The Body Shop Nature’s Minerals Make-up range

The Body Shop Nature’s Minerals™ Make-up range

Inspired by the natural world’s abundance of ingredients, The Body Shop pays homage to the miracles of nature, with an exciting and revolutionary new mineral make-up range: Nature’s Minerals™ Make-Up.

Journey to the centre of the earth and discover a stunning range of loose powder shades for the face,cheeks and eyes. Pure mineral powders have been carefully selected to deliver adjustable coverage for a light, naturally radiant finish, offering you ‘barely-there’ make-up with a slightly pearlescent formulation for healthy- looking skin.

The collection is clinically-proven to be perfect for those with sensitive skin - it’s preservative free,fragrance free and oil free, while also free of waxes or binders. It’s also free from traditional fillers often found in other popular mineral formulations.

The range comprises a long-lasting foundation with SPF 25, two fresh fabulous cheek colours and four sensational pearlescent eye shades, each contained in jars which include recycled content, with a mesh sifter for easy distribution.

The Nature’s Minerals™ Make-Up range also includes specifically created high density brushes, designed for effortless application of the fine mineral powders.

   The benefits of Nature’s Minerals™ Mineral Make Up is the natural seamless blending that can be achieved, on the face, eyes and cheeks, Hard lines and lifeless shadows are easily covered.


For a flawless finish, follow these expert application tips from Chase Aston, International Make-Up Artists and Spokesperson for The Body Shop:

Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation SPF 25

Made from minerals, Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation SPF 25 is oil-free, dermatologically-tested, noncomedogenic and free from potential irritants like preservatives and fragrances. The long-lasting powder foundation has an SPF of 25 to protect skin from sun damage, and is the ideal choice for those with sensitive skin. Easy to blend and build, it also expertly reduces the appearance of redness, imperfections, blemishes and visible pores.

Rich in the earth’s minerals, ingredients include: Mediterranean clay and kaolin, which together ensure amazing staying power; sericite to promote lustre; mica based pearls for a healthy-looking bloom; and mica to help disguise fine lines. Red, yellow and black iron oxide provide colour while titanium dioxide helps provide sun protection.

For use with Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation Brush.

Packaged in a recyclable container with a lid which includes 15% postconsumer recyclate, this foundation is available in five natural-looking shades: 02, 03, 04, 05 & 06.

This foundation needs to be worked and blended into the skin with a firm, full brush to ensure a natural looking flawless complexion. The Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation Brush is my favourite when I apply Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation. First, shake the pot and deposit a small amount of mineral foundation into the lid, then dip and swirl the brush all around, tap off any excess powder, then blend onto the face and neck using circular motions.

Top Tip: start from the outer corners of the face, blending downward in small circular motions and blend inwards to the centre of the face. This will ensure a sheer, natural looking, flawless coverage.

Take nature’s way to a beautiful complexion with the launch of Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation SPF 25
RRP: $39.95


Nature’s Minerals™ Eye Colour

Giving you four of the very best up-to-the minute shades, this stunning, slightly shimmering array of nature-inspired hues is guaranteed to please.

Long-lasting, brilliantly blendable and cleverly crease-resistant, Nature’s Minerals™ Eye Colour is a spectacular powder eye colour created from minerals. Fragrance and preservative-free, all the shades in the range have been dermatologically and ophthalmologically tested, and are suitable for wearers of contact lenses, as well as those with sensitive skin.

Nature’s Minerals™ outstanding eye colour is a careful blend of beneficial minerals: sericite to add lustre; Mediterranean clay to help adhesion, ensuring long-lasting coverage; and mica based pearls to bring out the powder’s vibrant colour, lustre and sheen. Iron oxide provides the colour palette and mica, present in some shades, offers a miraculous gleam, as well as light diffusing properties to disguise fine lines.

For use with the Nature’s Minerals™ Eyeshadow Brush.

Packaged in a recyclable container with a lid which includes 15% post-consumer recyclate, there are four shades of eye colour available: 01 Platinum Shimmer, 02 Radiant Graphite, 05 Bronzed Amber & 06 Molten Bronze.

This product is in a loose powder formulation. The colour can be built up to intensify the coverage. The best way to apply them is with a small, high density bristle brush, such as the Nature’s Minerals™ Eye-Shadow Brush. This high density compact eye-shadow brush will ensure loose powder is held in place, thus avoiding 'shadow scatter' which can happen when using regular eye-shadow brushes.

Top Tip: Shake the loose Nature’s Minerals™ Eye-Shadow in the pot, then dip both sides of the brush into shadow deposited in the lid, tap off any excess powder, then press the colour onto eyelids. Gently blend over the eyelid in small circular motions, re-apply to increase colour. For a stronger wash of colour reapply to build coverage.

The eyes truly have it as The Body Shop® unveils Nature’s Minerals™ Eye Colour.
RRP: $23.95


Nature’s Minerals™ Cheek Colour

Achieving a natural-looking flush to the cheeks has never been simpler thanks to this ultra-light, blendable powder blush created from pure minerals, Nature’s Minerals™ Cheek Colour.

Dermatologically-tested, free from preservatives and fragrances and offering a choice of two perfectly pearlescent shades, Nature’s Minerals™ Cheek Colour delivers a sheer flush of shimmering colour to skillfully define and accentuate cheeks.

The minerals chosen include sericite for lustre and radiance, absorbent Mediterranean clay to uphold durability, mica based pearls to add sparkle and sheen and mica, a light-diffusing mineral that helps disguise fine lines. Titanium dioxide and red, yellow and black iron oxide in selected shades, offer a natural- looking colour palette.

For use with the Nature’s Minerals™ Blusher Brush.

Packaged in a recyclable container with a lid which includes 15% post-consumer recyclate, choose from the following shades: 01 Pink Quartz & 03 Warm Copper.

Apply as you would regular powder blushers, but always use a dense, compact blusher brush, as large loose hair blusher brushes can scatter loose mineral powder cheek colour over the face and make blending harder. Use with the Nature’s Minerals™ Blusher Brush, which is 100% synthetic, so the bristles are less likely to irritate skin, which is better for allergy sufferers.

Top Tip: Tip your Nature’s Minerals™ Cheek Colour so that a small quantity of powder gets into the lid, work the powder into the lid with circular motions, tap off any excess, then blend onto the cheeks, working into the skin so that it is fully absorbed for a sheer wash of colour. Re- apply to intensify colour, or use a darker shade to contour the cheeks.

Nature’s Minerals™ Cheek Colour
RRP: $25.95


Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation Brush, Blusher Brush & Eyeshadow Brush


The method of application of Nature’s Minerals™Mineral Make-Up is as essential as the formulation itself, with three superb brushes designed specifically for these ultra fine mineral powders.

All three brushes are high-density and so guarantee the precise amount of loose powder is held in place between the bristles for smooth and even coverage. Round-cut hairs are designed to assist with blending and building. The foundation brush and the blusher brush both feature a specially designed handle that fits easily into the palm, to allow appropriate pressure and flexibility.

These three superb brushes offer a welcome alternative to animal hair, as The Body Shop creates them using the finest synthetic materials. Presented in clever protective pouches, these brushes are ideal for use on the go.

Nature’s Minerals™ Foundation Brush ($32.95).
Minerals™ Eyeshadow Brush ($16.95).
Nature’s Minerals™ Blusher Brush ($31.95).

Nature’s Mineral™ Make-up is available in stores from 8 September 2008.

About The Body Shop
The Body Shop International plc has more than 2,200 stores in over 55 markets worldwide. A global retailer of toiletries and cosmetics, we are committed to environmental protection and respect for human rights; we develop trading relationships with communities in need; we are against animal testing in the cosmetics industry; and we encourage education, awareness and community involvement among our staff and customers. All The Body Shop® products and ranges are suitable for vegetarians, meaning they contain no animal slaughter by-products. Select ranges are suitable for vegans, which in addition contain no animal derivatives, such as beeswax, honey and lanolin.