Jane Iredale has truly upscaled mineral makeup with this 24-Karat Gold Dust. Sparkly and loose this glamorous shimmer can be easily applied to cheeks, forehead, eyelids, lips, as well as body or hair when mixed with moisturizer or gel. It is available in eight luxurious shades:

Silver Gold

Aquamarine Pink

Lilac Green

Champagne Bronze

I tried it in Bronze which gives a sort of back-from-the-beach glow if used as a blush. The powder is unbelievably fine and that makes it easy to blend with nearly anything. I’ve mixed a very small amount with a lotion to create a hint of the same glow on the skin. I also used it as an eyeliner by taking a larger amount and sweeping a line across my lashes, and it can be layered on top of a different color for shimmer. If used as eye shadow, you can make the color appear opaque by wetting it slightly. Extremely versatile. 

If you are wondering about the ingredients, the list is, unbelievably, three items long:

• Mica
• 24-Karat Gold Leaf
• Iron Oxides

You know it as well as I do that an ingredient list that short is rare indeed, and it’s comforting to actually be able to read and recognize what all of those things mean. The 24-Karat gold leaf is food-grade, so it is extremely safe to use, and adds a healthy glow (nothing like a drag-queen glitter) that looks right either day or night. The jar is much larger than I expected, and it will probably last me a year the way I’m using it. Just to give some measure for comparison, I have a sample size mineral foundation in a slightly smaller container that I’ve been using daily for about three months now and it’s still half full. With a price tag of $15, this is truly the case of ‘a little goes a long way’.

Rating: ***** Luxurious, as well as versatile both in form and function.