Royal praise for mineral foundation: Principessa gives her verdict

Mineral makeup is one of the latest beauty crazes. And of course on Beaut.ie everyone has their own opinion on it - some of you love it, others don't think it's much cop at all. So Principessa decided to see what all the botheration was about and try it out for herself.

She says "after all the blathering about mineral make-up I decided I had to try it for myself. Too lazy to bother traipsing around town searching for the L’Oreal version, I ordered from Lily Lolo as recommended by one of the Beaut.ies. For about £5 I had myself a generous sample of foundation and bronzer, plus smaller samples of blusher and two eye shadows."

Her first impressions weren't great. "Working from home the day it arrived I ripped open the package and went to work applying it all. I was sooo disappointed: what was everyone raving about? This looked like old-fashioned pressed powder, it sat on my skin, and it was awful. Too busy to take it all off and put on my regular make-up, I continued slaving away at my computer and forgot about it.

"About an hour later on a trip to the bathroom I did a double take when I caught sight of myself in the mirror. Who was this divine creature with glowing skin? Me? Couldn’t be! No, it was a picture of Cindy Crawford on the back of the bathroom door, but I did look different and my skin was glowing. Sometime over the sixty minutes since I had applied the mineral powder it had transformed from granny powder into a gorgeous foundation.

"The next day I took my time applying it and yes it still looked “wrong” when it went on initially, but within 10 minutes or so it blends with your skin’s oils and gives a very natural finish, perfect for day-time. So, first impressions can be misleading!"

Thanks Principessa - and I'm sure you looked every bit as good as Cindy anyway!