Aromaleigh Mineral Makeup Troubleshooting Guide

Welcome to our troubleshooting section! Whether you have specific skin problems to conceal or are unsure about your makeup application techniques, this is the place to find helpful suggestions! For more information, check out our FAQ and how-to sections on the makeup pages. For personalized help, post your question at our Aromaleigh Aficionadas forum.

Problem: I have Rosacea. How can I cover the redness?
Suggestions:

• Try applying our Pure Cover concealer over red areas. This dense mineral powder gives great coverage.
  
  
• Use some of our matte eyeshadows for color correction. We recommend Seafoam, Mint, Flaxen or Goldenrod.
  
  
• Mix Pure Cover with the matte eyeshadow of your choice to customize the perfect shade.
  
  
• Give a natural skin care line a try. Many of our customers report that our gentle, soothing ingredients help heal their Rosacea, giving them less redness to cover!

• Try Porcelaine, our oil-control primer powder.
  
  
• If you mix Pure Cover into your foundation blend, try decreasing the percentage of Pure Cover. Oily skin seems to experience less oil breakthrough when the lighter Voilé or Glissade is the major ingredient in the blend.
  
  
• Be sure your skin is getting enough oil! So often, oily skin treatments and blemish fighters dry out skin so much that it actually causes it to produce more oil!
  
  
• On the other hand, overusing oil can be too much of a good thing!
  
  
• Apply jojoba oil or extra virgin olive oil to your face at bedtime to help balance skin naturally.
  
  
• Be sure that you’re not over-exfoliating. Irritated skin can react by producing more oil.

• Try Porcelaine, our oil-control primer powder.
  
  
• Apply your foundation with a flocked sponge or go over your brushed-on application with a flocked sponge using downward strokes. This tends to minimize the appearance of pores.
  
  
• If you apply your foundation with a brush, you can also try using downward strokes with your brush.
  
  
• Try using less foundation. Too much powder will accentuate pores.

• Try using less foundation powder. This is the most common cause of a chalky/cakey appearance. Sprinkle about half of what you think you will need into your jar lid or dish and work just a small portion of that into your brush or sponge. Layer on your foundation little by little and stop just one layer short of what you think is enough. Let the powder warm to your face for 10-15 minutes and check it in natural light. Chances are, you’ll look just right!
  
  
• If that’s not the problem, you may be using a foundation shade that is too light for your skin. Try the next darker shade or mix some of a darker shade into what you’re using.
  
  
• If your skin leans toward the dry side, or you have combination skin with dry areas, you may not be giving your skin enough moisture.
  
  
• Another cause of a chalky appearance, dead skin cells must be removed to create the best canvas for minerals or any kind of makeup. Be sure to exfoliate regularly.
  
  
• If a powder application is just too dry for your skin, mix your foundation with your moisturizer or facial sunscreen lotion to create a liquid foundation.
  
  
• You can also apply your foundation powder with a damp sponge.
  
  
• Try a spritz of toner or a mist of water to finish your makeup.
  
  
• Try our Illuminator Finishing Powder or one of our Coquille finishing powders to give your face that soft, dewy glow.
  
  
• If the chalky look is limited to your cheek area, try our Color Washes as blush instead of a powder blush or mix your powder blush with serum or moisturizer to make a crème blush.

• You may need a shade without peach tones, as they are usually the culprit here. Try a foundation from our Linens, Pinks or Yellows, or mix a bit of powder from one of these color families into your existing foundation. None of these contain peach tones. For extra pale skin, try Alabaster. It also has no peach tones.
  
  
• Try Coquille Bleu as your finishing powder. The pale blue tones in the powder can neutralize orange.

• Most likely, you are using too much foundation powder. Sprinkle about half of what you think you will need into your jar lid or dish and work just a small portion of that into your brush or sponge. Layer on your foundation little by little and stop just one layer short of what you think is enough. Let the powder warm to your face for 10-15 minutes and check it in natural light. Chances are, you’ll look just right!
  
  
• It that’s not the problem, you might not be giving your moisturizer enough time to absorb. Wait 10-20 minutes after moisturizing before applying your makeup.

• Your skin is dry and you need more moisture. Try a more moisturizing serum or lotion, applying it and allowing it to absorb before makeup application.
  
  
• If a powder application is just too dry for your skin, mix your foundation with a serum, moisturizer or facial sunscreen lotion to create a liquid foundation.

• Some women notice a slight sensitivity to zinc oxide in the warm summer months, especially when they sweat. If you wear a mix of Pure Cover and Voilé/Glissade, try decreasing the percentage of Pure Cover.
  
  
• You may find that wearing Pure Powder alone in the summer works best, as it contains no zinc oxide.
  
  
• Another possibility whether you are wearing Voilé , Glissade or Pure Cover: Your face has become sensitized by buffing your minerals into your skin with a kabuki brush. Stiffer brushes and hard buffing can produce tiny fissures on sensitive skin types. Discontinue use of the kabuki brush or use a softer kabuki. You might want to use a flocked sponge for a while until your skin heals.

• Since all our foundation powders are blended by hand, you will sometimes see an occasional particle of pigment that didn’t get thoroughly mixed during our blending process. There’s nothing wrong with your foundation. Simply blend it away with your finger or sponge. This problem is most common when your moisturizer is not fully absorbed and the pigment particles grab on your skin, darkening and leaving a streak.