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Sonia Kashuk

Bionic’s Top Mineral Makeup Tips and Tricks

Bionic Beauty blog review - Beauty Blender sponge makeup applicator

One of the most frequent topics that fellow Bionic Beauties ask me via email is for mineral makeup application tips. I have some tricks n’ tips scattered in the archives of the Bionic Beauty blog, but I figured it was high-time I posted compiled list of my most useful application techniques. Using a glazed terracotta [...]

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Bionic Asks: When did you start wearing makeup?

Bionic Beauty Asks - Makeup and beauty question blog article series

I thought it would be fun this week to take a little trip down Memory Lane… This week’s Bionic Asks… How old were you when you started wearing makeup? And when did you actually become more interested in makeup, skincare and the like? I’ll kick things off- I started wearing makeup in my Freshman year [...]

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Bionic Asks: What’s your favorite type of foundation?

Bionic Asks: What

Luckily these days we have many choices when it comes to what type of face makeup we wear. Plain powders, cream to powders, just concealer, loose mineral makeup, liquid minerals, tinted moisturizers, liquid foundation… the list goes on and on. If you’ve been a Bionic Beauty reader for a bit, you’ll know that my favorite [...]

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Does Vaseline permanently darken lips?

Vaseline can permanently darken skin

Here’s a question from the Bionic Beauty mailbag… “I heard that Vaseline lip balm darkens lips. is this true?” Bionic’s Answer… Unless you’re lips are really, really light and/or lacking pigmentation, the Vaseline will probably not darken them noticeably. What happens is any lip balm (or lotion or cream, for that matter) that contains petrolatum [...]

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Are your cosmetics really Oil Free? Bionic Beauty finds out!

Are your cosmetics really oil-free?

Dear Bionic Beauty, So many liquid foundations and face lotions claim to be oil free these days. Yet, when I’m shopping and read the ingredients it seems like there *are* oils in there. Is there a way to really tell if I’m getting something that is oil free? I appreciate your help. Sincerely, Olive Oil [...]

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Bionic Asks: What makeup are you wearing today?

Bionic Asks - What makeup are you wearing today?

I’m kicking off a brand new Wednesday series here at Bionic Beauty called “Bionic Asks”. Basically this is YOUR chance to shine! I’ll ask a question and you get to answer. To start things off… “What makeup are you wearing today?” And since it wouldn’t be fair unless I contributed, here’s my “look” for today: [...]

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Halloween Ideas: Twilight Vampire Costume and Makeup

Twilight vampire costume ideas from Bionic Beauty

Ok, so I confess, I’m one of those crazy Twilight fans. I adore the books, I’ve read them all several times, I’m anxiously awaiting the movie, and I even have a Team Edward t-shirt. Combine that with my love of Halloween and it’s a costume idea meant-to-be! I got myself all done up a day [...]

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Makeup products that work for every woman

The Beauty Ideal magazine

I was asked to contribute to October’s edition of  The Beauty Ideal. The “theme” for this month’s magazine was makeup and skincare that works for every woman, skin tone, color, etc. So I pulled up all my favorite products that will enhance your natural beauty no matter what type of gal you are. Products That [...]

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Bionic’s Look: Amped Up Natural

Bionic Beauty

Today I decided to amp up my standard natural makeup application with a bit more drama. Still suited for daytime, but with a little extra jazz. The products I used: Read on for details and the final look. Cosmetics Used: Face: Everyday Minerals in Intensive Medium Blush: Sonia Kashuk in Shimmering Posy Brushes: by Sonia [...]

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