Testing Blusche Minerals

There is a new mineral makeup company that is opening its doors to the public either this coming May or June. I was fortunate enough to receive some of its full-coverage foundation formulas to sample and enjoy. Monica of Blusche sent me two shades in two formulas each, and I really am liking either formula. I'm wearing Formula 1 in the following pictures, but Formula 2 is great too, the only difference I remember between the two is that Formula 2 contains kaolin clay and Formula 1 doesn't. I liken the coverage and ultra-smooth finish of Blusche to another full-coverage favorite of mine, Buff'd. Coverage is amazing and is good for those who have some blemishes to conceal, but it is not cakey and feels light on the skin. A very miniscule amount is all you need to achieve good coverage. As with all mineral foundations, a little goes a long way. Monica has a pre-buy brush sale going on right now, and she will be ready to open her cosmetics site (with foundations, blushes and shadows galore) in a month or two, so stay tuned!

I also wore MAC Heatherette Trio 1 for this look, using Nice Vice and Girl Friendly paint pots from the MAC Fafi collection as bases. I would have loved to go all-out on the color as the shades are just gorgeous, but I had to tone it down for work. I also used the uber-creamy Dual Edge eye pencils of the Heatherette collection. I used Fab Orchid on my upper lashline and I truly love how buttery the slip is; it glides like a dream and doesn't tug my lids at all.

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