Joppa Minerals and She Space Shadows: Getting Tired Of Neutrals Yet?

Yesterday, another package from a new mineral makeup brand arrived. I used the term "new" to indicate that this was my first time to try this particular brand. I'm referring to Joppa Minerals, but I've heard about it several times before, and I've always read good reviews about it. Late last week, I was browsing its site when I noticed that full-size jars of two of its shades were on sale. I got even more excited when I noticed that those shades were the ones I was eyeing because by looking at the swatches and reading the description, they sounded like a good match. Imagine my delight when I saw that they were selling full 30g jars for only $10 each. I quickly snagged the Soft Coverage foundation in Medium Light #3 and Full Coverage foundation in Light #3. I also got their 17-pc-blush/bronzer sampler for $8. I was pleasantly surprised when I got my package yesterday, considering that Monday was a holiday here. Wow, these guys ship fast!! I was impressed. I was blown away by the foundations just by looking/swatching them on my hand. They look perfectly blended, very creamy, application was very smooth. I also liked the blush samples, and Joppa even threw in several samples of their multi-purpose minerals called Radiances, Morning Dew foundation in Jasper and their Perfecting Eye Cream. Wow, that's a lot of freebies!






17-pc blush/bronzer sample (one was a freebie)


Freebies!

Okay, so I tried the full-coverage foundation today. It didn't disappoint. It was quite a good match shade-wise as well, if I may add. I loooove the amazing coverage but it didn't feel heavy on my face, and most of all, it stayed put till the end of the day. Sigh, so many amazing mineral makeup brands out there! Anyways, I also used my She Space pigments today in Touched By the Truth, Decadent Daydreams and Rock & Roll. The marriage of the first two pigments resulted in a shade very similar to MAC's kohl power in Black Karat, so I used the latter to line my upper lashline. How did I like them? Let's just say I'm planning to get full sizes of all three soon. The samples were a little scant, especially for the light shades because I foil them and really pack them on the lid. Well, they didn't cost much anyway, so I guess I get what I pay for.

I used my Makayla blush from Joppa and it's described as a medium brick-red with golden undertones. The fact that it has golden undertones made it a winner in my book.









Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base on lid and lower lashline
She Space pigment in Touched By the Truth foiled with MAC mixing medium on lid
MAC Nylon to highlight
She Space Decadent Daydream foiled with MAC mixing medium on outer lid and outer lower lashline
She Space Rock & Roll eyeshadow on crease
MAC kohl power pencil in Black Karat on upper lashline
Valerie Beauty in Miranda on inner half of lower lashline
Shu Uemura and Rimmel mascaras

Face:
Camellia Rose skin smoothing primer
Joppa Minerals Full Coverage foundation in Light #3
Mary Kay undereye concealer in Ivory topped with
Bare Escentuals Well Rested
Silk Naturals Dait Bait finishing powder
Joppa mineral blush in Makayla
MAC Sculpt powder to contour

Lips:
MAC Creamola cremestick lipliner
MAC lipstick in Rozz Revival
MAC lipglass in Be-In