Elenor_05/1/07

Elenor wrote: " I have never worn much make-up and never foundation at all. (We work at home, so I rarely used to 'fix my face.') The weight, the gooey-ness {shudder}, the look of 'regular' foundation just bothered me too much. I stumbled on Signature Minerals and now I wear foundation every day (even when we don't go out)! I tried a liquid foundation once (right color and all, a good quality make-up), and my husband asked me to wash it off: he hated it. (I was relieved, as I didn't like it either!) The first time I put on Signature Foundation - he marveled! He loved it! He thought - and thinks! - it looks lovely and natural and not "made-up." (I think so too!) It's less noticeable in the pictures (or I'm my own worst critic, tee hee hee!), but I see redness and capillaries, and blotchiness on my face. Signature Minerals foundation (Ivory) makes my complexion look great - the irregularities go away but the make-up is not visible. One thing I do that I haven't seen elsewhere is to first put a "normal" dark eye liner line just above my lashes; then I put a second line, just as fine/thin, in a light color immediately above the dark eye liner; I think it really makes my eyes stand out. (Oh, and the lighter color is lighter than the actual eye shadow I use on my eye lids.)"

Elenor is wearing...

Face:

Light Touch Concealer (wet) for under-eye circles;

1.0 Ivory Foundation (dry) over face, including under eyes/over concealer;

I also lightly dust Damask blush on under-eye circles over foundation to warm it up.

Cheeks:

Fushia Pearl eye-shadow (dry).

Eyes:

Midnight Blue eye color (wet) as first eyeliner;

some Sky Blue eye color (wet) as a second eyeliner above the darker line;

Wave eye color (wet) on eyelid;

Sky Blue (dry) directly under brow arch,

then No. 2 Light foundation (dry) over Sky Blue and rest of area above eye lid.

Lips:

2.3 Light Beige foundation to line just outside my lips, then used a (mineral) lipstick I made myself.