11 posts tagged “joppa minerals”

Here is a collective haul from some of my mineral makeup companies. If you check the "Labels" at the bottom of the right-side bar of this blog, you'd see that I have written about many, many mineral makeup companies and their products. I love mineral makeup because the minerals are just soothing, calming and healing on my skin, and don't break me out. With the aid of a hydrating facial mist, you can make your mineral makeup as dewy, natural and glowy as you want it to be. Mineral shimmer blushes are also amazing, as well as mineral eyeshadows (I'm obviously a mineral 'ho!). That said, here are my newest acquisitions with some more to come. Swatches of the mineral shadows and looks using these are coming up soon.

I got my haul from Earthen Glow Minerals during their Buy-One-Get-One sale, and I love the stuff I got. For some reason one of the eyeshadows were not included in the picture, but it's supposed to be eight of them. I bought four and I got another four as freebies because of the BOGO sale. The other full-size mineral foundation I got as a freebie, Soon, is not included, but I have a comparison picture below. Yuan Yuan is my perfect shade right now in Earthen Glow.

As you can see, Soon is much yellower than Yuan Yuan. I hope I can use Soon in the summer when I turn darker than my skintone right now. As it is, Yuan Yuan is just perfect, and I can't be happier that I am using it straight (no mixing with other shades). I love the coverage and how it brightens up my complexion.

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Took me a couple of minutes to think about the title for this entry; it contains a hodge-podge of topics! Anyways, here are a couple of looks I've been meaning to post. The first one features Eye Lustre shadows from Aromaleigh, while in the second, I used MAC Blonde's Gold pigment and one of my Meow Feliners (mineral liners), Sex Kitty. It was also one of the rare times I used bold, red lip color.

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Here's what coming up in the next few days (or weeks), apart from some other stuff that I haven't photographed yet:

Of course, the Grand Prize and Consolation Prize winners for the Shades Of U Summer Giveaway contest shall be announced tonight, so stay tuned!!!

A review of these products from The Body Deli is coming up. The Body Deli is a unique company that uses only the freshest products in nature for cosmetics and body products. They tout their products as "fresh food for the skin". The Body Deli’s philosophy is based on the idea that living plants contain the vital energy and nutrients that rejuvenate the skin and body. Their products are not only natural, but they are “living" as well! (Hint: People with normal to oily skin will love the Sage & Grapefruit cleanser!)

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Here are some more looks using Aromaleigh's Elemental Lustre and Gothic Lolita collections. As I continue to try my samples, I noticed that some Elemental Lustres are not as shiny or foil-like as others, and I've worn my favorites in this look. I love how the colors pop even when only a tiny bit of pigment is used. I have already gone ahead and bought some full sizes of the Elemental Lustres as they are on sale today till next week. I also used the beautiful Satin Laces from the Gothic Lolita collection. I really loved the combination of colors in this look. I am getting a full size of Satin Laces because I've never come across a color like this, especially in real life, it is just so unique.

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I have amassed quite a bit of FOTDs lately as I have been either too lazy or too tired to post them. As a result, I think (I hope not) I have forgotten some of the products I used for these. I remember vividly though the foundations I used for these looks: Joppa, DreamWorld, and Meow (with a layer of Oceanmist underneath). I love these brands as they control my oilies and yet do not make my skin super dry. I am always amazed by the ultra-smooth finish these foundations give.

For this first look, I used my limited edition and rare MAC eyeshadow in Sunplosion for the first time. Yes, the first time. I'd wanted to really pack it on so that the beautiful vividness of the coppery orange could be seen, but I didn't have the time. Also, I didn't want to wear a very bright eye look for work, so this would have to do. I did commit a cosmetic mortal sin, though - I totally forgot to put on (the horror!) - mascara! I was such in a hurry that it completely slipped my mind. I know, eye makeup without mascara looks funky to say the least - but hey, nobody's perfect!

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It's Friday and I wanted to have some color on the lids at work as the rules are a little bit relaxed on corporate casual Fridays. As I keep saying again and again, my favorite color is green and I missed wearing it on my lids. I used four (but it can be just three) different MAC eyeshadows for this look. They are all from the permanent collection (I didn't count the highlighter, Going Bananas, which was from the C-Shock collection). All this limited edition hype is making me crave for some good old, reliable permanent colors from MAC. Please note that I did this look in about 10 minutes tops as I didn't want to be late for work, so please pardon any mistakes or imperfections.

I am wearing my beauty powder blush in Eversun and I am really loving this. This is a prettier, sheerer version of the popular MAC blush in Sunbasque, but I prefer Eversun because it is softer but definitely remarkable. It gives the pop of color that I need without making the look garish.

I also used my Joppa mineral foundation and I am really loving this. I got a full size pot for only $10 when they had it on sale, and I am so glad I got a good deal. I love the smooth finish and the great coverage. I am liking this mineral makeup company because they have awesome sales regularly (check their clearance items) and the pigments/minerals are of really good quality.

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