Eminence Sun Defense Minerals with SPF30, Number 1 Honey Apple 8 g

This is great stuff and worth the price. I use to use Jane Iredale, but I found that the ingredients would make my skin congested. This product is great as it applies smoothly, provides decent coverage, smells great, and doesn't irritate my oily skin.

I am not much of a make up person, but wanted to try something that was organic, lightweight and had an SPF. I am in my early thirties now and need to start wearing something daily. This fit the bill and I caved and gave it a try. To my surprise, it is a wonderful product! It provides nice, sheer coverage. It does not feel sticky or chalky like some other powders I have used in the past. I am not 100% sold on the honey scent. I wish it were more apple scented, as the honey can smell somewhat strong right after application. I have acne prone skin and so far, it doesn't seem to cause extra breakouts, which is a plus. I love how is covers blemishes pretty good, but wish it had a twist off option, so you could get to the powder instead of having to keep shaking/tapping it down the bristles of the brush for areas that need extra coverage. By having a twist-off option, you could also remove the brush for cleaning. I also like that the whole family can use it as sunscreen. Super easy and lasts WAY longer than traditional sunscreen. It is also not sticky like sunscreen. I also use it with the Stone Crop Hydrating Mist and Whip (cream moisturizer), which I also love! Eminence is a great organic line and I plan on continuing to use it for a long time.

I am a loyal Eminence customer. I spent years denying myself this product line because of its expense, and I fought with my skin the whole time, trying myriad products, facing adverse reactions, dealing with ineffective product lines, and getting increasingly horrified at the complex ingredients lists accompanying these products. I finally went back to Eminence products, and my skin looks better than it has in years. I decided to try the Sun Defense Minerals (SDM) when Burberry ran out of my powder foundation shade. I use the Bright Skin day moisturizer, which already has spf 30, but I didn't want to go back to another cosmetics line that would cause breakouts while waiting for Burberry to restock its shades. The SDM are terrific, and I happy switch back and forth between this product and my powder foundation. Even better, I finally have a product I can get ALL OVER my 9 and 5 year old sons. Now, even my husband is in on it. We set it with Yonka spray toner, which is just what we happen to have now (and the kids like the smell). So, I am back ordering a new SDM for my makeup bag so that we can keep the current one in central family sunscreen location. I suspect once we get into spring I will be ordering one for each kid so they can reapply at school. At least I know they will do it. We just spend several long days at the beach without reapplying, and the kids were not sunburned at all (with no reapplication). As I said, as the sun gets more intense, I expect reapplication to be necessary. The smell at first was weird to me, but when I realized it was honey I was smelling, then I really liked it. Don't get too stressed out about whether the powder is ON you. Once you see the product puff out of the brush, you can be certain the brush is loaded with enough product to cover your face. The idea is not to look like you just emerged from a bakery--it's a natural look and feel. This product lives up to Eminence's highest standards. I'd sell this stuff door to door if I could.

Has kind of a strong smell. I prefer face products to be unscented. This is great though for a fast way to provide sheer coverage and spf at the same time

I have to say this was my last attempt at trying a mineral makeup and I love that it offers protection from the sun. Everything else just did not look or feel good on my skin. This however, is amazing. Flawless look with an easy applicator and no powdery mess. Here are some tips in using it... 1) When you first get it you have to pump it a few times, then tap it to get the powder going. If you want a heavier coverage you use circular motions to apply to your face and go over and area a few times. What amazes me is how natural it looks while providing such a flawless coverage and it stays on even after doing long hot hikes in the summer. 2) The biggest tip I can give is to use the Eminence Spray to set it once applied. I use the Neroli Age Corrective Hydrating Mist. This sets the powder in place and once on it is not going anywhere. I even went swimming with it and it stayed on for about an hour or two until it started to wear off (I was at a lake all day). I love this product and hope they never stop making it.