I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Years.  My girls had some friends over so they had a really good time while me and the hubby just kicked back and watched them.  We have snacks every year and this year was no different!  No drinking and driving here...well, no drinking, here, at all lol.  Here I am up at 3:51 in the morning, just finished up on a review/giveaway, and I'm about ready to pass out.  I need me some good ol' shut eye.  I hope the new year brings each and every one of you lots of peace, love, and happiness.  Each one of you deserves it!  

I had the pleasure of reviewing Monave Mineral Makeup. I was generously sent multiple samples to test out and review. Here is a little bit about the company from the website.

Monave started as a little seed...a dream to make makeup by  hand,   with simple ingredients. The seed also had the expectation that the products had to be high-quality, high-performance. I grew up working in health food stores, and much of the natural makeup wasn't very good. I didn't want Monave to be just another so-so natural makeup brand. As my little tree grew, so did my dream. It started to extend into the realm of developing and nurturing other women's ability and knowledge to create and sell their own makeup line. Some say that creates competition, but truly, the root of the tree lies in what is given away, not what is held tight. 

I would like to first talk about the mineral  foundation.  I was given the chance to choose 2 different colors so I went with Kerrie and Claire.  Kerrie is on the left and Claire is on the right.  Kerrie is lighter and has a yellow undertone for the peaches and cream complexion while Claire is a neutral shade for light complextions.  I find that mixing the 2 foundations produces the most accurate shade for my skin color.  I really love the foundation as it blends so nicely and effortlessly and I can layer on for more coverage or less for less coverage.  I found that the foundation covers VERY well.  I have a few freckles and it's not easy to find a foundation that can completely cover them up; well this foundation does an outstanding job!




Next I would like to talk about the mineral blush.  I.LOVE.THIS.BLUSH!  I love everything about it, from the color to the sheen, this blush has got to be on the very top of my list of favorite blushes.  It's very hard to see the color, in the picture, but it's a beautiful pink meets cream, sandy salmon color, called Kasha, from their sultry blush collection.  It gives your cheeks a gorgeous sandy pink color along with a beautiful sheen that is not overpowering at all.  Below you can get a slightly better picture of how the color looks against my skin tone.  I have very fair skin and sometimes it's hard to find a blush that isn't too overpowering when it comes to color and since I'm 35 now; I don't want to look overly 'made up' and blush can either make or break your look.

Blush in Kasha

Light Plum (left) and Mink (right)

Setting powder in Angel

Thanks to the generous people at Monave, one lucky winner is gonna win this Try Me Set!  This contest is open to the US only and will close on January 25, 2012.  Good luck to you all!
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