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Our Top Make-up Tips For Over 40’s Women

Women in their 40’s have life experience in spades; smart tips on career, parenting, love, friendship and travel are always ready to be shared. There are usually a few memorable tales of unforgettable adventures to be told too! When it comes to beauty, whether it’s a barbeque with friends and family, day at work, or shopping catch up with a bestie, women - regardless of age like to look their best. As women go from their 30’s to 40’s their bodies change, and it’s important to look after themselves inside and out. Regular exercise, a healthy balanced diet, drinking lots of water, focusing on a wellness practice such as meditation and 7-8 hours of sleep a night all help towards giving bodies the best opportunity to shine. By the time women hit their 40’s, they have a beauty regime they’re pretty comfortable with. As women age, their skin matures and it’s at this point that a few tweaks can be made to skincare and make-up routines to conceal pigmentation, dark circles plus to hydrate dry or dehydrated skin, and minimise appearance of fine lines. For the most part changes to skin occur due to the loss of collagen and elasticity. It’s therefore a good idea to re-evaluate beauty products that are used, as well as make-up looks and techniques to combat skin changes and to continue walking out the door each day feeling confident and happy. We’ve come up with the following make-up tips for the over 40’s: 1) Primer: After using a hydrating moisturiser, and sunscreen, prepping with a make-up primer is next. Primers are created to provide a smooth, even base for make-up and to help extend wear. A primer such as our Airbrush Mineral Primer is a great choice because it is composed of moisturising ingredients including Vitamin E, plus it restores freshness and helps fight visible signs of ageing including key ingredient Green Tea. You can also use an eye primer to create an even base for eye make-up application. Our Perfecting Eye Primer helps extend eye make-up wear plus smoothes and tightens the eye area. The eye primer is enriched with an Oat derived anti-aging ingredient known for its tightening and anti-wrinkle properties. 2) Foundation: Here the aim should be to use a foundation product that covers any pigmentation, doesn’t settle in fine lines and wrinkles, plus is composed of skin nourishing ingredients to ensure against drying your skin, with a light - medium coverage. It’s also a good idea to look for a long-wearing foundation that will provide a luminous, radiant finish. We have two foundation recommendations that are both ideal options for women in their 40’s, and suitable for all skin types including sensitive skin. The first is our Liquid Mineral Foundation. It’s a hydrating, sheer liquid foundation that evens out the complexion, enhances skin radiance and is composed of skin nourishing ingredients that help fight visible signs of ageing with a light - medium coverage. The second option is our Natural Mineral Cover Foundation. This loose mineral powder foundation has been a crowd favourite since it first launched nearly 10 years ago. The feather-light SPF 15 formula adapts naturally to skin tones, evens out the complexion, covers redness and pigmentation and is composed of active natural ingredients including Jojoba Esters and Kaolin Clay. Best of all, it feels amazing on the skin! 3) Concealer: A concealer is a versatile beauty product for women of any age! They are great to have both in the beauty bag at home, as well as in the handbag for on the go touch ups. A concealer can be used to cover dark circles plus to disguise puffiness, imperfections and pigmentation. They are applied either before (for a loose mineral powder such as our Natural Mineral Cover Foundation), or after (for a liquid format such as our Liquid Mineral Foundation) foundation to disguise any imperfections that need a little extra coverage. Here at Nude by Nature, we have two concealers you can choose from. The first is the Flawless Concealer, which is a long wearing, stick concealer that comes in 8 shades. It’s easy to use, and expertly camouflages dark circles, pigmentation and imperfections. It’s also suitable for sensitive skin, and has been dermatologist tested. We also have the Liquid Mineral Concealer that instantly covers dark circles and disguises puffiness and imperfections. It’s a creamy liquid concealer, and is enriched with moisturising Vitamin E, and the key ingredient is FloreEsters which reduce fine lines and dryness. 4) Eyebrows: When it comes to brows and women in their 40’s, it’s important to make sure they are well maintained and haven’t been over plucked. The eyebrows can become a little sparse as women age, so keeping them well groomed and shaped is key - also to give a more youthful appearance. Therefore, when using a make-up product the objective is to create a more fuller looking and defined brow. Our brow collection includes three products created to define, sculpt and shape eyebrows into a perfect, natural look. The collection includes the Defining Brow Pencil, Natural Definition Brow Palette and Precision Brow Mascara. The soft, buildable formula of the Defining Brow Pencil helps to create perfectly filled and defined brows. So, if brows are becoming a little sparse, using this pencil will help fill out and define, plus the integrated spoolie brush will help blend for a natural finish. The Natural Definition Brow Palette features two brow powders that can be used alone or blended together to achieve filled and groomed brows. The third shade is a luminous highlight shade to accentuate and brighten the brows. The Precision Brow Mascara can be used to instantly shape brows, adds colour and hold for natural definition, has a buildable formula and is easy to use. 5) Eyes: Eyeliner and eyeshadow can both help to define and open the eyes. It’s a good idea to steer away from dark eyeshadows and liquid eyeliners as they can make eyes look smaller in appearance. Instead, we recommend using a creamy glide on pencil like our Contour Eye Pencil which is available in six shades to complement every eye colour, has a densely pigmented formula, an integrated smudge tip for easy blending, and is enriched with active natural ingredients like Macadamia Oil and Mango Seed Oil to impart rich colour and intense definition. One trick to use with eyeshadow that will enhance the eyes is to switch to a neutral shadow. Lighter shades will lift and brighten the whites of the eyes, and make them look more rested. The Natural Illusion Eyeshadow Trio is available in either 01 Nude (with shades Nude, Taupe, Brown) and 03 Rose (Light Pink, Peach, Brown), and comes in either a matte, satin or satin shimmer finish. The shadow provides full colour coverage, is a lightweight powder and applies easily onto the lid. To complete the eyes, mascara will lengthen lashes and add further definition to the overall look. We suggest the Allure Defining Mascara as it is a vitamin enriched mascara that gives intensified, lengthened and separated lashes in an instant. It’s easy to use, has a buildable formula and conditions lashes over time. 6) Lips: It’s a great idea to seek out lip products that have been formulated with nourishing ingredients that are non-drying and are comfortable to wear. It’s worth investing in a lip pencil that will define the lips (which can get smaller as women age), make them appear fuller and help prevent bleeding into fine lines around the mouth. Our 100% Natural Lip Collection is free from carmine, petroleum waxes, parabens, silicones, coal tar dyes or any synthetics. Our lip products are instead enriched with good for you 100% natural ingredients including Shea Butter, Kakadu Plum, Desert Lime and Tangerine Oil. The collection currently incorporates the Defining Lip Pencil, Moisture Shine Lipstick and Moisture Infusion Lipgloss. Start with the Defining Lip Pencil to provide smooth colour coverage and to contour and define the lips. Available in six shades, and composed of lip nourishing ingredients including Shea Butter and moisturising Vitamin E, the formula is long-lasting and glides on smoothly. The Moisture Shine Lipstick is a colour-rich lipstick that delivers a luminous shine finish and is available in 10 beautiful shades. The lipstick has a silky, moisturising feel and is very comfortable to wear. Lucky last is the Moisture Infusion Lipgloss. It’s been created to enhance lips with vibrant, glossy colour and is formulated with unique moisturising microspheres to help repair and plump lips for a natural, voluminous look. The lipgloss can be worn over the lip pencil and lipstick, or on its own. 7) Make-up Brushes: The last tip to mention is in regards to make-up brushes. Using the right tools to apply beauty products makes a world of difference, and will help you create a smooth, even, flawless finish. The important thing is to figure out the brushes that you need. At Nude by Nature we have a comprehensive selection of ultra-soft, high-quality synthetic fibre cruelty-free brushes. It’s possible to purchase brushes individually, or in a set such as the Essential Collection Brush Set which comes with 7 professional rose gold make-up brushes. You can discover more about our make-up brushes in this blog post. Click here to read ‘Which Make-up Brushes Do I Need?’. SHOP GOOD FOR YOU MAKE-UP We hope you’ve found this post useful, and please let us know if you have any additional tips that you’d like to share!    

How To Guides, Looks & Trends, Natural, Foundation

Top 6 Benefits Of Our Mineral Powder Foundations

Make-up foundation comes in many different forms. The most common include liquid, stick, cream, BB cream, cushion cream, and a powder (mineral, loose or pressed) foundation. No wonder selecting the perfect foundation for your skin can be confusing. We haven’t even mentioned choosing a shade yet! Foundation is a make-up product that creates an even finish to your skin, matching with your complexion, and is used on the face, neck and sometimes body. As the name suggests, it's the foundation for your make-up. Foundation has quite an interesting history. It’s said to have originated in ancient Rome and Greece, and here’s the thing, back then it was formulated with a poisonous chalk, also known as white lead. As you can imagine there were some pretty horrific side effects including losing teeth, hair loss and skin discolouration. During the 19th Century, foundation formula evolved (thank goodness!) into a liquid form, and it was in the 1930’s when powder foundation was first created, courtesy of Max Factor in Hollywood, who wanted to create a foundation that provided a more natural finish on screen. Its name? Pan-Cake. Specifically considering powder foundations, and in particular mineral powder foundations, here at Nude by Nature we have a couple of best selling options for you to select from. There is Australia’s No. 1 Foundation* and one of our original make-up collection, Natural Mineral Cover Foundation or there is Pressed Mineral Cover. When it comes to comparing different types of foundations to choose from, we recognise the top 6 benefits of our cruelty-free mineral powder foundations as being: 100% natural ingredients: Our mineral powder foundations are composed of 100% natural ingredients, such as Kaolin Clay, and are free from unnecessary chemicals, synthetic ingredients or preservatives often found in cosmetics. Like all Nude by Nature products each is cruelty-free. Suitable for all ages & skin types: Dermatologist tested and suitable for sensitive skin. Buildable coverage: Powder foundations are buildable, from sheer to full coverage so depending on the occasion - you control the coverage. Evens out complexion & conceal pores: Created to adapt naturally to skin tones, and even out the complexion. Non-drying formula: The good for you lightweight powder foundations are enriched with nourishing ingredients, leaving your skin feeling like you don’t even have make-up on. Naturally gluten free: Both of our mineral powder foundations are naturally gluten free. It is recommended to refer to product packaging for the full list of ingredients. Each product is described in further detail below: Natural Mineral Cover Foundation: Our best selling lightweight loose mineral powder foundation that delivers sheer to full coverage, evens out the complexion, covers redness and pigmentation, plus has SPF 15 protection. Key ingredients in this award winner are Kaolin Clay which absorbs excess oil, helps extends make-up wear and also Jojoba Esters, to nourish the skin. Shop Natural Mineral Cover Foundation Recommended Application: Tap a small amount of powder into the lid, dip the tip of a Mineral Make-up Brush into the powder, tap away the excess, and then buff the powder onto skin in light, circular motions. Start at the centre of the face and work outward until your desired level of coverage is achieved. For further details about Natural Mineral Cover Foundation, take a look at the below video: Pressed Mineral Cover: Instantly illuminates the skin with a flawless coverage, containing antioxidant ingredients and long-lasting, for up to 8 hours. The pressed powder foundation is composed of 100% natural ingredients including the native Australian Kakadu Plum, one of the world’s richest sources of Vitamin C, and Cehami Extract, known to promote natural skin renewal and it’s also anti-inflammatory. Pressed Mineral Cover’s mirror compact is also a handy product to have in your bag for make-up touch-ups. Shop Pressed Mineral Cover Recommended Application: Use the Mineral Brush to buff the powder onto skin in light, circular motions, building it gradually to the desired medium to full coverage.   Have you tried our Foundation Finder tool? In just four quick steps, you’ll discover the recommended foundation match for you. Click here for the Foundation Finder. *Data sourced from IRI MarketEdge based on data definitions provided by Nude by Nature. Total Australia Pharmacy, Cosmetic Face Sell Through ($), MAT to 25/3/18.

Looks & Trends, News & Other, Concealer, Foundation

Sydney Flawless Collection - Creative Studio Event

We were very excited to recently host a Creative Studio event at our Sydney head office with one of our favourite make-up artists Anya Spicer, beauty expert Gemma Watts and a group of beauty and lifestyle influencers. The workshop style event included a make-up tutorial with Anya and Gemma creating a natural long-wearing make-up look featuring our Flawless Collection. Anya demonstrated the recommended application process utilising the key products in our Flawless Collection; leading with our Airbrush Mineral Primer, Flawless Liquid Foundation, Buffing Brush and Flawless Concealer. Our Flawless Liquid Foundation and Flawless Concealer were launched in August 2017. If you’re looking to create a smooth, natural shine-free, satin matte finish the Flawless Liquid Foundation is a great product for you to consider using. It’s suitable for all skin types, and is ideal for people with normal to oily skin. The Flawless Liquid Foundation formula is oil free and fragrance-free, plus is buildable from a medium to full coverage. Key ingredients are Bamboo Powder, Kakadu Plum and Baobab Fruit Extract. As we all know, concealer is a product we should never leave home without! The Flawless Concealer is perfect for camouflaging dark circles, blemishes and covering skin imperfections. It’s long wearing and comes in a stick format so is super easy to apply. Like all Nude by Nature products, the Flawless Liquid Foundation and Flawless Concealer are formulated with 100% naturally derived, good for you ingredients and are cruelty-free. When it comes to applying the Flawless Liquid Foundation we recommend starting with the Airbrush Mineral Primer underneath the foundation as it creates a smooth, even base for your make-up application. Then apply a small amount of the Flawless Liquid Foundation (approx. a single pump), to the back of your hand. Apply and blend the foundation with a Buffing Brush, using quick circular motions to ensure an even application. Coverage can be built from medium to full as required. Apply the Flawless Concealer after the foundation to disguise any skin imperfections and dark circles. You can select to apply the concealer directly to the skin, use your fingertips or a Concealer Brush. All products are available to be purchased via our website. Click here to discover more.  All images shared, shot by & courtesy of Shots With Carolin. 

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The Perfect Partner for your Foundation

When it comes to love, finding the perfect partner can be tricky. When it comes to beauty, finding the perfect partner is a lot easier. There are many beauty products that when used together, produce an even better finish. Take for example these every day partners; shampoo and conditioner, self-tanning foam and a mitt, or primer and foundation. In the spirit of perfect partners, we thought you may like to hear about a few great partnerships between our good for you foundations and Pro Brush Collection. Award-winning make-up deserves expert brushes. Each brush in our award-winning Pro Brush Collection is ergonomically designed for the best control and is made of ultra-soft high-quality synthetic fibers, as we are proudly cruelty-free. A couple of key benefits for using professional make-up brushes in your beauty routine include: Brushes allow for more precision and control than your finger or sponge Using a brush delivers a more even coverage and a smoother finish. Brushes make it easier to blend to create soft edges The natural oils in fingers can affect the performance of your product Natural Mineral Cover + Mineral Brush: The best selling Natural Mineral Cover is perfectly partnered with this cruelty-free make-up brush. The fragrance-free SPF 15 Natural Mineral Cover formula adapts to skin tones, evens out complexion, covers redness, and conceals enlarged pores. The short, tightly packed bristles of the Mineral Brush effortlessly deliver just the right amount of formula for a polished, flawless finish. When applying the Natural Mineral Cover with the Mineral Brush we recommend: Tap a small amount of powder into the lid. Dip the tip of the Mineral Brush into the powder Tap away the excess and then buff the powder onto skin in light, circular motions. Start at the centre of the face and work outward until your desired level of coverage is achieved. Another of our foundation products that the Mineral Brush also partners well with is the Pressed Mineral Cover which instantly illuminates the skin with a flawless coverage and contains antioxidant ingredients, including Kakadu Plum, known for its abundant Vitamin C content, and Cehami Extract, to benefit the skin. Flawless Liquid Foundation + Buffing Brush: The Flawless Liquid Foundation is a long wearing liquid foundation and provides a medium to full smooth satin matte finish. It’s suitable for all skin types and is formulated with good for you natural ingredients including Bamboo Powder and Kakadu Plum. The Buffing Brush is the perfect tool to easily blend the Flawless Liquid Foundation thanks to it’s ultra-soft, tightly packed bristles and flat surface area - making application quick and effortless. Our top tips for applying the Flawless Liquid Foundation are: It’s important to note that the Flawless Liquid Foundation is fast drying so we suggest applying a small amount of the foundation and blending quickly. Apply a small amount of the foundation (1 pump) to the back of the hand. Apply and blend foundation with the Buffing Brush, using quick circular motions to ensure even application. Coverage can be built from medium to full as required. Apply extra product to areas needing additional coverage with the Buffing Brush using a stippling (dabbing) action. Sheer Glow BB Cream + BB Brush: The BB Brush was awarded with Best Makeup Tool in the 2017 Beautyheaven Best in Beauty Awards, and is a make-up brush composed of soft, dense bristles that deliver flawless blending and even coverage. The BB Brush provides fast and effortless application of BB cream or liquid formulas. Our Sheer Glow BB Cream is an all-in-one BB cream that delivers sheer to light coverage with a luminous, natural finish and SPF 8. The lightweight, non-greasy texture is enriched with moisturising Aloe Vera and Desert Date Oil to benefit the skin and perfect the complexion. Our suggested application tips are: Place a small amount of the Sheer Glow BB Cream onto the flat side of the BB Brush.   Apply product starting in the centre t-zone and blend out and downwards. Ensure even coverage with light strokes, not forgetting the nose and blending down the neck. Liquid Mineral Foundation + Liquid Foundation Brush: The Liquid Foundation Brush is the perfect tool for all liquid foundation formulas such as the Liquid Mineral Foundation. With its slightly pointed tip and tapered edges, key results provided are smooth application and blending. The Liquid Mineral Foundation is lightweight with a sheer finish that delivers light to medium coverage with a dewy radiant finish. It’s composed of active natural Australian ingredients such as Kakadu Plum and Quandong that together help fight visible signs of ageing and improve the skin’s natural radiance. We recommend applying as per the following: Load a small amount of the Liquid Mineral Foundation into the flat side of the Liquid Foundation Brush Apply foundation starting in the centre t-zone and blend out and downwards Ensure even coverage with light strokes, not forgetting the nose and blending down the neck Use the tapered tip and edges of your brush for a more precision application, for areas such as corners of the nose, mouth and eyes. Let us know if you’d like to hear about any other perfect partner combinations!

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Your Guide To: Liquid Foundations and Concealers

We are always looking for ways to complement our existing line of cruelty-free and naturally derived mineral make-up. While our classic Liquid Mineral Foundation remains as one of the best-selling foundations in Australia, the introduction of the Flawless Collection has now extended our Liquid Range with reinvented formulas that provide different finishes and results. So what’s the difference between the existing Liquid Mineral Foundation and Concealer and the NEW Flawless Collection? Below is a quick guide to help you get to know our liquid range or keep scrolling for an in depth comparison. The Finish The most common foundation finishes fall within four main categories: sheer, dewy, satin and matte. Your foundation finish of choice depends on what is best suited to your skin type, what feels most comfortable and your style preference. The Coverage The coverage of a foundation or concealer refers to the level of opacity of the make-up. The higher or more full the coverage, the stronger the opacity and the easier it is to hide or conceal skin blemishes. The Texture The most common textures of complexion products fall within three main categories: liquid, cream and powder. Each texture will look and feel different on the skin and require different application techniques. The Shade Range The Flawless Collection The Flawless Liquid Foundation and Concealer feature an extended shade range to allow you to find your perfect match. Liquid Mineral Foundation & Concealer The existing Liquid Range features classic cult favourite shades The Ingredients Like all Nude by Nature products, our Liquid Range is formulated without synthetic ingredients or preservatives like Talc, Silicone, Phthalates Sulphates, PEGS, Siloxanes, Triclosans, Phenoxyethanol or Parabens. These products are also fragrance-free. Sourced from the pristine Australian environment, Nude by Nature products harness the most powerful Australian-native extracts, vitamins and essential oils to improve and enhance the appearance of your skin. Here are some of the key ingredients featured in our Liquid Range. The Key Benefits Our natural philosophy when it comes to creating our products means that our natural formulas have been carefully developed to be good for you as well as offer high-performing benefits. Still have questions about our Liquid Range? Leave a comment below, we’d love to hear from you!

How To Guides, Foundation

How To: Find Your Shade

Being able to perfect your base is a fundamental make-up skill which all starts with finding the right foundation shade to match your skin tone. Once you’ve determined the correct shade, you’re setting yourself up for success! So let us take you through simple steps to help you determine your shade. Already know your shade? CHOOSE A FOUNDATION Before we begin, it’s important to understand your skin tone. Your skin tone is made up of your surface colour and undertone. Your surface colour can change depending on sun exposure and skin condition, however, your undertone never does. The best make-up shades will match both your surface colour and undertone so let’s split this into two steps: Your surface colour is essentially the colour depth of your skin. Using the below chart as a guide, determine your surface colour by categorising your skin depth into either Light, Medium or Dark. If you’re an in-between shadesuch as Light/Medium, consider where you’ll be spending most of your time this season. If you anticipate being outdoors in the sun, we would suggest selecting the darker shade and vice versa. Once you’ve determined your surface colour on the chart, it’s time to determine your skin tone. Your skin tone is the underlying colour underneath your skin which come in three basic hues: - Cool: Red or pink undertone- Warm: Yellow or olive undertone- Neutral Once you’ve found your undertone, using the chart, keep within the same row as your surface colour and navigate to the right of the chart to to match your skin undertone and find your shade. If you’re still not sure what your undertone is, here are some quick tricks: If you have very prominent veins, check the inside of your wrist and assess the colour. If your veins are more purple or blue, you’re cool toned. If they’re green, you’re warm toned and if you’re not too sure, you might be neutral. Although this is more of a loose guide, your eyes and hair colour can also help you determine your skin tone: Another method is seeing whether gold or silvery jewellery/accessories are most flattering on your skin. Warm tones look better in gold while cool tones look better in silver and those that are neutral can usually wear both with equal grace. The paper test is quite overly simplified but can sometimes take the guess work out of selecting your tone. Tie your hair back and wrap a white towel around your neck or hold a white piece of paper by your face. What colour does your face look next to the white? Warm tones will see a yellow, orange or gold hue whereas cool tones can see red, blue or pink. If you’re not too sure, you could be neutral. Generally cool tones tend to tan minimally but burn easily in the sun, whereas warm tones tan easily but do not burn. Hopefully by now, you’ve been able to determine the right foundation shade for you. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to leave a comment below.