I don’t do mineral makeup.  It doesn’t sit nicely on my skin personally, and mostly, doesn’t look that great under flash photography.

I’ve tried every range there is, and it just doesn’t like my skin.  I don’t particularly feel that I’ve got large or open pores, but for some reason, mineral powder makeup just seems to sit in them and magnify them.  So then, when I was asked to try Clinique’s new Mineral Powder makeup, I was rather reluctant, imagining that I was going to leave the store with a deep pitted face that I don’t really have!

I grabbed a chance to speak to the counter manager about mineral makeup, and expressed my feelings on them, and that one needs to have a totally flawless face for it to sit nicely, but in her words, she said ‘we’re reinventing mineral makeup’ and that Clinique certainly aren’t doing what everyone else is.

For starters, yes, you can wear it on its own, and it does actually look very nice and smooth, although it is a light coverage, you do have to work at it to build it up.  However, Clinique is suggesting that you wear it over another foundation, as a sort of setting powder/extra layer/extra coverage all in one.

Personally, I love a heavier coverage.  I’m not as young as I was, and my skin isn’t as unmarked as it was.  I wear makeup and have no problem showing that I do, not, I hasten to add, that I look like I have it trowelled on thick, just that it’s not invisible!

I love how this is feeling and looking.  I can get away with a very light layer of foundation, I’ve tried this over 3 different clinique foundations, I’ve used it over airbrush foundation, tinted moisturiser and whilst exhibiting and working professionally in the last few days, over every other brand you can imagine!

The results are all fairly similar.  Over Clinique’s Superbalanced liquid foundation (the one they recommend you use it with), its a heavier, fuller coverage, over ‘even better’ foundation and superfit, it’s a little lighter.  Over airbrush and tinted moisturisers, its very sheer, yet pretty flawless.

So whilst the coverage is different, they all have a flawless finish.  It’s then upto you how you choose to use it.  Loaded on for an intense beauty photoshoot, or light and gentle for a walk to the shops.

Sam Donald

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