For the last decade mineral makeup has become the preferred makeup (especially mineral based foundation) of choice. Once women discovered the beautiful flawless application that mineral makeup so easily provides as well as the fact that makeup can actually be good for your skin, there was just simply no turning back. It’s fairly safe to say that mineral makeup is here to stay…and for good reason!

Two outstanding mineral-based cosmetic companies in particular are garnishing rave beauty editor and customer reviews. Both jane iredale  and Colorescience already have a huge following who hyperbolistically declare…once you go mineral…you won’t go back!

jane iredale cosmetics are miracle workers for the skin. Jane Iredale PurePressed Base Pressed Mineral Powder SPF 20-Golden Glow Refill is the perfect all in one makeup for those with medium colored skin tones. Just pop the refill into the compact and you are good to go. Jane Iredale PurePressed Base Pressed Mineral Powder SPF 20-Golden Glow Refill is a gorgeous foundation and powder all in one. In fact, the multi-tasking jane iredale make up is also a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 20!

For those of you with deeper, darker skin tones, Jane Iredale Foundation has you flawlessly covered as well. Check out Jane Iredale PurePressed Base Pressed Mineral Powder SPF 20- Warm Sienna Refill. This is also a handy refill for the compact which reduces waste and saves money and is a good choice for deeper skin tones. Jane iredale PurePressed Base Pressed Mineral Powder SPF 20-Warm Sienna can be layered on effortlessly providing any level of coverage with a sheer to semi-matte flawless jane iredale mineral finish. The gorgeous multi-tasking jane iredale make up not only provides exceptional yet natural coverage, the very popular jane iredale mineral makeup also conceals imperfections remarkably well in darker skin tones. For extra coverage, you can also use a jane iredale concealer.

For picture perfect finish, I also recommend Colorescience Cosmetics offers another brilliant category of products within their Colorescience Mineral Makeup lines called Colorescience Primers. Anyone can sport a professionally applied look simply by using products from both Jane Iredale Foundations and Colorescience Primers specialty lines. They are each fabulous when worn alone, but together they provide the proverbial, “I just stepped out of the salon,” look and appeal.

It has been reported that professional makeup artists feel that there are two things that provide for the perfect cosmetic finish. One is using quality make-up brushes and the second is the use of makeup primer. Primers offer many benefits but are particularly beneficial for providing a perfect smooth texture (or canvas) for your foundation application.

Colorescience Line Tamer SunReliable Primer SPF 20 is the crème de la crème of multi-tasking priming products. Colorescience Line Tamer Sunreliable Primer SPF 20 not only effectively primes the skin for the following Colorescience makeup application, it’s also a brilliant wrinkle filler, it camouflages skin imperfections, it diminishes pore size, it protects the skin from harmful UV rays, and due to its yellow formulation it cancels out redness in the skin. Colorescience make up primer is a soothing velvety mousse-like consistency which is perfect for soothing skin after environmental stressors such as wind and sun exposure and after professional treatments such as microdermabrasion, glycolic chemical peels and comedone extractions.

My favorite Colorescience cosmetics product is the sister product to the aforementioned Colorescience Line Tamer Primer. Colorescience Pro Wild to Mild Skin Bronzing Primer SPF 20 virtually provides me with all the benefits of Line Tamer (it is formulated with the exact base and ingredients) but it also gives me a beautiful bronzed glow. I love to wear colorescience pro Wild to Mild Skin Bronzing Primer SPF20 alone because it smooth’s out my skin’s texture making my skin look much younger and softer. This colorescience bronzer looks great worn alone for those times when you don’t want to look overly made-up and desire the perfect understated look for outdoor events such as a picnic at the beach. I like the natural Colorescience Sunforgettable look of Colorescience Wild to Mild provides for me and I know I can always apply my Colorescience Foundation over it later in the day should I wish to use it as my perfect foundation primer and ultimately end up with a flawless finish!

Both jane iredale mineral make up and Colorescience Products are absolutely brilliant and provide a flawless looking complexion and easily applied professionally looking mineral makeup application.