The problem I have with mineral make up is that most look a little crusty on me, because my skin has a tendency to be flaky. So OxfordJasmine recommended the ELF mineral booster to me to get a smoother finish:
Mineral booster comes in three tones and two sizes; Sheer, Shimmer and Tinted, Small 0.17oz (4.82g) and Large 0.63oz (17.86g) (£3.50 and £5 respectively). Nice to have an option on the sizes quite frankly! It takes me forever to get through these powder products!
They say:
Completely sheer and ideal for all skin tones, Mineral Booster gently absorbs oil and minimizes the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and pores for a beautiful even finish. Wear alone or buff over our Mineral Concealer and Foundation to lend extra staying power and to achieve a professional and stunning porcelain matte look that will last all day.
Tinted is the darker powder and Shimmer is pale with a hint of shimmer. I don’t have sheer, but I’ll presume that’s a light toned powder with a translucent finish…
Tinted is an excellent choice for darker skintones who don’t want to risk a chalky finish.
It is darker than it looks; a bit too dark for me at NC35 (more of a bronzing powder for my skintone) so I imagine it would work well for darker Asian/Black skintones.
Shimmer is pale with a hint of tiny sparkles. Tiny – it’s fine to use over the face in my opinion.
Swatches:
They look sort of powdery there but they aren’t; similar to the HD Powder in that they brush away and leave no horrible powdery trace.
They don’t really offer coverage as such; they’re better as a finishing powder I think or over make up to set it or in my case, under a mineral foundation – it leaves such an amazing glidey finish to the skin. Not drying at all.
It’s so nice I went through a phase of just using this Mineral Booster (the shimmer one) with a dab of concealer. It leave the skin incredibly soft and polished, I’d fully recommend it for ladies who want a super smooth finish.
The powder on my skin and no foundation:
Buy the powders here.
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Ooooo I might try this out when I next get some make up!! I have been wanting to try something ELF!!
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hey very nice review… but can u tell me how it works for Oily skin…i have very oily skin…
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Oh the tinted one looks kinda dark.. I still want to try it though! lol ! I have the Sheer one (I’ve reviewed it on my blog) and I’m obsessed with it!! Great stuff!!
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Ah maybe sheer is best for light skinned girls
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Yeah I guess so! I’m quite light!
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