Bare Minerals

A friend of mine got the Bare Minerals makeup the other day and she loves it! She is a self-proclaimed fair-skinned-freckled-red-headed-Irish girl and wears makeup once a week. She purchased the Bare Minerals package after trying it out in the store, and now she wears it every day.

I had been thinking about buying Bare Minerals after seeing the commercial a year ago, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy makeup off of the TV. I wanted to try it, but it isn't like getting a $8 bottle of liquid foundation; this was an investment!

I decided last night that I would get some after my friend told me that it's available at Ulta. I dragged my poor 4 year old son there this morning and picked up the starter kit. It was pricey at around $60, but when I thought about how much I spend on foundation, bronzer, blush, glow, under eye makeup, and concealer pencil, I figured that this was actually a deal!

I brought it home and opened it right away. I decided to watch the "how to" DVD and then try it out. The video was easy to follow so felt pretty sure that I wouldn't mess up too badly.

I am officially in love with this product! Fist of all, I have really dry skin on my forehead and cheeks, so any liquid foundation I use tends to flake in those areas. Secondly, I have large pores on my cheeks, so when I use power it seems to amplify them. Well, this product isn't like your traditional make up at all. It glides over the skin and gives it an even, clean look. The make up looks like a powder, but because it's made from minerals it feels creamy-like but it doesn't sit on your skin like a liquid. After putting the foundation, glow, and mineral mask on, I looked like a different person! The tired I'm-pregnant-and-can't-sleep dark circles under my eyes are gone, the red splotches of hormonal angst that appeared on my face are dulled, and you can't even tell that I have dry skin or large pores!

I plan to buy everything that this product line has to offer. If I look this nice with only 3 of the products, imagine how good I'll look with the whole line!