Bare Minerals Bareskin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation Review

This foundation has a great color range.  It offers twenty shades that range from pink undertones, neutral undertones and yellow undertones.  I am not a huge fan of the original Bare Minerals mineral foundation, but was intrigued by the liquid foundation.  First off, it is incredibly thin.  You have to shake it before each use to allow the foundation to blend seamlessly.  I didn't purchase the brush because I felt like my Sigma F80 would do the trick.  I put a few drops of the foundation on the back of my hand and then dipped my brush into it and applied it to half of my face.  Two drops didn't come close to offering a sheer coverage.  I needed four drop for sheer coverage.  The foundation looked like my skin, but better.  The finish was a mix between a natural and a dewy finish.  I applied it over a primer, due to the fact that I always use a primer.  The coverage was long-wearing and it looked great throughout the day.  I didn't notice some oil coming through on my forehead and nose, but that is typical for me.  A little blotting and I was good to go.  This foundation is formulated  without water, oil, silicone, parabens, and fragrance.  It is said to brighten and even your skin tone in eight weeks.  I cannot attest to that because I have only had it for a few weeks.  I will definitely continue using this as my skin has not broken out at all since I started using it.  I love this foundation!!!!  I picked it up at Ulta.  $29 for 1 fl. oz.  It seems as though this will last for a while because a little goes a long way.  

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The Lorac Unzipped Palette is absolutely phenomenal.  Each shadow is pigmented and creamy.  They are incredibly easy to blend and are very complementary to any eye color.  The palette contains ten eye shadows.  Four are matte and the other six are shimmery.  They offer a gleam to your lid or crease without looking glittery.  The shadows are large and a little goes a long way.   This palette reminds me a little bit of the Naked 3 palette due to the rosy and coppery shadows, but your collection could use both palettes.  This palette goes for $40-quite a bit cheaper than the Urban Decay palettes.  It comes with an eye primer as well.   Below is a picture of the shades swatched on my arm.  My lighting is bad, but hopefully this photo allows you to get an idea of the color range and the pigmentation.  Definitely a must have for your collection.

The Too Faced Sweethearts Flush Blush in Peach Beach is great even for fair skin.  This blush can be built up in order to get strong color payoff or can be used with a light hand to give you a beautiful highlight.  You can use each color individually or swirl your brush all over.  I use this over my blush to give me a nice glow or sometimes I use it alone to get a natural flush.  This offers the skin a great glow without making my face look like a disco ball.  $30 is a little steep for a blush, but it also works as three separate colors, a highlight, and a blush.  It is a great bang for your buck!

NYX HD concealer is great for covering up under eye discoloration. It is very creamy and blends well under the eye.  It does set well with powder, but I do notice some creasing after a few hours.  It is a great drugstore option for those of you that want a great concealer, but don't want to spend a lot of money.  I reach for this concealer when I want coverage and brightening under my eyes, but don't need it to last for more than 6 hours.  If it creases, you can just take your ring finger and blend it out.  It will look great with a little bit of attention.  I have reached for this often and will continue to do so through the warmer months.  $4.99 at Ulta.  It has a great color selection and also offers color correcting versions as well.  Lavender for sallow skin, green to minimize redness, yellow to cover dark circles.  I reach for the porcelain shade that doesn't offer correction, just coverage.  

If you are a regular reader, you have already heard about this product.  I absolutely love the NYX Butter Glosses.  They are so creamy, pigmented, and moisturizing.  They do not wear incredibly long by themselves, but they do over a lip liner or over lipstick.  They are pigmented enough to wear alone, but make sure to reapply.  They have a light scent/flavor that is almost like cake batter, but not in a sickly sweet kind of way.  These are sold at Ulta for $4.99 and should be a staple in your makeup collection.  I own almost every shade.  Cupcake is one of the newer shades and I can't wait to rock this in the warm months!!!