ULTA is running a special gift with purchase event for bareMinerals Makeup fans. With any $44 bareMinerals purchase, you qualify for a free 4-piece Wild About Bare Kit. The kit includes a black cosmetics bag, a full size Wild Beauty Eye Color, lip gloss in Wild Honey, and a Prime Time eyelid primer.

If you are new to the line, then I suggest getting one of the bareMinerals Get Started Kits. A Get Started Kit has everything you need including 2 shades of SPF 15 Foundation, a Mineral Veil, an All-Over Face Color, a Full Flawless Face Brush, Flawless Application Face …read more

When I first started wearing makeup, there were these little pots of all-in-one color available. One part hippie-chic, one part magic potion, the pretty little pots held powder in a single tone – rose, pink, gold, peach. They were ceramic and sealed with a cork. You’d pull the cork out and run a fluffy brush over the powder. The color could be used on checks, eyelids, or you could mix it with a small amount of clear gloss to form a lip color.
I loved that powder. I loved the big fluffy brush that I used with it.  That’s when I …read more

I live at the Northern End of the Central Valley of California. We have hot Summers and really don’t find much relief from the heat until October or November. Today was a cool day, but the wind blew constantly and my face feels tight, despite my usual moisturizer.  What I need is an additional step, either a mist or a serum. 
Bare Escentuals is known for it’s bareMinerals makeup, but they also carry a good skin care line, as well. The RareMinerals Facial Mist is exactly what I need to give my wind-parched skin some relief. It contains nutrients and mineral …read more

bareMinerals, by Bare Escentuals, was the first and still the best of the mineral makeups that I’ve tried. The foundations are sheer and blend well. They feel light and comfortable on my skin – which is the reason that I tried the product in the first place. The eye shadows are easy to use and you can wear them sheer and light or apply with water for a deeper, more dramatic look.
bareMinerals has a new set, that is only available at Sephora, called the bareMinerals Happiness Collection. It’s a 9-piece set of color products that contain Happybelle.
What is Happybelle?  Well, …read more

Ulta has a special Bare Escentuals bareMinerals giveaway going on. Make any bareMinerals purchase of $25  at Ulta’s online store and you will a free Bare Radiance All Over Face Color. Spend another $25 and you receive a free gift and free shipping.
bareMinerals All Over Face Color gives the skin a  soft, luminous glow. It is used after foundation application. All Over Face Color is formulated without parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, synthetic dyes, petro-chemicals, and phthalates.

If you are new to Bare Escentuals bareMinerals, then the best place to start is with the SPF 15 Foundation.
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It’s Sephora Favorites time and boy are you lucky, you natural-beauty-loving lady! The Naturally Gorgeous Skincare and Make-up Sampler is packed with favorites from some of the top names in the industry including Korres, Tarte, Bare Escentuals, and Josie Maran.  For only $40, you get $111 worth of goodies. Yay! 

Here’s a complete list of products:
- 0.338 oz Korres Silicone-Free Vitamin E Face Primer
- 0.0005 oz Tarte EmphasEYES in Black
- 0.1 oz Tarte Lash Hugger
- 0.5 oz Ole Henriksen Truth Serum
- 0.08 oz Bare Escentuals 100% Natural Lip Gloss in Rose
- 100 Sheets Boscia Green Tea Blotting Linens
- 0.17 Skyn Iceland …read more

If you’ve always wanted to try Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals, but haven’t had the opportunity, then this is your lucky day. Ulta has a Discovery Introductory Kit ($44 value) available for only $15. 
Bare Mineral’s mineral foundations are among my favorite. The colors are flattering and the coverage is wonderful.  Each kit contains 2 foundations in the sample size foundations in the same color family, a mineral veil, and a mini kabuki brush.

Available in Fair, Light, Medium, Tan, Dark, and Deep.  Purchase the foundation now and get a free sample size Rare Minerals Facial Moisturizer.
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Extra pop for your lips and your lashes – Bare Escentuals new kit A Wink & A Kiss Buxom Lip & Lash Duo.  “A lip polish and mascara duo.” Mini Buxom Lash is in Blackest Black and Mini Eva Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish in warm rose.
Both products are made without Parabens, Sulfates, and Phthalates. The Buxom Mascara contains no synthetic fragrances or dyes. Buxom Big and Healthy Lip Polish leaves lips full, smooth, shiny with vitamins A and E. Buxom Lash has a special wand that colors, thickens, and lengthens in one coat.
Customers rate this duo with 5 …read more

Bare Escentuals has a new Summer makeup kit that is available only at Sephora and only for a limited time. The Siren of the Sea Hydrating and Brightening 7-Piece Collection is all you need to create beauty worthy of a Mermaid.
The Siren of the Sea kit contains:
- 0.02 oz bareMinerals High Shine Sand Dune (gilded sand, high shine)
- 0.02 oz bareMinerals Mermaid Eyecolor (dark blue-green velvet)
- 0.02 oz bareMinerals Hydrating Coral Blush (coral dusk)
- 0.07 oz bareMinerals Hydrating Mineral Veil (brightening finish)
- 0.14 oz bareMinerals 100% Natural LipGloss in Chiffon (nude sand)
- Double-Ended Hydrate & Brighten Duo Brush with Custom …read more

Leave it to bareMinerals to launch a 100% all natural lip color. And it just launched yesterday at Sephora.com.

100% Natural Lipcolor is an extension of the bareMinerals line,
which means the lipstick is all-natural and comprised of earth-derived
ingredients.
This nourishing blend of exotic oils, natural waxes, and plant extracts create the perfect moisturizing formula. Each lipstick contains no artificial dyes and use only minerals from the earth as colorants. Best of all, there are no chemical preservatives, which can irritate lips and dry them out. The smooth, moisturizing formula has superior color payoff, glides easily onto lips, and is long wearing. …read more