I come from a family of Pepsi Collectors, what can I say?

Unfortunately, since the main Pepsi collector is my dad, these Pepsi Cup Earrings, $3.50, probably aren’t something he’d appreciate.

I love candles, but I have to admit that I don’t have a favorite candle to burn.

I am ususally drawn towards tropical or bakery scents, and I love strong scented candles.

The only problem is that whenever I burn a bakery scented candle and people come to visit, they are always disappointed when I don’t have any yummy baked goods for them to enjoy.

Jax Candles, Sweet Scents Candles, and Valente Lane Candles all make candles that I enjoy.

What are some of your favorite candles, and who makes them?

Hand whipped soap that’s piped into the soap mold?

Soap that floats?

Doesn’t that sound luxuriant?

Dr. Sweet Tooth’s Zero Gravity Whipped Shea Butter Soap,$4.75, sounds too good to be true.

I also love that the soap was created by accident - you can read the story on Dr. Sweet Tooth’s Blog at New “Zero Gravity” Whipped Soaps.

Many people would have thrown the mistake away - but Dr. Sweet Tooth didn’t, and ended up with a great new product.

I received several products from Bellisima Trucoo Minerale to review about two weeks ago, and I’ve really put them through the ringer.

I’ve spent several days gardening outside in hot weather, and I was caught in a rainstorm.

Through it all these minerals have held up!

I have to say that it was nice to be out in the rain without having to worry about my makeup sliding down my face.

Bellissima Trucco Minerale Eyeshadow Review

I’m in love with the Belissima Trucco Key West Palm eyeshadow, its my favorite color - a “blue-green shade with gold undertones and a shimmer finish.”

Since I loved Key West Palm as soon as I saw it, I had to try it first.

I decided to use the Aruba Sugar Cane as a base, and apply Key West Palm in the crease.

I was shocked at how smooth Key West Palm was when I applied it over the Aruba Sugar Cane.

I guess I don’t notice how smoothly shadow applies usually, but this was unusually smooth, even though I was using my normal eyshadow brush - a MAC 239SE.

All of the eyeshadows that I tried, Aruba Sugar Cane, Bali Lagoon, Bimini Bay, Key West Palm, Kona Coffee, and Montserrat Midnight, applied easily, and lasted throughout the day with no creasing.

Bellissima Trucco Minerale Foundation and Mineral Veil Review

I picked the Bellissima Trucco Minerale Foundation in Light, and the foundation is a perfect match for my skin tone, although if I do get a bit of a tan I’ll need a slightly darker color.

The foundation lasted throughout the sweaty gardening days, and the rainstorm with no problems. I also didn’t experience any breakouts or irritation with the foundation.

The foundation can be applied very sheerly with a brush, but the coverage can also be built up with a flocked sponge, or a concealor or foundation brush if you’d like more coverage.

The matte mineral veil worked very well, although I don’t need to use it with the Bellisima foundation - with most other mineral makeups I do need a need a mineral veil to absorb oil, so it’s nice not to need to take that extra step in the morning.

Bellissima Trucco Minerale Blush and Bronzer Review

I tried the blush in Baja Sunset, and Catalina Sunrise.

Both are beautiful colors that looked great on my fair skin.

I was a little hesitant to try the Catalina Sunrise, a “rich mauve shade with gold and blue undertones” because it was listed as being great for medium or darker skin tones, but it looks great on my pale skin.

Some days I even prefer it to the Baja Sunset, a “rich, pink shade with gold and mauve undertones” that is “perfect for light or medium skin tones.”

Both blushes are beautiful on, apply without streaking, and last.

I also tried the Jamaican Rum Bronzer, which looks dark - when my husband saw it he said “That doesn’t look like something you’d wear,” but with a light touch it gives a great glow to my skin.

Bellissima Trucco Minerale Review

All of my Bellissima Trucco Minerales were in good condition, and were beautifully packaged when I received them.

I loved that they took the time and attention to make the minerals look so good when they arrived.

I especially loved the little black bags on the full sized product - doesn’t it feel elegant?

Each full sized product came in a jar with a sifter top to contain the minerals. The shadow had a sifter with 5 holes, and a piece of clear plastic over the holes, while the blush, bronzer, and foundation had a heavier piece of white paper covering the six or so holes in the sifter.

You’re supposed to take the paper off to open the holes so you can get to the minerals, but I prefer to leave the paper on, and poke holes in a few of the premade holes, so the minerals don’t go flying everywhere when I use them. This also helps you not to have more minerals in the top of the jar than in the bottom if you carry your minerals in your purse, or if you travel with them.

The jars have Bellissima Trucco Minerale on the top and bottom of the lid. They also have the type of product (blush, shadow, etc) the name of the color, weight, ingredients, and the website on the bottom of the lid.

The sample bags also have the same information as the jars do, which I love!

I think it’s very important for etailers to have their name and website on their products, so that people will know what product they’re using, and so they’ll know where to reorder when it’s time to reorder or pick up a few new minerals.

I hate forgetting who made my minerals and not knowing where to reorder!

Overall I was very pleased with Bellisima Trucco Minerale, and I was very impressed with the presentation - it probably also helps that I love purple and black :-).

It’s nice to know that I can turn to this makeup when I want to look good while I’m working in the garden, or if there’s a chance of rain.

Bellissima Trucco Minerales can be bought at Bellissima Trucco Minerale, and at
Blonndie’s Bargains - an Ebay Store.

If you’ve tried them I’d love to hear what you think, so leave a comment and tell us about your experience.