How to be eco-friendly with your makeup

Looking to make your beauty routine more planet-friendly? From excessive, non-recyclable packaging to its lack of transparency over ingredients and ethical practices, the beauty industry isn’t exactly known for being particularly eco-friendly. It’s been a longtime coming, but thanks to an increased awareness beauty is finally waking up, with more consumers demanding cleaner, sustainably packaged beauty products. But how do you make your beauty routine more sustainable and eco-friendly?

3 essential NC-INC must haves in your make-up bag.

Lets your skin breathe a sigh of relief. Mineral make-up is often associated with not being able to achieve a finish that’s as smooth as traditional, non-mineral based formulas – but there are a few options that refute this. They obviously havent tried our 3 NC-INC essentials!

Pro-wedding tips when using mineral makeup.

2020 will be the year where individuality will be embraced, especially when it comes to makeup and creating the best version of YOU! There are endless details involved in the ever-complicated wedding planning process and many decisions that have to be made for the big day. An easy one to check off the list is using mineral makeup for your bridal look. Memories fade, but pictures last forever! Be photo-ready with high quality makeup products. As a bride the last thing on your mind is the makeup! Your headspace is doing overtime on seating arrangements, florists or even the dress! Mosts brides leave this till last minute but ic ant stress how important the brides makeup can be! Its make or break for photos! Fair skin can be a beautiful feature, but with the wrong make up it can draw a lot of attention--

All About NC-INC

Who are NC-INC?

With so many makeup companies out there now it’s easy to feel a little lost. So to help you fully understand we thought we would write a blog all about who we are as a brand and what we stand for! NC-INC. are a new makeup brand who specialise in mineral makeup. Our makeup brand manufactures here in the UK and use only the most natural, organic, minerals which are safe not only on you but to the little friends we share this planet with. We wanted to create a brand which stands up for nothing but good!

How To Apply Mineral Blusher

Blusher, surprisingly a product that many people miss when applying makeup. Blusher is great for putting colour back into your cheeks and brightening up your whole face! NCInc’s Mineral Blusher is a multi purpose formula that can be used on the apples of your cheeks or as an eyeshadow shade. Follow my simple tricks to achieve the perfect blushed look!

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!

How to apply Mineral Eyeliner

Mineral eyeliner is different from other eyeliners because it comes in a loose powder form. How do I apply loose powder eyeliner? The application of applying mineral eyeliner will take a little longer because you will be using smaller strokes. After a bit of practice and following my guide you will be an expert in no time!The first thing to remember is to take your time! Because you are working with powder you won’t be able to just quickly apply it to your lash line. The best brush to use is a flat angled brush to achieve sleek neat lines, before you start you will need to dampen your brush. The damp brush will help the mineral powder to adhere to your brush for an easier application!

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 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!