Friday, June 18, 2010

Bare Escentuals Makeup

I was never a make-up person. In fact, my mother actually had to force me to try it out when I reached a certain age. Quite the opposite of most kids around. It wasn't even that I was a tomboy or anything because I wasn't. I just didn't like make-up. She set up a consultation for me at our house and I tried the products and wore them for a short time before I went back to my old ways. Even all through high school and college, my routine was simple. A nice coat of facial lotion as my "foundation" and only eye liner/mascara and lip gloss and I was finished. The reason I was so anti-make-up? I couldn't stand the way it felt. I didn't like the heavy feeling of foundation or blush or any other product for my face.

Enter Bare Escentuals.

The store came to our mall and my mother decided to give it a try. I went with her for her free consultation where a make-up stylist worked with my mom's tones and put the make-up on her. She looked great! She was hooked. A few months later I asked my mom if she'd go with me for the same. And off we went.

I couldn't believe it! I had a full face of make-up on -- five layers to be exact! (foundation, concealer, bronze, blush, and mineral veil) and it felt like nothing was on my face. It felt weightless. The best part about it -- after using the all natural make-up, my natural complexion actually looked better the following day and continued to get better the more I used it!

We purchased a starter kit which came with 0.6 ounces of each: 2 tones of foundation(each with built in SPF 15), concealer, bronze, blush, mineral veil; as well as the 3 brushes I would need to apply these. It also came with "Skin Rev-er Upper," a facial primer full of vitamins and minerals. On top of that, we also purchased a facial lotion called GlyMed that is SPF 15. The 0.6 ounces may not sound like much, however, I received my Beginners Kit in December 2008 and have only had to replace two of the containers since.


To try Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals make-up for yourself, visit Bare Escentuals. I also highly recommend finding a store near you and having a free consultation done.

4 comments:

  1. I've been wanting to try this for awhile. I have always been pretty anti-make up for the same reasons. I also think I might be allergic to some make up because I become so itchy when wearing it. I'm gonna have to break down and give it a try but I'll have to wait until I have some more $$$

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  2. I love this make up too. I still haven't bought any yet because of how expensive it is. I may break down soon and buy some anyways. :)

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  3. It does seem expensive when you are first starting out but for how long it lasts it really isn't that bad!

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  4. Good review! I'm not really a make up person, just mascara and lip gloss for me. Anyway I thought you might be interested in this link: http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/wordsearch_free.php?hq=Bare+Escentuals&go=go It's the Skin Deep database where they catalog how dangerous/toxic make ups, shampoos, etc. are for people. The link is the the Bare Escentual search I did. This one is to the sunblock by Neutrogena http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/wordsearch_free.php?hq=neutrogena+sunblock&go=go

    I hope this doesn't come off as annoying. I wasn't aware that most products are so dangerous until recently. Just trying to help :)

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