Compact Mineral Powder Versus Loose Minerals

Having used Loose Mineral powder make up for the last few years, I was interested in the new compact mineral powders that I have seen recently advertised.

I love the coverage and finish of the loose mineral powder but thought the ease and practicality of the compact version was worth exploring.

After trying a couple of top brand compacts, I found that neither gave as good coverage as the loose powders and one was a little bit chalky in texture.

It's recommended that you use with a powder brush (same as with the loose) but, personally, the effect was just dusting the skin slightly with colour.

You need an excellent complexion to begin with!

Therefore my advice is to stick with the loose mineral powders for better coverage and only opt for compact mineral powders to apply over foundation for a smoother glow to the skin.

My fave loose mineral powders are L'Oreal, Bare Minerals, Clinique and Elizabeth Arden.

Vaseline for Nails

Lately I seem to keep finding 'good old staples'

Products that we used to use years ago and tend to forget about as there's always something new on the market.

With the weather getting a bit colder here in Dubai!
My cuticles get very dry, so I have been massaging a well known nail oil into them each night for the past week.

A little bit of difference but not much as I thought the oil felt too thin in texture to work.

Then I remembered a girl that I worked with years ago in a beauty salon.
She told me to use Vaseline on my nails.

Last night I massaged Vaseline around my nails and there is a huge difference in the texture of the skin this morning.

It also reminds me of when I lived in Africa 24 years ago, where most women used to use Vaseline on their faces every evening and what beautiful skins they had.
It's an oldie but a goody!