bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation with Brush Swatches, Look, Review

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bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation with the Perfecting Face Brush

bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation in Bare Nude

bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation in Bare Nude, Bare Latte

bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation in Bare Nude, Bare Latte

I'm back to review and swatch the newest foundation in town: the bareMinerals Pure Brightening Serum Foundation.  I was able to receive the bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation with the Perfecting Face Brush from bareMinerals, but I was sent the Bare Latte shade which is too dark for my skintone.  I was able to quickly snag the Bare Nude one as soon as it got launched on the Sephora website, so as you can see in the swatches, I have two shades.

Let me first start with the packaging.  It comes in a nice see-through plastic packaging with a dropper tip to dispense the very watery, liquidy product.  Yes, the product is on the watery side, but as you will see in the swatches and makeup look below, liquidy does not equal sheer coverage at all.

(Swatches, makeup look and review after the jump)

bareMinerals Holiday 2013: Degrees of Dazzling 20-Pc Eye Shadow Set Swatches, Review

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bareMinerals Degrees of Dazzling

Every year, I look forward to the entire gamut of holiday collections from bareMinerals.  This is the time when the company goes all out when it comes to holiday kits.  When I say all out, I do mean it: bareMinerals has the most number of holiday kits from one brand that I know of.  One of the best kits they have is the huge eyeshadow kit.

bareMinerals Degrees of Dazzling contains 20 eye shadows that are divided into 4 amazing finishes.  The kit has Velvets (matte), High Shines, Glimmers and Liner Shadows.  The Velvets are the mattes, the High Shines are the truly metallic ones, the Glimmers have a nice subtle sheen to them, and the Liner Shadows are just that - dark, uber-pigmented shadows that can be used as a liner or as crease/outer lid colors to create more dimension to the eye look.

Each pot of shadow is not a full-size one, but it is substantial enough that it can last a long, long while, since a little goes a long way.

This set contains:

- 0.01 oz x 5 Velvet Eyecolor in Mauve, Emerald, Lavender, Nude, Charcoal
- 0.01 oz x 5 High Shine Eyecolor in Pewter, Stay Golden, Deep Sea, Iridescent Iris, Rose Gold High
- 0.01 oz x 5 Glimmer Eyecolor in Silver Dollar, Ginger Sugar, Violent Spell, Golden Pear, Strawberry Mousse
- 0.01 oz x 5 Liner Shadow Eye Color in Black Liner, Starry Night, Toasted Espresso, Lagoon, Yoga

Here are the shadows.  They are divided according to their finishes.  Let's start with the Velvets:

bareMinerals Holiday 2013 Kits Product Photos and Information

The time has come for the glorious bareMinerals Holiday 2013 kits!  Which ones catch your eye?

bareMinerals READY Color Boost in Adrenaline Rush Swatches, Review

bareMinerals READY Color Boost in Adrenaline Rush

bareMinerals READY Color Boost in Adrenaline Rush

bareMinerals Power Neutrals Collection: READY® Eyeshadow 8.0 in The Power Neutrals Swatches, Eye Look, Review

bareMinerals Power Neutrals Collection

Boss Lady, MoneyMaker, Schmooze, Boardroom

Exec, Payday, Magnate, Get Ahead

Boss Lady, MoneyMaker, Schmooze, Boardroom

Exec, Payday, Magnate, Get Ahead

bareMinerals Faux Tan Body and Faux Tan Face Sunless Tanner Swatches, Review

 bareMinerals Bronze Family for Summer:
Faux Tan Body, Faux Tan Face,
bronzer in The High Dive, Warmth

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Summer is upon us, and what better way to welcome the summer than to have a SAFE, beautiful tan?  We know that embracing the sun would eventually result in photodamage, especially with chronic UVA and UVB exposure.  bareMinerals comes up with  products that would give beautiful bronze skin without the dangerous photoaging effect.

bareMinerals comes up with two Sunless Body Tanners, one for the body and one for the face.  They both have the same textures, colors and finishes, so I am not sure if you can substitute one for the other.  However, here are my thoughts on each of these products.

 Faux Tan Body