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Here at Meow Cosmetics, we get a lot
of questions about all sorts of mineral makeup and cosmetics related things.
Here are some of the most commonly given answers, to your most
commonly asked mineral cosmetics questions!
Mineral Cosmetics: INGREDIENTS:
Mineral
Cosmetics: COLOR HELP & GENERAL INFO:
Mineral
Cosmetics: APPLICATION:
Ingredients:
Q.
What is Bismuth Oxychloride and is it my friend?
A.
Bismuth is an
additive/filler added to mineral cosmetics to make them "slippy", or
silky. For many women, it is an irritant, and causes itch, burn and
breakouts. It was never much of a friend to us, so we don't use it,
ever.
Q.
What are your foundation ingredients?
A. Foundation Ingredients:
Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron
Oxides
Q.
What are your concealer ingredients?
A. Concealer
Ingredients:
Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Mica, Iron Oxides
Q.
Why no silica? Is it evil, too?
A.
Silica (and silica
microspheres) are also added to mineral cosmetics to add a silky feel to the
product. While this sounds good in principle, and silica is not usually
listed as a breakout causing ingredient, in practice we found it could cause
severe cystic like breakouts in some women. Again, if we can't wear it
ourselves, if we don't love it, we won't sell it. So, there is no silica
in Meow Cosmetics foundations and concealers.
Q.
What is Bismuth Oxychloride and is it my friend?
A.
Bismuth is an additive/filler added to mineral cosmetics to make them "slippy",
or silky. For many women, it is an irritant, and causes itch, burn and
breakouts. It was never much of a friend to us, so we don't use it,
ever.
Q.
Since you don't use bismuth or silica, or other
additives to make it's foundation silky, does that mean it's
dry, or chalky or stiff feeling?
A.
This is where Meow Cosmetics excels! In fact, it's the reason we started the
business. We've done a lot of research and spent
countless months on product development to create a more silky soft feeling mineral
foundation without pore clogging, irritating ingredients. We can't give
away our secrets, but our foundation and concealers really are different than
others you may have tried. We know, we've tried most every brand
that exists ourselves. Ours is more silky, feels more luxurious,
melts beautifully, but contains NOTHING irritating. Our complete ingredient list is
above. Give it a try, you'll see!
Color Help:
Q.
What color of
yours is most like (what i'm using now)?
A.
We get this
one alot. While we can't immediately direct you to a perfect
match for every brand you may be using (we aren't familiar with all
of them), we do have some popular color matches to Bare Escentuals
brand :
Q.
Do you offer
custom color mixing?
A.
No, but we have
introduced Munchkin sizes of foundation, and we do sell empty large
foundation jars, so you can mix yourself. Mixing is
easy! Simply combine your shades and shake well to blend them
together, that's all there is to it. You can mix in a zip lock bag,
or smaller amounts can be mixed right in the jar.
Q. I
don't understand warm/cool...WHAT COLOR AM I?
A.
We don't blame you. A lot of people find this
confusing. The good news is that you don't really need to
understand it all to find your purrr-fect foundation color.
After all, there won't be a test later or anything! You'll
know when you've found your perfect shade, we promise.
In general
though, if you prefer to wear cool colors on your eyes and your
clothes (like blue purple green) you are likely a warm skinned
person. If you prefer reds oranges and warm colors, you
are likely a cool skinned person.
We don't feel
that the color of your veins is helpful, or even the color of your
neck. Here's why: if you are trying to match the color
of your neck, you will need a mirror, and the light will be
reflected onto your skin. This greatly affects the appearance
of colors.
Our advice is
to choose about 3 different colors of foundation that you feel might
be right for you. Most women can generally guess that they
will be, for example a "2 or 3" in color depth/darkness,
without too much too trouble. Basically, if you are light
skinned, or dark skinned, you probably know that all
ready. So, if you feel you are probably a 2 or 3
in darkness, choose 3 shades of foundation you think might look
right for you. Then try each color in sample sizes of both a
level 2(we call this "Frisky") and level 3
("Naughty") in darkness on the inside of your forearm, in
daylight/sunlight/natural light. When you find a color that
begins to disappear, really just vanish on your forearm, you've
probably found your foundation color. Now simply adjust
the darkness level to match the skin on your face.
On our
foundation pages for each color "breed" you'll find plenty of helpful advice listed right
underneath each color to help you choose.
Q. Will
I have to mix colors to get a perfect match?
A.
Meow Cosmetics has the largest foundation color palette with the
largest number of choices available anywhere. The odds are
good you will find your purrr-fect match without mixing.
But some women will still prefer a mixed shade, to achieve that
purrr-fect result. So, feel free to "breed" your
colors to create your purrr-fect match!
Remember,
with Meow Cosmetics, you can not only mix colors, but you can also
custom blend your own coverage by adding a bit of our matching
concealer (very heavy coverage) to your foundation!
Q.
Is there a
limit to the number of samples I can purchase?
A.
Meow Cosmetics is happy to provide affordable, generously sized
samples for only $1. You'll likely find that samples from
other companies are typically twice that amount, and sometimes
even more! In order to keep our samples affordable, and
since they are intended only to help you determine if a color
will work for you, we do limit samples to 2 of any color, per
order. So, you can order 2 each of all the CatEyes
shadows, for example. Remember, our samples are
enough for several applications, so take advantage of them, and
test the colors before purchasing full sizes.
Application
Tips:
Q. I've
never used mineral makeup before, how do I get started?
A.
Welcome to the world of mineral cosmetics! At Meow
Cosmetics, we believe there is no finer type of makeup in
existence. Mineral Cosmetics are truly on the forefront of the
industry. They're everywhere, and for good reason. A
good, pure mineral foundation
is actually good for your skin. You can sleep in it, and not
wake up with breakouts. It can actually improve the quality of
your skin over time. There is no better makeup for acne-prone
skin, or rosacea. Mineral cosmetics have real
anti-inflammatory properties that calm the skin, soothing redness
and aiding healing of breakouts.
The best part
of mineral foundation, though, is how it feels. Your skin
feels naked, bare, as though you have no makeup on at all.
You'll need to look in a mirror a few times the first few days you
wear it-you won't believe you're covered, "made-up",
because you'll feel as though you have no makeup on at all!
Start with Purrr-fect Puss
Foundation and concealer samples
to get started!
Simply
tap out some minerals onto a surface like a large jar lid, saucer or
something similar. Then swirl your brush in the minerals and
apply to your face. There's no need to use alot of minerals - use a
light hand at first and remember, you can "build"coverage
as needed with more light layers until you get a feel for how much
product you need, based on how much coverage you want. Do give
the minerals a few minutes to really melt to your skin before
applying more. As the mineral meld to your skin, you may
find that the coverage is sufficient. If it's not enough after
a few minutes, simply swirl on more to build coverage.
Q. How
is mineral makeup different than liquid foundation?
A.
Liquid foundation, or "goop" as we like to call it here at
Meow Cosmetics will never be good for your skin. Liquid
foundation is heavy, pore-clogging (no matter what it might say on
the label) looks like, well, it just looks like liquid foundation
when you put it on.
Mineral
Foundation, like Purrr-fect
Puss is totally benign to your skin, it can actually help
improve your skin, and reduce breakouts. Best of all it melts
into your skin after you apply it, and feels light, as though you're
wearing no makeup at all!
Q. What
type of brush do you recommend for foundation?
A.
Meow Cosmetics now offers a select offering of top quality cosmetic
brushes specificially designed for premium application
of our mineral cosmetics.
For our
foundations, we recommend one of our luxurious "flat
top" style brushes. Purrrfect and Pampered foundations
apply best with a flat top, while Flawless Feline creates a
spectacular airbrushed finish when applied with a kabuki brush
and lightly buffed. For blush, don't miss our
glorious deluxe fiber optic brush, and for minerals on-the-go, check
out our fillable travel brush! Really, finding the right
brush will depend on what you intend to apply with it.
Concealers will benefit from application with a taklon (wet/dry
synthetic fiber) brush, particularly if you will be wet
concealing with water for heavier coverage, while a softer
fluffier densely packed brush will likely be better for
foundation.
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