I had purchased some mineral makeup a couple of months ago from Bella Pierre Cosmetics. They’re pretty pricey but I got a really sweet deal and their products are better than anything I’ve ever tried before. My skin has never looked better and it’s amazing how good I can look with different eye makeup techniques. I wasn’t thrilled with the price though so I decided to try out some other mineral makeup products to see if it was worth sticking to them. Unfortunately not all companies ship to Canada (or at a decent shipping price). I ended up trying out Everyday Minerals which is much cheaper than Bella Pierre and you can buy sample sizes for just $2.50. Their basic shipping cost to Canada is only $3.50 – much less than the $13+ that I’ve seen for other companies. So I ordered a few things and placed my order on August 16. It only got here today (I’m not too thrilled at the wait) but it did ship from Austin Texas so I guess it’s understandable. Damn customs! I tried some on today and so far I really love it. The colour is vibrant, stays put, and very light. I can’t even feel it. So it looks like I have found an alternative to my high-end brand. W00t.

P.S. I just made an apricot Lassie and threw in some raisins to see what would happen. Well the raisins stayed whole and I gagged on the huge chunks (I hate tapioca in my bubble tea for the same reason). Note to self: raisins = bad idea

I feel the need to spruce up my image so I went looking for places online that offered cosmetics that adhered to my non-white complexion. Well I was pleasantly surprised to find two cosmetics companies that were started by South Asian women that addressed the issues women of colour experience when trying to find cosmetics – that most makeup is made for white women. How nice. Here are the links to both of them.

1. Thevi Cosmetics
2. Vasanti Cosmetics

The site that had linked these two cosmetics site also had videos up for South Asian women on how to create different eye makeup techniques. I am definitely going to try these out…as soon as I get better eyeshadow. Here is the link to the site.