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"Despite all of its radiance-boosting, skin-soothing achievements, mineral makeup still has plenty of room for improvement, if you ask [The Organic Beauty Expert](http://theorganicbeautyexpert.typepad.com/the_organic_beauty_expert/2008/05/open-letter-to.html).\u00A0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn an \\\"Open Letter to Whole Foods &amp; their Mineral Makeup,\\\" the site's writer, an African American woman, plainly asks, \\\"Can you please tell me why you don't carry mineral makeup that caters to tan, brown, and black skin?\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\nAfter trying many mineral lines looking for a match, she's found less than three that offer colors that look natural on women of color.\\n\\n\\n\\nCan someone get on this problem, already? I've been hearing about the lack of decent shades for darker skin tones ever since the mineral makeup crazy kicked off. And from *professional* makeup artists, of all people, who have access to the best stuff out there.\\n\\n\\n\\nMakeup artist Mathew Nigara agrees that most mineral makeup doesn't take women of color's skin tones into account. Instead of complimenting their red, yellow, or purple undertones, mineral makeup simply blankets the skin in one shade. In other words, it doesn't look natural.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\\"It's almost impossible to match a dark skin tone without mixing,\\\" he says. \\\"It's very frustrating.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\nTyrone Traylor also finds himself blending several powders to get just the right shade. While he loves mixing [Jane Iredale](http://www.janeiredale.com/)'s Global Beauty line. \\\"It has the widest range of shades\\\"\u2014he admits that all of this custom blending can get a bit pricey. If you're watching your wallet, pick the shades you need from [Maybelline's Mineral Power](http://www.maybelline.com/Product/Face/Powder/Mineral-Power-Finishing-Veil-Powder.htm) line and blend away.\\n\\n\\n\\n[Tina Turnbow](http://www.drugstore.com/qxc86806_333181_sespider/tina_turnbow__bio/tina_turnbow__bio.htm)'s solution? Well, it's more of a compromise: Use a non-mineral foundation that you know matches your skin tone, and dust a translucent mineral powder over it if you want\u00A0 the \\\"glow\\\" that comes with mineral products. I know, I know...it's not the same.\\n\\n\\n\\nLets keep those letters coming so we might fix this problem. Until then, apparently it's blend or bust."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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