Beauty bar - August 2008

Mineral makeup

Mineral Makeup: are you wearing precious gems on your face or are you creating tomorrow's problems?

First generation mineral makeups were lauded for their skin-treating benefits at best and their no harm guarantee at least. Professional makeup artists snubbed them because of their dull colour ranges and poor pigment vibrancy, while retail clients found them disappointing and hard to use.

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A new generation of mineral makeup is here. Once again, at Outshine we applied our same demanding and pedantic standards as we shopped the world for the best in field makeup - it had to be safe, vibrant and health promoting. This is the makeup you should be able to put straight on to your skin after a facial, peel or microdermabrasion yet not compromise your fashion statement. No more slinking out of the salon in dark glasses to avoid people seeing you without makeup or more tragically, losing the benefit of your treatment by placing petroleum based foundations on nurtured skin!.

There is a bewildering array out there but we believe we found the best of the new in ISSADA - developed here in Brisbane. A boutique brand, Issada has turned its back on mass produced minerals of variable and often inferior quality. Yes just like those universally girls' best friends (diamonds), minerals can be categorized in terms of purity, pigment quality and benefits to the skin.

So ... since we like to make it easy for you, here are the questions you need serious answers to:

1. What exactly is in it? Know what the real nasties are e.g. petroleum!
   
   
2. Where did they come from? Recalls on minerals sourced poorly are too numerous and too dangerous.
   
   
3. Are the minerals of pharmaceutical grade? Does it promote skin health or pretend to?
   
   
4. What pigmentation concentration is there? Lasting colour guaranteed!
   
   
5. Are the minerals triple milled? This gives the smooth even finish.
   
   
6. Have the minerals been micronised? Gives that ultimate finish.
   
   
7. Does your mineral makeup use precious gems? A must if you love colour!
   
   
8. Will they teach me how to use it? Does the makeup artist really care about my skin underneath? Makeup artists can conceal anything while your skin is young and vibrant.

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