selling" on ebay and doing accounting work. She is also very active in
her 11-year-old’s life and holding down the homefront when her Chief of
Police husband is working his long shifts. Darla enjoys decorating (in
a lazy kinda way), organizing, cooking, blogging and shopping for
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Darla gets her "highs" from a great bargain, and although she
lives in the middle of nowhere (where Target is 2 hours away and CVS is
like a plane ride away), she takes full advantage of the new Walgreens
and coupons bought online. She writes almost daily at her new
blog,
Amanda did an awesome post on Bare Minerals a few weeks ago. But what about those of us who are allergic to bismuth and mica
(an ingredient found in most minerals) and *gasp* those of us who have
LARGE pores. What’s a girl to do?!!!
mineral? For me it was simple, the eye shadows made the skin peel off
my lids, but for most it’s not that extreme. It’s usually just some
itching around the nose and forehead area. It usually gets worse over
time (and more annoying). It may even leave your face red after a few
hours of wearing it. If that’s the case, chances are you are allergic
to either bismuth or mica (or both).
ingredients though, just Google bimuth free and/or mica free minerals,
and you will get an assortment of hits, I promise. My favorite is EveryDay Minerals in the
"original glo". It’s not for my skin type, but I tested them all out
and found that the ones that were for oilier skin made my pores look
HUGE, which is also a common problem with minerals. But don’t despair, I’ve
got some help for that as well — it’s called a facial primer.
online, I’ve found it’s best to buy testers (the smallest sizes)
before investing in a large one to make sure you love it. It’s better
to spend $5 and hate it than gamble on a $12-20 size and return have to
pay to return it. And it just can’t be said enough, be SURE to use buy
a GOOD mineral if you have imperfect skin (otherwise you’ll find it
oxidizing early in the day — looking streaky or separating) and use a good
brush. I highly recommend Kabuki.
if you can see your pores and they are dark, you need one. Yeah, you
really do. Pictures don’t lie. Take a close-up of yourself and see
how those pores look with your foundation on. Yuk huh? Time for a
facial primer.
Many of them also control the oil on your face, which
is great because minerals tends to cause you to have a "dewy" look,
which is great for a youthful look but notsomuch for those of us with
oily/large pore skin.
a light reflector in them as well so when you take your "after" photo
you will see a big difference in the clearness of your pores. Some
great ones to try are:
Smashbox photo finish foundation primer (probably the most popular)
Mary Kay Oil Mattifier (most affordable)
the day if it is also an oil-mattifier to help soak up more oil and
give you a fresh look, which is great for summer time! So, for those
of us with less than perfect skin, we too can share in the all mineral
rage! ENJOY!
About Jo-Lynne
I’ve been using Everyday Minerals for about a year and a half now! I love it – I recently got a GC to Sephora, and I was out of my foundation (but nothing else) and didn’t want to just buy the foundation, so I got some Bare Escentuals. I can’t tell a difference in the product, and that stuff was twice what I pay for EM!
Thanks for the tip on primer – I’ve been wondering what to do to minimize my pores, which have gotten HUGE in my old age. I have heard of folks using Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-gel, that it has the same ingredients/feel of the other stuff (for a fraction of the price), but I haven’t remembered to check it out at the store.
Thank you so much for the heads up about what seems to be a great product – Everyday Minerals. I have never heard of them before. I can’t wait to try them!!
I started using a primer a few months ago and love it. It definitely makes a difference. Also, thanks for the heads up on the mica and bismuth allergy potential. I never even considered that.
Thanks for the tip. I’m trying the mineral make-up and haven’t quite decided that I like it. Maybe adding the primer will help. I love, love, love the Smashbox primer & use it with my regular foundation already.