Out of my kikay closet

Ok, am FINALLY ‘fessing up. I have been this mineral makeup addict since I first tried it out after reading an article about it in Kikay Exchange. I blame online shopping and shipping availability to Singapore for my continuing addiction. Hehehe.

I have spent $$$ (an amount I can’t fully disclose since my husband reads my blog) on various MMU brands but for now, I am suki of Everyday Minerals. Nothing beats EM’s value for money – cheap but superior quality of products with weekly specials (discounts and free makeup!). I found my perfect foundation shade with EM – they have a wide range available and a number of shades are suitable for Asians. Aside from foundations, I have just about everything -- their blushes, eye shadows, finishing powders, lip glosses (in sticks and pots), concealers, brushes and skin & body stuff. And I am not exaggerating on the plurality of the items that I’ve got... (I plead fifth on the actual quantity)

I had my Bare Escentuals’s phase as well – their products are so prettily packaged -- but their prices (and unavailability to ship to Singapore) made it a short-lived one. During that phase (that spanned maybe around 4 months?) I was able to try out their foundation, mineral viel, blushes, eye shadows, lipsticks, and various prep stuff. Until now, I am using some BE stuff for prepping my face prior to makeup but I stopped using their foundation and mineral veil already. Anyone out there (close to my shade) interested in trying them out?

My heavy duty mineral concealer comes from Lumiere Cosmetics – I use them under my EM concealer during those darker-than-usual-eye circle days. Their concealer comes in creamier form which I found more effective than loose powder form. Their primer is similar to BE's Prime Time -- but cheaper, so its another good buy. Although apart from their concealer and primer, I haven’t found any real favorites from this brand. Am just not that keen to try out their samples since they come in baggies.

Another value for money MMU brand would be Pure Luxe Cosmetics – you can buy generously sized samples (that comes in a jar) for only USD1.00 – USD1.50! isn’t that great?! My favorites from this brand are their USD1.00 eye shadow samples – they offer the most extensive variety that I’ve seen, as well as their eye shadow primer. Their primer really made my eye shadows stay put for the entire day. I tried their cream blushes as well but I think still prefer powder blushes.

Youngblood Cosmetics is another great MMU brand although they are a bit pricey as well. I tried their pressed foundation, blush, eyeshadow, lipstick and mineral dust – all of which I liked (although I can only afford one of each, hehe). Their kabuki brush is one of my staples for applying foundation. I got my YB stuff in Manila from Beauty Bar and I think they are locally available in Singapore as well.

Locally (in Singapore) I have tried TLC’s blushes, eyeshadows and brushes. I have also tried (and liked) the kabuki brush and lip gloss from leezmineral.


So there! My sizeable MMU loot as of now.

*photos from their respective websites, except for Pure Luxe which came from this site (am still a bit shy to show my actual stuff, haha)