My Make-Up Style » mineral foundation http://www.my-make-up-style.com Uncover the mystery of skin color analysis! Reveal your true beauty at home without intimidating, phony & costly sales people. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:57:38 +0000 en hourly 1 What to wear… when you want a little! http://www.my-make-up-style.com/what-to-wear-when-you-want-a-little/ http://www.my-make-up-style.com/what-to-wear-when-you-want-a-little/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:08:39 +0000 Teresa http://www.my-make-up-style.com/?p=180 Ellen may be wearing a foundation, blush, lipstick, mascara and an eyebrow pencil.

Ellen may be wearing a foundation, blush, lipstick, mascara and an eyebrow pencil.

This is tough because there are so many variables.  You may be one of those who run out of the house with mascara and lip gloss.  For me, I always use a sunscreen or foundation with sunscreen, eyebrows, mascara, blush or bronzer, a lip liner and gloss.  My lips lack definition and I don’t have any if I don’t line them (note to Carmady!)  I don’t just line them, I fill them in with the liner color, this is the now way to use lip liners.  This is my minimum, if I care to be seen.

So, the answer to this question is…it comes down to your needs.

  • I know women who never go without lipstick.  They have black eyelashes and can go without mascara.  So their minimum is lipstick and bronzer or blush.  If you are using a nice high quality lipstick (hemp or castor oil based), you can tap it onto clean moisturized skin and forgot the blush.
  • You may have redness, if so, you will want at least a mineral foundation (warning: minerals don’t last long!), bronzer, gloss and most people need the mascara.

So this is my minimalistic approach.  You have to decide…

  1. what needs to be covered, protected or enhanced?
  2. Understanding how to work with your face & features will determine how to ‘wear a little’.
  3. If you read this post, send me a photo with your make-up on and without, I will give you a few basic tips and then send me your “when you want a little” photo.

Before running out the door, I have to say, I feel better when I take the time to make my face in a natural look.  It stays on all day and I just feel better about myself.  I always take this in consideration when I am making the decision of how I want to look and feel.

Believe me; if you read through my posts, you will realize I am an advocate for going without when you can.  It is good for the environment and always nice to take beauty vacations at least once a week if you can.

Above all, whatever you choose, feel beautiful and do what you need to do for you to achieve a more confident you.

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Yeah, it disappears like a magic act.  Even if you have to primed your face, still after about 4 hours, you had some …but then, it’s gone… like the wind.  I don’t know where it goes, I would assume it is absorbed.  But the truth of the matter is, I am no fan of a powder mineral foundation as a foundation.

I know I can be tough, but if you want to look your best, you need a great foundation. Set it with your minerals if you want, fantastic!

I sell a liquid mineral that has a very nice slip to it.  It has a beautiful finish.   Oooh la la! No more crusty, dried out looking, crackling finishes.  Link to it here to look at my minerals.

A Motives by Lauren Ridinger consultant in your area can custom blend a hydrating mineral for you.   This is a wonderful system, creating your perfect custom loose powder, blush or bronzer.  It is almost as fabulous as the revolutionary custom blend product, to die for!

I thought this article at Web MD may be helpful in supplying you with safety considerations of mineral make-up.  It may shed light on choosing what is right for you.

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Wow, Motives by Loren Ridinger has dramatically ramped up the quality and customization of their new Custom Blend Foundation. I went for training in Boston with Make-up Artist and Trainer Jan Finney and was blown away by the options available.
What you want in a foundation? Coverage? Translucency? A matte or moist finish? What about the additions of botanicals for treating older skin? They like to call it Botox in a bottle. Yeah, I said treatment in a foundation.  Now that is revolutionary. It is one thing to have quality ingredients and vitamins but this truly just raised the bar and hit the ball right out of the ballpark.  Congratulations Loren on a job well done!

Visit my Motives by Loren Ridinger website now!
Picture is from the Motives by Loren Ridinger collection, Oh Marilyn, get the look now.

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