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Powder Power: 7 Unconventional Ways to Use It
You already know that powder can mattify oily skin or create a sudsy bubble bath. Those uses are easy. But powders have other, more unusual beauty uses that might surprise you.
Reader Review of the Day: Wet 'n' Wild Natural Wear 100% Natural Pressed Powder
To find a product that works and costs under $5 is pretty amazing. Add natural ingredients and eco-friendly packaging to the mix, and it's even better. That's just what reader Sarasonne has found in Wet 'n' Wild Natural Wear 100 Percent Natural Pressed Powder.
Reader Review of the Day: Clinique Blended Face Powder and Brush
Are you leery of loose powders? Perhaps Ineedcaffeine can assist, as she loves Clinique's Blended Face Powder and Brush ($19). Here's why:
For the price and the sheer amount that is in the jar, you cannot go wrong with this powder.
Coming Soon: Illamasqua Powdered Metals
Due out 13th July is a new face powder from Illamasqua called Powdered Metals (£22). At first glance it looks similar to a bronzer or a large vat of loose shimmer shadow, and actually it's both of these products and a whole lot more! I love it because it's multi-purpose, and in the face of a credit crunch, let's face it, individual beauty products just aren't as practical.
How to Fix a Broken Compact
Whether it's been dropped, unintentionally stepped on, or is nearing the end of its lifespan, a broken compact is messy business. I've had success giving these crumbly powders a quick fix with a tissue, and recently, I learned a new tip from Woman's World's Stephanie Prommer on Kathy Lee and Hoda. It's time to pick up the pieces.
Have You Had a Mean Beauty Trick Played on You?
Watch and chuckle, or scoff — or both — as this guy records his gal pal unintentionally blanketing herself in a cloud of baby powder. The white substance, which was placed deliberately in a blow-dryer by her "friend," was all set to go for a dramatic release once that button was switched into the "on" position. A cruel joke, or a harmless antic?
Coming Soon: Estée Lauder Nutritious Makeup
When a product contains ingredients to provide environmental protection and radiant skin, along with an SPF, my attention is definitely captured. And as Estée Lauder is set to launch two new nutrient-rich makeup items next month, I'm curious to see how these wonder products will deliver. With six shades each, Nutritious Vita-Mineral Loose Powder SPF 15 ($33.50) and Nutritious Vita-Mineral Liquid SPF 10 ($33.50) are formulated with ingredients to help erase fatigue and absorb oil.
Reader Review of the Day: Jane Iredale PurePressed Base Pressed Mineral Powder
When you spend beaucoup bucks on a beauty item, you want to be overjoyed, elated . . .
How-To: Choose a Powder
These days, buying a neutral powder comes with many, many decisions. Mineral or regular? Loose or pressed?
Product Review: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Duo
I think MAC comes out with a new makeup collection more often than I sanitize my shower, but hey, that's not a terrible thing, is it? The latest launch to catch my eye is the Mineralize Skinfinish Duo ($26.50). The compact contains finely milled, baked face powder; about 75% is matte, and the rest is softly shimmery.
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