So I gave into the frenzy of Bare Escentuals. It was a hot day, I was on my second beer and I was crazy with the idea of wanting something new. LCF had yet another post about BE and the raves droned on into the night from those crazed fanatics with perfect skin.
So I did it. I ordered the starter kit (Fairly Light/Light) and I've been swirling-tapping-buffing away ever since. I'm a makeup whore....I love to try new products and I love the idea of stepping out of my comfort zone. I am happy to report that the basic BE foundations do NOT have a shimmery, sparkly glow to them. THAT is the main thing that worried me. I believe the glow comes from the other powders - but I'll be testing that theory as well.
I don't like to change often and I stick with what I know works for me. I still wear liquid eyeliner like I did 20 years ago. It's me. I take pride in having a steady hand and perfectly lined kick ass eyes. I've been using Cover Girl Clean Pressed Powder in Classic Ivory since HS. (That's right, I have and I just don't see a reason to change !) It's the perfect light shade....most other offerings are not as good or as light ! (thanks to Deana Drenik for that recommendation oh-so-many-years ago....where ever you are) I also refuse to use mascara on the bottom lashes. I can't say I've ever willingly applied it to them. I just doesn't belong.
The other wacky-outside-the-box-thing I've started experimenting with is blush. I've been opposed to blush since day one - but I'm trying to allow it to find its place and I think I'm ok with it. Prior to BE, I'd casually messed with a Clinique blush sample. It didn't seem to show very much, but I can notice it in pictures. It gives that healthy glow and seems to fit in for the summer months. (Egads....I'm saying this and it's weird). The BE starter kit came with "Warmth". Warmth scares the crap out of me. It's DARK and once applied, it's just THERE. So I very carefully and sparingly apply a few morsels to my brush and blend with a ferocity that should peel the paint off the walls.
My next exciting purchase will be Glee. I like the idea of getting the "look of pure joy". Not often do we get this kind of opportunity ! PURE JOY folks.......not "just kinda happy". In the video that comes with the starter kit, the commentator says that it was scientifically found to resemble the color of a woman's cheeks when she's very happy (or something along those lines). Wow, that sounds.......so bizarre. Like a group of white lab coats observed a gaggle of ladies and told them a variety of orgasmic lies and then took notes on the color of their cheeks ? (or something....)
Another item which calls to me is Flawless Radiance which is described as a sheer luminous ivory. Ooooh, that sounds nice. Perhaps I shall resemble....or not. I'll let you know.
The glimmers and glimpses speak to me also, but I have such a stash of Clinique eyeshadows at the moment, I just haven't talked myself into them. I would like to head over to the local Makeup Mecca and play...and maybe that will change my mind.
So to summarize, BE is supposedly "makeup so pure you can sleep in it". I have indeed failed to notice one blackhead since using it this week. Not a one. This makes me happy (or gleeful ?) I have not noticed my pores minimizing either. Nor have I really seen my skin tone or texture improve (it wasn't bad to begin with, but I am generally oily - especially in this hellish humidy)
But it's only been a week....perhaps the benefits are still yet to come !
So I did it. I ordered the starter kit (Fairly Light/Light) and I've been swirling-tapping-buffing away ever since. I'm a makeup whore....I love to try new products and I love the idea of stepping out of my comfort zone. I am happy to report that the basic BE foundations do NOT have a shimmery, sparkly glow to them. THAT is the main thing that worried me. I believe the glow comes from the other powders - but I'll be testing that theory as well.
I don't like to change often and I stick with what I know works for me. I still wear liquid eyeliner like I did 20 years ago. It's me. I take pride in having a steady hand and perfectly lined kick ass eyes. I've been using Cover Girl Clean Pressed Powder in Classic Ivory since HS. (That's right, I have and I just don't see a reason to change !) It's the perfect light shade....most other offerings are not as good or as light ! (thanks to Deana Drenik for that recommendation oh-so-many-years ago....where ever you are) I also refuse to use mascara on the bottom lashes. I can't say I've ever willingly applied it to them. I just doesn't belong.
The other wacky-outside-the-box-thing I've started experimenting with is blush. I've been opposed to blush since day one - but I'm trying to allow it to find its place and I think I'm ok with it. Prior to BE, I'd casually messed with a Clinique blush sample. It didn't seem to show very much, but I can notice it in pictures. It gives that healthy glow and seems to fit in for the summer months. (Egads....I'm saying this and it's weird). The BE starter kit came with "Warmth". Warmth scares the crap out of me. It's DARK and once applied, it's just THERE. So I very carefully and sparingly apply a few morsels to my brush and blend with a ferocity that should peel the paint off the walls.
My next exciting purchase will be Glee. I like the idea of getting the "look of pure joy". Not often do we get this kind of opportunity ! PURE JOY folks.......not "just kinda happy". In the video that comes with the starter kit, the commentator says that it was scientifically found to resemble the color of a woman's cheeks when she's very happy (or something along those lines). Wow, that sounds.......so bizarre. Like a group of white lab coats observed a gaggle of ladies and told them a variety of orgasmic lies and then took notes on the color of their cheeks ? (or something....)
Another item which calls to me is Flawless Radiance which is described as a sheer luminous ivory. Ooooh, that sounds nice. Perhaps I shall resemble....or not. I'll let you know.The glimmers and glimpses speak to me also, but I have such a stash of Clinique eyeshadows at the moment, I just haven't talked myself into them. I would like to head over to the local Makeup Mecca and play...and maybe that will change my mind.
So to summarize, BE is supposedly "makeup so pure you can sleep in it". I have indeed failed to notice one blackhead since using it this week. Not a one. This makes me happy (or gleeful ?) I have not noticed my pores minimizing either. Nor have I really seen my skin tone or texture improve (it wasn't bad to begin with, but I am generally oily - especially in this hellish humidy)
But it's only been a week....perhaps the benefits are still yet to come !
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