Review: Mia Mariu Mineral Makeup

What woman doesn’t like to try out new cosmetics? I LOVE it. It is one of my favorite hobbies! I was super psyched when I got a chance to review some products from Mia Mariu. Mia Mariu sells the most amazing mineral makeup and skincare.

The Perfecting Finish Mineral Foundation is a truly an amazing foundation. I was sent the Miel color, which is a lighter medium color. The texture is so silky smooth that I don’t even feel like I’m wearing makeup! The trick to this foundation is the ingredients; natural minerals, green tea, lecithin, and vitamins A and E.

I used a sponge to apply this, and it absorbed instantly. My skin immediately fell in love. It is SO moisturizing, yet didn’t gleam or shine. It blended into my skin SO well that it just looked like I had naturally perfect skin. It covered up the dark circles under my eyes, the uneven textures, and a tiny blemish I had on the left side of my jaw.

It is is oil-free, yet hydrating which I love. I don’t have to worry about my skin looking shiny in the sunlight, pictures, or high temperatures. My skin looked and felt flawless ALL day. It didn’t sweat off, fade off, and I never had to reapply it!

Mia Mariu has an amazing feature on their website that makes it easy to find your perfect tone, so you aren’t struggling on guessing colors. We’ve all had those mistakes. When we go makeup shopping and end up getting something that is too light or too dark for our skin.

Either we end up mixing it with another foundation we have, a moisturizer, or not using the makeup at all. That’s why I love this feature. It helps to find the perfect tone, so that your natural skin tone is highlighted and made beautiful!

BUY IT: You can buy the Mia Mariu The Perfecting Finish Mineral Foundation for only $25.

Luminous Lip Gloss in Romance was also sent. This is the lightest color in the collection. It’s a light sparkly pink, but when I put it on it looks clear and sparkly.

I love the radiant glow of this gloss. It is very creamy, feels almost like applying a luscious icing. It is very rich, but also very soft. It stays on for awhile, without me having to reapply it time and time again.

I love the luminous sparkles that twinkle in the light when I move. It makes me feel like a true beauty queen for just a little bit. Sparks seem to fly from my eyes when I put this on. Makes me feel like I have somewhere important to be, even if I don’t!

shimmery, glittering, and beaming are words that come to mind when I think of this gloss. It adds luster to my makeup collection. It’s better than looking dull and not shining at all. Contains Vitamin A, E, & C!

It feels so hydrating and nourishing. Other lip glosses seem to feel slick. I can’t seem to keep them on for more than 20 minutes at the most because it’s like they evaporate into the air. This feels like a creamy, thick lipstick instead of those thin, runny lip glosses we are all used to!

Here are the other colors. I would love to try all 3!

Buy It: You can buy the Luminous Lip Gloss  in the 4 colors shown, for $13 each.

 

They also sent the Hydrating Stick Gloss in Seduccion. I don’t usually wear a lot of lipstick because they tend to make my lips feel dried out. I really enjoy wearing this one though, because the formula is extra hydrating, so my lips NEVER feel dried out.

It seriously just feels like I’ve got on a tinted lip gloss or chapstick! The best part was it didn’t clump up and dry out after a little while. It includes Vitamins A, C and E that nourishes, as well as minerals and anti-oxidants to preserve and protect.

I love the lively, vibrant coloring of the lipstick. It really brings out my complexion and is really flattering. The color is dazzling, eye catching, and lustrous. It really brought out the red coloring I put in my hair not that long ago! They really complimented each other perfectly!

The texture is creamy, feathery, and very smooth! I really loved how it just glides on without a problem. With any other lipstick, it’s like I have to force it. Not with this one, it truly stays silky smooth and vivid for hours!

I didn’t have to keep checking to make sure it wasn’t smeared, running, or wiped off. This is the first lipstick (even within the “hydrating” lipsticks) that I didn’t have to put lipgloss on right after applying the lipstick.

They have some other shades that I am DYING to try!

BUY IT: You can buy the Hydrating Stick Gloss in 9 different shades for $15

 

I am always testing out new colors, shades, and dimensions of eye shadow, eye liner, and eye shimmers. Sometimes I end up messing up and end up with eye shadow somewhere it isn’t mean to be (like on my cheek). The mineral eye shadow is the hardest to keep where it’s supposed to be.

Without a great eye makeup remover, it would take me forever to clean up and remove all the eye shadow. Even with wipes or a washcloth- my skin ends up red and irritated looking because of the constant rubbing.

I LOVE this Gentle Eye Makeup Remover because it feel more like an soothing oil than a runny liquid. It takes just a very small amount of this to get ALL the eyeshadow, liner, shimmer, and mascara off without irritating the skin around my eyes and making them red,

The trick to this is the ingredients. This contains cucumber extract which helps to reduce swelling around the eyes. It is also formulated with Vitamin E and other botanicals.

This leaves my skin perfectly clean from makeup. No harsh chemicals, no hard scrubbing, and absolutely NO redness. I didn’t wake up with mascara lines running down my face like with my usual face cleanser. No matter what I done to prevent it, it was still happening. That is, until switching over to this.

This is perfect for the sensitive area around the eyes, and perfect for every type of skin. A tiny bit goes further than twice the amount of my regular cleanser.

BUY IT: You can buy the Gentle Eye Makeup Remover  for $19.

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Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, products were sent for review purposes only. The opinions in this post are completely honest.

Jessica Renee

Borghese Bronzer Brush & Lipcolour Review

Perla Duale High Impact Lipcolour

Borghese launched a lipstick line  in November 2010 called Perla Duale High Impact Lipcolour. There are six shades to choose from, and they are all very beautiful colors.  They range in colors, from pinkish, light brown, wine colors, to a darker more caramel brown.

These lipsticks were inspired by the fashion forward runways of Milan. The inner lipstick color is surrounded by a shimmery balm with a pearl colored finish.

 

The shades are Perla Nudo, Perla Café, Perla Fiamma, Perla Pesca, Perla Vino and Perla Rosa. Each tube is $24.50.

I received the Perla Café, which is a shimmery blushed rose color. I really like it, because it gives options. You can apply this straight from the tube to get the shimmery lighter color for work or a school meeting. For a night out on the town, you can use a lip brush to get a darker color with less shimmer.

The lipstick is very velvety feeling which feels amazing, and has a very long-lasting formula that holds on forever. It feels so luxurious on my lips, and has such a luminous shimmery opaque color. The lipstick contains Vitamins A, C, and E. The vitamins moisturize and nourish lips while also offering anti-aging benefits.

This lipstick is unlike any other because it also soothes the lips while on. In addition to having Vitamins A, C, and E; it also contains Chamomile and Aloe to soften and calm the lips.

I loved the uniqueness of the color.. Every lipstick I’ve ever tried have been mattes, shimmers, and satins. Never once have I tried a pearl finish lipstick, until now. This is new and fresh for me. The lipstick is classy, sophisticated, and rich.

If you have a lip brush, you could also use the pearl “balm” outside by itself, which also looks very unique. It gives off a frosty lipgloss look. I really like it!

 

Splendore All Over Body Bronzer

-- $33

How to use:

*Twist the neck of the brush to the right and shake the brush gently to allow the powder to come through

*Sweep over face and body, or anywhere you want an instant glow. Avoiding eye area.

*When finished, twist the neck to the left to close the brush and keep powder from spilling out.

My Thoughts

I have had a shortage on tan skin this year. The only thing tan about me is my arms and my face, the rest of me is pale as pale can get. I used to go to the tanning bed, but without a baby sitter and $50 extra a month- I stopped going.

I started looking for other alternatives for dark, beautiful skin that doesn’t carry a risk of skin cancer. I didn’t use to think about things like that when I WAS tanning, but honestly- A girl that went to my high school died from over-tanning. She burnt her insides by tanning too much.

After that- I became leery of tanning. I started using bronzers and fake bake tanning lotions. I really liked this bronzer brush from Borghese. They know just how to make a lady feel beautiful. ;}

In the morning, I spend about thirty minutes trying to warm up my complexion with make-up. I put on mineral liquid foundation, mineral powder foundation, blush (bronzer), and usually fake-baked bronzing cream on my body.

This bronzing Brush is amazing because you can twist the neck of the brush to turn on the glittered bronzer. This releases the bronzer so you can put it on without too much spilling out on you all at once. After you turn the neck on, turn it sideways and shake it a little, then turn it back off. THEN you can put it wherever you want it!

This doesn’t make me look unnatural and my skin doesn’t look like it’s covered in fake bake bronzer. You can apply this on your face, cheeks, shoulders, arms, and legs.. Wherever you want a sun-kissed glow to be.

This bronzer is fragrance free, talc-free, and free of mineral oil. As soon as you apply this, you can tell that it has these tiny flecks of shimmer that make even the lightest skin seem bronzed. So, whether you have light or dark skin. this will NOT look unnatural on you.

This isn’t the same as a fake-bake, so if that’s what you think this is, it isn’t. This is for someone who just wants to add a little shimmery bronze to their day or night.

I love wearing this. I feel so fresh, natural, and beautiful. What woman DOESN’T want a shimmery bronzed look without all the heaviness? I’ve had too many issues over the years of real body fake-bakers gone bad.. Knees and elbow, ankles, and face globs.. This doesn’t create any of that.

Just gently shake the brush onto your skin as much or as little as you need.

About Borghese

Borghese has combined the tradition of classic Italian beauty and modern sensibility to create a collection of color and treatment products of unparalleled effectiveness and quality that celebrate the unique beauty in every woman.

The Borghese of today is both active and interactive. We are actively pioneering new product technologies while we are responsive to a woman's beauty needs and wants. You want superior anti-aging skincare, daily skin maintenance, self-renewal spa care and luxurious color cosmetics - we are committed to bringing this to you!

Built on a heritage that dates back to the 14th century when people first sought the healing waters of the Tuscan Earth, Borghese was the first to respect the synergy between health and nature, luxury and science. With our exclusive Acqua di VitaT Living Water Complex, sourced from the famed thermal springs, we developed nourishing re-energizing skincare therapies far ahead of the market surge in organic treatments...and we continue to take a leadership position in introducing new anti-aging, proactive ingredients into our newest treatment stars - formulations that are again, influencing skincare products market-wide.

From classic favorites like Fango Active Mud, to state-of-the-art Crema Straordinaria, our innovative products combine time honored botanicals and cutting edge technology to gently, yet effectively address your individual beauty concerns.
We believe beauty is not bound by age. We believe that innovation should fuse the traditional and the avant guarde. Most importantly, we believe every woman has a secret beauty waiting to be revealed and we want to help her discover it. Welcome to the beauty of Borghese!
Sincerely,

Georgette Mosbacher
CEO

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Disclosure: This isn’t a sponsored post, all products were sent for review purposes only. Opinions in this post are completely honest and 100% my own.

 

Thanks for dropping by,

Jessica