Mineral Make up: before and after

[MindySue]

what are the reasons? i cant tell much of a difference either except that the after pics are a bit darker but doesnt seem to be covering the entire face, i see pale spots here and there. not sure its the right color.

 

[polaroidscene]

my skin used to be bad..yeah i think i might have used to much

 

[Shadomere]

I don't think the color is quite right. You are fair and some people find BE not fair enough. You're adorable though!!

 

[dlwt2003]

what beautiful eyes you have. What are you asking us? What dont you like, what do you like etc.

 

[polaroidscene]

i completly forgot to give the reasons

I rushed putting in on because i was watching the video at the same time

I have really bad lighting in my room so i couldn't tell if i was overdoing it

I have bumps on my forehead and above my eyebrows from getting an eyebrow wax and i could still see them ( but they weren't red)

and im new at it that was my first time and im hoping it gets better because it says it covers EVERYTHING and everything was not covered up

 

[farris2]

Did you get the starter kit from the BE site? You can send it back if it's not working for you.I think you get 60 days.

 

[Hoozey]

I added to my Lumiere B/A (previous page) to include FF in Medium Warm and some color swatches . Will hopefully help all those golden girls out there.

 

[lilita]

Hoozey - thanks for sharing!! i can see why you love the Lumiere FF - your skin looks very natural and glowing. Though I still love the first pic with Luminesse. Would you say that FF is still the best choice for you?

I haven't placed my Lauress order and the swatches are really helpful. Summer Tan on it's own looks very similar to LMGold + MWarm. Which do you prefer?

 

[Hoozey]

Originally Posted by lilita /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hoozey - thanks for sharing!! i can see why you love the Lumiere FF - your skin looks very natural and glowing. Though I still love the first pic with Luminesse. Would you say that FF is still the best choice for you? I haven't placed my Lauress order and the swatches are really helpful. Summer Tan on it's own looks very similar to LMGold + MWarm. Which do you prefer?

The pic with Luminesse looks so good because it was a little darker when I took it and it does make me look perfectly tan. I always think I look better with a tan.

I love the feel of FF and it goes on better for me. I seem to have issues with the MMU adhering with my dry skin. I just applied Luminesse L-M G to my swatches (still wearing because I wanted to make sure I got it posted before I washed off. One day I had to reapply swatches like 3 or 4 times.) It's closer in shade to the Medium Warm in depth and has a more brown undertone than L-M G FF. M-D W seems to have more golden undertone than say the Medium Warm. And it is more yellow than L-M Golden Lumiesse (that seems to darken with the buffing action) which seems more brown. M-D Warm is also more yellow tan than Lauress Summer Tan which is more peachy golden tan. I think both would work wonderfully for your summer color. It's funny because M-D Warm looks like a step darker than L-M G. Summer Tan looks a step darker than Med. Warm- they seem more peachy tan. Luminesse L-M G is like a 1/2 step right in the middle of Med. Warm and Lauress Summer Tan. It's crazy and who knows if you can understand this post at all.

I prefer FF to Lumi because it diffuses my imperfections. Doesn't cover 100% (at least not with a light layer or two) but unless you are right in my face, they aren't so noticable. Lumi is more sheer which may interest you. L-M G may be your summer color without mixing- have you tried it? I can't remember anymore what you've tried.

 

[lilita]

whoa Hoozey - I think I need to reread this several times and keep referring back when I order my samples. this is awesome! I like the sound of the Summer Tan, but I'll order this in the Elemental version- Pure Tan. (I have just emailed Lauren to see if she will accept non-CC paypal. ) I also ordered a bunch of FF samples which I am excited to try. I think I need some squalane on these dry cheeks.

I have tried LMG in Luminesse but only wore it for one day, so I don't really have an opinion yet or the texture/feel etc. I don't think it blew me away as much as Lauress Elemental did.

Fact is, both Lumi and Lauress' goldens don't go so well with my tan color... I look green/gray. So I am turning towards the Tan/Warm/Peach/Yellow shades and staying clear of anything golden..

 

[gina2328]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaCandy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Right now, I use red raspberry seed oil which has wonderful antioxidant benefits, as well as natural UV-A and UV-B shields. It also has a natural SPF of between 28 and 50. It also has a high level of Vitamin E.
The way I use it is to clean my face thoroughly (sometimes with the oil; sometimes not). Then I splash cold water on my face, leaving the water on my hands. I then add two or three drops of the oil into my wet hands and apply it all over my face. I do this morning and evening.

I wait for it to dry completely before applying MMU, usually between 10 and 15 minutes.

There are a number of oils which can be used for all skin types. I usually get mine from NaturesGift.com: Aromatherapy: healing with pure Essential Oils.

Thanks. That interesting. I have heard about an oil cleansing method on another Internet site. I like the idea of the Raspberry oil with the antioxidants, sounds like it would smell nice too. I was wondering why cold water, thats not for washing, just splashing? I think with the other method, hot water is used with a mixture of castor oil and extra virgin olive oil rubbed into the faced and then a cotton washcloth is soaked in the hot water and placed over the face for a few minutes then wiped off.
Then more water is splashed on the face, the a couple more drops of oil can be massaged into the skin. The warm water combined with the warm washcloth sounds like it would be soothing. Well, your skin looks great from cleaning with the oil. I like to use jojoba oil after I wash my face sometimes as a moisturizer. Sometimes I mix it with a little organic clear aloe gel. It works better than anything I have bought in a store.

 

[CaliforniaCandy]

Originally Posted by gina2328 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks. That interesting. I have heard about an oil cleansing method on another Internet site. I like the idea of the Raspberry oil with the antioxidants, sounds like it would smell nice too. I was wondering why cold water, thats not for washing, just splashing? I think with the other method, hot water is used with a mixture of castor oil and extra virgin olive oil rubbed into the faced and then a cotton washcloth is soaked in the hot water and placed over the face for a few minutes then wiped off.
Then more water is splashed on the face, the a couple more drops of oil can be massaged into the skin. The warm water combined with the warm washcloth sounds like it would be soothing. Well, your skin looks great from cleaning with the oil. I like to use jojoba oil after I wash my face sometimes as a moisturizer. Sometimes I mix it with a little organic clear aloe gel. It works better than anything I have bought in a store.

I was amazed the first time I used oil to clean my face. There was so much makeup on my cloth and that was after I'd first used a cleanser on my face. Now I use oils to clean 3 or 4 times a week for a deep clean.
I don't know the answer for the warm versus cold water. I just know that putting the oil over a wet face helps to keep the moisture in. Very important for aging skin. I guess that's why I don't look almost 54.

 

[periwinkle_sky]

Dayna-oh I love Dragonfire on you! What brand is that? You told me to get Milan gel drops, but it seems so similar to my MAC mixing medium which I use to create liners out of pigments, and to foil my e/s as well.

Summer Tan looks great on your skin, I agree. Also, you look so lovely, fresh and SO young in the 3rd pic. No wonder you love illuminizers, they work great on you! I just made a huge order from the J.Lynne website, consisted of foundations and lip glazes, but seeing your pics, I think I'm regretting not getting her illuminizers.

CaliforniaCandy-whoa, you look absolutely lovely! You really do NOT look your age! I agree with you, J.Lynne is such a great company. I am so inlove with their lip glazes that I just got 4 full size ones in Jessica, Jodie, Julianne and Nicole, and I have 6 of the lipglaze samples. Haha, talk about being addicted!

I so love the taste and smell.

Here are some of my after pics using J.Lynne.

 

[Hoozey]

Originally Posted by periwinkle_sky /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dayna-oh I love Dragonfire on you! What brand is that? You told me to get Milan gel drops, but it seems so similar to my MAC mixing medium which I use to create liners out of pigments, and to foil my e/s as well.

Summer Tan looks great on your skin, I agree. Also, you look so lovely, fresh and SO young in the 3rd pic. No wonder you love illuminizers, they work great on you! I just made a huge order from the J.Lynne website, consisted of foundations and lip glazes, but seeing your pics, I think I'm regretting not getting her illuminizers. Aileen,Dragonfire is from littlestuff4u pure minerals. It is the neatest e/s I own because it is color change and I like the brown/green change. It seems like right over my iris is where the color will turn green which really works for my eyes. If you already have a mixing medium then it sounds like that would work too. Before Milan's gelle drops I had tried the Smashbox gel that was supposed to turn any e/s into liner and it was garbage. Instead of intensifying the pigment it seemed to wash them out and it didn't stay well either- for many times the Milan price too! OUCH.

Out of all the illuminzers I've tried, I'd say J Lynne's Luminous collection would be the best for you. They are soft sheen rather than too much glow. My favorite is the Bronze it is a golden brown and blends into my skin with just a bit more oomph. Natural is a close second. I have to order more of those two and then there are these gorgeous intense eye liners I am totally drooling over.

 

[CaliforniaCandy]

Originally Posted by periwinkle_sky /img/forum/go_quote.gif CaliforniaCandy-whoa, you look absolutely lovely! You really do NOT look your age! I agree with you, J.Lynne is such a great company. I am so inlove with their lip glazes that I just got 4 full size ones in Jessica, Jodie, Julianne and Nicole, and I have 6 of the lipglaze samples. Haha, talk about being addicted!

I so love the taste and smell.
Here are some of my after pics using J.Lynne.

Aileen, you look wonderful.
Thank you for the compliments as well.

I love J. Lynne. I've been with Jess since the beginning. Actually before the beginning. I hooked up with her in the acne.org site right before she opened her doors. I've never regretted it.

 

[LadyTee16]

Originally Posted by periwinkle_sky /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here are some of my after pics using J.Lynne.

Oooh! You're so pretty. I checked out your J.Lynne blush swatches and now I think I might just check it out since some of them are matte.

 

[periwinkle_sky]

CaliforniaCandy- thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes J.Lynne. I'm rushing another order right now before her promo ends 11:59 PST tonight!

LadyTee16- aww thanks, got a little (or a lot of) help from MMU! The JL blushes are fab, even the ones with shimmer don't really look twinkley at all.

 

[LadyOttoline]

Ok, I think I've finally plucked up enough courage to show my face here

I have a whole bunch of MMU pics but I haven't noted all the products I've used, for most I only wrote down what foundation it was, but I used them with different finishers, blushes, glows...so this probably isn't very helpful at all. ANyhow, I'd love for you to tell me which one you like best! ANd also if you can come up with a MEow Cosmetics recommendation based on these pics that would be awesome!!!

TIA!

Bare face:

Oceanmist (I think this is Linen):

Lumiere Veena Velvet in a mix of light golden and light beige

Lumiere Veena Velvet light neutral (with some tinted finisher and bronzer b/c it was very light and I think it still is)

SIgnature 3.2

Pureluxe in Buff

Lauress Elemental, I this is either Subtle Neutral or Subtle Tan or a mix of the two

Twisted Fayte in Light Glow

ETA: Wow, these turned out huge, sorry about that! How do I make thumbnails???

 

[gina2328]

Hi LadyOttoline,

I really like the Oceanmist on you, you look beautiful. You eyes look so big in that photo, especially your eyelashes! It looks just like your skin but better. It really matched your neck too. Pure Luxe and Twisted Fayte look good too. Some of the others did not look natural like the Lumiere looked powdery, probably because the shade is too light. I ran into that problem with Lumiere, but even when I purchased darker samples, it still looked powdery on my face.

As far as a Meow recommendation, I would say the Linen which I checked is a fair neutral at Oceanmist correspends to Meow Frisky Siamese or Frisky Chausie.

You could sample a sleek but those run pretty light. You look like a Light neutral to me or a Light cool, or maybe with some slightly cool undertones. Because of your blue eyes and brown hair. If you feel there is yellow in your complexion you could sample the Mau, which is the warm shade in Frisky also.

I have sampled a bunch of the Meow and I bet it will be one of these these three. I like the Flawless Feline because it feels light and I like the heavier coverage.

 

[LadyOttoline]

Thanks so much for your input, Gina, and especially the recommendations. I so wanted to like the Lumiere but I guess you're right it really does look powdery. So you think even a darker shade wouldn't help?? But I think I'm definitely not cool - I have some neutral foundations that look too pinkish on me, so I think I definitely need to go toward warm shades. Well, guess I'll need to take more pictures