Hi everyone. Hope you all had a good Valentine's Day?! Personally I've never been one to do anything special for it...it's just another day in my opinion...but this year I went speed dating with a few friends.
Yep, over 40 dates in one night...I reckon that might be me done for the year?! Haha. Anyway it was a good laugh, but no...I definitely didn't meet the love of my life, nowhere even close! :)
I've been a bareMinerals fan for a couple of years now, with my first foundation purchase in 2011. Being an oily skinned gal, I opted for the Matte version...which came on the scene that year I believe? So at the time I remember quite a bit of hype around it.
I was ever so excited when I got it for Christmas that year and couldn't wait to try it. Sadly, on first use of the product I was really disappointed. Back then, I wasn't as beauty obsessed and didn't have a good skincare regime going on. I had never moisturized! I know, crazy!
So on first using the bareMinerals foundation I found that by buffing the product onto my skin, using the Sigma F82 (love love love this brush), all it did was cling to the drier areas on my face, like nobody's business!
Then, for some reason I went off this foundation...possibly when summer hit. I don't particularly think this is the best option for those hot, sweaty days. Whilst using the Matte version, it does an OK job at keeping oils at bay for a few hours but generally I've found liquid foundations are a lot better at this.
I like the light-feel to this foundation and I get why it might seem like a good idea for summer days, but for me it doesn't have the staying power. I mean after all, it's basically powder.
However, I've recently got back into using this foundation on days where I don't want to apply my fuller coverage Chanel Perfection Lumiere. BareMineral's gives a nice light build-able coverage and generally can get your skin looking pretty flawless....
...But note that I said CAN. At the moment my skin troubles; spots, acne, seem to be clearing thanks to some prescribed medication...so I'm enjoying using the foundation. However, when my spots and acne was at its worst...I personally wouldn't have even considered using bareMinerals- simply because it wouldn't provide enough coverage and it doesn't have overly great staying power.
In my opinion bareMinerals is a great foundation for those that have pretty flawless skin to begin with. It'll do a fab job of evening out skin tone, covering a little redness and maybe even dark circles...but if you have much more to cover, then this wouldn't be advisable.
Like I say, I'm loving this product at the moment, but we do have a love-hate relationship. I love it and it loves me when my skin is behaving, but throw outbreaks into the mix and it remains firmly in my makeup storage!
Let me know it you have tried this/use bareMinerals? What do you think?
Personally I adore the bare minerals foundation but not as much as other foudations! It's kind of my safety net foundation
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Yes it's a nice go to one for sure! :)
DeleteFor me I've never thought about using bare minerals but I should check it out! It seems like a good foundation.
ReplyDeleteThe quick and easy part appeals to me about it! Perhaps I should of said that haha.
DeleteI stay away from anything that can't give me medium to full coverage. Got too much to hide. :P
ReplyDeleteWow, speed dating? That always sounds fascinating to me, but kind of daunting.
(Open ID is messing up. This is Bethany from Beauty Junkie on a Budget, if you're curious. :P Hopefully I didn't spam you by mistake)
Yh I usually go for full coverage tbh!
DeleteHaha yes it was a bit scary at first but after the first couple it became normal...or as normal as it can be ha! I wouldn't rule it out in the future cause it was good fun :)
Oh I see!...Don't worry you didn't spam me :P x