ingredients. So anyone looking for more natural cosmetics should definitely take a look at these. The products seem to have a much finer texture that other mineral powders, which gives the foundation a smooth, matte finish. I wear medium in everything and their medium is a perfect match. It provides medium to fuller (not complete) coverage. However, you can achieve full coverage by using these tricks – Concealing with Mineral Makeup.

What impressed me the most is that this makeup stays on until you take it off. I was blown away that at the end of the day (the very end – at bedtime) I still have what looks like all of my makeup in place and it stays there until I take it off. I haven’t slept in it, but I think I might just to see exactly how long it does stay put. I am sure I am not the only one who has glanced in a mirror during the day and thought “what happened to my makeup?”! I do not recall any other foundation that has ever had the same staying power as this one. This is not only important because if we put on makeup we actually want to wear it all day, but also that it continues to provide sun protection all day long. Which got me thinking, if we are using mineral make up as our sun protection and it wears off by lunch time, then we are no longer protected. Another plus is that they offer a 60-day money-back guarantee.

philosophy mineral makeup

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:20:44 +0000

Philosophy mineral makeup called the supernatural. It provides a brushless application of mineral makeup with a sponge applicator and a mirror on the top of the container. Many users prefer the ease of the sponge over brushes, other users remove the sponge and use their brushes.

philosophy mineral makeup

Serious Skin Care ProMinerals ProNano Brightening Powder

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:26:39 +0000

Has Serious Skin Care outdone Bare Escentuals by making a “new and improved” Mineral Veil? Or is ir an alternative to Rare Minerals? Or is it a makeup primer? Or all of the above?

ProNano Brightening Powder debuted a few months ago. Since then it has received RAVE reviews by users – it is a customer pick on HSN. The instructions say to apply it before makeup – it is intended as a primer to minimize pores, reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, brighten the skin and keep it hydrated while absorbing oil. This is very appealing to me because regular makeup primers cause me to breakout, but because this one is a mineral based powder, I should be OK.

Because it contains cornstarch (a main ingredient in Bare Mineral’s Mineral Veil), people are also using it over their foundation as a setting powder and they seem to be happy with those results as well.

It also contains Emblica Fruit Extract: Natural (a fruit extract that has anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, protects skin cells for anti-aging benefits, natural skin brightener) as a main ingredient – this is also a main ingredient in Rare Minerals and Strivectin.

Here is what HSN says about the product:
Serious Skin Care ProMinerals ProNano Brightening Powder is a state-of-the-art concept in skin care that visibly reduces the look of lines and wrinkles, instantly refines the look of pores, noticeably brightens skin and helps uneven skin tone. You receive .50 oz. of this innovative and powerful loose-powder beauty treatment.Serious Skin Care ProMinerals ProNano Brightening Powder Features: Nanofied, time-released moisturizers and skin-plumping hydrators along with dazzling skin brighteners. Apply directly to the skin with the dusting of a brush. Activated by your skin’s own moisture. Ideal for all skin types. Made in USA.

I’m not sure I would have paid much attention to this product if it weren’t for all of the rave reviews (they are here if you want to read them - Serious Skin Care ProMinerals ProNano Brightening Powder) – but I am very intrigued and want to give it a try! I am out of Rare Minerals – which I love, but have a tough time coughing up $60 for it!, so I will try this instead. I am a big fan of Serious Skin Care ProMineral Foundation and have been wanting to get a kit for awhile – I found and ordered the kit pictured below, the powder is available as a separate item, I love the value of the Serious Skin Care kits! I will try it for a while and post a review.

Have you tried ProNano Brightening Powder? If so, please share your review either here in the comments, or here Mineral Makeup Reviews.

Serious Skin Care Bella Rose ProMinerals Foundation with Brush

$24.50

Serious Skin Care Bella Rose ProMinerals Loose Mineral Foundation with Brush Looking for a foundation that gives you seamless coverage, along with ... [Read more]

Brand: Serious Skin Care

Pur Minerals Pressed Mineral Makeup Review

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:39:53 +0000

I have been using Pur Minerals Pressed Mineral Makeup for several weeks now. After a slow start, I am really liking it. I did not care for it initially because I thought it looked too heavy – then I realized it was an “operator error”, I was using too much. It only takes a very light sweep across the makeup to get enough on your brush.

I wear Medium in everything and have cool skin tones and the Blush Medium color is a perfect match.

It provides good medium to full coverage with minimal effort. Even though it does contain Bismuth, it has a nice matte finish.

One of my coworkers (who knows I am into mineral makeup) asked me what I was wearing this week – she said it looked so nice with a nice matte finish – she tried mineral makeup but didn’t like the “glow’ from the one she tried.

I am also using Pur Minerals Pressed Mineral Eye Shadows and I really like them as well.

I would recommend Pur Minerals to anyone who wants to use mineral makeup but doesn’t like using the loose formulas. I feel like it offers a little better coverage than most mineral makeups, so I would also recommend it to anyone who wants more coverage. There have been quite a few Pur Minerals Reviews submitted by visitors and for the most part they are very positive.

If you are thinking about trying it, they have a great starter kit.

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