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Unique Handcrafted Mineral Cosmetics & Natural Skin Care
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Using
Powder Foundations - Loose powder foundations give a smooth,
matte finish that prevents skin from looking shiny and oily. Our
loose powder foundations apply best with large soft bristled brush
like our Luscious Kabuki brush, a dry flocked
sponge or a cosmetics
puff. The use of a swirly
bowl is optional, but lends a convenience that passes up a
jar lid any day. The finished effect of this technique should
be a barely there matte coverage that creates a natural effect
and prevents the skin from looking shiny.
- Start with
freshly cleansed and nourished skin. Be sure to wait at least
five minutes for your moisturizer to absorb completely into
the skin.
- If using a
swirly bowl, shake a very small amount of foundation into
the bowl and tap your applicator into the foundation. Be careful
not to apply too much foundation at one time. It is always
best to start out light and build from there.
- Using gentle,
even strokes cover the larger areas of your face first (the
cheeks, forehead and t-zone), following their natural contours.
- Blend well
under the jaw line and down onto the neck to create natural
effect and avoid a demarcation line.
- Dry Skin
Tip - If you find that using a loose powder foundation
is too drying, try spraying the face with one of our Specialty
Mineral Makeup Setting Sprays or any of our Toner,
Tonics or Botanical Sprays after application and gently
tap moisturized foundation onto face with a soft cosmetic
puff or flocked sponge until desired affects are achieved.
Also works wonderful with a Luscious Kabuki brush for
an airbrushed flawless finish.
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Using
Liquid Foundations - Liquid or creamy type foundations
produces a more lightweight finish than the loose powder variety
and tends to be easier to use on dry skin. However, some people
find it harder to apply. The trick is not to overload the sponge,
which creates a streaky, unnatural effect that will be difficult
to correct. To finish, always brush over your foundation base
with a Finalizer
or Finisher. The loose powder Finalizers
and Finishers help the foundation stay in place longer. The
finished effect should be smooth and even.
- Start with
freshly cleansed and nourished skin. Be sure to wait at least
five minutes for your moisturizer to absorb completely into
the skin.
- Apply a little
foundation onto a flocked sponge or cosmetics wedge. Using
gentle, even strokes cover the larger areas of your face first
(the cheeks, forehead and t-zone), following their natural
contours.
- Blend well
under the jaw line and down onto the neck to create natural
effect, as well as around the hairline.
- Check for unevenness
around the eyes and the side of nose. Lightly pat with the
sponge any areas that need a little more foundation, but do
not cover the whole face again - that would give a thick unnatural
effect.
- Once satisfied
with coverage, brush on a Finisher or Finalizer, again following
the contours of the face. For a more matte finish, apply the
Finisher or Finalizer using a soft cosmetics puff and then
brush over.
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Shading
and Highlighting - Whatever shape your face, skillful
shading and highlighting can help to enhance your good points
and minimize the less desirable ones. Using a foundation shade
a step lighter than your normal foundation for highlighting makes
the features highlighted more prominent, while using a foundation
shade a step or two darker than your normal shade for shading
helps those undesirable areas recede into the back ground. You
should highlight your good points, such as high cheek bones, but
shadow plump cheeks or a heavy jaw line. To figure out what you
would like to highlight or shade on your face, you'll need to
pull the hair back away from your face with a head band or scarf.
In front of a mirror, start by examining your face from the front
and in profile. Touch the brow bones, eye sockets, nose bone,
cheekbones and chin with your fingertips to understand how they
are structured. Once decided, you can begin. This technique is
a BEFORE normal foundation application. The finished effect should
be a soft, subtle foundation application with good features highlighted
and emphasized and less desirable ones shaded and minimized.
- To Shade - Apply the darker than normal foundation shade to the areas
where you want to emphasize the shadows, such as a heavy jaw line.
- A heavy
or square jaw line should be shaded to create more oval
shape.
- Rounded
cheeks should be shaded to create shadows, causing the
area to recede
- To Highlight - Apply the lighter than normal foundation shade to the areas
that you wish to highlight, such as the cheekbones.
- Cheekbones
should be highlighted to make them seem more prominent.
- Highlighting
the tops of the cheekbones will lift the whole cheek area,
same for the eyes with highlighting the brow bone.
- To Finish - Apply your base foundation to the whole face and neck, blending
into the border lines of the light and dark shades. Check
that the makeup looks natural and balanced. Go back over the
light and shadow areas again if necessary.
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| Correcting
Facial Shapes |
- Long Face
Shapes - To reduce the length of a long face, use a darker
shade foundation to shade around the top of the forehead,
blending into the hairline. Shade along the jaw line, too,
and under the cheekbones. Dot a lighter shade foundation just
above the cheekbones to highlight, then apply your base foundation,
blending well. Reapply the lighter and darker shades if necessary.
Brush blusher along the cheekbones but not too far down the
face.
- Square Face
Shapes - Soften a square face by using a darker foundation
to shade an almost triangular shape on either side of the
jaw. Shade the sides of the forehead, too, to help reduce
the width of the top part of the face. Dot a lighter shade
foundation above the cheekbones to highlight, then apply your
base foundation, blending well. Reapply the lighter and darker
shades if necessary. Brush blusher along the cheekbones.
- Round Face
Shapes - To reduce the width of a round face, use a darker foundation
shade underneath the cheekbone to give the face more angles.
Blend into the hairline. Dot a lighter foundation above the
cheekbones to highlight and on the tip of the chin to counteract
the moon shape. Apply your base foundation, blending well.
Reapply the lighter and darker shades if necessary. Brush
blusher along the cheekbones.
- Heart Face
Shapes - To even up a heart-shaped face, use a darker
shade of foundation on the sides of the forehead to help reduce
the width of the face, and also on the tip of the chin to
make it look less pointed. Dot a lighter shade foundation
just above the cheekbones to highlight, then apply your base
foundation, blending well. Reapply the lighter and darker
shades if necessary. Brush blusher along the cheekbones blending
it up onto the temples.
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| Our
Favorite Tools for Foundation Application |
- Loose Powder
Mineral Foundations
- Luscious
Kabuki - The
Ultimate Foundation Brush! This exquisitely soft professional
size bundle of natural bristles is made exclusively of
a luxurious blend of squirrel & goat hairs for superior
non irritating application perfection!
- Swirly
Bowl - A Cory Cosmetics Exclusive! These great little
bowls are the perfect size to drop a few grains of your
choice Cory foundation in and swirl away!
- Flocked
Sponge - Professional quality white latex free flocked
sponge, 3/8 in thick, 3.175 in long. Polyurethane foam
that's super soft, lint free and durable.
- Cosmetic
Powder Puffs - Professional
quality velour puff. Ultra soft puff helps to smooth powder
on, leaving a velvety finish.
- Mineral
Setting Spray - Our setting sprays are designed to
set your mineral foundation after they have been applied
and will deliver a fresh dewy finish.
- Liquid and
Cream Foundations
- 1
Inch Taklon Foundation Brush - The contoured tip is designed to pick up and distribute
the perfect amount of color, distributing it quickly and
evenly without streaking.
- Flocked
Sponge - Professional quality white latex free flocked
sponge, 3/8 in thick, 3.175 in long. Polyurethane foam
that's super soft, lint free and durable.
- Latex
Free Cosmetic Wedges - Professional
quality cosmetic sponges. Ultra fine textured, latex free,
non crumbling wedges that provide superior coverage and
blendability.
- Finalizers
and Finishers - Adds the finalizing
and finishing touch to your priming, concealing and foundation
application.
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