Although the concept has been around for thirty years Mineral make-up is fast becoming somewhat of a buzzword on the beauty scene with every product junkie worth her weight in MAC dipping her toe in the water.
The real draw as far as we here at Longlex towers can see is that the products are made from natural, finely ground minerals and for the most part mineral make-up is also chemical, dye and preservative free. Obviously, this doesn’t mean you can dive straight in but for those of you with sensitive, acne or rosacea-prone skin it’s less irritable than most counter products.
We’ve been thinking of making the switch for a while but since baby steps are all we tend to take when it comes to matters as important as make-up we’ve never quite gotten round to trying it – until that is we came across a perfectly nude mineral set by Jane Iredale.
At first glance I have top say I’m not mad about the compact. I like my packaging pretty and if your going to get me hand over my cents it better look good ! However, once you flip the lid the perfectly nude isn’t bad.
There’s foxy, cappuccino, cream and a copper amongst others and the lighter colours blended well. If your the sort who does the bare minimum this probably won’t be for you since the colour does need to be blended but on pigment side it’s tip top and you can lash it on without it looking too much.
Disciples of a mineral make-up regime tend to be a bit fanatical about it, and I have lost count of all the times I’ve been told “You can actually sleep in it !”, but after our brief sojourn we can say that we love the lightness of it and the fact that in this case less is more ….. if you got the €61 to invest this might be for you – it will last longer.
Although the concept has been around for thirty years Mineral make-up is fast becoming somewhat of a buzzword on the beauty scene with every product junkie worth her weight in MAC dipping her toe in the water.
The real draw as far as we here at Longlex towers can see is that the products are made from natural, finely ground minerals and for the most part mineral make-up is also chemical, dye and preservative free. Obviously, this doesn’t mean you can dive straight in but for those of you with sensitive, acne or rosacea-prone skin it’s less irritable than most counter products.
We’ve been thinking of making the switch for a while but since baby steps are all we tend to take when it comes to matters as important as make-up we’ve never quite gotten round to trying it – until that is we came across a perfectly nude mineral set by Jane Iredale.
At first glance I have top say I’m not mad about the compact. I like my packaging pretty and if your going to get me hand over my cents it better look good ! However, once you flip the lid the perfectly nude isn’t bad.
There’s foxy, cappuccino, cream and a copper amongst others and the lighter colours blended well. If your the sort who does the bare minimum this probably won’t be for you since the colour does need to be blended but on the pigment side it’s tip top and you can lash it on without it looking too much.
Disciples of a mineral make-up regime tend to be a bit fanatical about it, and I have lost count of all the times I’ve been told “You can actually sleep in it !”, but after our brief sojourn we can say that we love the lightness of it and the fact that in this case less is more ….. if you have got the €61 to invest this might be for you – it will last longer.
The base 
The Eyes
The lips