Honeypie Minerals #1

Hi guys! As you can see I am updating the blog very very VERY rarely by this point.
I just had my birthday last Tuesday (Nov 4th), yipee!

Just wanting to recount what I've been doing in this week, as this is my reading/study week aka a week break where I can sleep as long as I want and do nothing else or go take a look around/shopping. So I did those things: sleep, shop, walk. Anyways, let's get back to business.

Recently, I've been wondering about dimethicone-free/silicone-free stuff. After browsing about what dimethicone is and what they do to the skin, I decided to look for things which are silicone-free which proves to be very difficult nowadays. Then because I've been hearing that mineral/loose-powder foundation is good for acne prone skin (and free of any silicone ingredient), I'm looking for one that is affordable and good for sensitive skin. As usual I know nothing about this and laid my eyes upon Bare Minerals because I know the blogger/youtuber Zoe (Zoella) likes it at one point. Sadly it's kind of out of my budget, pricing at £25 a jar (8g). Bobbi Brown's is even more expensive at £29 a jar (6g).

Then somehow someway I found this company, Honeypie Minerals.

Let me put their story in:

With a childhood upbringing in the rural countryside of Essex England, Claudia grew to love the simplicity of life and appreciate the beauty of all things natural. After many years of suffering from the woes of acne, break-outs, oily skin and scarring she began her quest to produce pure and healthy mineral cosmetics. Claudia started hand-crafting beautiful mineral make-up for herself, with amazing results. Soon enough her sister, mother, grandmother and friends were all wearing the natural minerals and Honeypie Minerals was born.

Isn't she amazing? It's always cool to see that someone made something inspired by their own condition that could also help other people. Hand-crafted! I don't think anything could ever beat something hand-crafted. Their ingredients are 100% natural, free from all those things that made your skin have breakouts and have long term damage on the skin.

Our products are 100% natural and FREE-FROM bismuth, talc, starch, rice, harsh chemicals, parabens, artificial colour, fragrance, paraffin, petroleum, oil, animal derived products, parabens, preservatives, alcohol, fillers, lanolin, or any other synthetic ingredients that have no nutritional benefit for your skin and can cause long term damaging impact on your skin, health and the world. Our ethically-sourced ingredients are of the highest quality and cruelty-free.

I always worry about my skin because sometimes I just couldn't understand what's going on. These will be perfect for me (and my wallet)! I haven't received my order just yet (I ordered this on Monday night, am a bit worried now), but hopefully it'll be here soon. When it gets here, I'll post another blog on them.

• contain no harsh, synthetic chemicals, parabens or additives 
• are gentle on the skin and allow your pores to breathe 
• have healing, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties
• are perfect for all skin types, including sensitive, acne-prone and oily
• minimise the appearance of pores and absorb excess oil- contain natural protection against everyday UV-light exposure
• give you a fresh-faced glow of beautifully radiant skin
• are cruelty-free and not tested on animals. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans

More goodness to fuss over! They have 18 shades in total, but if they don't have yours (you can buy a sample of foundation/blusher/eyeshadow/corrector for just 49p) you can contact them to tell them what shade you wanted for your foundation/blusher/eyeshadow for £5 more! If you're not sure about them, they have customer reviews placed on their web and some of the beauty bloggers who uses their product so you can explore.

Honeypie Minerals Products
Foundation: £11.99 (10g)
Blusher: £5.99 (5g)
Corrector: £5.99 (3g)
Eyeshadow: £4.99 (1g)
Pearlescent Powder (highlighter): £4.99 (1g)
Sunkissed Bronzer: £5.99 (5g)

They also sell their products in kits:
Honeypie minerals kit (brushes+foundation+highlighter+blush+eyeshadow): £49.99
Smokey/neutral/eco collection: £10.99
Purple-smoke collection: £12.99

Their ingredients:
Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Zinc Oxide (CI77497). May contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ultramarines (CI 77007).

MICA:

• has anti-inflammatory and calming properties
• protects against free radicals
• non-comedogenic (does not block pores)
• provides a beautiful finish, with a healthy radiant glow
• minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines by reflecting light
• smoothes and refines the texture of skin, leaving it appearing smoother and brighter
• is hypoallergenic
• helps calm the erythema (redness of the skin)

ZINC OXIDE:

• is very calming to the skin, great for those with sensitive,
• acne-prone, or rosacea-prone skin
• provides enhanced coverage and a matte finish
• is non-irritating
• has healing properties
• is a skin protectant
• provides natural sunscreen protection
• non-comedogenic (does not block pores)

TITANIUM DIOXIDE:

• provides enhanced coverage and a matte finish
• is non-irritating
• has healing properties
• is a skin protectant
• provides natural sunscreen protection 
• non-comedogenic (does not block pores)  

IRON OXIDES:  

• pigments that provide the shade and colouring required for great coverage
• are anti-microbial (inhibit the growth of micro-organisms such as bacteria)

GO AND CHECK THEM OUT PEOPLE!