What So Big About Bare ?

Bare Minerals; it's everywhere. Infomercials ,QVC; but is this product really worth all of it hype.

The answer is NOT REALLY!!

The premise for the company is advertising 100% all natural mineral makeup. So good you can sleep in it. The truth is not all of its claim to fame is true. While bare mineral is made of up of natural minerals, if you look closer at the ingredients label you will find that that is not necessarily the case.

One of the main ingredients in their mineral powders is the use of Bismuth Oxychoride . This is unfortunate because the majority of women with sensitive skin, acne and roseacea will find that products with this ingredient will irritate their skin. Bismuth Oxychloride is a synthetically prepared white or nearly white finely crystalline, odorless powder . It is the by-product of lead and copper refining. It rarely occurs in nature. It is used in many brands because of its highly reflective properties which is then advertised as able to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Also it does have a shimmer effect, but does not resemble the most natural looking glow.While the ability to reflect light does make this possible, there are other ways to achieve it.This ingredient is a cheap inexpensive filler. It is very heavy element that needs to be forced into the skin otherwise it can slide of the wearer's face. Hence the buffing action needed to apply the makeup. While it does have binding qualities which will allow it to "stick" to the skin, again there are natural ways to achieve this.


Mineral makeup brands that do not use this ingredient are noticeably lighter in feel and blend with less effort. The use of Mica can produce a shimmer effect and a achieve a more natural glow than the use of bismuth. Mica is a transparent mineral which is mined from the earth . It can be sparkling or completely matte. Due to the sheer, translucent effect of the mica mineral, your natural skin tone shines through. The shimmery properties of mica which reflects light from the face, help create an illusion of a smoother, softer and more radiant skin .

Also if you take a look at the many products they sell other synthetic preservatives and fillers are used:

1. Bare Escentuals bareVitamins Skin Rev-er Upper
Methylparaben, Propylparaben.

2.Bare Escentuals Radiant Lip Gloss
Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben Butylparaben

Blue 1 Lake , Yellow 5 Lake , Yellow 6 Lake ,

Red 40 Lake , Red 6 Lake , Red 7 Lake ,

Red 27 Lake , Red 28 Lake , Red 30 Lake ,

Red 21, Bismuth Oxychloride

These are just a few...DON'T BE FOOLED by the hype. Do your own research. Use what you feel is best for your skin.

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Blush It On Baby....3 step guide to applying blush the right way

When you ask most women today how to apply blush, most don't know how. Its a products that can swing both ways: real good where you get that wonderful flushed glow look, or real bad where you look like you belong to the circus. But blush is an amazing product that when applied the right way it can really enhance your natural beauty and have you look remarkably beauty in seconds.

Here is our easy fool proof guide to applying blush so you too can look absolutely fabulous.

Step 1:

-Select a blush color that is as close as possible to what a natural flush would mimic.

Tan complexion - soft pink,peaches, lt. purples
Medium Complexions- peaches,soft reds,soft corals
Deep Complexions - plums,deep corals,med. reds

- Use a blush brush. These can be any small to medium head brushes with loosely gathered hairs

Step 2 :

- Dip brush into blush and get a small amount of powder on brush. Tap off any excess.

*When using our mineral powder VERY LITTLE is needed. The pigment are so rich in color that only sprinkles of powder is needed to achieve a natural look.

Step 3:

-Form a smile and locate where the plump part of your cheek are(apples of the cheeks)
- Apply powder to the apples of the cheek and blend up towards hairline.
- If you feel more in needed repeat steps,but remember less is always more.


That is , its that simple. If you follow you step you will be guaranteed a lovely natural glowing look.

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Kiss of Death...Lead in Your Makeup

According to a study done by the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics (http://www.safecosmetics.org/newsroom/press.cfm?pressReleaseID=26)
more that half of 33 major brands of lipstick (61%) were found to have significant anounts of lead in their lipsticks.

Some of the major brands tested were :

-L’Oreal Colour Riche “True Red”
-L’Oreal Colour Riche “Classic Wine”
-Cover Girl Incredifull Lipcolor “Maximum Red”
-Dior Addict “Positive Red”

Lead is an extremely toxic substance that has been known to cause health problems. After continued use of these lipsticks, the amount of lead builds up in the body and can cause major problems. The question is why have lead in makeup anyway?

With the beauty business being a billion dollar industry, they are constantly trying to find new and innovative products to sell to consumers at the cheapest price. Many major beauty brands add harmful ingredients just to use as a fillers. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS. Makeup can be made safer.

It is so important now more than ever for consumer to really look at what you are putting on you precious skin. Don't accept just anything. It does matter whether there are certain chemicals in your makeup or not. The chemicals and harmful ingredients can contribute to many of the skin problems use women face today; blemishes,acne,large pores, dark spots the list goes on.

You owe it to yourself to only use the best. Its your skin , take good care of it.