Good For You Makeup- Glo Minerals

In late 2014 I was asked to try Glo Minerals Luxe foundation. I had heard about the brand and knew a little about the company. Being a beauty blogger, I'm asked to try a lot of products, sadly most are not worth mentioning. Glo Minerals really shocked me with their Luxe Foundation and even made it to my Best of 2014 Liquid Foundations round up. You can watch the first impressions review video here. 

Of course after the success of their liquid foundation, I wanted to try more. Glo Minerals offered to send me their Metallic Smokey Eye Kit, Duo Shimmer in Candle, and Blush in Sweet. I then purchased the Concealer, Brow Powder, and Pressed Base myself to really get a feel for the brand. 

First off, Glo Minerals is 100% cruelty free, talc free, and paraben free! This is great news for those that have extremely sensitive skin. For the most part my skin can take a little beating, but for everyday wear, I need to be careful of the ingredients in my makeup. 

You can use: DRESSHAPPY15 for 15% off your entire purchase (MSRP only).

I do not make commission off the discount code or your purchases this was given to my viewers from Glo Minerals.

My favorite product that I have been using is the Dual Shimmer in Candle. Glo Minerals donates proceeds from this product to breast cancer, which makes it even more special.

The shimmer is so gorgeous and makes my whole face glow like an angel. I love the golden shimmer for highlight points, and the pale pink shimmer is beautiful on the inner corner of my eyes.

The highlight is some of the most finely milled powder I've ever touched and the products is ridiculously pigmented. I have to say if you buy anything, buy this highlight duo!

Next up is the Metallic Smokey Eye Kit. This is a beautiful everyday school, work, life kit. The name is a little misleading in my mind. I feel that this is a beautiful wearable everyday eye palette, but the metallic smokey eye name can put those natural eye look seekers off.

The palette is full of my favorites, neutral shades! I thought the shimmer might be too much, but it made for a very youthful glowing look. My only wish is for one matte shade in the quad to add a little more possibility.

The pigmentation is good, again very finely milled, long lasting, and easy to work with. I see college and young working adults loving this quad.

You can wear the base shadow all on it's own with a bit of liner and be good to go. There's a guide to how to wear the shadows, but I find these to be very versatile in wearing alone, all together, or mixing it up.

The next item that blew me away is the blush in sweet. I love what this blush did for my complexion. Sweet is the perfect name because this blush made me look bright, happy, and healthy. The powder if pigmented, bendable, soft, and oh so beautiful. I think anyone with light to medium complexion would love this great everyday blush!

I also tried the Pressed Base in honey light, one of their best sellers and I have to say I love it. It's a great build able coverage powder foundation. You can see me use it as a setting powder in my latest video about Glo Minerals here.

For those who want a quick no fuss face, you can use the very creamy concealer duo and dust the face with the Pressed Base and be good to go. For touchups the compact is great, just be careful not to cake it on throughout the day. If you add too much just mist with a setting spray or fancy water to bring back the luminosity on the skin.

The concealer was quite impressive as well. Smooth, blend able, soft, and didn't crease under my eyes. The coverage is good and I like that it comes with 2 shades.

I also purchased the brow powder and forgot how much I love brow powders! This Spring is going to be all about less is more and natural brows, so powders are a great quick way to tame my sparse brows. It's almost fool proof.

Overall I'm quite impressed with what Glo Minerals has to offer as a cosmetics brand. The foundation are truly unique and perfect for those struggling with sensitive skin. I'm a new fan and will be purchasing more in the future.

Have you tried mineral based makeup? What are some of your favorites?

XOXO
Serein

Current Skincare Routine Featuring Mei Yin Skincare

The most important thing in beauty... good skin. 

We all long for perfect skin, we all strive for it, and we all spend hundreds of dollars every year in hopes of achieving perfection. 

Recently I've gotten my routine and products down to give my skin what it needs pure, high grade, organic, natural, parban free products. The results, my skin has never looked better! Just look at my recent videos where I'm barely wearing foundation and feel great. 

I've been on a major skincare revamp lately. In my latest skincare video I share with you my current 3 step skincare routine. 

Now this is my day to day quick get unready routine. 

2-3 times a week I like to pull out my ultrasonic tool or my microdermabrasion at home kit to do a deep clean, exfoliate, serums, and hydrating mask. (more info can be found on my channel)

Here are the 3 products I use everyday for a quick cleanse, tone, and moisturizer. 

Mei Yin Skincare products are based in traditional Chinese Medicine. Formulated by Chinese herbalists and licensed acupuncturists. Mei Yin Skincare is 100% natural, 100% plant based, cruelty free, sulfate free, and parabens free. 

After removing my eye makeup with an oil based makeup remover, I like to start my routine with a good non foaming cleanser. 

I learned the hard way that foaming cleansers contain detergent, which is harsh and strips your skin of it's natural oils and moisture. Most skin types do not like detergents in their cleanser. 

The Bai Shao Yao Cleansing Milk is incredibly gently, creamy, and hydrating while removing any dirt and makeup. If you wear heavy makeup I suggest using a gently makeup wipe first or cleansing twice. 

*Tip use warm water (not hot) open the pores and cleanse the skin, then use cold to close the pores. 

After cleansing I like to use the Chen Pi Daily Tonic with Green Tea on a exfoliating cotton round. Toners are suppose to balance the skin's PH after cleansing. The Bai Shao Yao Cleansing milk is so gently that my skin usually feels great already, but a toner will also remove any residual residue. 

The Chen Pi Dail Tonic is gently and full of antioxidants. I find this step to really refresh my skin and balance it. 

Finally I finish off with a hydrating moisturizer. I really like the Sha Shen Hydrating Moisturizer with White Peony because of the fluffy whipped texture. 

The Sha Shen Hydrating Moisturizer is hydrating without being greasy or feeling heavy on the skin. My skin looks bright and healthy after the 3 steps. Watch my video to see my whole routine with tips here.

Just look at the fluffy texture of this beautiful moisturizer.

The line is priced affordably especially with the high grade ingredients and quality of the products. You can get most of the product for about $30. The moisturizer is the priciest set at $60, but that is a bad price point compared to some other moisturizer out there. I find that I like this moisturizer better than some of the other night creams I've used that have cost twice as much or more.

Overall I love the products, the ingredients make my skin happy, it's fairly priced, expensive quality packaging, and most importantly great for my skin! Did I say that already? My skin just feels amazing.

Mei Yin has offered my readers a discount code incase you'd like to try the products out yourself. Use  Happy20 at checkout.

XOXO
Serein

FTC Disclaimer:
This post is in partnership with Mei Yin. I only recommend products or services I have tested and use personally and believe will be good for my viewers! I do not make commission on any purchases. Also the proof is in my skin. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising.  Thank you for reading! I love you!