8/30/10 - Crystal is a professional makeup artist who first came across our products at IMATS. The first product she listed for her August Favorite Beauty Products is our Diamond Perfect Finish. Read what she has to say about the product and how it photographs! MakeupByCrystalS - August Beauty Product Favorites
7/27/10 - My Beauty Bunny is a blog all about cruelty free beauty products. Blogess Jen tries out our foundations, and loved the coverage it gave her without emphasizing her pores or looking cakey. My Beauty Bunny - Purely Cosmetics
7/24/10 - Stephanie rarely does posts of "her favorite products", but this time she took an exception and wrote about 3 products she's madly in love with. Aquahearts Obsessions - Current Favorite Beauty Products Right Now
July, 2010 - After this year's IMATS (International Makeup Artists Trade Show), Purely Cosmetics is getting some rave reviews! Here are just a few:
7/2/2010 - Alyson, author of the Gloss Menagerie, volunteered to work the Purely Cosmetics booth at this year's IMATS (International Makeup Artist Trade Show) in Pasadena. Although she had used some of our products before, she had a whole new appreciation after being immersed in the product for 48 hours straight. How did her opinion change? Read on to find out! Hint: this is only part one :) GlossMenagerie.com - Purely Cosmetics Foundations
6/7/10 - The infamous Elessa of Pursebuzz.com and You Tube guru selects our Diamond Perfect Finish as her "Must Have Monday" product. Even more of an honor is that Pursebuzz is devoting her blog posts to IMATS must see's, and we were the first she listed as a company not to miss! Read her full review here. Pursebuzz.com - Purely Cosmetics Diamond Powder Review
5/21/10 - Curious about our products after reading other reviews, Wendy ordered several different products from us. Though she hasn't had an oportunity yet to swatch everything, she already knows she's in love with our Diamond Perfect Finish. World's record: US to Singapore in one week flat :) Makeupholiz's Blog - Mineral Products
2/8/10 - Jami, the Bionic-Beauty has always had nothing but great things to say about our products (and we love her for that). Her Best of 2009 list includes not just our popular Diamond Perfect Finish, but also our Stippler Brush, Beauty Blender and Blinc Mascara! Bionic Beauty - Bionic's Best of Beauty 2009
12/31/09 - Not wanting to be a part of the trend of listing top 10 beauty picks for the year, Mo limits her list to only 5 products. Here's what she has to say about our Diamond Perfect Finish: "If I had to pick a favorite from this list then this powder would certainly be it! I was hooked from day one and I never cease to be amazed by the quality of this product." Mythbuster Beauty - Mo's 5 Faves from 2009
12/31/09 - Saila lists her top 10 favorite products for 2009. Scroll all the way down to #1!! The Adventurous Purple Koala - My Favourite Products in 2009
12/29/09 - Beauty & Fashion Tech released their top picks for the Best Beauty Products of 2009. Our foundation made the list! To quote Carleen, "Purely Cosmetics makes a great selection of bismuth free mineral makeup and cosmetics. The selection is fantastic and there are plenty of available shades." What a complement! Beauty & Fashion Tech - Best Beauty Products of 2009
12/21/09 - The Product Pasha interviewed Shannon Nelson, author of A Girl's Gotta Spa about her best picks for 2009 - our Diamond Perfect Finish made the short-list! The Product Pasha - Blogger's Picks for the Best of 2009
11/30/09 & 12/22/09 - Anastasia, author of Lipsticks & Lightsabers, is one tough cookie when it comes to makeup reviews. Our Diamond Perfect Finish and Blushing blush made it onto her list of Holy Grail products. We're absolutely honored!
Lipsticks & Lightsabers - The 1337 Badge of Honor
Lipsticks & Lightsabers - Open In Adobe Acrobat Reader
9/19/09 - Purely Cosmetics is reviewed in the Washington, DC version of the Examiner.com by Hollw Denslow. Read her experiences with our Cream to Powder Eye Shadows, our Diamond Perfect Finish, and the superiority of our ingredients.
Examiner.com- Finding A Better Mineral Makeup
8/14/09 - We couldn't be more thrilled than to be mentioned by reknown celebrity makeup artist and creator of The Beauty Blog Network Elke Von Freudenberg included our primers as a great skin prep for summer humidity!
Elke Von Freudenberg Blog- 5 Minute Summer Makeup: Step 2
7/30/09 - Mo Stewart, one of the authors of MythBusterBeauty, was one of the first to find out about our Diamond Perfect Finish when we were first developing it. I promised her that she'd find it on a par (if not better than) MUFE's HD powder. Was I telling the truth? "Ultra smoothing, whisper light, and absolutely no strobing(reflection) with flash photography, I was instantly amazed."
Mythbuster Beauty - Diamonds ARE A Girl's Best Friend
7/24/09 - I caught up with Shannon Nelson of A Girl's Gotta Spa in Vegas while we were both attending the industry trade show, Cosmoprof. Within minutes of checking into her room, she immediately started pulling goodies out of her makeup bag, telling me I had to try this, had to try that... What did she have in that magic bag of hers as well? Our Pure Silk Mineral Foundation and our Diamond Perfect Finish!
A Girl's Gotta Spa - Travel Beauty: Las Vegas
7/14/09 - There's nothing more flattering when your product is reviewed by a professional makeup artist. Melissa Street posted today about her favorite products she uses in her professional career that are "products available to the consumer that can transform average makeup into magical potions, concoctions that create illusions and elixirs, which you can apply daily, that will that will take your gorgeous face and body to the next level." Of course, our Diamond Perfect Finish makes the list :)
In My Professional Opinion - Special Effects!
6/30/09 - Hillary, a former Indie herself, and author of Solessence, is well known throughout the beauty industry. She not only gives a sneak peek about how Purely Cosmetics got it's start, but offers insights about our ingredients, as well as her personal opinions of our foundations, shadows, and accessories.
Solessence - Review: Purely Cosmetics Mineral Makeup
6/26/09 - Once again, our Diamond Perfect Finish is getting rave reviews over MUFE's HD powder. I met Alyson, author of The Gloss Menagerie at the IMATS (short for the International Makeup Artists Trade Show) show this past weekend, and gave her a sample of this newest product. Her response when she first applied it? "I literally did a doubletake the first time I used this finishing powder on my cheeks because my pores literally disappeared. "Holy sh**!" She loves the airbrushed finish and and was amazed at the silky feel.
The Gloss Menagerie - Look Ma, No Pores!
6/24/09, 9/2/09 - Our newly introduced Diamond Perfect Finish has captured the attention of many, including Kelly Gould, blogger of Gouldylox Reviews. In addition to being an entertaining makeup addict, Kelly is also a television producer (and fellow dog lover). She was pleased with the results after watching herself on high definition tv, but more importantly, her husband noticed a difference! Need I say more?
Gouldylox Reviews - Purely Cosmetics Diamond Finishing Powder, Summer Wrap-Up: Favorite Picks From The Season
6/17/09 - Carleen, chief blogger of Beauty and Fashion Tech, known for her "pull no punches" reviews, puts our foundations to the test, as well as our Silk & Pearl Powder primer. Even with her oily skin and skin discolorations, our foundations covered her well and lasted all day.
Beauty and Fashion Tech - Purely Cosmetics Mineral Foundation
6/11/09 - Bellab from beautyXpose put several of our products through rigorous tests of varying temperature, from rain to 90 degree heat. She even posted before and after pictures so that you can see the effect our products had. Check out the entire post here.
beautyXpose - Beauty Experiment: Purely Cosmetics Mineral Makeup
6/01/09 - Back in the beginning of May, Shannon Nelson sponsored the "mother of all giveaways" with a Mom Get Glamorous contest on her blog, A Girl's Gotta Spa. The idea behind the contest was for people to nominate a deserving mom, and to write why they felt this person deserved almost $2300 of girlie stuff. The winner was announced last Friday, May 29th. Wanna see her reaction to finding out she won? Read the post on her blog, 6 Daily Blessings. It gave us the warm fuzzies just to watch her excitement at winning. But wait, there's more! Today, her package from us arrived, and she posted before and after pictures, using her tweenage daughter as the model. Remember, she neither entered the contest herself, nor knew what all she'd be receiving. Unlike most reviews, this one is written by someone not expecting our products, and intending to do a review! Did she like what she received? Pictures tell a thousand words - read and see her photos here.
6 Daily Blessings -Wow, That Was Fast: Purely Cosmetics
5/14/09, 5/21/09, 9/4/09 - How does Purely Cosmetics hold up under the unforgiving lights of professional makeup artistry? Professional makeup artist Melissa Street puts our products to the test, and posts both her professional and personal experiences on her blog, InMyProfessionalOpinion. Carrying it another step further, see what she has to say about our makeup for Teens!
In My Professional Opinion - Mineral Maven, Teen Queen, Back To School: Teen Queen II
4/5/09 - 5/21/09 - I couldn't resist making a special eye shadow for Saila. With a name like Adventurous Purple Koala, how could you not? Check out her look and review on Saila's blog, Adventurous Purple Koala. Saila wears our Blushing blush perfectly, and prefers it over NARS Orgasm.
Adventurous Purple Koala - Purely Cosmetics FOTD's
4/3/09 - 5/16/09 - Almost always, you know when you're about to be reviewed by a blogger. But not when Jane, from The Beauty Stop purchased products from me! After reading many glowing reports about my products, she went ahead and ordered some samples, unbeknownst to me that she was anything but a regular customer. She found her Holy Grail! Read all about it here. We even made her Top 5 List!
The Beauty Stop - Beauty Stop Hot Pick: Purely Cosmetics Foundation, Ask Jane: My Top 5
3/17/09 - Vanessa, of NessasaryMakeup gets her oilies under control with our Oil Absorb and Silk & Pearl Powder primer. To quote: "I absolutely LOVE the Oil Absorption Powder! I swear it saved my face and it left my makeup nice and shine-free at the end of the work day." Read her full review and check the color swatches (especially of the Black Cherry eye liner that everyone's going ga ga over) right here:
NessasaryMakeup - Purely Cosmetics Goodies
3/11/09 - MythbusterBeauty blogger Mo gives her thoughts on our Pure Mineral Foundation and it's ingredients. She didn't quite get the shade right, but loves it anyway! Read her review here:
MythbusterBeauty - Purely Cosmetics Mineral Makeup
3/10/09 - Josi, blogger of The Daily Beauty Break, tests out both our Silk & Pearl Powder Primer and our Skin Smoothing Foundation on her best friend's newly divorced mother as an emotional pick me up. Check out what she has to say!
The Daily Beauty Break - Independent Beauty - Purely Cosmetics
11/20/08-7/09/09 - Jami, the Bionic-Beauty, has always suffered from both acne and fine lines, and has a very short list of makeup products she likes. She put our products to the test in both dry weather conditions and heat to find our products passed with flying colors. She's done several reviews on our products including our foundations, eye shadows, and Cream to Powder eye shadows. Read all of her reviews here:
Bionic-Beauty - Reviews of Purely Cosmetics' Products
11/15/08 - Tia swears all over the place that she's not a makeup artist, but does a beautiful job with her PurelyCosmetics eye shadows she received in her November Pretty Pink Box. Read her review complete with gorgeous photos here.
BatYourEyelashes - Purely Cosmetics Sapphire Night and Blue Violet
11/13/08 - Fairly new to mineral makeup, BeautyBlvd blogger Joi tries out our new Cream to Powder Eye Shadow Palettes. "It's like having two colors in one, because if you just do a single application you have a nice light color, but add a few more coats and the color becomes intense."
BeautyBlvd - Purely Cosmetics
11/1/08 - High profile beauty blogger Shannon Nelson of the MakeupMinute reviews our Silk & Pearl Powder Primer. With her oily skin, she's a fan of products containing Kaolin Clay, and loves the value of our high end ingredients that are competitively priced. Makeup Minute - Purely Cosmetics Silk & Pearl Powder Primer
10/7/08 - Pumps And Gloss shows her FOTD (photo of the day) of the new Cream to Powder Eye Shadows using Slate Blue. She says these shadows are better than MAC's Paint Pots! "The shadows glide on the eyelid with no streaking and the color payoff is strong. I tell you, I am in love."
Pumps And Gloss - Eye Shadow Review and FOTD
9/4/08 - Shen from Shensaddiction is impressed with the quick international shipping and the quality packaging of Purely Cosmetics' samples.
Shensaddiction - Review of PurelyCosmetics Samples
8/20/08 - Vanessa from NessasaryMakeup reviews the Beauty Blender - the hottest, bright pink egg-shaped cosmetic sponge on the market. She gives it a 5 star quality rating.
NessasaryMakeup Blog - Review of the Beauty Blender
8/15/08 - Purely Cosmetics' Skin Smoothing Formula mineral foundation is given glowing reviews from The Mineral Makeup Blog. One of few mineral makeup brands that can produce a photo finish without a whiteish cast, and very long staying power.
TheMineralMakeup.com - Purely Cosmetics' Skin Smoothing Mineral Foundation
8/13/08 - Sophie from The Mineral Makeup Blog uses our 100% Pure Silk Powder on her very oily skin, and loves the finish it gives.
TheMineralMakeup.com - Purely Cosmetic's Silk Powder
8/1/08 - Vanessa has finally found her perfect match! Read her full review of our products from the NessasaryMakeup.com blog.
NessasaryMakeup Blog - NessasaryMakeup Reviews Purely Cosmetics
7/29/08 - Alina interviews me about the "Behind The Scenes" work, and how Purely Cosmetics began. Great insight into the juggling of a multitude of tasks done by a small run company.
