I’ve been wearing Lumiere Mineral Cosmetics since Saturday, and I’m really impressed with them.

I’ve used the Veena Velvet in Light Cool, with and without the Sand Silk Powder, and I honestly like it both ways! The Veena Velvet is not as shiny as my usual Bare Escentuals (BE) mineral powder, and it also has a more matte, less shiny finish than the BE does. I do apply my minerals with a flocked sponge if you’re trying to recreate the same effect I get.

It’s cold and windy here in MN, so I can’t tell you how this will react in the warm weather, but I did wear the foundation, blush and eyeshadow while I was walking on the treadmill, and I didn’t notice any problems with them when I was sweating.

I’ve also used and loved the Chameleon eye shimmer, which is a “sugar plum purple with irredescent green sparkle,” and the Graphite eye shimmer which is a “rich steel gray with slightly blue specks. ” Graphite is very pretty used wet as a liner.

I tried the Veena Velvet Wild Rose Blush, and the Mineral Blush in Neutral Pink, and I really liked the colors.

I filled out the Color/Help questionnaire on the site, and let Kim pick out the colors for me, and she did a great job. I love all of the colors that I got, and they work well with my skin tone.

I love these cosmetics, and I’ll defintely be using them in the future! In fact since I got them on Saturday, the only makeup I’ve used that wasn’t from Lumiere Mineral Cosmetics is mascara and lipstick, and that’s just because I didn’t have theirs.

If you’d like to see an update and blush swatches check out my post Lumiere Blush Swatches.