Mineral makeup - any good?

jeannieblue

Unity wrote: »

The Mac Shadestick is too thick for lining - but it's quite soft and doesn't drag. The best eyeliner I've found that's suitable for use inside the eye-lashes is in a pencil form by F2. I picked a few of these up for pennies on the Direct Cosmetics website ages ago and they're very good. I wear contact lens and have never had any bother using this particular liner.

Brill - so what are they like for eyelining around the eye too?

Glad to be of help Stomps - I really want the blasted Almay one which was brill around the eye and on the lower inside bit... Almay still seem to be selling in the States - wonder if could import some, a few hundred weight could last a few weeks at least..

Puddingpie_2

Can I ask those ladies who have bought from Elemental Beauty how they got on with the jars of mineral?
Normally when I've bought mineral makeup it comes in a sifter jar but in the pictures from EB it looks like its just a normal jar.
Do you transfer it to a sifter or just use it as it is?

Unity

Puddingpie wrote: »

Can I ask those ladies who have bought from Elemental Beauty how they got on with the jars of mineral?
Normally when I've bought mineral makeup it comes in a sifter jar but in the pictures from EB it looks like its just a normal jar.
Do you transfer it to a sifter or just use it as it is?

I just use it as it is. I would have preferred a sifter jar, as it's more difficult to get the right amount on to the lid without a sifter, but you do get used to it. I was thinking that when some of my sifter jars from other ranges are empty, I may re-cycle them to use with the EB minerals.

merlinormartin

After reading this thread... i finally lost my "QVC virginity" i bought the Bare Escentuals "3 piece" with a brush... it was £23 ... im not sure if that's a good price, but i got sooo excited watching the promo i had to buy!

jeannieblue

Puddingpie wrote: »

Can I ask those ladies who have bought from Elemental Beauty how they got on with the jars of mineral?
Normally when I've bought mineral makeup it comes in a sifter jar but in the pictures from EB it looks like its just a normal jar.
Do you transfer it to a sifter or just use it as it is?

I just gently dip my brush in and transfer to the lid - I couldn't get used to the sifter jars! If I take out too much I tap it back in, badly sometimes if in a hurry and make a mess ...

suki1964

Puddingpie wrote: »

Can I ask those ladies who have bought from Elemental Beauty how they got on with the jars of mineral?
Normally when I've bought mineral makeup it comes in a sifter jar but in the pictures from EB it looks like its just a normal jar.
Do you transfer it to a sifter or just use it as it is?

Tbh I find all the jars a tad fiddly unless its the super sized 9g jars or bare escentuals so I just tip a little into a wee dish - one that's big enough for me to work my brush in. I used to have a lovely wee crystal dish but now I'm using a 50p teabag dish from tesco in the shape of a tea pot :rotfl:

Loopy_Girl

Until recently I had very bad acne (I'm 33!!) and FINALLY persuaded my GP to refer me where I was put on a course of Roaccutane for 6 and a half months. Side effects were horrendous but I now have lovely clear skin which isn't shiny at all. Means I can wear make up and it isn't sliding down my face an hour later. Previously I could not have worn mineral make up as it wouldn't have gave me the coverage I needed but as soon as this became more common in UK I started using it. I like the 'air brush' effect it gives you and also that it is kinder to skin as I am still not confident to think that my skin is going to back to the 'bad old days'!!

I would highly recommend both the Avon one and also the Maybelline one. The brush the Maybelline one give you is pants but the foundation is good. The brush from Avon is also really good

arealbasketcase

I love bare escentuals, stocked up for both me and sis before I came home from the US, I can not believe how dear it is here! The thing is though, can I justify the cost of a holiday stateside every 12 months just to stock up.:rolleyes:

jeannieblue

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

Until recently I had very bad acne (I'm 33!!) and FINALLY persuaded my GP to refer me where I was put on a course of Roaccutane for 6 and a half months. Side effects were horrendous but I now have lovely clear skin which isn't shiny at all. Means I can wear make up and it isn't sliding down my face an hour later. Previously I could not have worn mineral make up as it wouldn't have gave me the coverage I needed but as soon as this became more common in UK I started using it. I like the 'air brush' effect it gives you and also that it is kinder to skin as I am still not confident to think that my skin is going to back to the 'bad old days'!!

I would highly recommend both the Avon one and also the Maybelline one. The brush the Maybelline one give you is pants but the foundation is good. The brush from Avon is also really good

I'm so glad your skin is clear.

Don't want to burst your bubble, but have you checked that the Avon & Maybelline are pure minerals? I'm not an expert, but am sure I have read on either this thread or the Sheer Cover one, that the 'high street' ones aren't pure.

I say, this because now that I have switched - my skin has been virtually perfect (not easy for an old woman like me!) but it is the best it has ever been and although I don't usually leave my make up on, on the odd occasion I fall into bed without removing it, I know that because it is pure, it won't aggravate my skin. Nor does it aggravate if I do get a spot, thanks to EB's healing foundation that I use.

Might be worth checking out, and keep your skin at its best.

LillyJ

I have skin which isn't really dry or oily, and I rarely or never get spots. But I do have an uneven skin tone and hate going without foundation as I don't feel groomed enough.
I tried the minerals one (it was a high st one - maybe Maybelline?) but it just dried out my skin so much. I had to use my boyfriend's nivea man moisteriser as it is quite greasy! I think it may be of more use for "problem" skin, rather than what I would describe as "normal" skin.
I did love the look it gave though, as I normally dust powder over my normal foundation, and it lasted all day.