Beeyoutiful Skin Mineral Makeup {Schoolhouse Review Crew}

Just a quick warning: this post will include a few photos …of me. Sorry, I don’t mean to scare you! The reason for the photos of myself, when I normally do not post many, is because I was blessed to receive some of Beeyoutiful Skin’s Mineral Makeup. Beeyoutiful Skin is the sister site to Beeyoutiful. I’m not terribly fond of photos of myself but I figured “How else to show a makeup product but on one’s face?”

I received* a lovely set of foundation, eye shadow, foundation brush ($11.00), multi-purpose brush ($6.50) and a sample of a second eye shadow. It all came in a nice giftable gossamer bag. See the website for most current prices. Sets can be designed to your specifications. 

I chose the following colors:
Foundation- Tori -$25.00
Ingredients: Mica, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, ultramarine blue, zinc oxide
Eye shadow, main color- Cinnamon Rose –$10.00
Ingredients: Mica, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, tin oxide
Sample color- Chocolate Plum –$1.00
Ingredients: Mica, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, tin oxide

The mineral makeup offered by Beeyoutiful Skin is 100% pure minerals, all natural and gluten free. It is free of chemicals, fillers and preservatives. The foundations come in 20 different shades ranging from very light to very dark. They offer a helpful chart to decide which shade is right for you. Their eye colors are offered in 45 different colors. Samples can be ordered. Finally, for color, blush and bronzers are offered in seven colors at this posting; they can double as lip color.

And this is where the photos start. To start, here is a before and after. Before putting any makeup on and then after applying foundation. (told you I don’t like photos…look at that face! *wink*)    

Here is how much foundation I personally use. I have dry skin usually but an oily T-zone. I don’t generally ‘wash’ my face. By that I mean, I try not to use soap unless it’s really necessary. I also don’t usually use moisturizer except during the winter.

The little container that the foundation comes in is really neat. It has a cover that can be turned to expose 3 holes or more, depending on how much of the powder you want to come out. It ‘clicks’ into place. I used very little of the powder. This the Tori foundation. First I shake a bit out in the lid and then dip the brush in. I tap the brush on the lid to shake off the excess. At first I kind of blot it on my face, then use circular motions to blend it in. If I need more, I repeat. The difference really between the before and after is really minimal but personally I like makeup to enhance, not change my face drastically. I usually wear it enough to smooth my face, without changing the color overly much. I have a pale face and I’m fine with that

For the eye shadow, the amount needed is crazily small. If not for watching the videos about how to use this makeup, I’d have used it like I use any other eye shadow; coat the brush and hope some sticks on my lids! It’s a bit difficult to see how little I used here but that is a standard tube of chapstick; the amount I used is only a tiny bit of what’s in the lid. The second photo shows it applied on one eyelid. This is the Cinnamon Rose eye shadow.

I also tried the foiling technique that they show on the eyes video but not quite sure I ever got that one down. First you get the brush wet then pick up your color. It lets the eye shadow be a thicker application. I usually chose to try this with the chocolate plum color along my upper lashes.

And one final thing that I did with the chocolate plum was to double it as a lip color. I don’t generally wear lipstick when I do wear makeup so this felt strange to me First I used the chapstick I normally wear. Then I used the rounded end of the combo brush to dab on some color. I painted my lips! I could have added more for more color but I felt bold and daring with just the little I used lol.

Here is my finished ‘made up’ face I will admit that I am not wearing any of the Beeyoutiful Skin products for blush; I used what I had already.

*You may notice from my photos of the makeup (the foundation and eye shadow in their little containers) that they are not full. No, I did not use all of that in 6 weeks! We were given approximately 1/4-1/5 the amount that would be received when purchased from the site. For example, the amount of the foundation for purchase is 20g; I received 3.65g. Here are the FAQs at the site.

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Beeyoutiful Skin also offers brushes and skincare products at their website.

Contact:
Website: http://www.beeyoutifulskin.com (and http://www.beeyoutifulskin.com/contacts/)
Email: customercare@beeyoutifulskin.com
Phone: 1-800-556-0967
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeeyoutifulSkin

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Bottom line:

The makeup is great. It requires very little to get results I like. It goes on light and smooth. I’d used ‘mineral’ makeup once before and it left me with cake face; this did not. The colors, especially speaking of the eye colors, are bold and stay put all day. We received this at the tail end of August when it was still hot. I live in Ohio and it is humid. Makeup usually doesn’t stay put well! This did.

It isn’t filled with anything that will irritate my skin and that isn’t necessary. I’d been looking for a product such as this: natural, no fillers, no chemicals, no preservatives and from a great company. I like Beeyoutiful products and these do not disappoint.

The amount I received, as mentioned, is much less than one would get when placing an order. In the time I’ve had this small 3.65g of foundation, there has been perhaps 1 1/2 weeks (11 days) that I didn’t wear it. The amount I still have is barely different from the start. I’m not saying this is typical but I’m pointing out how it has proven its worth to me. I am considering purchasing the full product when mine is just about out. The length of time I will have it makes it quite inexpensive!

Now when you go to the website, it can be confusing, or if not confusing a bit frustrating. Honestly I think this might be in part because it is so simple. Each product tells you the name, what it’s good for and the ingredients. Oh, and the cost. What more do we need? I personally enjoyed the straightforward simple approach. I also think that it is still in the ‘early’ stages.

Bottom line? I recommend this to anyone that is looking for natural makeup that does what it promises. I am hoping they extend their line soon to include items specifically for lips and perhaps mascara.

I almost forgot to mention what I’ve liked most about what I received: the foundation brush. The bristles are the softest I’ve ever felt. It just feels wonderful!

Read what others thought of this makeup and also some other products from Beeyoutiful Skin and Beeyoutiful. Visit the Schoolhouse Review Crew post to find links to other reviews.

***Disclaimer: I received the above reviewed items for free in exchange for an honest review. All opinions stated are my own. See Disclosure/Policies. Thank you, Schoolhouse Review Crew and Beeyoutiful Skin!

TOS REVIEW: Beeyoutiful!

Through the TOS Homeschool Review Crew, Beeyoutiful sent me two items to review: Hair Shine All-Natural Leave in Conditioner and Beeyoutiful All-Natural Lip Moisturizer {makes the acronym B.A.L.M.}.

I will start with the Hair Shine product that I received. I’ve tried quite a few different shampoos and conditioners in order to get my hair ‘nice’. My problem is that usually the shampoo dries out my hair and the conditioners are too heavy and leave a residue. I have fine, thin hair {sadly, yes, it’s true}.

The bottle says it is a leave-in conditioner that detangles and gets rid of snarls. With the simple ingredients of aloe vera, water, sweet orange eo*, lavender eo and rosemary eo, I couldn’t imagine there would be anything to weigh my hair down. And I was right. It is very light and for me stayed that way. I used it on both damp hair {towel dried} and dry hair {especially when it started to get static}. It didn’t leave me feeling like my hair was dripping in oil. As for the detangling effects…well, it wasn’t too bad. I don’t recall the last time I used a detangler, though.

As far is making my hair shine, I didn’t notice a real difference. Although I did like it for it for something else: my hair resists curl but after using this, it held soft curls- all day. It isn’t like hairspray but it seems to give curl an advantage against the stubborn hair

I give the Hair Shine two thumbs up for the smell, the way it makes my hair feel and for helping me finally get some curl! I’d have to give it no thumbs {as opposed to thumbs down} for detangling and shine- I just didn’t notice that as a benefit. 

Two things that I must mention however: 1) if you are sensitive to scents, you may not like this one. My ds, bless his heart, really dislikes the scent. He says that he gets an instant headache from it. I think that is because I make my own cleaner and lavender oil is the main scent- he just is reminded of work {workitis?}. 2) I wouldn’t recommend using this after using a strong scented shampoo/conditioner. The smell you end up with may be, um, quite interesting {and not always in a good way *wink*- personal experience talking here!}.

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The second item that the folks at Beeyoutiful sent me was their All-Natural Lip Balm. The scent/flavor of the balm is orange- but the product itself is…wait for it…GREEN. The smell is like an orange creamsicle.

We {my daughter and I} have a bit of an obsession with lip balms. We have a collection and we carry around various ones all the time. I was super excited to have a new one!

This lip balm contains only four ingredients- super simple: organic grapeseed oil, organic shea butter, beeswax, and orange eo. It glides on smoothly and I think {and I’m no expert!} that the grapeseed oil keeps it from feeling like it ‘glops’ on your lips. I don’t have a lot of experience with either grapeseed oil or shea butter but do with beeswax. Sometimes if the ratio is not correct that beeswax feels like it’s a wax layer on your lips {until it warms up sufficiently}.

I left my lip balm near a computer at work, however, {in my jacket pocket} and although not terribly hot, it caused the orange oil to ‘leak out’ more than usual. It made quite a mess in my pocket and it made the canister sticky. After that it has felt like using one of those roller lip glosses; my lips felt like there was an excess of ‘flavor’.

For the most part this has worked well for keeping my lips moist and free from dryness. They were slightly chapped once and I tried this to help with that. It only kept them from getting drier; I didn’t notice it taking care of the chappedness {it didn’t moisturize as I hoped}.

I would give this one thumbs up for consistency, scent and moisturizing quality. It’s not bad but I didn’t think it wonderful.
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Beeyoutiful is a company that has “Healthy Living for the Real World” as their goal. From the website you can find a forum for discussions and questions. Also find articles ranging in scope- but all dealing with healthy living; find videos, too.

They offer vitamin supplements, hair care, moisturizers, cleansers, essential oils, and etc- check out all of their products.

You can purchase the Hair Shine at Beeyoutiful for $12.75 (plus shipping). It contains 4 fl oz. and comes with a spray pump.
You can purchase the All-Natural Lip Moisturizer for $3.00 (plus shipping). It contains .15 oz.

*’eo’ stands for essential oils.
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Bottomline:
I enjoyed the products I received although I think I expected more out of them. Both have lasted quite a while and have been used extensively- the price for quantity is good. I like that the ingredients are ones I can pronounce and know what they are. The fact that they are organic doesn’t personally sway me towards their products, but I know there are quite a few people to whom this does matter. I would have no problem recommending this company {and its products} to others.

If I were giving stars for these products I would give a combined 4 out of 5. I like the aesthetically pleasing look of the products {with the exception *possibly* of green lip balm that has an orange flavor}, the exclusivity of natural, safe ingredients, the benefits of each of the products I used {even though they did not fulfill all the claims put forth- no real shine for Hair Shine; somewhat less moisturizing than expected from the lip moisturizer}, the cost is practical and affordable, and the company has many different avenues for educating their customers {and perspective customers}. It loses a star for not living up to all the claims put forth for the products that I tried.

Have a look at other reviews of products from Beeyoutiful at the TOS Homeschool Crew.

***Disclaimer: I received the above reviewed items from Beeyoutiful via the TOS Homeschool Crew free in exchange of an honest review. All opinions stated are my own or those of my family. No compensation was given. See Disclosure/Policies.***