Brush with nature

All-natural mineral make-up enjoys a legion of devoted fans but it does not suit every skin type.

I HAD a minor disaster with mineral make-up about eight years ago. I lashed on an unhealthy amount of BareMinerals Original Foundation with a stubby brush, in an effort to be part of the, ahem, “mineral revolution”.

There was no revolution: my skin looked patchy, dry and my pores looked like massive bulging holes. I wanted to take it off immediately. I was convinced I was doing something wrong. And I was.