Makeup: Bare Minerals

LOVE my bare minerals.  Love the foundations, the concealers, and the eye kit.  I know some of the colors in the eye kit seem a bit odd (particularly the PEACHY eye shadow), but the combination works great together and I always get compliments on my eyes when I wear that combo. I actually didn’t like any of the options I tried for my wedding, so I went with the every day eye kit colors and just applied it a bit heavier and it worked out well.  I recommend at least trying it to see if it works for your eye color.

jjsmom06

. I actually didn’t like any of the options I tried for my wedding, 

A little OT perhaps ... but speaking of your wedding .... don't you have some piccies to share with us???

Joyce

I rarely wear  make up, it is ALL too heavy for comfort for me. I feel suffocated in it .  The Bare Minerals is the least icky and if you fall asleep and forget to take it off it does little damage to your skin.  On the days I do wear it, I like the natural finish. It never does look over done even if applied in a rush.  It gets expensive though, if you wear a lot of make up they have a club plan that ships automatically as you want to set it  up.  I would rather my girls wore it than the goopy foundations that can cake up and take such time and skill to apply right. I was a drama major and am really good at make up , but I hate to see people with crappy make up.  I can count the times I met a teen at the front door on their way to school and heavy or poorly applied make up was washed off before they headed out to the bus or car. ( yeah I am THAT mom) . It didn't take but a few times before they learned to do it well ,  and as they have grown  they rarely wear it. The California 3 ( step duaghters) can not go outside or to Starbucks without makeup. It really consumes a lot of time for  them . 

I use it if I am going to wear anything,  so I guess thumbs up.

Bonita of Bwana

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jjsmom06

. I actually didn’t like any of the options I tried for my wedding, 

A little OT perhaps ... but speaking of your wedding .... don't you have some piccies to share with us???

Joyce

I use it...I am a person of color so makeup can be difficult. So much is about just the right shade so you don't look odd in different light. The Bare Minerals is wonderful and has felt lovely, looked lovely, and has actually helped my skin out a bit as well. Do try it...can't vouch for the look alike's but definitely like the real stuff!

rwbeagles

I use it...I am a person of color so makeup can be difficult. So much is about just the right shade so you don't look odd in different light. The Bare Minerals is wonderful and has felt lovely, looked lovely, and has actually helped my skin out a bit as well. Do try it...can't vouch for the look alike's but definitely like the real stuff!

mine has lasted MONTHS..I am still not done with it and I am not really sure when I bought it. Maybe back in Fall? I don't use it but maybe 2-3 days a week...if you use it daily and retouch thruout the day it might last less. I don't put much on either...

audkal

Thanks again for input everyone (about any mineral makeups too not just the Bare Minerals). :-) For those of you who use it, how long does a container of foundation last for you? I also forgot to add too that the kit from the mall I saw included a bottle of moisturizer.

rwbeagles

I use it...I am a person of color so makeup can be difficult. So much is about just the right shade so you don't look odd in different light. The Bare Minerals is wonderful and has felt lovely, looked lovely, and has actually helped my skin out a bit as well. Do try it...can't vouch for the look alike's but definitely like the real stuff!

Thanks. :-) Yeah on the opposite side, I've always had pretty fair skin and if I have the wrong shade I sometimes look like I'm wearing tan-in-a-can or something, lol.

Fair skin is no problem with bare essentials. I go through a regular sized container (not the smaller ones that come with the kits) about every 8 weeks or so, but a lot of it depends on how much coverage you want. If you like light coverage and you have very few discolorations or acne to cover 1-2 should do it, if you need heavier coverage then you will want 3 most likely

http://www.stylelist.com/celebrity-style/good-makeup-bad-makeup?icid=100214839x1208045373x1200432801  I LOVE these !!   Seriously this is what I taught my children and will teach my grand daughters Less IS more.... Drives me nuts to see some one look like they are made up for Theater .... If you have to restructure your entire look  why bother?? I can see wanting a little smoothing out  or drawing attention to your best feature but sheesh some of these are horrid. and Poor Amy Winehouse ... Please can't her family step up and do an intervention??? This woman is going to die young and she will look 80+ years old when she does it !!

I love seeing someone like mandy moore with the wrong make up , it completely reinforces my belief that Natural is best.  Just enough, not toooo much !

Bonita of Bwana

 i've been using BM for a little over  year.  I  like it, it's probably the only makeup I've liked. I used to not wear any foundation at all becuase ever one that I had tried made my skin freak out & turn red.  Or it felt really gross, one my friend used to use was like grease, it was horrible.

 the BM seems to improve my skin, I do notice  difference if I wear it consecutivly.  I use it pretty sparingly too, cover blemishes then a light dusting to blend it all in, then the mineral veil, I do use one of their eye shadows thats really light.  their darker ones are harder for me to 'control'

 my sis orignally got me into bare minerals. She switched to 'sheer cover' becuase of the cost difference. but then she went back to BM, she didnt like the sheer cover. I'll have to ask her why & post her response.

akyramoto82

 my sis orignally got me into bare minerals. She switched to 'sheer cover' becuase of the cost difference. but then she went back to BM, she didnt like the sheer cover. I'll have to ask her why & post her response.

 I asked her she said

'sheer seemed to become way shiny and greasy feeling during the day. feel better in BM'