Despite being a very fortunate teenager and never really having spots or bad skin at all, I did often wear foundation when I wanted to look particularly nice and now that I'm twenty I find myself wearing it quite a lot. I could, however, never find one that was 'just right - most of the ones that I tried either highlighted dry patches of skin, looked streaky or disappeared altogether after only a couple of hours. That was until a few of my friends recommended that I try Bare Escentuals makeup, and after umming and ahhing for a while I finally decided to buy their Get Started Kit and I haven't looked back since. The Bare Minerals Get Started Kit from Bare ...  Read the complete review

bareMinerals is a BRILLIANT make-up range. There, I've said it. If you told me over a week ago I would be saying a brand of minerals foundation is one of the best types of make-up I have ever used, I just would not have believed you, simple as that. I have tried all the usual liquid foundations from brands such as Maybelline and L'Oreal, right up to the likes of Clinique and MAC. Whilst I do rate some of those more than others, there was a certain type of make-up I didn't like, minerals powder. Admittedly I hadn't tried any 'high end' mineral make-up, only Maybelline, Rimmel & The Body Shop to be honest, but each left me with a streaky appearance that certainly ...  Read the complete review

Last January, I fell and broke my foot, leaving me in plaster for the best part of 6 weeks. During this time, I went to stay overnight with my parents to be looked after when I was feeling sorry for myself and I accompanied my mum to her WI meeting (what fun!). The guest speaker that night was a beautician who was showing the women how make up can still be worn tastefully after a 'certain' age and she was using Bare Minerals from Bare Escentuals to demonstrate! I was most impressed by the demo and afterwards went to speak to the lady as I was looking for some good make up to use for my wedding day. A few weeks later I purchased the above starter kit to get myself used  Read the complete review

I am a terrible make up junky and love buying anything from the bareMinerals range and for Christmas I was given some Debenham vouchers so went for a look to see what I could spend them on. I saw the get started kit reduced from £50 to £30 and knew it was a good buy as it included brushes as mine were getting a bit tatty I would have spent a fortune replacing them anyway. Oops In this Get Started kit you actually got 8 products and a bonus item and in my excitement I picked up a shade darker than I would usually use but that's OK as I know I can get away with this colour in the Summer so I shall save the foundations for then. What do you ...  Read the complete review

I brought Bare Minerals as I was fed up with the cloggy and cakey effect I got from liquid foundations. I also found that sometimes (even though I used a prep first) my liquid foundation would be prone to smudging, especially in warm weather and over long periods of time it seem to almost evaporate into my skin leaving it looking blotchy. I first saw Bare Minerals when I was in the States about ten years ago and was intrigued by this product but only actually tried it a year ago. My initial concern was to the coverage. How could such a light powder provide the same coverage and a liquid foundation and concealers? I have to say I have been impressed by the ...  Read the complete review