Bare Escentuals Mineral Makeup

Just recently, during a mini chit-chat over food, my colleagues commented that my complexion is pretty good. It sure made my day! Besides religiously using sun screen and keeping my skin moisturised every single day, here is my secret to great looking skin…

Bare Minerals.

I’m a huge fan of Bare Minerals. I did my first review of its basic kit here. After 8 months of using their foundation, I’m still in love with their products. In particular, I’m totally in awe of their mineral veil. I can use my liquid or moose foundation instead of my regular Bare Excentuals when the occasion calls for it, but I cannot go without mineral veil.

I am almost through with the mineral veil and in a bid to reward myself after three weeks of hard work in the office, I headed to Sephora for some retail therapy…

I originally wanted to get myself just a tub of mineral veil and the foundation. After all I am still on my save money campaign.

However…. one tub of mineral veil retails for $58 and a tub of foundation retails for $48.

HORRORS!!!!

And a new set of  the basic kit retails for $115.

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Hmmm, so I got myself a basic kit instead.

The basic kit has undergone a revamp. So this is the updated kit.

You get 2 foundation colours, 1 mineral veil - love love, 1 concealer brush, 1 kabuki brush for applying warmth.Oh you also get a sample pack of prime time.

What you don’t get in this updated kit is the skin rev-er upper and the full coverage kabuki brush. Instead you get the much raved about bisque and a handy kabuki brush instead. Honestly, I do think that this updated kit is way much better. I didn’t see much difference with or without the skin rev-er upper. And, the handy kabuki brush is definitely something I welcome.

Here is the Skin rev-upper. I haven’t been using this for a couple of weeks now, but my skin still looks a-okay.

So you get a much better package. =)

Don’t believe, check this out. On the right is the full coverage brush and on the left is the handy kabuki brush.

Bare Minerals also carries eye shadow colours, perhaps one day, I’ll cross over to get myself their eye shadow starter kit. But for now, I’m happy with my NARS and M.A.C.

You can get your Bare Minerals product at all Sephora outlets. Bare Minerals also now carries the Matte collection. But I prefer the originals as it is much easier to pull off and blend.

Remember, less is more!