Mineral Cosmetics

I have been researching the many brands of natural and mineral cosmetics available with the view to selling a range in my shop. I must say I was rather sceptical about putting raw crushed rocks on your face without any cream-like base to smooth them on. I also like my products to work beautifully and feel luxurious which sometimes means they cannot be completely natural.

After many hours googling I finally found a mineral cosmetic range that ticked all my boxes - attractive packaging, good website,vibrant colours, a proper lipstick (not just rock pigment but in a creamy base) and most importantly clear instructions on how to become a stockist.

It is an Australian company and all the pigments are from rocks found in Australia. All products including the lipstick are completely natural. I won't mention the name as I am still evaluating them.

I now have some samples and was pleasantly surprised by the efficacy of the foundation which comes in several shades. You simply brush the pigment onto your skin using downward strokes. I also dabbed the minerals onto blemishes with my finger which worked very well. The best thing about the foundation is that you don't feel like you've got anything on your skin which for someone who won't go out of the front door without make-up is quite a liberating feel. I have also tried mixing the foundation pigment in our face cream and this also gave good coverage.

I found the eyeshadows quite difficult to apply until my daughter suggested using a wet cotton bud. This made the colours much more irridescent and stopped the pigment from landing where you don't want it. I wasn't given a set of brushes to apply the pigments so I will definately need to get some to see if it is any easier with a proper brush. Unfortunately I wasn't sent a lipstick or blusher so I am going to get some of those before I decide to stock them.

So although I need to do some more research I may well be a convert. The lipstick will be the decider!