Bare Minerals makeup
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FYI: [font=verdana, arial]Do NOT buy the Cosmedicine MegaDose Skin Fortifying Serum if you don't like the smell of chit! 
Literally, I could smell the stuff when it first pumped out of the little bottle, and I couldn't bear to put it on my face -- I don't care WHAT it claims to do. I refuse to smell something like that all day long. 
The mattifying stuff by Cosmedicine is pretty good stuff, though.
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Literally, I could smell the stuff when it first pumped out of the little bottle, and I couldn't bear to put it on my face -- I don't care WHAT it claims to do. I refuse to smell something like that all day long. The mattifying stuff by Cosmedicine is pretty good stuff, though.
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Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
I picked up the new Cosmo. the other day, and saw an ad for Neutrogena mineral foundation. I'm not going to try it, but thought that maybe some of you who already use Neutrogena products might want to give it a try. The ad didn't display a cost, but said it comes in 4 shades and a bronzer.
pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
elaine said:
I wasn't a big fan of the BM when I saw it first hand and decided to stay with my MAC. I did however buy the PF since it was so cheap and thought it was pretty decent for something you can get at a regular store. I didn't have any irritation at all from it. I wasn't impressed with the coverage for a winter make-up but will probably use it in the summer after I have a little more color to my skin and don't need as much coverage. Everyone has different skin/needs. I'd give it a try. :shrug:
I also have to give Jazz credit. I've read a few times her mention her sensative skin and using Aveno products. A couple months ago I changed face wash and had to deal with the consequences of such. The skin on my eyelids and around my eyes got so dried out and peely that it was almost unbearable. I tried everything I had around the house. Lotions, baby oil, face chap stick (for babes), whatever I could get my hands on. Nothing was helping. A weeks worth of use litterally caused me 2 months worth of pain. I was at Target and decided to try the Aveno line. I got some of the calming moisterizer and within 2 days my skin was back to normal!
I wasn't impressed with it either. I didn't get an irritation, but the coverage was heavier than BM and it got cakey after a few hours.kwillia said:
But I did find a very cool website:
http://cosmeticscop.com
She sells her own brand of skincare and makeup, but surf around the LEARN sections. She has zillions of tips to get the most out of just about any beauty situation you may have.
For example, I have large pores on my nose and cheeks and had been using a product with benzoil peroxide to keep the clogs at bay - without noticeable success or improvement. Paula says that BP is an anti-bacterial and doesn't penetrate enough to improve pores and keep them clear, and says you should use a product with 2% salicylic acid instead.
Well, lo and behold - it worked! Pores are noticeably smaller and clogs are not a problem anymore.
vraiblonde said:I wasn't impressed with it either. I didn't get an irritation, but the coverage was heavier than BM and it got cakey after a few hours.
But I did find a very cool website:
http://cosmeticscop.com
She sells her own brand of skincare and makeup, but surf around the LEARN sections. She has zillions of tips to get the most out of just about any beauty situation you may have.
For example, I have large pores on my nose and cheeks and had been using a product with benzoil peroxide to keep the clogs at bay - without noticeable success or improvement. Paula says that BP is an anti-bacterial and doesn't penetrate enough to improve pores and keep them clear, and says you should use a product with 2% salicylic acid instead.
Well, lo and behold - it worked! Pores are noticeably smaller and clogs are not a problem anymore.
I have been using the Loreal Acne Peel kit to help make my pores a little less noticable and it seems to be working. It isn't over drying and I use it every other evening.
kwillia
n/a
Then you are using it more as a "setting powder" rather than the actual foundation and I can see where that may work.Christy said:I like the PF foundation. I think it's because the shade matches my original skin color better than the bare minerals. I actually use it along with my bare minerals now as sort of a top cover.
As for matching your skin color better... if you ever find the time to get to Silver Spring, I recommend hitting the Ulta Store in downtown Silver Spring. They have every shade available as a tester. You would be able to find your perfect match and not have to put on multiple layers trying to "blend". It would be worth the trip and you could probably spend an hour or so just playing with the different foundations, blushes, eye shadows, etc.
pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
Christy said:Leave the County?
Surely you can't be serious!
We should all caravan up there one day, it would be fun.
I'm sure you use the Children Under the Stairs pale and you can have the PF I bought to try in that shade. I'll be using it this summer but will have a little more color to me by then and will need a darker shade.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Yes, you are. Even in August you're paler-than-pale.Christy said:I'm not that white.
I, on the other hand, have been tanning for a few weeks, so I'm a nice golden. 