by Jaclyn Ferrara
Recently, I was given an invitation to check out the Youngblood mineral cosmetics collection at The Plaza Hotel beauty department. I decided to take along my two sixteen year old cousins to test out some products and hopefully coax one of them into getting a make over!
The Youngblood line is different from other make-up lines because it is mineral based; milled into a fine powder which reflect light off the skin. I already use mineral foundation, but it doesn’t leave my skin feeling like the Youngblood line does. The products work great with all different types of skin tones, especially those with acne or rosacea. Recently I have been into organic beauty products and although I am not sure how natural the Youngblood line is, I love the fact that there are no synthetic ingredients, artificial fragrances, preservatives or talc. No animal testing either! Sounds good to me!
Youngblood’s mineral line is supposed to withstand heat, humidity, and perspiration. Go figure it was 105 degrees out in Manhattan, so there was no time like the present to take the make-up to the streets! Christina was my lucky make over candidate, so Youngblood’s expert put her in the chair and went to work.
Doesn’t she look gorgeous?! Looks so natural and her skin felt so soft. Just looking at the entire line, you can see that there are no harsh or dark colors. The collection is meant to give you an effortless look.
You can see how natural her make-up is compared to my mineral make-up (I’m in the middle) that clearly makes me look shiny, and not in a good way!
After our trip to the Youngblood’s make up station at The Plaza Hotel, we went for lunch and hit the shopping stores hard! Four hours later, we had enough and stopped to reflect on Christina’s Youngblood make over. The humidity and hot wind of Midtown did not do much to her skin. Her eye make up was still vibrant and her skin looked flawless. Bravo Youngblood; we were impressed!
