I love mineral makeup and recommend it to most of my clients. It’s easy-to-use, feels great on your skin, and makes you look amazing. But even easy-to-use products need to be applied correctly in order to achieve the effect you want. Here are some tips and tricks to applying mineral makeup perfectly.
- Let it dry
Give yourself a minute to allow your moisturizer to dry before applying your mineral powder. - Swirl, tap, buff to beautiful coverage
- Swirl. Tap some of the powder in the jar lid and swirl your brush into the minerals. Go around the lid three times with the Buki brush to pick up the product on the brush.
- Tap. Tap your Buki brush two times to release excess powder.
- Buff. Brush onto your face using a light buffing effect. Start with a thin layer and add layers as needed. Remember to brush in a downward direction on the sides of the face to avoid fluffing up the small hairs on the cheeks.
- Use the right tools of the trade
As with most things, using the right tools can make a world of difference in your end result. When applying mineral makeup, it’s worth investing in a good buki brush. A buki brush is a soft dome shaped brush that is especially effective at applying mineral powder and buffing the product onto the skin. It is designed specifically to apply the product evenly around the nose, mouth and eyes.
- Find your perfect match
- Mineral powders are by nature light-reflecting. Expect to use a shade or two darker than your liquid foundation.
- If your foundation looks powdery after you’ve applied it, wait five or ten minutes and check again. The minerals meld with the oils of the skin and look natural in a short time. If they continue to look powdery your shade is too light–consider switching to the next darker shade.
- Mineral powders are by nature light-reflecting. Expect to use a shade or two darker than your liquid foundation.
- Less is More
Mineral powders are extremely concentrated. This product is designed to be applied in layers. Start with one light layer and see if the coverage is what you want, if not apply additional layers till you reach the glow that simply can’t be duplicated by other types of makeup.
Read more about Sue’s work with skincare and makeup at Jafra Cosmetics
You said it all, and I’m 60 years young and wear minerals almost everyday. Just beautiful. By the way, my person who mixes for me, i need two shades. One for winter (lighter) and one for summer (darker), brown skin American. In between seasons blend the two going darker or lighter with season.
Isn’t it fun to work with a professional that knows womens skin needs different shades depending on the season.
Sue