Chic Beauty And Fashion

I am always looking for new looks for my green eyes. I have been experimenting and I came up with a great look.

First, apply green from the olive cream duo shadow from elf cosmetics on the eyelid. The cream sets a nice base that will prolong and enhance the color of the next shadow.

Second, apply the green-gold shad in the “Ivy” eye brightening compact from elf to the outer v and outer 1/3 crease.

Apply “moss” quickliner from Clinique to the upper and lower lash line. Smudge.

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I collected more great colors for this "jet setter’s" collection. The colors are again the allover multicolors from mad minerals. I have not seen any other online store that had such colorful exclusively mineral makeup. There is such a variety in the color, and the color is so bright, vibrant, and crisp!

What do you think?

  Copper Foil   Electric Blue       Cobolt          Chance          Cat’s Eye

I instantly fell in love with copper foil. This fantastic color reminds me of discos. I love the rich rusty red color! Copper foil glimmers and glitters.

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I’ve been using ELF mineral makeup for a while now. I was so excited that their mineral makeup is only $5-$8 for a substantial amount. I loved the way it looked too. Unfortunately I have recently become very disappointed! You get what you pay for, and I didn’t pay much.

75% of women are allergic to bismuth oxychloride, an ingredient in many brands of mineral makeup that increases the beauty and luminosity of the effect.

Bare Escentuals How-To and Tutorial Kits

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Mineral Makeup is all the rage. Don’t get me wrong, I use it too and love it. I think its ironic, though, how mineral makeup is marketed as a "new" product that is revolutionary as if no one has thought of it before.

Before the makeup industry women wore makeup- hundreds of years ago- and makeup was obviously not mass-produced. Instead makeup was derived from what the human race knew and had access to- minerals.

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 I have been stressing lately about the quality of my skin. After looking at pictures of myself just five years ago, I have concluded that my skin seriously needs help. My skin lacks that youthful glow it once had. I have switched from tanning beds to self-tanners and am drinking lots a water- its made a huge difference. I still have a few years I’d like to shed from my skin. Makeup has done so much damage to my skin lately. I have begun breaking out constantly- a problem I didn’t have as a teenager. Go figure! After extensive research I have found that mineral makeup is a great solution for all of my skin problems. Mineral makeup

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