Does anyone else have a Bare Minerals/Bare Escentuals store in their area? I have Ulta, Sephora and Bare Escentuals. I'm a lucky girl...

I bought my original Bare Minerals starter kit at Sephora and later found out I would have gotten much more for the same price from the Bare Minerals store. Their $75 (?) kit even includes a powder compact to keep mineral veil in your purse for touch-ups. They also did a much better job of matching my skintone, which OF COURSE is the palest possible shade and doesn't come in the starter kits.

I bought the Bare Escentual's Park Avenue Princess kit from Sephora and the "drama" shade of eyeshadow is awesome. I have hazel eyes and this shadow can be lighter or darker depending on how much you apply. It's a blend of charcoal, chocolate, purple and copper (a little bit of everything)that looks great with green/hazel eyes. The "glee" shade of blush not only looks great on my hyper-fair skin but also on my friends who actually have melanin.

My latest love is Neutogena lash tint. Even though the sun has no effect on my skin, it bleaches out my eyelashes. This doesn't clump like mascara and it cleans off easily. No more morning after raccoon eyes!

Origins' sheer lip gloss is awesome, too. It's peppermint flavored and scented, which is an excellent emergency coffee breath cure.

Ooh, now I want to go shopping!!!

I use Bare Minerals for the base and coverage, and a mix of other brands for the rest. I really like the Maybelline Mascara and the L'Oreal eyeliner. For my lips I use almost exclusively organic lip glosses, sometimes tinted, sometimes clear.

THANKS to those who discussed Everyday Minerals and their free sample kit! I love anything free and just ordered mine!

I've never tried any mineral line and I'm tired of the liquid stuff - it seems at my advancing age (52) that the liquid stuff brings the wrinkles OUT, not covers them!

Thanks Again!
Lori

This is for StillTryin and Momto5sweeties I'm so glad you checked out Everyday Minerals. I was on a sample site a few months ago and someone just raved about this mineral makeup so I had to order the Free Sample Kit because the 3.97 shipping can't be beat! It's cheaper than Bare Minerals but still high end. I just love EM and am getting ready to place a new order--hope you both enjoy!

The great thing about EM is that they ship their free starter kit to Canada too! And when anonther order I made went missing in transit they replaced it and shipped it priority express for free (I only paid standard ground post). I've been impresssed

VealCalf, I am excited to get the starter kit, I am just so tired of liquid makeup, and then powder, ect...that routine gets tiring, especially in the summer, when it is hot I tend to not even wear makeup because I get the "greasy" face look. I am super excited to give this a try!

Hi VealCalf,
I'm really looking forward to receiving my free sample kit! Like StillTryin, I hate the liquid make-up in the horrible heat of the summer. I'll let you know how it works out!
Lori

I got my Bare Escentuals from Kim's ebay contact today. I got foundation and blush. I played with them a bit and so far am very impressed. They go on very nicely and feel good.

Any advice for someone completely pale? I've tried everything at Walmart, even the true match that says it matches 97% of people and I got nothing. Right now I have Clinique and it actually is light enough (the only product that they have that's light enough), but it is very thick. It's a matte product. I'm just looking for something light and not so heavy....any suggestions?

Hi I'm very fair too! I mentioned Everyday Minerals on this thread because it's what I use. I mentioned you can get a free sample kit from them and only have to pay 3.97 for shipping. They have all of their colors divided up between cool tones, neutral, warm etc plus they have intensive coverage, matte, semi-matte, and intensive glow. They're not cakey and you can pick 3 different foundations types in the sample kit so it really helps in figuring out what one is right for you. In addition to the 3 foundations you get a blush and a concealer. Might want to check them out I've been very pleased w/their product.

I got Fairly Light foundation and Thistle blush. Very natural looking.
I am pretty fair but thought the next lighter one would be too pale. It might be good for Rhighlan86???

I received my everyday minerals in like 3 days!!! OMG what a great thing! Usually when it is a "free" sample they take weeks! I have used it for 2 days now and I am so close to being hooked!!!!! I am liking it a LOT

Thanks Vealcalf!

Let me just go check a mirror. I had a fabulous nap!
It still looks good. No cracky crinkles around my eyes!!!

Oh Great I'm so glad you like it! There's also no limit on how many sample kits you get. Lately I've been buying one item and adding the sample kit on to my order. LOL, I'm just so poor I can't splurge until DH is done w/school, that'll be in a few weeks and I tell ya after that I'm buying one of the big kits!!!!!