Daring To Bare

This quote on the wall of the Bare Minerals Boutique in Glasgow is like nothing I have ever seen before in a cosmetics counter. They are a brand that I have always been rather intrigued by, especially with close friends like Chloe singing their praises. So when they invited me in for a make under I jumped at the chance. Much like my fashion habits mentioned in the last post, I feel like I can get somewhat stuck in a familiar rut when it comes to my makeup routine. I have never verged away from a liquid foundation, and I have always been convinced that any sort of mineral based loose makeup would just cling to my skin in all the wrong places (apart from powder, I always have the need to ‘set’ my foundation with powder) I knew I had set up a challenge in my own head for the girls at Bare Minerals to convince me otherwise – and I was pleasantly surprised.

A slightly different look from what I would normally go for (see, lady of habit here with mega blusher and cat flick eyes!) but I was really pleased with the end result. As you can imagine, the Bare Minerals products felt a lot ‘lighter’ on my skin (think gradual build up rather than slapping it all on) but still managed to provide me with a medium coverage which I would normally go for. My artist Sarah was so helpful and very knowledgeable about the ins and outs of each product, what they actually contain and why they work the way they do. I explained to her my concerns, of how I was convinced that a loose powder foundation was just a massive no go for my skin. If I had to sum up Bare Minerals in one word it would be ‘natural’ – but not the kind of natural that you are thinking. You can still achieve a medium to heavy coverage, and a night time glam look with their products, but with ingredients so pure and skin friendly that you could actually sleep with it on without feeling guilty! Quite often the case when I stumble in drunk at 4am and forget to reach for the face wipes.

I think after my birthday I will be looking to buy one of their get started kits. It provides all the things I need to achieve my ‘perfect’ base. They also have a skincare range than Sarah tried out on me, I especially liked the moisturiser but I’m currently using my Neals Yard one from last months Glossybox. So I’ll see how I feel when I finish that one 🙂 Bare Minerals have also released a range of ready to go products, if you find doing your eyemakeup or blusher with loose powders a bit fiddly (especially in situations like on the train, I’m sure we’ve all been there!) Then their pressed versions are available, with the same skin friendly dynamics in a compact form.
 

I had never ever considered makeup as skincare (or just as important as) before my visit to their boutique. Have always viewed these as two totally separate things but now I think I will question more the ingredients of my makeup – because they could be the things doing the damage to my skin (whilst I moan that my box of skincare goodies below don’t bloody work)