What are your favorite anti-aging and mineral make up products?

I can't believe I have gone through half my life without trying mineral make up. For about a year now, I have been using Jane Iredale and love it, love it, love it. I remember when mineral make up first came on the scene in the 70's. At the time, it was new and I was hesitant to try it because I was having some skin issues. In hindsight, I should have been using it and I probably would not have had such bad break-outs -- but no, I was piling on the heavy creamy make up to cover the blemishes.

Mineral make up contains very fine ground minerals with no dyes, chemicals or preservatives that are typically found in traditional make up. It is a light make up and many of the mineral foundations provide sun protection. Just about every make up manufacturer has their own line of mineral make up today.

If you have not tried mineral make up and you have a Sephora in your area, click here and take advantage of this Free sample of Bare Escentuals. Just print and take this voucher into your Sephora located inside J. C. Penny and get your 10 day sample. Limited supply available.

I have not tried Bare Escentuals and can't comment on the quality, but if my J. C. Penny store is participating, I will give it a try.

If you want to jump right in, this link will take you to a starter kit - Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals Starter kit (light) and you can pick out medium or dark tone as well. One other site I just discovered is Pur Minerals. I have not tried it but it is mineral based as well.

On the off chance that you would like to age gracefully, take a look at Super Supplements for Skin, Mind and Body written by Dalia Santina, Ph.D., a leading national and international writer and a skin and nutrition consultant.
Dr. Santina not only discusses vitamins and minerals but also has a comprehensive section on anti-aging, anti-disease antioxidants and another section is dedicated to the discussion of 15 healing herbs, i.e. immune, vision, skin, and body health-promoting powers.

I am definitely at the point in my life where a good skin regime as well as good anti-aging products is extremely important. Skin Authority is the anti-aging system that I use. It is a favorite right now but I am open to trying new products all the time. I have been using Skin Authority for two years and I am very pleased with this product line. It is a little pricey, but I have not yet found anything that compares to its quality.

About eight weeks ago, I took a break from Skin Authority and experimented with Loreal's newest anti-aging products: Loreal Paris New Advanced Revita Lift Deep Set Wrinkle Repair Day Lotion and Night Cream. You can click here to check out the post I wrote on participating in Bzz Agents product testing about eight weeks ago.

I can't say that I saw dramatic results because I had just come off of Skin Authority and my skin was in great shape. My skin is very sensitive and a plus was this product did not break out my skin. The scent of the lotions are very pleasant and the lotions are not heavy. I do not like products that give you a heavy mask feeling. I did share a few small samples with folks but have not received feedback. There probably was not enough in the packet to provide good feedback.

I have always been a Loreal fan and Loreal Paris New Advanced Revita Lift Deep Set Wrinkle Repair Day Lotion and Night Cream is very reasonably priced for budget minded people looking for a good product.

If you have a favorite make up or anti aging product, please share it.