And now on to more pressing matters…

There is no right or wrong way to press loose minerals.  Ok, that’s a lie, there are a TON of wrong ways to do it.  However, I know that the way I do it is not THE WAY.  It’s very possible that you have a method that works for you or that you’ll see a […]

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Lightbulb Beauty Tip #3

Recently while trying out an Etsy shop I was disappointed to discover that they are still selling straight mica (although creatively blended into unique colors) without a base.  Straight mica is not a very good eyeshadow, it’s all the same finish (shiny) and doesn’t adhere or last well.  I wanted to wear the colors, so […]

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The She Space – A Review

Ordering The She Space, or About Face Cosmetics website is really very basic.  The menu runs down the left hand side bar and you navigate from there. When ordering shadows you find the color you want, searching down one long scrolling page and then type your color into a box.  When you hit enter it […]

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Craft Time

Thursday I sat down with a dozen loose mica’s and some pressing medium and tried my hand at pressing some shadows.  I actually prefer loose minerals, but a friend of mine has never used them but loved the colors.  So for her Christmas present I wanted to make her a little pressed palette. Using an […]

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Beauty from the Earth – Mini Haul

As I was writing my review for BFTE the other day I was poking around the site and ended up ordering ten different samples.  I was really excited to try some more of their bright shades, I was so impressed with 10$ Pineapple. From top to bottom, left to right : Illusion, Bitter, Tangerine, Blue […]

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Heavenly Naturals – A Review

I was blog surfing, jumping from blog to blog reading through EOTD’s and comments and stumbled across a blog with some really interesting looks.  The blogger raved about Heavenly Naturals and how she has all the colors and how amazing they are.  That was enough to send me to Etsy to find them Ordering Once […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

My big project today? It’s not a turkey and all the fixings. I’m going to try my hand at pressing some minerals into a palette. I’ve watched a few videos and read a few tutorials, so I’m fairly confident I can do it.  I’m going to mix some straight mica with some C-Smax for a […]

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Fyrinnae – A Review

Fyrinnae is not a “mineral” makeup company. We create unique cosmetics, all of which are vegan (this means no silk, carmine, pearl, beeswax, etc). Shipping is free on orders over $20 USD worldwide (very low postage rates for smaller orders, too: never exceeds $3.00 domestic or $3.50 international!), and sample sizes are available on most […]

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Glamour Doll Eyes – A Review

GDE was another company that recently disclosed the fact that many of their shadows are prepackaged.  In fact the owner, Vee, went so far as to make a video about it, explaining things.  I appreciated her honesty, so I gave her the benefit of the doubt and placed a small order. Ordering Glamour Doll Eyes […]

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Beauty from the Earth – A Review

Recently Beauty from the Earth admitted they sell straight repacked mica as well as custom blended shadows.  In their honesty they promised to discontinue selling these Primary Pigments (much like AL is phasing out their Pure Hues) in favor of making exclusively custom blended colors.  This disclosure, made by the owner, as well as the […]

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