Non Mineral and Mineral Make Up

Make up guide with trend news

While the trends of make up tend to change from normal make up solutions to mineral make up, there are still basic lessons to be learned when putting on make up in each solution.

Having a short hair means more exposure to face and its essential to have a flawless coverage that looks and feels like you’re either not wearing any makeup or achieve a polished and groomed look by placing lines and colors in correct places to create a more balance face shape.

Not all women have the flair for make up and putting it on correctly. It is a skill that some have mastered and others just 'wing' it in the morning.

We will use one of our favorite makeup solution "bare Mineral" from "bare Escentuals" to compare applications like foundations.

Why mineral makeup?

Mineral makeup is a new makeup trend that being promoted the same way as organic food and huge increase in demand for Natural-based personal care products. Its all about being green, healthy and using natural and Organic ingredients.

According to Dr. Lorrie Klein, a certified dermatologist mineral makeup are more natural and reduced risk of allergic reactions or acne breakouts.

True mineral makeup has little to no chemical ingredients and mostly consist of actual minerals. Mineral makeup is light and allows skin to breath naturallyand free of preservatives, talc, oil, fragrance and other potential skin irritants.

The minerals that mostly used in mineral makeup contain micronized titanium dioxide or zinc oxide (which acts as a natural sunscreen with protection of SPF 15-20 and soothes skin), iron oxide (which gives color to the makeup) and oxychloride (which is anti-inflammatory).

One of the hottest cosmetics brands in mineral makeup is Bare Escentuals, which became a hot item in the prestige market and there are others that joining this new trend in makeup like Maybelline, Revlon, Milani, Jane, L'Oréal, Cover Girl and Mirage.

Why it's important to put make up on correctly

If you don't apply your make up properly, you could end up not looking the way you intended, therefore projecting the wrong image. You've all seen women with too much unbalanced make up, blush on the cheeks that’s too bright, big blue eye-shadow that’s not blended, and an orange lipstick that has nothing to so with their outfit. You see them at the mall or at the office and you wonder to yourself: "Do they know they look silly?" Actually, they probably don't...they probably think they look fabulous, they just don’t know any better.

If you don't apply make up correctly, you could also end up with tell-tale make up lines on your face that show the make up you are wearing. This is not only tacky, but it is unprofessional and gaudy.

Make up that is applied correctly gives you a flawless finish that doesn’t look like make up at all, but looks as though you have beautiful skin that has been slightly accentuated and that’s an important fact when wearing a short hair or an updo where there are no hair to cover your face. By placing the right color and lines, you can adjust the proportions of your face shape, giving the illusion of a bigger eye, smaller nose or show off your other facial features to their best advantage.

The make up you wear should include foundation (base), concealer (if needed), powder to lightly set the makeup (a translucent powder will be best), blush, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, and lipstick.

Before you start applying make up, your face should be clean and free of excess oils. You should use a facial cream designed for your skin type, and a primer before you start your make up. Using a foundation brush will ensure you don’t apply too much. Read on to find out how to properly apply all the types of make up you need.

How to properly apply mineral and non-mineral foundation

The first step to properly applying foundation is to choose a foundation that is close to your skin color—as close as you can possible match it. You don’t want to go too light or too dark, or it will be very difficult to blend the make up into your skin and you will have those demarcation make up lines. Read more about mineral makeup foundation.

How to properly apply make up concealer and powder

Make up Concealer helps to diminish blemishes on your skin, whether these are actual blemishes, dark spots, under eye circles, or age spots. More about make up concealers and powders

How to properly apply blush

If you are using powder or mineral blush, you will need a blush (large) make up brush to apply your blush. Add a little blush to your brush and starting at your cheekbone, brush the blush from your hair line (on cheek bone) downwards to the apple of the cheek.

If you have a hard time to find the best location for cheek color, then all you have to do is smile. Do not go back and forth because you could end up with a line across the cheeks like we applied makeup back in the 80’s.

If you are using cream or gel blush, add a small dot of blush to the apple of your cheek and using a make up sponge, blend the blush upwards and outwards, using small circles, again blending all the way into your hair line. You are going for a slightly colored glow on the apples of your cheeks and along your cheekbone into your hair line. Always start with less blush—it’s easier to apply more than it is to remove some.

How to properly apply eye make up

Eye shadow comes in both cream, gel and powder or mineral, and which ever type you decide to use, the application process is basically the same.

Read how to apply mineral eye make up including eye shadows, eye liners and mascara.

How to choose and apply the right lipstick

Your Favorite Makeup Brands And Why!

Luna Twilight Fun	Pur Mineral 4 in one pressed	Aveda Inner Light Loose powder	Physicians Formula Mineral Wear
Dior SkinFlash	MaxFactor	Mary Kay Mineral Make Up	M.A.C Make-up

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