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Everyday Minerals Foundation
by hannahm223 Bad skin days can be incredibly annoying; I know this well, having suffered from spots right up to this grand old age of twenty five. When your skin is looking bad, you can feel less confident, less outgoing and definitely less attractive. However, slapping on the makeup (which is a natural reaction to skin blemishes) can actually have ... adverse effects; blocking pores, irritating skin and loading the skin with chemicals that can cause ageing and/or provoke skin reactions. It was reassuring, therefore, to find a makeup product that not only covers blemishes, but which helps to care for skin at the same time, using skin-loving minerals that are so gentle you can actually sleep in them. Everyday Minerals is a brand that I only became familiar with recently. After discovering that my skin did not get on at all with the primary ingredient (Bismuth Oxychloride) of what is probably the most famous brand of mineral makeup (Bare Escentuals), I began looking for a mineral foundation that had all the usual benefits of mineral makeup - kind ingredients, great coverage and no chemicals - with none of the skin irritating potential. I discovered three great brands; one of which is Everday Minerals. WHO ARE EVERYDAY MINERALS? Everyday Minerals are a family owned mineral makeup business located in America. Luckily, they operate through a website that is available to all countries and which ships to most countries located outside America, including the UK. Everyday Mineral's main focuses are delivering affordable makeup, and delivering healthy makeup. They are indeed one of the purest makeup brands around, and produce products that contain only a minimum number of essential, natural and organic ingredients. They believe in delivering great beauty products that do not cost a fortune, while also looking after the environment by ensuring that all products are vegan and eco-friendly. However, where Everyday Minerals really differ from other makeup brands (except for the unusually low prices for an all-natural, organic brand) is that they really cater for everybody and provide an extremely wide range of quality products. Although, in the world of natural skincare and cosmetics, there exists a niche audience of environmentally friendly, health conscious women who would probably buy many natural products over their chemical alternatives regardless of their quality, Everyday Minerals do not just rely on this and do not just cater exclusively for these women. Instead, Everyday Minerals are competing with the best mainstream brands on the high street by producing makeup that rivals in quality - not just in ethics - everything on offer out there. Consequently, Everyday Minerals - who offer over 35 shades of foundation, something that very few other brands offer - has moved away from being a niche makeup brand and now attracts not only women who are concerned about their health, skin and environment, but women who are just after affordable, great quality makeup that offers outstanding results. WHO SHOULD BUY THIS PRODUCT? * Acne sufferers. * Vegans and animal lovers (Everyday minerals have a strong no animal testing policy). * Those with sensitive skin. * Health conscious individuals. * Anyone worried about ageing (this foundation is free of chemicals, which can cause ageing). * Eco-friendly women (Everyday Minerals produce sustainable, eco-friendly products which create less pollution and use less energy in their production. The products, like most natural cosmetics, also do not release potentially toxic chemicals into the water system when they are washed off, unlike most makeup). * Anyone who has trouble finding their perfect shade of foundation (with over 30 shades available from this brand, there is one to suit most shades of skin). * Anyone after great quality, effective, affordable makeup. INGREDIENTS * Mica - this is a natural mineral which gives the makeup a light-reflective quality. * Lauroyl Lysine - According to Everyday Minerals, this is "An all-natural amino acid derived from coconut fatty acid, contributing to the products silk like creamy texture and spreadability qualities." * Titanium Dioxide - this is a natural inert mineral which "is used as a color adjuster", and which also helps absorb excess oil. * Iron Oxides - this mineral gives colour to the makeup. * Ultramarines - this mineral also adds colour. CHOOSING YOUR FOUNDATION Everyday Minerals have an innovative service where you can buy an almost tailor made foundation! They not only offer many shades of foundation for different skin tones, but you also get to choose the formula for your foundation. To choose your shade of foundation, firstly, you must choose from one of six skin tone categories: warm, golden, beige, cool, buff or olive. I chose "cool", which is one of the more common skin tones in Britain. The website gives a description of a cool skin tone as follows: "Cool is for those with pinkish or soft red undertones. Hair color can range from black to dark red to platinum blonde. Eye color is usually light as in blue or green. If you are African American, then your eye color will be very dark brown, almost black. Cools usually burn first and may take along time to achieve a tan. Quite a few won't tan at all. If you look at the veins on the underside of your arm, they will appear bluish. Cool skin tones look better in silver jewelry, white instead of ivory and bolder colors close to their face." Within each of these categories there are a few shades of foundation, so you can choose which colour is best suited to you within your skin category. Within cool, for example, there is fair (for fair skin with pink undertones), multi-tasking neutral (a neutral colour for light to medium skin tones), fair medium (for fair to light complexions with pink undertones) and medium (for light to medium skin with pink undertones). Once you have chosen your foundation, you now choose your formula. The four formulas to choose from are: Matte, Semi-Matte, Intensive or Original Glo. Matte gives a smooth matte finish for oily skin; Semi-Matte mattifies skin but with more of a sheer, dewy finish; Intensive gives heavier, full coverage and a near matte finish; and Original Glo gives a dewy, shimmery finish. If you are having trouble deciding which skin colour you have or which formula would be best for your skin type, you can, however, choose a selection of samples to try out. The samples are $2.50 to buy individually, or Everyday Minerals have helpfully put together a few selections for you to choose from, which are also great value. If you really have no idea what to choose, click on "Try Me Free" at the top of the page and you can choose a "Try Me" kit of four foundations (each weighing 1 gram) which are put together based on basic skin shade (fair, light, medium, olive, tan or ivory). Each foundation comes in a different one of the four formulas, so you can test all formulas and four different colour foundations for your skin shade at the same time, all for $5 (roughly £3.25 right now), or free with any order. APPLICATION I found that this foundation went on incredibly easy. I expect that it goes on best with one of Everyday Minerals' own brushes, but I have not been able to afford one of these yet so I generally use the little kabuki brush that came free with an old Maybelline mineral foundation (although I have been known to apply it with my blusher brush, which works fine) and even with this the makeup goes on great. It is easy to do; just tip some powder into the lid (or into a bigger container if you are using a sample), swirl your brush lightly in it, tap the brush against the side to lose any excess product, and apply to the face in light strokes, blending in. I have used all four formulas and all of them gave a good coverage (even Original Glo) while looking very natural and sheer, which some liquid foundations don't manage, and without looking powdery or caked on, which some powder makeup can do. The powder consistency disappears as soon as it is put on the skin and, given that you choose the right shade, it can be hard to tell if you are wearing makeup as it does look very natural and smooth. I would say, however, that if you are using the Intensive formula it is best to go easy as it can look a little bit more caked on and obvious than the other formulas if it is applied to heavily. The Intensive formula also seems to change the colour, so a heavy application could lead to you looking either too dark or too washed out. For instance, I got the "fair" sample pack, and from that I thought that the "fairly light" shade (which came in Original Glo) was my favourite shade, while the Intensive formula (which was in the "fair" shade) would be the best formula for me. Hence, I ordered a big version of the "fairly light" foundation in Intensive. However, when I applied it the shade did not look the same colour in Intensive as it had in Original Glo as, with the foundation being heavier, it now looked a bit too dark for my skin, if applied too heavily. Therefore, I would advise that you apply the Intensive formula more lightly than the other formulas or, if you need a fairly good coverage, but not a particuarly heavy one, go for the Matte formula. Overall, however, all formulas gave a good, natural coverage, with Original Glo giving a really nice shimmery effect to the skin too. ENDURANCE I found that this makeup endured a full day's routine, a night out and/or sunny weather very well. I have used it on many instances, for different activities, and have never got the smudged off or oily effect at the end of the day or night that I have experienced with other makeup. I have also felt little need to do another application half way through the day. The only formula that I did need to re-do throughout the day was Orginal Glo as, being made for normal to dry skin types, it is not actually meant for my type of skin (which is normal to oily). It did give good coverage and I liked the effect it gave on application, so I might wear it for a meal out or something of an evening, when it is only being worn for a few hours, but on oily skin it does not endure well for a full day's wear. However, this is to be expected and I think it would be a great formula for dry skin. COMPLEMENTARY PRODUCTS When I bought my foundation I was keen to try a few other products as well to complement it. I bought several face products and found a few firm favourites which really complement the foundation well. First of all, if you feel that you need a bit of extra coverage as well as your foundation, I highly recommend the Natural Reflections powder (which comes in four different shades. I chose "fair"); a light powder which helps to set foundation (to help it endure the day) and mattify skin. My favourite product to apply after foundation, however, is Everyday Minerals' Soft Bronzer. This is one of the most natural, healthy looking, shimmery bronzers I have ever used. It is great to use on pale skin, after your foundation, to give it a nice, dewy glow. SERVICE Everyday Minerals offer great customer service. They really seem to care about offering their customers the best prices, and the post and packaging is very cheap considering it is coming from America (mine was only $6.89 - around £4.50 at the moment - for a full size foundation, powder and bronzer and two sample blushers). You do have to wait longer to receive your products, but it is not an excessively long wait. I received my last order in under two weeks. When one of my orders got lost in the post (during the whole volcanic ash thing) they also gave me a quick refund. The company also offer their customers the opportunity to try out all products in a cheap sample size before they buy, which is a great help. The samples are said to last for three to five uses, but mine actually lasted much longer than this. The "try me" kits are also a great idea and great value, and you can buy a kit to test out blushers and powders as well as foundation. They also let you add one of these kits to an order at any time - for free! PRICE AND AVAILABILITY Everyday Minerals Foundation (or Base, as they call it) is available at www.everydayminerals.com. It costs $2.50 for a sample sized jar (1g) or $12 for the full size (5.5g). At the moment (with current conversion rates) this is roughly £7.80, which is a great deal as I have been using my foundation for over two months now and it is still going strong! Read the complete review |
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Everyday Minerals Conceal
by LIZS383 Along with many other people I tried this in the Everday Minerals sample packs. I had heard about mineral make-up and it is something I wanted to try, however having horrible difficult sensitive skin I wanted to test it before shelling out. These sample packs were perfect - you could chose selections of each item you wanted ... to try in a pack of 7 I think. Now they have changed it slightly - you can buy individual samples for $2.50 or set sample packs for $5. Unfortunately the concealer isn't in a set pack. The sample comes in a little clear plastic jar with a white lid and a sieve inside. I chose the Aussie perk me up. Being slightly unadventurous in this are I didn't go for one of the coloured concealers, instead a traditional skin tone. It is a very pale powder concealer and has a slightly transluscent quality to it. I have to admit, I looked at it with a skeptical glance and almost jumped for my old cream concealer tube...... However, I resisted all my heavy make-up cravings and persevered. grabbing a brush and gently dabbing a bit of the dust on to the offending red mountain on my face. The powdeer went on smoothly and easily and I needed very little to get an effect. It didn't leave obvious powder lines of grains on the surface and seemed to gel to the skin seemlessly. I was actually pretty wowed! Although evidence of the imperfection was still clear courtesy of the accompanying lump, the redness and sore look had been eradicated! I was impressed by the initial appearance and that I had no irritation or itching from the product, however the only negative I really had was that although it looked great for a few hours, it didn't last longer than that. I took to carrying the pot round with me with a brush. However - maybe I am just being picky. Overall I have been impressed enough to order a full size one at a bargain of $8 plus $3 postage. (And another sample to carry round!) Read the complete review |
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Everyday Minerals Foundation
by em1387 This has to be one of the best mineral foundations out there. The brand is formulated by a woman that used to work for Bare Minerals and saw that people were reacting to the Bismuth in the BM foundation so she decided to make her own that everyone could use. The foundation comes in 3 different finishes: Original Glo, Semi Matte and ... Intensive. You can get a free sample package delivered worldwide for the cost of postage only. The foundation layers nicely and you can build up the coverage. They offer value sets that you can stock up on your shade (or shades) for relatively cheap. The foundation comes in screw top jars with closeable sifters so it's great for traveling with. The jars last years (and I mean years!) I have a couple from at least 3 years ago that still have powder in them! I have combination skin and personally find that the intensive foundation is a little too chalky for me, the semi matte is the best, you get matte where you want it and a subtle glow everywhere else! Read the complete review |
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