Before I begin writing about my new EM love (insert bliss bordering to OA-ness! lol), let me inform you that this is not a sponsored post. I have never recommended a certain make-up brand before which I love almost 100% of all their cosmetics line, so, this would be the first.

I was holding off this review for almost 3 weeks now because I wanted a validation on my part. This week was my 3rd week to own and use the Everyday Minerals cosmetic line every single day. Yes, even at home, I use their base and concealer because I wanted to see if I would break out and I have become addicted to their brushes bristles read: very soft, synthetic and eco-friendly. My skin is pretty sensitive with mineral make-up and could get a little bit flashy/reddish with constant brushing. I love the finish of Bare Escentuals but I ended up having skin breakouts and mild itchiness. I hold off using that and stick with my Maybelline and Clinique compacts. I also broke out with Mac Studio fix and my face tends to oxidize/turn yellowish on any Mac Foundation. Laura Mercier is another story because I just love their foundations and concealer .

Everyday Minerals has been a popular topic amongst my twitter friends but I detest to join the bandwagon because I know I will be distracted with school deadlines. I can be very unfocused when make-up is concerned aka Make-up can take over my life haha! Anyhow, the popularity reaches flickr! I could not help but smile every time I see my twitter friends posting their ‘face of the day’ or how their lack-of-sleep faces turned into glowing pretty faces all because of Everyday Minerals. So, 3 weeks ago, just a week before my Spring School break. I ordered the sample kit and I received them after a week. (ordered friday, came on a friday). All you need to pay was the shipping fee which was $3-4 depending on your location in U.S. They ship outside of US but of course, the shipping time and fees are different. The sample kit includes: 3 shades of base/foundation, 1 blush and 1 concealer. All packed in 5 grams mini-jars, but content is 1 gram each jar. You can see the sizing in the photo below which I compared the size with Burt’s Bees Lip shimmer.

It was pretty tricky and time-consuming to choose the base/foundation because they have around 24 shades in Warm, Golden, Cool, Olive, Buff, Cool or generally: Cool, Warm, Golden, Olive and Neutral undertones. One has to know her undertones pretty well to be able to spot which is which. However, with the affordable shipping and free sample kits, you can always order your 2nd or 3rd sample kits to spot your perfect shades. I am in the light shades of Bare Escentuals and I ended up getting Beige-Sunkissed Fair, Olive-Light Olive, and Golden-Fawn. You can also choose the finish or coverage you want which are: Original Glo, Semi-Matte, Matte, and Intensive. Original Glo – gives you the shiny-glowing-dewy finish perfect for dry skin and with light coverage.  Matte, of course is perfect for the oily skin. Semi-matte is a combination of matte and original glo.  Intensive has full coverage which is perfect for parties and evening affairs (in my opinion). Knowing the type of my skin, which is a combination of more dryness on the cheeks part and a bit of oiliness in the T-zone and the finish I want to achieve, which is the dewy-almost natural look. I ordered the 3 base in Original Glo and Semi Matte. I was lucky enough to get my perfect shades instantly on my 1st order of sample kit: Olive-Light Olive and Beige-Sunkissed Fair. The Fawn was too white for my pinkish and yellowish undertones. As for the concealer, I ordered the Intensive Concealer Fair. Blush was in Walkee Talkee shade which is a popular choice among make-up forums.

(by the way, read the description VERY WELL and the site’s FAQ on foundation shades because you’d pretty much get the needed information before deciding which base to get for your face)

I instantly love the base coverage because it was very light and it not only gave me a dewy-glowing look but it made my skin looks very healthy and luminous. I got compliments because some people never really thought I was wearing something on my face.  That was how close it resembles my skin color. It was also long-wearing, I almost do not need to retouch the whole day, 6-8hours.  But, the best reason why I love it and was convinced to order big sizes was the fact that it did not give me any skin dryness, breakouts not even irritation or red bumps which I usually get when a certain make-up brand is not for my skin type.

I was convinced to order my Personal custom kit a couple of days after but I also wanted to try some tan, yellow-butter base shades and other concealers plus of course, blush shades which is part of the sample kit.  The Intensive Fair concealer was pretty okay, but not really enough to cover my dark under eye-circles, you can apply it dry or wet. The Walkee Talkee blush was perfect and I am more than convinced to order the big size.

(to be continued…off to check on this Super Cissus site first for a friend)