Colorful Minerals

Posted by Stacey

on May 12, 2009

Mineral makeup is all the rage right now and if you want to find out why so many people can’t stop raving about it, one of the better collections I’ve tried recently is Prescriptives Mineral Color. The collection consists of a number of products, but my two favorite are the Lip Glosses and the Making Eyes kits.

The Lip Glosses have quickly become a staple in the ever-revolving stash of colors in my bag because they’re super shiny and sparkly. They’re so sparkly, in fact, that I would put them on a par with MAC’s Dazzleglass, the cult favorite that sold out almost instantly last year and made a much anticipated return last month. It’s the kind of sparkle that looks glamorous and chic, not glittery like the colors you used to wear when you were a kid, so they’re perfect for a night out. The four shades, Amber, Rose Quartz, Sunstone and Amethyst, were inspired by gemstones (and who doesn’t love the way those sparkle?) They’re infused with vitamins and minerals and feature the exclusive R.E.C. complex, which stands for Radiance Emitting Crystals – a unique combination of Amethyst, Rose Quartz and Calcite that gives the glosses their shiny radiance. At $17.50 each, I’m sure I’ll be toting these classics around for months to come.

My other favorite from the Mineral Color collection are the Making Eyes kits. Available in two color schemes, Cool and Warm, each kit comes with three different shades of eyeshadow and a nicely-sized eyeshadow brush for application. Each kit comes with a light shade, a medium shade, and a dark shade to give you all the tools you need to create a perfect look. Simply sweep the light shade over your entire eye area, the medium shade on your eyelid, and the dark shade in the crease and outer corner to achieve a simple, classic look that won’t take you an hour to create. I’m a big fan of the jars the shadows come in too – the small opening in the jar allows you to shake out just as much shadow as you need without any waste, and it doesn’t create a mess along the way, like some loose shadows do. And the colors themselves are very wearable – I tried out the Warm collection and the three shades blended together seamlessly (and with a touch of shimmer, they can easily transition your look from day to evening, depending on how much color you apply).