Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation Fairly Light

I got a sample of this at Sephora, and I do like the product a lot. It applies nicely and feels good, too, but at $25, I'm not too sure I'd buy it. I bought mineral powder makeup by Loreal for about $10 and am just as happy with that and the price is much better. But the coverage is nice and it does feel good on the skin. It's just a matter of how much you want to spend, but if I find something just as good at a lower price, I'm all for buying cheaper and using the savings for savings or more makeup.

This makeup is amazing and makes my skin look flawless. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for coverage that looks minimal, but transforms your skin and diminishes the look of imperfections.

I did a lot of research on mineral make-up. I was looking for a solution that would be fast so that I could look half decent when I drop the kids off at school in the mornings! AFter looking at different companies, products, and infomercials - I decided on bareMinerals because they had a range of colors (I'm african american) and because they had longevity and credibility in the marketplace.

I was color matched and then had the make up applied. It looked nice, but not as nice as other make up I have tried. I think it looked a little grey and she tried a variety of the colors that they offered - but it was good enough for me to consider buying the starter kit and play around with it at home.

As I walked the mall with my new purchase, my skin began to itch. And itch. And itch! Twenty minutes later I went back and the sales woman asked me if I was allergic to sunscreen. Uh - no. I answered. She told me to go home and try it with my moisturizer at home - I agreed since there was a 30 day return policy.

I couldn't wait to go home and wash it off. I didn't bother trying it again - I returned the kit and got a refund. Afterwards, I did a little internet research and found that I wasn't the only one with that reaction to the product. Supposedly because bareMinerals has an ingredient (bismuth oxalate) in it which can be irritating to lots of folks. Wish I read that earlier!

THere are mineral make up lines that do NOT have this ingredient, but they did not have a lot of color options - so I just scrapped the whole idea and decided to stick with my laura mercier tinted foundation.

I have tried to like this foundation. I understand that many women love this stuff. I find that is is caky on my skin. Also the color is not quite right. They seem to think their fair shade fits all fair skin gals and it just doesn't. In certain lights it looks blotchy and yellow on my skin.

I recently went into the B.E. store here in Connecticut and was pleased to find a knowledgeable employee to help me with this purchase. The product doesn't cake and stays amazingly well through the day. I change clothes often and it doesn't rub off. My skin has improved as well, after using it every day for 2 weeks. I'll never go back to liquid concealer. The SPF was a big selling point for me and my fair skin and knocked one step off my regimen.