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Bare Escentuals Face Fashion: Pretty Wild Review & Swatches

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:50:50 +0000

Bare Escentuals has a brand new Face Fashion kit called Pretty Wild. I recently received it and the name is right – it is pretty and is pretty wild.

It is a 5 piece makeup set with a really great price tag of $31.50. I feel it is a very good value and you get a lot of Bare Minerals makeup for your money.

The kit includes:
Floret Blush (pink bloom shimmer)
Flawless Definition Mascara in Blue black
Vivacious Pretty Amazing Lipcolor(wild rose)
Violetta Eyecolor (faded lilac)
Greenhouse Eyecolor (earthy green)

These are small sizes of everything – the blush is in a regular eye color size container and the eye colors are smaller. The lip color and mascara are also smaller than regular, full size. I have absolutely no problem with that – in fact, I wish there were more kits available in smaller sizes.

The box is really pretty and very well done. THere is an inside flap that you see when you open it and then you flip that page to reveal the contents of the kit.

The plastic insert lifts out, leaving you a pretty makeup storage box.

Bare Escentuals says that these are the hottest makeup trends and colors right now. They are right on trend as far as I am concerned. The eye colors are not ones that I would ordinarily select for myself, which is what makes it so much fun. It is really nice to take a break from the “same old, same old”.
Here are the products applied to my inner arm. The first item is the blue/black mascara. On my arm, it looks very blue. On my eyelashes it looks mostly black, but I quite like the color.

I’m not too sure about the Violetta Eyecolor for me. It is really light – lighter than I normally wear – but I love anything in the purple family, so I’m willing to give it a go. I’ll be playing around with this one to see what I can do with it.

The Greenhouse Eyecolor was the biggest surprise to me. I don’t think I own a green eye color and it is possible that I have never owned one. But I love it, I mean I really love it and looks great with my brown eyes. In the picture, the top swatch is of it dry, the second is mixed with Prime Time Eye Primer and used as an eyeliner. I think I like it as an eyeliner even better than an eye shadow – but I love it both ways.

The Floret Blush is gorgeous – a beautiful clear pink and it could be possible that I already have enough pink blushes, but never mind – it is really nice and I know I will wear it. Plus with the smaller size, it will be wonderful for travel.

The lip color looks darker on my arm than it does on my lips. It is really a great mauve-y almost neutral color that could be worn all the time. I like it much better than the other Amazing Lipcolors I have tried.

All in all, I think this is a great value for the money and a very pretty look. I have medium skin with cool undertones. I do think these colors would be better on cool or neutral skin tones than on warms. I also think it would be absolutely amazing on anyone with blue or hazel eyes and cool undertones.

It is currently available on the Q – Here is the link – along with the other Face Fashion kits that are currently available:

Pur Minerals Friends & Family 20% Off Weekend Special

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:55:48 +0000

Pur Minerals is having a fabulous weekend special – 20% off now through midnight, Monday, May 16. Plus, you get free shipping if your order is $50 or more.

This is a great deal, especially if you have been wanting to try Pur Minerals.

I love Pur Minerals’ Pressed Mineral Foundation – it is one of my absolute favorites. I find myself reaching for it often. It is also the foundation I purchase for my teenage daughter – it looks great on her and is sooooo much easier to use than the loose mineral powders.

TO get the discount, enter the code FFF20 at Pür Minerals.

I just placed an order – here is what I purchased (reviews coming soon!)

Goddess Perfect Fit Eye Shadow Trio

This looks so gorgeous! I can’t wait to try it – I love pink & brown eyeshadows & the slight yellowish tint in the lighest share is pure genius – should be really pretty. I thought is was a good deal at the regular price of $21 – at 20% off (and free shipping), I was defenseless to resist!

Natural Beauty Mini Face Palette

This one is a “no-brainer” for me – the regular price was $44.00 – it is now on clearance at $22.50 – with the additional 20% I had to have it.
The description is: “Combining two of our most versatile eye shadows (in Champagne Citrine and Chocolate Topaz) with our popular Roselite pressed mineral blush, Natural Beauty is your pür and simple palette for instant natural allure, all in one perfectly portable compact.” I have a single shadow of Champagne Citrine & i just love it – I just wore it a few days ago.

NEW! Nature’s Paradise Palette & Brush – $132 value

I thought this was so pretty for spring & summer & it has really great reviews.

The description: “Make every day extraordinary with a brilliant mosaic of exotic eye shades and the undisputable glow of a sun-soaked getaway. Featuring a dazzling palette of tropical pastels and deep-sea corals, Nature’s Paradise captures the bold spirit of a season filled with excitement and mystery. Break away this spring with a stylishly intrepid look and claim your own piece of paradise.
Nature’s Paradise includes:
Six island-inspired eye shadows
Tropic Bronze sun-soaked powder
Polynesian Pink mineral blush
Mini Powder Brush”

Bright colors are IT this spring & summer & this kit delivers in a big way.

If you have been wanting to try Pur Minerals wonderful Pressed Mineral Foundation – their started kit is a deal.

Start Now Essentials Collection

The kit has a value of $62 and sells for $37. With the 20% off it is less than $30. Add on of the palettes above, get free shipping & a whole new makeup wardrobe for around $50!

4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup Foundation With SPF 15
If you just want the
foundation, it is also eligible for the discount and they even have a Travel Size -4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup Foundation.

TO get the discount, enter the code FFF20 at Pür Minerals.

To read my Pur Minerals REview and the reviews that have been submitted by other visitors, go to Pur Minerals Mineral Makeup and Pur Minerals Reviews.

Bare Minerals Pure Luxuries Kit

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:52:27 +0000

Wow – I love all of these Bare Mineral Holiday kits that are starting to surface. Check out this sephora Exclusive – Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Pure Luxuries Collection ($175 Value) bareMinerals Pure Luxuries Collection.

This is a great kit for those of us who prefer brighter jewelt tones to earth tones. It would make an awesome kit to buy for yourself (if not a life time supply, a multi-year supply) and would be the ultimate gift for mineral makeup lovers – especially those who are newer to minerals & haven’t built up the gynormus collection that most of us have – or maybe someone who loves minerals and makeup but is on a limited budget – what an indulgent treat for them!

The kit contains:
Tropics Eyecolor
Charleston Eyecolor
Panther Eyecolor
Hugs Eyecolor
Emotion Eyecolor
No Eye-Deer Eyecolor
The 70s Eyecolor
Nice Pear Eyecolor
Bikini Eyecolor
Turquoise Sea Liner Shadow
Naughty, Naughty Blush
Hot Shot Blush
Pure Radiance All-Over Face Color
Pure Charm Blush
Blushing Beauty All-Over Face Color
Faux Lizard Train Case – looks like the Glamourista case to me

For more info – Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Pure Luxuries Collection ($175 Value) bareMinerals Pure Luxuries Collection.

Bare Minerals Bare Treasures Eye Color Holiday Collection

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:32:48 +0000

I was looking around on QVC and found this gorgeous bareMinerals Bare Treasures 20-piece Eye Color Collection. It contains 20 eye colors. Each of them is 0.01 oz, which is half the size of a regular sized eye shadow – but still a great value and a life time supply of many of the colors – especially the liner shadows. The colors included are:
Peacock, a golden peridot shade
Loyalty, a rosewood shade
Night Owl, a steel amethyst shade
Vanity, a bronzed plum shade
Hummingbird, a bashful pink shade
Twilight, a deep midnight periwinkle shade
Fog, a storm sky shade
Starlet Casey, a burnished gold shade
Phoebe, a soft lilac shade
Key Lime, a spearmint green shade
Playful, a frosted gold shade
Sass, a yellow shade
Honey Amber, a light golden honey shade
Jam, a violet shade
Salsa, a hibiscus pink shade
Ecstasy, an opal shade
Mystic, a mauve lavender shade
Clarity, a snow blue shade
Soho, a charcoal gray shade
Fashionista, a chocolate raisin shade

I predict this won’t last very long – if you’re interested you can check it out here – bareMinerals Bare Treasures 20-piece Eye Color Collection

Bare Minerals Bare Pleasures Limited Edition Eyeshadow Kit

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:36:50 +0000

Don’t you just love this time of year, with all of the beauty gift sets? Why do they call them gift sets, when they know we buy them for ourselves? Anyway, I am just loving this Bare Minerals Bare Pleasures Limited Edition Eyeshadow set. It contains these nine Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals eye colors:
Cashmere Eye Color (medium red clay)
Chardonnay Eye Color (light butter)
Bordeaux Eye Color (deep purple merlot)
Tiara Eye Color (light angel pink)
Snowflake Eye Color (sparkling blizzard)
Nice Rock Eye Color (chocolate diamond)
Rose Pearl Eye Color (medium mauve pink)
Black Emerald Liner Shadow (black emerald)
Sapphire Liner Shadow (metallic untramarine)

These are 0.01 oz each, which is half the size of a regular eyeshadow – but who has ever used up an eyeshadow? I know I haven’t and I have had some a very long time. It is a decent value at $48 – it is a Sephora exclusive – you can pick it up here: Bare Escentuals Bare Pleasures – Nine Alluring Eye Colors ($99 Value) Bare Pleasures – Nine Alluring Eye Colors

New Pur Minerals Holiday Products

Suzanne Prochaska, RN, BSN — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:25:58 +0000

Here are the new Pur Minerals Holiday Products – all are full sizes and are great values. These also would make great gifts.

Inspire, Reflect, Celebrate Holiday Eye Palette – This one has my name written all over it! I have been planning on picking up some pur minerals pressed eyeshadows. I’m glad I waited now!
This collection contains 15 Pressed Mineral Eye Shadows in both warm and cool shades. It comes with a double-tipped eye makeup brush and a step-by-step guide with professional eye shadow application techniques. It features three new holiday shades – Emerald Dust – a smooth, sparkling green, Gold Calcite – a shimmering touch of gold and Platinum Stephanite – a stunning, metallic gray – as well as these favorites – White Opal, Onyx, Moon Pearl, Burgundy Malachite, Gold Dust, Vanilla Feldspar, Champagne Citrine, Chocolate Topaz, Sunstone, Olivenite, Gold Marcasite, Spiced Mica.

Live, Love, Laugh Holiday Collection – Blush, bronze and brighten your complexion with the Live, Love, Laugh Specialty Powder Collection. Contains three full-size mineral powders that are infused with antioxidants for flawless coverage and radiant skin. Includes three bestselling Specialty Powders – Mineral Glow: Live for a healthy, natural glow, Pür Radiance: Love with a luminous finish, Universal Marble Powder in Pink: Laugh as you illuminate and brighten.

Smile, Pout, Kiss Holiday Trio – Includes three full size plumping lip glosses. The colors are -Sheer Crystal – a gossamer, pink smile, Glazed Ruby – a radiant, crimson pout and Pür Brilliance – a dazzling, white kiss.

Tease, Flirt, Charm Holiday Glimmer Pencils – A set of three self-sharpening, mechanical smudge-proof and waterproof Glimmer Pencils. The colors are – Gold – Tease with a warm, metallic glimmer, Silver – Flirt with a brilliant steel and Emerald – Charm with a rich, velvety green.

Urban Decay Primer Potion vs. Bare Escentuals Prime Time Eyelid Primer

Suzanne — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:27:24 +0000

While I do not use it everyday, I am a HUGE fan of Urban Decay’s Eyelid Primer Potion. It is an awesome product and it does and incredible job of keeping your eye makeup in place until you take it off. When I saw that Bare Escentual’s has a new eyelid / eye makeup primer I wondered how is it different from the Urban Decay product and how could it possibly be any better?
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion comes in an adorable Genie bottle in a wonderful purple color – it is too cute for words! The draw back is that at least half of the product gets trapped in the container & you have to pry off the end to have access to all of the product.

It is $16 for 10 ml or 0.34 ounce.

The ingredients are: Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trihydroxystearin, Triethylhexanoin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Methicone, Isobutylparaben
May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride)

Bare Escentuals bareVitamins Prime Time Eyelid Primer doesn’t have the cuteness – but it does look very functional – with it’s felt tip pen type design.

It is $16 for 15 ml or 0.5 ounce.

The ingredients are: Isododecane, Barium Sulfate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Glyceryl Triethylhexanoate, Polyethylene, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethicone, Beeswax (Cera Alba), PEG-40 Stearate, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163).

As you can see from the ingredients in bold, the two formulas seem to be very similar. The Bare Escentuals version has added vitamins, but I am unsure if they would benefit the eyelid in any way. The Bare Escentuals version is also less expensive – provided you can get all of the product out of the container. Urban Decay Primer Potion costs the equivalent of $47 per ounce and Bare Escentuals Eyelid Primer is the equivalent of $32 per ounce. (It seems like you don’t get very much product – but you use such a tiny amount it lasts a really long time.)

It looks to me like it would be a smart thing to do to try out the Bare Escentuals Primer when I run out of Urban Decay Primer Potions, but I sure am going to miss my little Genie Bottle!!

Please feel free to share you review of either (or both!) of these products!

Related Pages:
Bare Minerals Eye Makeup - Overview of all bareMinerals Eye makeup
Bare Minerals Eye Shadows – are the matte, “non-sparkly” eye shadows.
Bare Minerals Glimmers – have shine/shimmer, although the shimmer can be buffed down quite a bit.
Bare Minerals Glimpses – are a combo of eye shadows and glimmers – they are more subtle.
Bare Minerals Liner Shadows – are intense pigments that are suitable for lining, but are also used by many in the crease area of the eye lid and also on the brows.
Bare Minerals Eyeliner Application Tips