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

Have you ever noticed that as the weather cools, you start reaching for the warmer, deeper colored pieces of your wardrobe?  I do the same thing with my makeup, I like to wear a bolder lip or eye.  This Fall some old favorites are coming back around (red lips!) along with some new looks.
Here are few easy tips….
Keep It Simple
When going with something new and bold, keep it simple. Chose one feature to highlight. For example, when wearing a red lip color, keep the rest of your makeup neutral – warm and natural. If you are going to wear a …read more

Mom and I were shopping at Costco this weekend and we found these Kirkland by Borghese Mineral Makeup kits for $24.99.  I went back and forth…get it, don’t get it, get it, don’t get it, but honestly how could I pass it up?  So, I didn’t. The kit includes a foundation, a bronzer, 3 eye shadows, an eyeliner, and 4 brushes.
The kit that I chose was the Light Kit, but the foundation is really more of a medium, which works fine for this time of the year when my light skin has a tan. I loved the eye shadows – …read more

Ulta has a great deal going on right now with a set of 4 Bare Esscentuals bareMinerals eye shadows. These fun colors are prefect for the warmer months and are “sun proof” with an SPF of 20.  The colors include Well-Rested, Sandcastle, Starfish, and Boardwalk.
bareMinerals Sun Proof Fun SPF 20 Eye Shadow Set
$28 (A $44 value)
 
For a limited time, while supplies last, you can get a free sample of bareMinerals Rose Natural Lip Gloss with any bareMinerals purchase.
Now through 4//11/09, you can save $3.50 on any purchase of $10 or more if you use the savings code 25149 at …read more

We have a winner in the Pink Quartz Mineral Makeup Eye Shadow  giveaway!
Soos, is our winner. She likes the Rosey Ice,  Old Gold,  and Copper shadows.  Soos, watch your mailbox for an email from me.  I know that you will love these Pink Quartz eye shadows for their versatility and great quality.  I’ve been using mine every day since they arrived in the mail.

Thank you to everybody who commented. 
Image credit: Michelle Smith