Illuminating Mineral Powder Face Palette

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   spiritedBagels6

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   I bought this on sale at David Jones for $13.96, down from $19.95. The colours were a good range – pinkish for blush, three different shades of pale brown for contouring – and all very pale, which I thought would work well for my skin tone. Most contouring/bronzing powders are far too dark or orange for me.

   However, I used it once over the top of my normal make up, and for the next 3 days I had bumpy pimply break-outs everywhere on my face where the powder had touched. Weird places that I rarely or NEVER get pimples, such as high up on the sides of my nose, my temples, forehead, high up on my cheeks under my eyes, etc.

   Everything else about my skincare/make up routine is the same and hasn’t caused any problems, so it was pretty obvious that this palette was the cause. I haven’t used it since, and my skin is clearing up quickly.

   I compared the ingredients with the Ulta3 palette I had been using, and the only main different ingredient I could see was that this palette contains synthetic fluorphlogophite, which is apparently a replacement for mica in shiny/glittery cosmetics?

   There is also capric triglyceride, which is apparently derived from coconut oil and glycerin. The palette also contains oils such as argan oil and jojoba seed oil.

   I’m thinking it was these oils that made me break out. Or possibly the synthetic mica.

   Anyway, I don’t know how this would affect someone else’ skin, but I can’t recommend it. Use at your own risk!