FAN MAIL FRIDAYS: Is Mineral Makeup Bad For Oily Skin?

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Kamis, 12 Februari 2015

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Hey girls! It's Valentine's Day tomorrow! I won't keep this long because I know that most of you will do a lot of stuff today in preparation for tomorrow so I just wish that you will all have a fun and romantic Valentine's! :D 

Now onto our fan mail fridays for today by Sarah. :)

Dear Martha, 

Ever since I was in high schook, my face has been plagued with “mild” acne and the horror that is oily skin. 

I read an article on your blog about the best everyday foundations for semi- oily skin under P1,000.00 and your last entry was about the Ellana Loose Mineral Foundation. I just bought the pressed version a week ago, but your blog post said that it might aggravate my skin type. Should I give my foundation away? Also, do you have any advice on which cheap foundations I can use? I try to stay away from Parabens and super luxury items as best as I can hahaha. 

Thanks! I love your blog and the OOTDs! More power! 

- Sarah

Photo Credit: oilyskinmakeup.com

Hey Sarah!

Thanks for writing! Ellana's loose powder foundation is good-in fact, I still use it up to this day and I just repurchased it a month back because it's my cheaper alternative to my favorite yet pricey Shiseido powder foundation-it has real good coverage plus it's affordable. What's not to love?

However, this powder can exacerbate oiliness because one, it has a mineralized base to give skin that glowing effect, but unfortunately, effect looks more oily than dewy sometimes. Two, it has zero oil control and lastly, it has a creamy texture that can make sebum feel 'thicker'. 

I still keep and use this powder anyhow because again, I love the coverage and I don't break out from it too. My advise to you is just set your Ellana foundation with a mattifying powder to make it last longer-that's what I do.

Now let me single out this very interesting question that you've posed: In general, is Mineral Makeup good or bad for oily skin? Click READ MORE for my answer.

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