Merle Norman mineral foundation ..may be my HG!

Shadomere · 01-13-2008, 06:53 PM

Has anyone else tried this brand? I guess it just came out about a year ago. I thought I found my HG with Lauress Elemental but was getting annoyed that it seemed to fade by the end of the day and it looked more dewey than matte (I prefer matte, altho I did discover I'm not using the most matte of Lauress finishing powders which may play a part in it). A co-worker of mine suggested Merle Norman for their lip pencil plus (not MMU but I'm open minded) and when I saw they had a mineral foundation I decided to check it out.

I think I am sold! (it's only been a couple days so we'll see how the work week goes)

1) I like that they are franchises which means they are passionate about their business and want happy customers to stay open

2) My free makeover was 100% more personal than when I went to Sephora to try out BE. She did one side of my face, and then taught me how to do what she did on the other as we built it up from foundation to eyeshadow. That in itself is a treat to be taught by a make up artist for your features personally

3) The mineral makeup is even more silky than Lauress and just as weightless

4) Staying power has been amazing and no finishing powder is needed (not sure how that works but it does!)

5) No Bismuth or nasty additives

6) Instant gratification as a customer! Have to say waiting for samples, trying them, and then trying and waiting again was getting tedious

7) No guess work, they will let you try colors right there or suggest what works for your coloring

And they have mineral blushes as well.

I have fair, yellow undertone skin and liked the L60 best. She tried L20 but it didn't seem to even out my skintone and looked too pink compared to my neck which is more yellow than my face.

She chose Rosy Outlook mineral blush and a cocoa eyeshadow duo (not MMU but still very silky and nice)

I would definitely recommend them if you're like me and don't know a whole lot about what colors are best for you. It takes the guess work out. What I was left with a subtle everyday face that really livened me up.

Here's a silly face picture. heh.

***monniej*** · 01-15-2008, 08:30 AM

wow! you can't even tell you have makeup on (except for your lipcolor)! it looks so natural. give us an update!

***glamadelic*** · 01-15-2008, 01:11 PM

oohwee, i've never tried any merle norman cosmetics... but now i guess i have a reason!!! i would love to see the complete ingredients list!

L165 · 01-05-2010, 04:18 PM

Thanks for the picture! Hows the coverage? Does it last until night?
Thanks so much

***glamadelic*** · 01-06-2010, 08:56 AM

My cousin now uses this regularly! She has oil skin, and she swears by this.. it lasts really long on her skin and it looks beautiful. She told me it costs a good bit, but it lasts a LONG time. She let me try it, and I love it too! I love the glow, the staying power and everything. But I still don't know what the ingredients are.

Wism · 01-13-2010, 11:03 AM

Second this, have tried Merle Norman and its has a BEAUTIFULL finish. Gorgeous,glowy, light and super smooth- by that I mean it literally erases my pores. Only problem- not enough shades, I used one that was pretty close, but not exact, you could tell, also, not good enough lasting power. Only about 5 hrs. I'm used to the 10+ hrs (EL Double wear is HG in liquid) If it werent for the staying power and color match, this would be my HG for sure.

Shadomere · 01-13-2010, 02:12 PM

I still really like when I wear the Merle Norman but some days it doesn't seem to stay very evenly and I feel shiney. I want to keep playing with it though, maybe add some finisher since MN doesn't have one (or at least didn't when I posted originally). I go back and forth between Lauress and MN as my top 2!

Defintely worth the price. I think it would last me 6-8 months or longer if I used it everyday. As it is, it's a year later and I still have 1/2 left - but only used it for about 3 months straight then went back to Lauress and then used it occassionally.