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Originally Posted by kayleigh83
One thing that should be noted - this isn't just some woman writing about her personal preferences. This is a male makeup artist who has an unbelievable amount of knowledge about the chemical side of makeup, as well as having done work in many fashion shows, ad campaigns and publications you would all be familiar with (Imitation of Christ, Diesel, Patricia Field, Zink, New York Magazine, Interview, Target, Best Buy etc.)
I am a member of an industry site created for people in the industry (stylists, models, photographers etc.) to network, at all levels from amateur to pro, and he's also on this website and quite active in its forums. Reading many of his posts on those forums, I've come to see that his knowledge of makeup beyond just the basic what colours and textures go together is quite astounding. He is basically the go-to guy when anyone wants to know anything about the more chemical side of makeup. So his blog there is not just an opinion piece... it's quite rooted in fact and a lot of knowledge.
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As someone else with a lot of knowledge about the chemical side of makeup (um...I'm a formulation
chemist)....I have to say....I could have written that myself. He's right.
Mineral makeup is just a marketing concept. Before modern cosmetic fomulations existed, people used iron oxides (basically different colors of rust) as makeup. It's nothing new....it's actually very, very, old (beyond retro).
These "minerals" (mica, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxides, and stuff like silica and kaolin clay) have been used in cosmetics for centuries.
What makes them better for your skin is that they don't contain much else (well the real "minerals" anyway). There is no way of actually defining what a mineral makeup is. You'll see drugstore brands marketing a standard silicone based liquid makeup as a mineral makeup because it contains...um...iron oxides, titanium dioxide, mica and silica....give me a break....I'm not an idoit.....all makeups contain that stuff......gah...
Oh...and since when was talc not a mineral??
If it's not a mineral then what is it???
For the record....I don't have anything against mineral makeup....just they way it's marketed....