DreamWorld Minerals: Dream Come True?

Last December, another mineral makeup brand opened its doors to the public. If Meow had everything centered on the feline animal, Dreamworld's theme is all about the creations of the fertile imagination, from goddesses to myths to mystical treasures, but the foundation shades are named after goddesses of the ancient times. Cool, huh? I happened to stumble upon its fan forum while browsing different mineral makeup boards. I was impressed with the different raves I'd read, and I was intrigued with the claims that it has great coverage yet looks natural at the same time. I asked Ellie, the owner, for shades that she thought would suit me. She recommended a few, and with those names as a guide, I immediately bought samples of the following shades: Themis, Minerva, Hebe, Theia, Ashan, Tethys, and Brighid. I just got my samples yesterday and I was very impressed with how generous the samples were: the sample jars were filled to the brim with minerals, and considering that I got the heavy coverage formula, Luna, a little truly goes a long way.


My Dreamworld sample haul

I tried to make some swatches on my arm but because I got shades with heavy yellow undertones, the swatches just disappeared into my skin. I thus did swatches on a baby wipe, taking inspiration from Lili's nifty idea. I sort of blended the foundation on the moist wipe so we can really see the actual color when it is used wet. Note however that I used a generous amount of the samples for maximum color pay-off, so these swatches may actually come out darker than its actual appearance on skin.



I tried Themis today and used the wet application method, and I was floored with how beautiful the finish and coverage was, and yet it didn't look thick or caked on. I love that the luna formula is indeed heavy coverage (as you can see in the swatches, they look very creamy instead of powdery), but it feels light on the skin and the finish looked really natural. I have found another favorite in Dreamworld! I am not too sure about the color, though, I think it's a little bit too yellow? I am aiming for this look from Lauress (used Creamy Yellow and Delicate Yellow in the original formula):



This is my look using DreamWorld in Themis:



I think it's more yellow (or maybe darker?) that what I'd like, or maybe it's just the flash or the lighting? I don't know, but I will try all my samples until I find an exact match. What's better, I just e-mailed Ellie tonight letting her know that I love my samples, and she told me that she will work with me until I find my perfect shade. Wow, how's that for amazing CS? I also want to try her medium-coverage foundation (Sands formula), but that's going to be an altogether different Dreamworld series. In the meantime, I will be posting looks using my other Dreamworld shades which can also help me decipher which one looks best on my skintone.

By the way, I was also wearing MAC's N Collection lippie in 4N (I love that color!) and lipglass in 1N, and most of the N Collection shadows (that's Nanogold on my browbone). I'll post a close-up eye look using the shadows.

Do check out Ellie's new company; I am thrilled to discover new small mineral makeup companies that offer great products and personalized service like hers.