I got my mineral make up kit!

that sounds really neat, where did you get it? I am really into my makeup and it sounds cool that you can make your own, if you get a change would you write back where you bought the stuff from.

I have had problem skin my whole life. I've spent thousands of dollars on brand name makeups, lotions, face creams, etc. trying to find something that didn't make me break out in a rash or make me itch or cause me to look like an zit covered teenager. I thought I'd found the holy grail of makeup when mineral makeups hit the market. They looked great and weren't too expensive. But I found their drawback. When I'd sweat, I'd start itching. Since I'm in a band and under hot spotlights all the time this wasn't going to work either. I decided to do some research and found the ingredient that was causing the problem. Even more research revealed that all the ingredients needed to make my own makeup were readily available. So I spent about $100 buying up samples of different ingredients, researching their safety, and experimenting on formulas. I finally landed on a formula that looks great, stays put even when I'm sweating on stage, and best of all doesn't cause irritation. Since then, I have branched out into creating eye shadows, eyeliners, bronzers and blushes. I decided to go even further and I now make my own homemade soap, shampoo, lotions, face creams, special serum to combat wrinkles that works better than the stuff that costs $300-$400 and I even make my own self-tanner (I have very pale ivory skin and burn very easily in the sun). If you look at my picture (this pic was taken at a gig about 6 weeks ago) all of the makeup I'm wearing in that picture, along with the tan, I created myself with the exception of the waterproof mascara and 8 hr lipstick. Those more specialized ingredients are much harder to come by. The reason I'm telling you all of this is, (boy I get long-winded sometimes..LOL) I was looking at the Monave pricing and it's extremely overpriced. Just a couple of examples: Monave Serecite - $4.00 per oz. or $64.00 per pound. I pay - .62 cents per oz or $9.90 per pound. Monave Titanium Dioxide - $1.50 per oz or $24.00 per pound. I pay - .62 cents per oz or $10.00 per pound. Now granted I buy my ingredients in bulk, usually by the pound rather than by the oz. but I manufacture for myself and my family and friends so buying in bulk works better for me. I've been doing this for about 2 yrs now so if you would like any help, advice or just to chat about makeup just message me and I'll be happy to talk to you about sources, formulations, etc.

It sounds like an interesting area to get into. I wish I had the get up and go to do something. So they send you instructions on how to get started. So your plan is to get into selling right? I need to start wearing makeup again and make myself feel better when I go out.

That is something different! I haven't heard of many people making make-up from home. Are turning this into a business? Do sell for a particular company or is really all on your own? Good Luck!!

Oh I can't wait to see how you make out. Make sure you come back and tell us! I won't ask you for the site cause I already read the rest of your replies. Thanks for telling us. I wanted to try the bare mineral stuff but it was just way too expensive.