Recently Cheri Tracy, owner of Orglamix Mineral Makeup contacted me and offered to send me some new makeup shades to try out. I’m actually already a big fan of Orglamix, so of course I took her up on the offer!
The only makeup I typically wear on a daily basis is eyeshadow. If I’m going out at night I’ll do mascara too and if I’m feeling really fancy I might wear more than that, maybe some blush or something. I’ve really never been much of a makeup girl, and luckily I have pretty clear skin, so I’ve never needed to wear a ton of it. The shades that I already had from Orglamix, and love, are Mandarin, a light orange color that I’ll wear occasionally during the day, and Brimstone, which is a pretty shimmery grey color that I usually wear at night when I want a lazy girl’s version of a smoky eye.
I asked Cheri to recommend a good subtle, every day shade of eyeshadow that I could wear to work. These were my instructions: “I’ve got blue eyes with bits of gold/green in the center and very pale skin.” I think she picked out a great shade, and it’s something I probably wouldn’t have discovered on my own. Her Cashmere eyeshadow shade looks like a light taupe color until you put it on, and then it has pretty shades of gold. It’s kind of a shimmery dual-tone, which I love. Again, I’m really lazy when it comes to makeup, so if an eyeshadow can go on with one swoop and look like I did way more work, I love it! This is a picture of me wearing the Cashmere, taken late in the afternoon, after a full day’s wear:
It holds up nicely throughout the day, even though it’s hard to see it in this picture. In person, it’s definitely a nice subtle shade though, perfect for every day.
Cheri also sent me some blush, which like I said, I rarely wear, but after testing it out, her Anise blush shade is actually subtle enough that I’ve worn it a few times during the day. I’ve always been a little self conscious about wearing too much makeup, but after I put this blush on, walked away from the mirror for a bit and then looked back, I couldn’t really tell I had blush on, it looked so natural. Cheri also sent me one of her pretty mineral glow powders in the Rose Quartz shade, which is also very nice.
What initially drew me to Orglamix, besides the fact that it’s a small independently owned company, is the fact that Orglamix products are all natural and made without nano particles, bismuth oxychloride, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals or parabens.
Cheri also shares beauty tips and makeup how-tos on her blog, Haute Beauty. Again, for someone without much makeup mojo, those tips are super helpful! One of the other things I love about her Orglamix line is the Get the Look collections, which are great for people like me who need a little guidance most of the time when it comes to makeup.
Find tons of amazing makeup in shades ranging from crazy colorful to subtle and sweet at Orglamix.
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I’ve seen Orglamix on Etsy and I’ve been wanting to try it out. Seems like it would work well for my sensitive skin and the color selection is hard to beat.
Beth, I definitely recommend it. My skin is fairly sensitive too, since I’m so fair, but Orglamix is really great for that.
I’ve heard the name before…sounds like I need to try them out! I wouldn’t know what color to pick though – lots to choose from!!