Bare Escentuals : Bare Minerals

I purchased this because they said "so natural you could sleep with it on". Not that I sleep wearing makeup, but I thought something so light and natural would be better for my skin. The problem is that it takes a long time to blend colours together to get the right shade and you have to keep layering to get decent coverage. You must use the concealing brush on blemishes. It feels really nice on your skin and it looks great. But it just doesn't last. After an hour, it starts to cake. It easily rubs off. Within a couple more hours, its gone. It especially doesn't stick to blemishes, though the concealing brush can help. I only use it when I need to go out for not too long, I dont have significant break outs, and I have my oily skin under control. Otherwise it looks terrible. Overall, I won't be buying this again, I'll stick to liquid foundation (Nars oil-free foundation is simply the best).

This foundation settled into my pores so quickly and highlighted them, making me look unsightly. I would love to use this when my skin is clear because it requires a minimal application and I don't have many dark marks to cover.

I started using this product when I first began doxycycline. At first my skin looked great with this product but after awhile it started to make me break out. I had huge cysts on my face and they took forever to go away! I would definitely test this product out first before making a full commitment.

Bare Escentuals is a household name because it has the best ad campaign of all times. While the make up looks good on (as long as you're not olive-skinned, in which case you look like you're wearing stage makeup) it is NOT good for you skin as they claim. Several articles I found on the web over the years have broken Bare Escentuals down, ingredient by ingredient, and noted that none of them are known to have any actual benefits to skin.

I really wanted to try this makeup before i got it about a year ago. I REALLY liked it at first. It has goood color match and doesn't make my acne worse or clog my pores. But, then i started to realize it wipes off so easily and doesn't stay on. Make up that comes off so easily is not something you want if you have acne that you're trying to cover. If you have very light acne, and want a lighter coverage, i suggest this for you.