Skin Alison Raffaele Fast Forward Acne Response Primer is one of those unique primers that is different from the ones that I’ve been using. First, its texture is a bit different from the ones I’m accustomed to. Second, it promises to prevent acne as it is being applied on your skin, and it also has SPF ( 15 ) ! Now who wouldn’t want those added benefits?

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Mineral Makeup Review : Skin Alison Raffaele Face Forward Acne Response Primer

So many celebrations for the luckiest day of the millennium, August 8, 2008! ( 8 - 8- 8 ! )

Something tells me to try immediately ( and I mean immediately ) the Buff’d Mineral Foundation samples I have ordered a month ago which are still lying somewhere in my room because of this very special sale!

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Mineral Makeup Sale : Buff’d Cosmetics Does an August 8 Sale!

Fall’s all about smoky eyes, and gray just happens to be a nice shade of eyeshadow that can look a bit more subtle than the typical black smoky eye. I’ve seen it in a few magazines abroad, and it further lured me to get a gray eyeshadow for myself! It’s just so elegant, but it also looks edgy!

I found a sample of Alice Cosmetics in Sage, and I must say, it is a very beautiful green-grey shade! I was able to pull of a nice colorful smoky eye ( sigh, I wasn’t able to take a picture! ) with Alice Cosmetics Amethyst Eyeshsadow, on the 1/3 of the lid, and Alice Cosmetics in Sage on the remaining 2/3 of the lid. I was able to get compliments that it was a nice smoky eye, and I didn’t really intend it to be smoky eyes, but rather, just a new style of eye makeup that I am adapting.

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Mineral Makeup Review : Alice Cosmetics Mineral Eyeshadow in Sage

Last week, I underwent a chemical peeling session. Chemical peels promise to get rid of dull skin cells, as well as make treatments more effective. Chemical peels nowadays have minimal downtime, that combat aging , anti-acne, and even melasma. My problem is acne, with my impossible comedones, and well, just after a few days post-peeling session, when I was about to go out to dinner with my girl friends, I noticed that my skin was peeling, and it was very hard to conceal them even with mineral foundation because they were flaking!

As suggested by the dermatologist, makeup is very discouraged right after the peel, but if it is really needed, makeup can be worn two hours after the peeling session. I think that mineral makeup would be a safer alternative, just in case. Of course, peeling day means as much as possible, no makeup day. Allow skin to breathe at all costs, even if mineral makeup does not clog pores. It’s great to take a break from makeup, whatever kind it may be, for even a day.

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Mineral Makeup Tip : After Skin/Chemical Peeling

Lately, I’ve been looking for matte mineral blushes instead of shimmery mineral blushes, probably because I have too much shimmery minerals already! It’s quite a challenge to find matte mineral blushes, and I think I’ve found a very precious one from Lumiere Cosmetics called Fresh Roses.

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Mineral Makeup Review : Lumiere’s Fresh Roses Mineral Blush

Men, this is too much. But I’m not complaining! Here’s to more mineral makeup sales!

*Meow Cosmetics celebrates its Founders Sale and slashes 25% off orders about $25. Coupon code : CatsEatCake2. Offer good til 8/3/08

* Illuminare Cosmetics has a promo, that as you buy two All Day Eyecolors, you get each for 50% off! Use coupon code : 50OFFEYES

Woot, woot!

I was just telling you guys a few days ago on how giddy I am and excited to try Pure Anada Mineral Foundation, and after a day or so, the postman comes to my house and deliver Aileen’s “birthday card” fulla mineral makeup goodies for me that came with Pure Anada Mineral Foundation samples.

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Initial Review of Pure Anada Mineral Foundation

Okay, so I have a question.

WILL THIS NEVER END? Take note that the manner that I said it ( at least, in my mind ) is like me, with clenched teeth, excited, happy because mineral makeup sales are just always here, but more frustrated because with my happiness, the consequence is cash outflow! Hahahaha! Who’s with me? I bet alot of you are!

*Select clearance sale on Coastalscents brushes at 40% off - their prices are already rock bottom, and they’re slashing a chunk from the price still!

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More Mineral Makeup Sales

I’ve been told by a good friend that Pure Anada Mineral Foundation is Holy Grail ( HG ) material. After endless google searches, with my poor eyesight reading it as “Ananda” instead of “Anada,” I am unable to find it until she gave me the link to the store, which is sold at The Pure Boutique.

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Mineral Makeup Lemming : Pure Anada Mineral Foundation

The Makeup Divasreviews Mac Solar Bits in Black Ore and Scatterrays.

The Daily Cookie is celebrating her first reader newsletter with a GIVEAWAY! Sign up and enter for your chance to win a Kat Von D True Romance Beethoven palette for you and a friend.

A Touch of Blusher tells you where to indulge in beauty retail therapy in London.

Beauty Anonymous reviews Dior Bronze Matte Sunshine SPF 20 Bronzing Powder.

Elke shares how you can get creative with your makeup. Have the makeup? Now what? Read for her fun solution.

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic gets the low down from Makeup Artist Molly Stern on her favorite brushes and makeup items!

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