As promised in
this post, my review of The Body Shop's new Nature's Minerals line! A small caveat though-I'm really not the best person to be reviewing mineral products since I don't have all that much experience with them, nor do I tend to love them. Okay so I did love my
Aromaleigh blushes but mineral foundations have always tended to irritate my sin.
Swatches of everything at the end of the post!
Nature's Minerals Foundation in Shade 02, Cheek Color in Pink Quartz, and Eye Color in Radiant Graphite
Packaging: I really was impressed with the packaging for the entire line. The shimmery graphite-like black tops were pretty and a nice change of pace from the not so interesting toppers I'm used to. I LOVED the fact that the foundation had an expiration date printed right on the side so that I would know when it needs to be tossed, but most of all I loved the mesh sifters that the Body Shop chose to use. Seriously more companies need to take this up, because it makes for very little mess and waste, plus no clumps! The mesh-sifter is genius people!
Mesh Sifter from Foundation
($25)
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What did I love? Well first and foremost, this mineral foundation caused absolutely no reaction whatsoever from my skin. No irritation, itchiness, breakouts, etc. Thanks to the mesh sifter the foundation is clump free and very finely milled, making for a beautiful smooth texture. I piled this stuff on and I could hardly feel a thing.
Not so much: The coverage unfortunately. This is probably why I'm not a mineral foundation kinda girl--I need medium to full coverage from my foundations, and that's hard to get from a non-liquid. Heck it can be hard to get from a liquid foundation! Nature's Minerals Foundations offer light to I'd say light/medium coverage, meaning if you have residual redness in your cheeks after priming and all that good stuff, it'll tone it down but it'll still be there.
As for oil control, it was decent but not exceptional. I was oily/shiny within 2-3 hours and it was all downhill from there.
I also didn't completely love the shade, but that was entirely my fault as I probably should've gone with 01 rather than 02, which is a little dark for me.
Verdict? If you have decent skin to begin with, or like to go for a soft natural look, this is a nice mineral foundation option, and probably among the best that I've tried, but I'm not converted just yet!
Nature's Minerals Cheek Color in Pink Quartz ($18)
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I'm loving pretty much everything about this one! Pink Quartz is a pretty soft pink blush with luster-adding mica particles which diffuse light to help disguise fine lines that's flattering to most skintones. On me it creates a natural flush that's perfect for those days when I'm going for a more understated look.
Nature's Minerals Eye Color in Radiant Graphite ($13)
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Radiant Graphite is a soft gray/copper shade with beautiful shimmer that I've been using pretty often for a barely there daytime smoky eye. The Nature's Minerals Eye Colors tend to be pretty sheer as a whole, so while color is buildable the look below is pretty much as pigmented as they're going to get if you don't apply these with a wet applicator (which I have yet to try).
And Swatches:
Swatches: Foundation in 02, Cheek Color in Pink Quartz, Eye Color in Radiant Graphite
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