My New Love Affair: Bare Escentuals Makeup

I could say, "Shh! Don't tell Mike," but I think he already knows. I have a new love... Bare Escentuals makeup. Let me tell you the story.

My work travel is on the up-tick. For obvious reasons, I can't go out in public the way I do at work. To be specific, our no-dress-code no-makeup-wearing Tracy doesn't look very good when dealing with clients. I've been checking out Bare Escentuals makeup at Sephora for quite some time. It looked great, it is neat to see in the store, but I didn't want to spend the money on it. A few weeks ago I was reading a post from The Beholder -- a fav blog of mine -- when I saw mention of the good deals you can get on Bare Escentual kits. Dude! The prices were really really good!




Two of the kits caught my eye. The bareMinerals® Get Started™: Eyes, Cheeks, Lips - Light-To-Medium kit looked like a good overall eyes, cheeks, lips solution. You get three brushes, three eye colors, blush, and lip gloss at a savings ($49 for the kit vs $110 a la carte). The colors looked good for me. Hmmm...

I also really liked the bareMinerals LIMITED EDITION Getting Started Kit. It has all the things you need for foundation. Thing(s) you ask? Oh, yes! There are lots of fun goodies in this set. It contains 3 brushes, skin prep, 5 foundation/enhancers, a refillable compact, and an instructional DVD. The price on this one was $60, but it is a $220 value.






 I did the math. $109 for makeup. Was it worth it? I looked at the return policy, I struggled and fought my inner demons, and after two days decided to try it out.


Let me tell you something, girls -- I couldn't be happier! I watched the little video, which helped soothe the panic I got when I opened the box with the foundation and said, "Oh shit... How do I use this?" The video actually took longer to show applying the stuff than to actually apply it. And it is totally easy. I was smart enough to figure out the eyes/cheeks/lip kit myself. Duh...


I like the Bare Escentuals because, 1) I can adjust the coverage and mix colors if needed; 2) easily change my look by adding different base components (I can't really describe it, but believe me); 3) it goes on quick and easy;  4) it stays on; 5) it looks natural! There may be downsides for some, though. If you are used to liquid foundation (I was using Neutrogena Mineral Sheers before, so this didn't bother me), this may not suit you. The kabuki brush included in the starter kit will give full coverage -- I haven't tried it because I am happy with the flawless application brush. If you have a lot of fine wrinkles, you may not like this. Some people feel it sits in the wrinkle lines and magnifies them.

Here I am today. First let me comment on how difficult it is to take a photo of yourself without looking like a dork. Especially when you are a dork. Second, it looks like I am not wearing makeup, right? Aha!! It is supposed to look like that. I just look good like this when get out of bed... Sure I do!


When I wear a lot of makeup, I feel overdone. With this stuff I feel perfect.


Sorry for the boring post for you boys... 

Smiles!