mineral foundations

All the talk of makeup in the general thread has reminded me... I need a new foundation soon, and always on the lookout for a better one, I've thought I might try a mineral one. Has anyone tried these, and how'd they work out for you? Any brands you'd recommend or stay away from? I have dry and somewhat sensitive skin but still get some spots. All the mineral foundations look like powders - do they really work as a base all by themselves? Or do people use a liquid foundation underneath them? If it's just the powder - how does that stick to your skin even?!
Thanks!

they had something on the good morning show the other day and the make up guy was saying that they are all basically the same... and he coulndt recommend them highly enough (he didnt mention any brands tho).

I have sheer cover... I got two subscriptions and cancelled... not because it was bad, it was just I didn't go through the stuff as fast as they said I would.

It's nice, it is just a bit of a hassle to put on... ie... getting the right shade mixed together etc etc... but nice to have when going out. I teamed it up with their concealer for iffy areas and then did an all over sheer cover powder and voila... works for me.

But as said, I don't use it daily, but good if you have a big night out and don't want to be touching it up every 15 mins in the ladies.

I have a MAC mineral foundation, it's a liquid one with a pump though not a powder compact type. It's brilliant, highly recommend it.

loose powders like the loreal one are generally made for a dry or normal oil balanced skin, it could be talc in the product that dries the skin out. jane iredale is a really good mineral range tho quite expensive, liquid is $96 and if you want more coverage then you must use a pressed on top which is $75

I use id bare minerals as my foundation, and it's the only make up I use. It's fantastic stuff and I've used it for about 2 years I think now? Normally me and any form of make up part company in a fit of eczema, rash, peeling skin, you name it, in around 3 months. It sets me back $70 and I think in 2 years I've bought 3, and the third I've only just started. I love it! oh, and it does give me a good coverage too.

ginger wrote: I use id bare minerals as my foundation, and it's the only make up I use. It's fantastic stuff and I've used it for about 2 years I think now? Normally me and any form of make up part company in a fit of eczema, rash, peeling skin, you name it, in around 3 months. It sets me back $70 and I think in 2 years I've bought 3, and the third I've only just started. I love it! oh, and it does give me a good coverage too.

Ditto! I can't use any oilbased creamy foundations or I get excema. I have been using mine for about 4 years I think. It lasts for so long that I don't mind paying $70 a pot. The only downside is that I need two colours to blend to suit my skintone. However the darker pot lasts twice as long as the lighter pot as I only use a little bit of dark. And if you tan in summer you can add a bit more dark.





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shelleybean wrote: Yeah we get alot of ID Bare Mineral Clients cause we are alot cheaper and we offer more in our pot's. I believe they have gone up again to $78 - which is alot to fork out for. They are not 100% Natural either they have a wee natsy which cloggs your pores.

Ouch! I bought a spare pot last time so phew, although I didn't know there were any nasties Ah well!