Everyday Minerals

[MNBeth]

I know there is a massive thread on Everyday Minerals, and I've read much of it.

Can't read it all, though, right now, and I'm wondering if anyone else has had trouble with this make-up or with mineral make-ups in general. I've been wearing it for many months, and like it in some ways much more than I thought.

But I'm realizing more and more how much it irritates my eyes and nose, especially in the hour or two right after I put it on.

I'm not suggesting that there are specific offending ingredients, but simply that all that powder flying around my face cannot help but get into my eyes and nose, and I always feel like I've been through a dust cloud for a while.

I hate to give it up, especially with summer coming. With our excessively dry Minnesota winters, I've needed some very heavy moisturizer to keep from drying out with the powders, but in the summer I love the shine reduction that you get with mineral make-up, and it seems to wear better than moist makeups when my skin is more inclined to be damp.

Still, <sniff, snuff> this is a bit troublesome.

Anyone else, or am I just weird?

[SGWhiskers]

Love their products. O-glow is just fine with my dry skin and no more pimples. (that could be from being gluten-free though).

Regarding powder management:

1) puff jars are great for blush. Don't lift the jar off your face as you "bounce" it. Just use the elasticity in your skin as you tap.

2) I don't tap the brushes before applying. This keeps the dust down. I just make sure I have the right amount on my brush before buffing it on.

3) If I accidentally start a dust storm, I step to the side to get out of the dust. This always happens when I buff my nose.

4) I always make sure I exhale when I'm buffing.

5) some people apply the minerals wet.

I worry about inhaling the minerals too. I don't know of any research one way or another about it. I'm sure the old liquids are equally bad for us.

I do feel comfortable with them knowing everything in their factory is gluten free. My sensitive face and skin feel calm when wearing them and they stay on all day.

[raisin]

I love Everyday Minerals. It's the first affordable makeup (organic or otherwise) I haven't had reactions to.

However, I only use two items. "Multi-tasking" concealer, for acne/post-acne-mark coverup, and I often need it near by nose, but it has never gotten in my nose. I am a punk and use the black eyeliner heavily, but also find it never gets into my eyes. I apply them dry but have a feeling the eyeliner would look better wet.. Never thought of that! I do, however, apply the cover up with a small brush, collecting the dust on the brush and applying it to my face as if I were painting (slow, smooth, light, semi-circular motions), and "spread/even" it with the brush in the same fashion.

The difference could either be the specific items, the amount used, the style of application, or the fact that I have very oily skin year-round.

[tiredofbeingsickandtired]

I know this is an old thread but here's whats helped me with Everyday Minerals. For my eyes I keep a clean damp rag folded beside the sink. I damped the tips of my brushes very slightly and run them across the cap of the little containers just getting enough for my application. This works like a a charm to keep the "dust" out of my eyes and it goes on pretty nice too.

I bought 2 stacking storage boxes from Target with several flat sections that snap onto each other as you stack them. 2 of them have 6 deep sectioned compartments with lids. I mix my foundation with these and it helps keep the dust at a minimum because I use a section to tap the brush (also less waste!) This is great for organizing all the colors and types.