CBS 2 HD Consumer Profile: Mineral Makeup

CBS did a profile on mineral makeup today. The link to the video is here. I wish they'd let you just imbed the video right on this post, but that can only be done on Facebook (why?)At the end of the report, they mention a list of commonly used ingredients that are used as preservatives or fragances that many will have sensitivites to. The ingredients that they list are as follows:Stearic Acid,

Contouring Your Makeup

I watched this video on YouTube today. Not only is she extremely funny, it's a great tip! I immediately took some of my matte medium brown eye shadow, mixed it with some of my blush base mix and tried it out. OMG - my face lost 10 pounds! Think I can figure out how to contour my whole body? After I finish my Cream to Powders project, this might be my next project to develop. Wouldn't you know, of

Sneak Peek: Cream to Powder Eye Shadows

Things have been a little quiet from me. It's not that I haven't had anything to say, but because I've been a busy little bee behind the scenes working on the new Cream to Powder Eye Shadows that I've posted about. For those of you who are hearing about these for the first time, these cream to powder shadows will like MAC Paint Pots meet pressed mineral eye shadows. They are a soft solid (you

Pressing Mineral Eye Shadows

The other day, Vanessa did a post on her blog about pressing her eye MAC pigments. Unfortunately, alcohol won't work on mineral eye shadows - they become hard as a rock and brittle as can be. But it got me thinking... I have all these palettes coming in for the new cream to powder shadows (hopefully, it will be on the website in the next couple of weeks):What if I end up with a whole bunch of

FOTD: Shimmering Bronze Eye Shadow by Vanessa

Look how beautiful Vanessa's eyes are using our Shimmering Bronze shadow over the new Cream to Powder eye shadows she's testing for me. The Cream to Powder Shadows should be available in another couple of weeks, and will be in both 2 slot compacts and 10 tin palettes. Here's a closeup of her eyes:I wish I had such talent! Follow Vanessa's tips, tricks, reviews and FOTD's on her blog.