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Makeup from DHC Skincare: Moist Color Base, Q10 Foundation, and Q10 Powder

DHC skincare is a Japanese skin care and cosmetics company. I have been a long time fan of DHC skincare products, especially their Olive Oil cleanser (read previous DHC review), but until recently, I had not tried much of DHC’s Makeup. So I decide to change that and sent in an order.

I decided to try out a combination of DHC foundation and makeup products to see how well I could achieve a look using them that would hopefully lessen the appearance of my melasma, but without using a full coverage foundation. I found a good mix for that. These item also contain Coenzyme Q as an anti-aging ingredient. So you can get some double duty action out of them!

First off, I applied DHC Q10 Moist Color Base . This product comes in several varieties:

Pink: Lends a rosy glow to diminish yellow undertones
Apricot: Adds warmth to liven pale, dull complexions
Beige: Balances uneven tones for a natural neutral look
Yellow: Ideal for moderate redness and unwanted pinkness
Green: Helps conceal severe redness issues

I used beige, which was advertised to help even out the appearance of discoloration. I found that it worked fairly well for that. The base is a light beige tone that doesn’t really tint much, but does help lessen the look of hyperpigmentation. Despite the term “moist” in the name, It came out quite matte, which I liked since I was fairly oily at the time that I tried it. Because of its shade, I think it would work for fair to medium skin, but those with truly porcelain skin or with brown skin might not find it very useful. The base acts quite well as a basic makeup primer, but if you want a true silicon primer, try out DHC Velvet Skin Coat instead (read review). That one is also clear, so it works well with all skin colors.

Next, I applied DHC Q10 Liquid Foundation. This is a sheer foundation with Coenzyme Q10 to add anti-aging properties. I appreciate double duty products, so I liked the idea of this item before I even tried it. Once I did try it, I loved the product. DHC Q10 foundation is sheer and a bit moisturizing, making it very comfortable to wear. Coverage is sheer, so while this doesn’t cover my melasma well alone, I found that it worked well in conjunction with the moist color base. For those wanting just a bit of sheer evening of redness and such, this foundation would be a good choice. One downside though is that the container rather small for the price point.

My favorite of the bunch was the DHC Q10 Face Powder . In fact, this has become my favorite facial powder, replacing my previous and more expensive favorite, Laura Mercier powder. This powder has a wonderful silky feeling to it and it sits well on the skin without overly settling into wrinkles and pores. The container is also of a decent size. I love it and will be a repeat purchaser.

Items from DHC skincare are generally available only online or through mail order. You are allowed to select four DHC samples with each order and their catalog comes with samples included, so it is a good mailing list to be on!

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Cargo Blu_ray Pressed Powder

Cargo cosmetic’s Blu_ray line is advertised as designed for use in high definition filming. But they happily market to the masses, of course! I tried a sample of the Cargo Blu_ray Pressed Powder and generally liked it.

According to Cargo, the powder can be worn alone or over makeup. It contains photochromatic pigments to keep color consistent in all types of lighting. Micronized minerals fill in lines and diffusers reflect light to camouflage imperfections.

I found that it wore quite nicely. I didn’t have issues with it accentuating lines and wrinkles and it looked quite nice over my foundation. Overall, I say this one is a keeper!

I also tried a lip gloss from the Cargo Blu_ray Lip Gloss Quad and loved it! For more on that, see my review over at Girl Gloss.

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Nars Makeup Technique Video: A Healthy Radiant Complexion

Nars is releasing a set of short makeup technique videos. In this first one, you can learn how to use Nars foundation, powder, and bronzer.

Nars Makeup Technique Video: A Healthy Radiant Complexion

Note the application of the bronzer in a number 3 movement. This is the best way to apply bronzer and the video shows it very well.

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New From Benefit Cosmetics: Powderflage

Benefit cosmetics has a new powder concealer, powderflage, that looks lovely. From the website:

For camouflaging dark circles & fines lines, powderflage is fast, easy, light & breezy! Virtually weightless, this silky, light pink powder magically camouflages & diffuses. The “flager” brush conceals in 2 quick strokes.

Tips and tricks: With “flager” brush, sweep powderflage over dark circles or lines you want to diffuse. Use alone or over makeup.

Now, you can get free shipping with a purchase through August 26 if bought through the Benefit store. Enter PWDRFLGE at checkout.

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Jane Be Pure Cosmetics Liquid Mineral Foundation SPF 30

Jane Cosmetics has a new SPF 30 Jane be Pure Liquid Mineral Foundation at that I really love, although I think it is mislabeled a bit. Why mislabeled? Well, this one really seems like a tinted moisturizer to me. It is very sheer and high in moisture factor. So I wish they had just labeled it as such.

As far as tinted moisturizers go, this one is nice. It feels great and it provides just enough tint to even things out. It left me wishing that I didn’t have dark pigmented patches to cover, because then I would wear this all the time! As it is, I have been wearing it quite a bit with some concealer and touch of powder mineral makeup on the areas where I have melasma. The light shade is perfect for me and although it is a moisture product, it hasn’t left me looking greasy like some other tinted moisturizers do. Best of all, this item is only around $5!

The SPF 30 foundation is not yet on the Jane website and I can’t seem to find anyone selling it online yet. But you can find Jane Cosmetics at Walgreens stores.

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Dr. Michele Copeland Skin Care Foundation and Concealer

Dr. Michele Copeland Skin Care has an extensive line of skin care products, along with some quite lovely cosmetics with anti-aging ingredients. Being a fan of double duty types of products, I gave the Ageless Foundation and Concealer a try and loved them both.

Dr. Michelle Copeland Skin Care Ageless Skin Under Eye Concealer with Anti-Wrinkle Complex, comes in a tube with a wand applicator. It is creamy in texture, as a good under eye concealer should be. The concealer contains the ingredients found in Copeland’s Rewind Eye Formula for anti-aging treatment.

Dr. Michelle Copeland Ageless Foundation Dr. Michelle Copeland Skin Care Ageless Skin Foundation is wonderful. The makeup covers fairly well and has a nice moisturizing feel to it. I found that it looked very nice and did not settle into lines and wrinkles. Best of all it contains a bunch of anti-aging ingredients. From the Dr. Michele Copeland website:

Developed by renowned New York Plastic surgeon, Dr. Michelle Copeland, the Ageless Skin Foundation Cameo contains Dr. Copeland’s Age-Defying ERASE Complex, which has an exclusive blend of age-defying ingredients and SPF 15 protection. You just [can't] find this in other foundations! Like Ageless Skin Concealer, this lightweight foundation not only covers up but also helps solve skin issues with powerful anti-aging ingredients like Argireline, DMAE and Coenzyme Q10. Contains Aloe, a natural moisturizer. Blends in easily and evenly to provide a smooth, natural finish.

I’m a big DMAE fan, and with SPF 15 and moisturizing properties, this foundation goes high on my favorites list.

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Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Pressed Powder

Peter Thomas Roth is generally known for their excellent skin care products instead of cosmetics. But now they have a nice combo cosmetic/skin care powder, Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Pressed Powder. It also had an appearance in the Get Smart movie, starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.

From the company:

The new powder is lightweight, translucent and instantly improves the overall look of the skin while delivering anti-aging peptides and neuropeptides, which helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles. The powder blends seamlessly for a flawless, luminous finish, helping skin retain moisture while working to set makeup. The key anti-aging ingredient behind the product is SYN-AKE – a synthetic neuropeptide that mimics the wrinkle relaxing properties of snake venom from the Brazilian Viper.

I gave it a try and found it to be pretty nice. The powder is finely milled and goes on smooth. The black compact is also attractive, with a flip up compartment for the pad and an interior mirror. So as a powder alone, it is rather nice–that it also has anti-aging properties is a bonus! Overall, it is nice stuff!

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