How to reduce the appearance of pores.

After taking off your makeup or washing your face have you looked at your pores? You may notice they are small or more noticeable. While in the skin care isle you may have noticed toners that will shrink your pores, sadly that's not possible! However using the right products and methods you can reduce the appearance of them. In this blog I will be giving you a helpful tip to achieve smaller looking pores!

How to highlight your face using NCinc’s Highlighter

Highlighter is the finishing touch that completes a makeup look with a shimmering glow. I’m sure that most of you have tried many different types of highlighter; Jelly, pressed powder and even liquid drops! But have you ever tried loose powder highlighter? You may be thinking that applying loose powder after you have applied a full face of makeup will be a challenge. Follow my easy guide and you will have no problems!

Tips for dry skin

Wearing makeup and having dry skin is a challenge, especially now that the cold weather has arrived. If you aren’t sure if you have dry skin, the things to look out for are; flaky patches, tightness, fine lines and red/sore patches of skin. Dry skin can be difficult to manage but with my simple tips I hope to improve your skin!

A great way to start is to use a cleansing scrub to exfoliate the skin. This will remove dead skin from the surface and leave you with a smooth base for better makeup application. Don’t exfoliate more than 3 times a week as this can damage your skin! Invest in a good moisturiser, regularly moisturising everyday your skin will be hydrated! Makeup products will dry out your skin throughout the day however with a layer of moisturiser under your makeup your face will stay fresh and hydrated all day. Alongside a moisturiser for smoother skin apply a layer of primer to make your makeup stay put.

How to apply mineral eye makeup

Most if not all of you are used to using compressed eyeshadow in a pan. The thought of using an eyeshadow that is loose powder can be scary, especially thinking of the fallout! If not done correctly applying Mineral eyeshadow can be very messy and ruin any base makeup you apply. Follow my easy tips to apply Mineral Eyeshadow and you will be an expert in no time!

How to avoid cakey makeup

Applying any kind of makeup is a challenge, whether it be Mineral, mousse or liquid! There are so many factors which can lead to a bad application and some are out of our hands! Depending on the type of skin you have plays a large part of how the formula will work with your skin and the finished look. It’s a horrible feeling thinking your foundation or overall makeup looks amazing then you step in to natural light and that is not the case! A fear that people who are new to using mineral makeup have is their base of their makeup looking cakey. In this blog I will be giving you my tips and tricks on how to avoid cakey makeup, it’s a lot easier than you might think!

How to clean NCinc’s Kabuki Brush

After reading our previous blogs you will know that the best tool to apply Mineral Makeup with is the Kabuki Brush! The dense brush works wonders for blending out loose powder. It’s very important that you regularly clean your kabuki brush, the dense bristles collect a lot of powder and then after time start to store bacteria!. You definitely don’t want to be applying your makeup on to a clean face with a dirty brush, this can cause your skin to breakout! Cleaning your Kabuki Brush is easy and today I will be explaining how to do this in 3 easy steps!

How to contour using NCinc’s Mineral bronzer

Where do I apply the product? How much do I use? Contouring your face can make some people weary, especially if it’s not done correctly it will not look very flattering! First time contouring can be difficult, especially if you don’t know how much product to use or where to place the product on your face. People contour for different reasons, some do it to make the facial features appear slimmer and some contour just to add warmth to their faces. If you want to attempt to contour for the first time but don't know where to start, just follow my easy guide and you will be an expert in no time! First things first the contour sits on top of your foundation!

How much mineral makeup to use

How can I apply layers of Mineral Makeup without my skin looking dry and flaky? I understand that some people are weary to use a full face of makeup products that are powder based. We have all had a time where we have over done it on the powder and you skin looking dry and cakey.

How to conceal dark circles with mineral makeup

How can I conceal under my eyes with only using a powder product? It doesn’t matter if I have 2 hours of sleep or 10 I forever had dark circles under my eyes! Because of this I rely on colour correctors and concealer to hide dark circles, leaving under my eyes bright and ready for the day! I’m going to use this blog to explain the benefits of using Mineral colour correctors!

How to apply Mineral Foundation

Switching from traditional liquid foundations to a loose powder based foundation will take some getting used to. The two most important things you will need to keep in mind are preparing your skin and using the right amount of powder. Follow my tips on applying powder foundation and you will soon be an expert!