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Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:05 pm  |
Earlier this spring I went through a spate of "must order samples" for several MMU's--Alima, Lumiere, Lauress, Jane Iredale, UGloGirl, and there may have been one or two others. And of course, I needed to try several colors and finishes for each. As a result, my makeup table looks like I'm planning to start my own mineral makeup company. I palmed a few off on my daughter, but I hated the idea of either wearing them (some were too pale and looked ashy, some too dark and looked like fake tan, some were glow-in-the-dark shiny, others cadaver matte, well, you get the idea.) I had an old empty MMU container with sifter and thought, What if I just threw them all together? None of them has actually irritated or caused me any skin problems, so why not?
I used a firm concealer brush to push the powder through the sifter and break up slight clumps, lidded it and shook for all I was worth. Amazingly, it's pretty darn good. Seems like the too-light cancels the too-dark, the too-yellow cancels the too-pink, and the too-matte tones down the too-shiny. Classic case of regression to the mean, I suppose. Of course, I couldn't reproduce it again, but I've got enough to last me for months. |
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:20 pm |
| You paid for it, you might as well use it! I am very fickle about cosmetics so I seldom reorder the same product anyway. Good for you for using it up and not just throwing it away. |
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:51 pm |
| What a great idea! I'm not going to try it with brands that irritated my skin, but definitely will use light/dark and pink/yellow to see if I can come up with something neutral. |
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Nadine, age 50, live in VA; half-Asian, slight yellow tone; sensitive, dry/combo skin |
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:12 pm |
| That's smart. I should have done that too before I returned my BE mmu. I didn't like the two colors in the starter kit. Wonder if mix the two together would have worked for me. |
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:16 pm |
great idea, thanks, flitcraft!
I just mixed 6 Alima samples and now have about half a full size. I'm waiting for new stock of Laura Mercier to try, and this should keep me going in the meantime without having to buy anything new. |
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Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:21 pm |
That's great this worked out so well for you. I think it's a wonderful idea because I have several sample baggies and they're just sitting there...  |
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Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:35 am |
Glad to hear I'm not the only one 
Seriously, I do this all the time...tweaking the not so fabulous for me colors...mostly because I hate waste...but...it oddly seems to always produce something usable in the end 
The only drawback is when it turns out really, really nice and you can't reproduce it! |
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Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:37 am |
| as long as i don't have a bad reaction to the formulation, I use these samples for some sun protection when i'm out and about in my woodland (mostly shade) garden. |
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Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:15 am |
| thestepfordwife wrote: |
The only drawback is when it turns out really, really nice and you can't reproduce it! |
I know what you mean! |
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