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How many times have you used up a lip gloss? Yeah, not often and I feel bad when I don’t use even half of one up so it’s great to see this coolio set from BARE ESCENTUALS.
I love to give the gift of BARE ESCENTUALS. They really put mineral makeup on the map and I love all their sets they come out with for the holidays. Here are few I’m recommending for the beauty lover on your list.
R.S.V.P. Collection ($54) – this one includes the mother load! It includes: SPF25 Mineral Veil finishing powder, Prime Time Primer Shadow in Golden Peach, After Party Eyecolor (size small), Celebration Blush (size medium), Round the Clock Waterproof Eyeliner in 7M (rich brown), Double-Ended Flawless Definition Mascara in Black, Pretty Amazing Lipgloss in Rowdy (glazed plum), Tapered Shadow Brush, Soft Sweep Cheek Brush.
And I’m still a firm believer in their Get Started Kit ($60) for the beauty lover in your life that maybe is interested in mineral makeup but doesn’t know where to start. This one contains all the essentials: two shades of bareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation (size medium), Original Mineral Veil (size medium), Warmth All-Over Face Color (size medium), Full Flawless Face Brush, Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush, How-To DVD, Bonus gift of Well-Cared For Brush Conditioning Shampoo (full size).
Both available @ bareescentuals.com.
Let’s explore BARE ESCENTUALS’ new bareMinerals READY Eye Shadows and this is a huge launch for them and some huge progress for us shadow lovers.
What is it: An innovative new concept in solid mineral technology – cutting-edge rejuvenating sea minerals take shape in a sexy unprecedented new solid eyeshadow. Solid? Yes, you heard it right. Feel free to jump for joy…your minerals aren’t going anywhere. Our mineral-turned-eyeshadows boast incredible anti-aging benefits. Powered by our proprietary SeaNutritive Mineral Complex, bareMinerals READY Eyeshadow delivers a softer, smoother, revitalized eye area.
No parabens, no binders, no fillers, no synthetic chemicals, no kidding.
The two I am showing here are The Scenic Route Quad and The Elements Duo. These come in 2.0 Duos (15 duos) for $20 and 4.0 Quads (4 quads) for $30, these are a new way of thinking and doing mineral eye shadow. The colors are quite pigmented and blend really well. Will you be trying these out when they come out on October 11th?
Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.
It was only a matter of time before someone came out with a shadow that incorporated a primer in it and I’m glad that BARE ESCENTUALS did. Prime Time Primer Shadows are a great way to welcome the summer with its hot temps because these don’t move! But be warned, once they “dry down” they can’t be blended so act quick. And they are pretty pigmented so I would use a small brush and squeeze a little out of the tube as you go.
Bronzed Twig – iced chocolate, Chroma Violet – ripe plum, Sundance – sunlit peach, Urban Nature – delicate moss, Gunmetal – silver grey, Racing Green – forest green. $18/.10oz @ sephora.com.
Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.
Here are some new lippies I’m loving these for totally different reasons.
SHISEIDO Shimmering Rouge Lip Color ($25 @ nordstrom.com) – Sometimes lipstick bothers my lips in that it feels sufficating. I know I have mentioned this before on the site but I feel the need to mention that this one does not make my lips feel anything but stifled! It contains a Super Bio-Yeast Extract that helps produce collagen and also hyaluronic acid. But regarding the feel and look, the colors seem to be between a sheer and full feel almost like I wearing nothing, which I love! Color picks (shown here): RD 406 (Desire) and RD 709 (Lounge). I call the RD 709 on MLBB! I really wanted to pick RS308 because it’s called Iron Maiden “Up the Irons!!” but I haven’t tried it just yet!
BARE ESCENTUAL bareMinerals Pretty Amazing Lipcolor ($16 @ bareescentuals.com) – combines the coverage of a lipstick with the high shine effects of a gloss and these are really pigmented so go easy on the application or you might want to consider using a lip brush the first few times to get used to it. Have not seen a lippie this pigmented like this in a long time.
And it’s about time a company really put some thought into a lip gloss application wand. I mean, I’ve come across just a handful but this one is really tops and really hugs the lip when applying. Color picks (shown here): Fuchsia and Pink Nude.
Click below to see the swatches!
I love the effect of a self-tanner but I am not really down with the whole process; it is really more of a choir then delightful process. But when I saw the Faux Tan from BARE ESCENTUALS, which has been around for a spell (as my Gramma used to say), and the accompanying brush, I became totally interested in it. A boring self-tanner with a cool looking brush. I’m in! QVC just debuted a 16oz Faux Tan with the amazing Deluxe Tan Brush two weeks ago and I just read some of the comments and people seem to be loving the brush too!
Faux Tan – no orange here, just sun-kissed color. The formula is really dark but don’t worry, it’s just tinted so you know where you are applying it and can do a good job when it comes to coverage. The color develops in a few hours and lasts 5 to 7 days.
Deluxe Tan Brush – For me, this is what really makes this product (that's why I made it extra big in the photo) because I am so poor at applying self-tanners! It stands about 3 inches tall and 2” round and the bristles are densely packed so you can really buff the lotion on your skin evenly. I don’t know of any other brand that includes one with their tanner but it’s totally worth it. And I wonder if they will ever sell this by itself.
I think one other thing to make note of is the lack of the usual self-tanner smell. Did I miss something here? I didn’t really notice a strong smell and the only other one I’ve come across where this is the case is this one two weeks ago. Wow, we have really evolved into a new era of self-tanners!
And this one didn’t win QVC’s Customer Choice Beauty Award for Sunless Tanner for 2010 for nuthin’!
$55/16oz + brush @ qvc.com.
This product contains Propylparaben, which is seen by some as an ingredient of concern.
Read my ingredient disclaimer here.
Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.
Woo-hoo … loving BARE ESCENTUALS’ new Buxom Waterproof Smoky Eye Sticks! So easy to use, so blendable and the color choices are pretty fab. I’ve swatched a couple on my hand, let them set and then ran them under water, tried to smudge it with my finger and they don’t budge! I of course also tested them on my eyelids because as we all know, oils on the skin can affect the wear on any eye product. I can confidently say they lasted pretty long on the lids too.
Color picks: Nunchucks (smoky royal blue), Silver Sword (smoky silver) and 5” Stiletto (smoky plum). $18 @ sephora.com.
Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
Is a face or eye primer part of your makeup routine? I know it is for me. To me it’s like putting on a base coat for my nail polish. The latest one to arrive is from BARE ESCENTUALS and it adds a touch of luminosity to its formula. Their Prime Time Brightening Foundation Primer ($21/1oz) is 100% pure bareMinerals and made to wear under your bareMinerals Foundation. And they also just put out a bareVitamins Prime Time Eyelid Primer ($16), which has a nice shimmer to it that is nice alone or under any eye shadow. Both @ bareescentuals.com.
Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
When does anything from the BARE ESCENTUALS line not make a great gift? If you’ve got a mineral makeup lover on your list, you can’t go wrong with any of their products. And they have such a big range of price points that will fit any pocketbook. Here’s a few I would recommend:
I love when BARE ESCENTUALS comes out with new products, especially eye products. These High Shine Eyecolors kind of look like colored tin foil on the skin! They call the effect a mega-watt sheen and I also call them really fun. It’s a loose shadow that can be kind of messy, if you’re not use to it, so untwist the top with care! And just like all of BE’s shadows, the colors are really pigmented and they are all really wearable.
From L to R below: Patina (gilded khaki), Glisten (golden sand), Electric (deep teal), Moonshine (deep plum), Bronzed (bronze brown), Frost (silver) (not shown). $16 @ bareescentuals.com.
Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.
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