Which mineral makeup? Sheer Cover, BE, Jane Iredale, etc. - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

shannamarie36 · 10-24-2004, 09:17 PM

Anyone have suggestions on mineral makeup? There are way too many to choose from.

kristielynn · 10-25-2004, 08:43 AM

I love Cory Cosmetics mineral make up. I tried a few others and couldn't find what worked for me. I tried BE and didn't like it at all. It's not a bad product by any means, it just didn't work for me. I didn't like the very high shine I got from it. Cory is more of a matte finish. Even with it being a matte finish I still get a glow that looks like healthy skin and not at all dull like you imagine matte to be, it's just not a shiny, oily look like I got with BE. It also hides some red acne scars on my nose that nothing else will cover without looking heavy at all. It still looks like my skin. Samples are cheap cheap cheap. .35 cents per sample is what I paid. With a price like that I was able to sample a ton of colors to find my perfect match. What works for one person may not work for another so try a few.

vboredatwork · 10-25-2004, 09:30 AM

Do a search on this site - they're have been loads of discussions of pros and cons of mineral make up brands.

shannamarie36 · 10-26-2004, 08:12 AM

Ok well I ordered like 7 samples from Cory. None of them look like good color matches. Can I ask you how you chose colors?

vboredatwork · 10-26-2004, 08:28 AM

It's pretty much trial and error. They have pretty good descriptions on the Bare Escentuals site of their colors. If you generally go for yellow based foundations then BE is for you colorwise. I'm not too familiar with the other brands colors though. Maybe a Jane Iredale user could help you out. Just remember that you can mix the powders. In summer I find the "light" works for me but in winter I mix more "Fairly Light" in. I go through phases of using mineral makeup though as it takes a while to put on in the morning. Sometimes I prefer to slap on some pressed powder and stay in bed for 5 mins longer! Hope you find one you really like.