Veena Velvet
Skin type = normal to oily
Coverage - buildable light medium to heavy
Finish = matte
Ingredients = premium grade serecite (colorless mica), titanium dioxide, avena sativa, zinc oxide, iron oxide, magnesium stearate.
I've had this for a long time, i think it has been marinating in my drawer 2 years or so. But zee best thing about mineral makeup is that it does not expire because it does not contain any chemicals or preservatives that could go funkay. Recently, it has been the to go to foundation.
Why have i abandoned it for so long?
- it gave me an itch the first few times i wore it, others suffered the same problem
- i had funky bumps on my skin after usage
- the colour was a little bit too dark for me
- applying mineral makeup is messy because the powder gets all over the place
Why have i gotten back to it?
- i noticed if you use a foundation shade that is slightly darker than your skintone, it will automatically make you look slimmer
- this foundation is soooooo LONG LASTING even after a disco dangdut joget berdansa session
- it mattifies my oil slicked face really well
- it has stopped giving me bumps
For your information, i could compete for the WORLD'S OILIEST FACES if there is such a competition. I get so disgustingly oily after just 3 hours of washing. ewwwwwwww :( And when i have my pictures before blotting my face with my trusted Clean & Clear Oil Blotting Sheets (shuka), it looks like someone sprayed my face with WD-40. Hawt dayum! The shine on my nose gets so bad sometimes you can't even see it on camera, because it bounces of soo much flash from the camera.
Lesson to girls - avoid anything that has shimmer, sheen, glitter, radiance, illuminating written on it when you know you're gonna have pictures taken with FLASH. BAD idea.
Enough about my very own oil rig on my face, the way i use this now is i wet a powder brush a lil, then i tap some of the powder on the cap, and swirl my brush around it. The foundation will stick perfectly on the bristles. I press the foundation lightly around my face and swirl the brush in vigorous circular strokes to blend. And wowZa! Perfect Matte skin all day long. Because it is matte, it will come off nicely in photos, even with flash. Overall this is a wonderful foundation for oily skin.
I got mine from ebay. But i believe you can also get it from here >>>>>
http://www.lovingminerals.com/