Nuts and Stuff blog has featured Monave for a holiday giveaway and review of our seasonal shades. To read about Mary's experience of our rich Fall and Winter shades, visit the Holiday Shopping Guide, and enter to win!
If you've ever thought that a loose powder mineral makeup foundation cannot cover up your blemishes, think again. Green blogger Amerie shows the great coverage you can get with the right mineral foundation. At Monave, our specialty is full coverage makeup with healthy ingredients. We understand that the toxic world we live in creates imbalance...
Recently, my dentist told me that I shouldn't use commercial tooth whitening kits from the drugstore. I was worried because I am a coffee drinker, and a performer, and image matters. Nowadays, fans snap photos with their phones and post them on Facebook before you can blink an eye, and having yellow teeth in a...
While Monave is primarily a gluten -free, animal cruelty-free mineral makeup company that focuses on a palette to match all shades of women, we field questions from folks who are sensitive to other ingredients. One of the questions we have been fielding more and more often is if we carry soy-free makeup. Before we share...
The Gluten Free Gal (Afton Jones) has an easy summer makeup tutorial in the recent issue of Living Without, a magazine dedicated to gluten-free living. [caption id="attachment_791" align="alignright" width="181"] Blogger, and Editor Afton Jones, wearing a beautiful summer look[/caption] She features the Monave Bright Blue Liner, a wearable turquoise-blue pencil that can be used in...
Fairy Lid Wash on the lid, with Glisten on the outer half and dry lined, Matte White as highlighter and Soft Brown in the crease. Looks great with Winter Mauve on the cheeks and Driftwood on the lips. Matte Beige on the lid, Glow to highlight, Lavender Shimmer drylined and Radiant in the...
1. Step 1: Julian's foundation is a custom blend of Charlene foundation, and Tierra Dark Ultra Matte Shadow. This is a common blend for African, and Carribbean women, who have blue undertones along the jaw. 2. Step 2: After shaking the two shades together in a separate container, the foundation was thoroughly buffed into her...
Here at Monave, we often field questions about our Mineral Makeup: Are your products paraben free? Do you use Bismuth Oxychloride? Is your skin care lauryl sulfate free? More and more people are becoming concerned about the ingredients of the products they're using on their skin, for the immediate issue of wanting healthy glowing skin,...
This tutorial was put together by our our beautiful and talented customer named Silja, hailing all the way fom Europe. She is a mineral makeup aficionado, and quite willingly shared her expertise with us. Enjoy this step-by-step tutorial on using Monave versatile mineral powders. This look is fun and flirty, with lots of shimmer, and color....
This is definitely going to be a multi-part post, because there is a lot I can say about this subject. I've been applying makeup to women of color, especially African American women, for 12 years. My first kiosk was in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, and I met many professional women in the area, as it's very...
