Gives me a positive glow and pure confidence!
willing to pay for quality, into natural looking cosmetics, cursed with very sensitive skin, smart shopper, a makeup late starter
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JAN
4
2008
Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals Foundation —
I'm a late starter with makeup - actually, a start/stopper would be a more appropriate description. My skin's highly sensitive to both products and food types so it's a bit of a curse but I have ALWAYS wanted to mess about with makeup. I knew about mineral makeups generally and Bare Escentuals was on my radar but the love/hate relationship I had with makeup that had grown over my teens and twenties made me wary.I became an amateur competitive ballroom dancer about 3 years ago and makeup is de rigeur with this lot! But even so, I still didn't use foundation as I was too scared. I actually saw Bare Escentuals on a UK site called (I think) makeup tips at glowgirl that had a lot of tips about natural makeup and Bare Escentuals was one of the products. I bought the cheapest foundation I could afford (it is v. pricey!) and I have never looked back. For dance comps, I'd go mad on eyes and lips to compensate for the lack of face makeup so finding Bare Escentuals has been a godsend. My skin can look a bit sallow in the winter too and it's perfect for giving me a bit of a glow. The "confidence" thing is important too; I've always been unhappy with my complexion and it made me quite shy but somehow the foundation has been a bit of a saviour and my confidence in my looks has grown.
It's funny because I do still have breakouts if I'm not careful but this foundation actually seems to make it less of a problem - I don't think it cures the problem once it's started but it does seem alleviate the severity (anyone else found this or am I imagining things??)
I still don't use foundation all the time - but absolutely whenever I need to perk up my skin or if I want to glam up (specially for dancing), it's the only option for me now. I really, really love it!
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