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Archive through March 01, 2006

The TVClubHouse: General Discussion ARCHIVES: 2006 Mar. ~ 2006 May: Buyers Banter: Bare Escentuals/Bare Minerals (ARCHIVES): Archive through March 01, 2006 users admin

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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 9:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Hehehe... got us another convert. My father's wife is now seriously loving this stuff. And is browsing the catalog looking for more product to buy!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I must got the "gift" eyeshadow (won it on ebay before I bought the entire set from Sephora), and WOW! It is gorgeous! Used dry it's a very soft shade of brown w/gold undertones (rather than the pink undertones so many BE shadows have), and foiled ..it is a deeper tone w/gold glimmers! GORGEOUS!

Now I can't WAIT to get the entire set!

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Monday, November 28, 2005 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
I was looking at the program guide on QVC and saw that BE has one show scheduled for Dec. 12th from 3pm to 6pm ET. Thought I'd give everyone the heads up to put it on their calendar.

I enjoy watching the QVC shows because Leslie gives so many tips about using the products.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Monday, November 28, 2005 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
Anybody here use Hope in a jar. I just got it from drugstore.com in a starter kit. had to try it after seeing it advertised for years. especially since oprah just had it again on her favorites show.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, November 28, 2005 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i love hope in a jar! it is my moisturizer under my BE! when my hands get real dry i'll put a little on them too, and they soften like i had 16 year old hands again!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, November 28, 2005 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I received the mondo sized mineral veil today. And yup, it's about 3 times the size of the regular jar. Should last me a while, yes? :-)

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, November 28, 2005 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Just got my "gift" color collection from Sephora -- and I must say Sephora REALLY does a beautiful job of packing-- gift box and everything, not to mention three free samples of other goodies.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these colors! The lipstick (generosity) has just enough brown to keep me from looking like a clown, and the eyeshadows are just lovely soft shades. The highlight/lowlight look interesting, too, although I did NOT see a presentation on how to use them and will have to read the instructions first.

Anyway, THANK YOU Azriel (I think it was you) for letting me know about the sephora site deal. :-)

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 1:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
You're welcome, Teach. I'm glad you got it and like it. :-)

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 6:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
qvc has the philosophy fragrance, falling in love for their TSV today. also included are trial sizes of hope in a jar, purity, and hope for eyes.

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 6:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Just a Bare Escentual heads up. The show is on QVC Sunday - February 26 from

Midnight to 2am (ET)
10am to Noon (ET)
10pm to Midnight (ET)

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 10:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Beautiful warm colors in the special value...and easy pay, too. Can't justify it, but love it! :-)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I DVR'd last night's 9pm show (the midnight east coast showing), and FF'd thru it this a.m. Y'know, I think these "collections" are a great idea but... I absolutely HATE that brushless mascara (it clumps going on, and by the end of the day, my lashes were in three big clumps. ugh!). Also, the colors are just too "peachy" for me. I think I've decided I'm better off buying just what I need at Sephora, rather than buying a collection. Bummer, though! (Then again, Sephora lets me try colors on, so it's guaranteed to be a perfect buy! <grin>)

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
costa, that's why i'm glad i have a bare escentuals store. we try on the colors there that we may want or need.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 12:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I've never tried the brushless mascara - black just does NOT work on this paleface. But my pale complexion is also WHY I loved the peachy colors. :-) I usually watch the collections, pick out a few I think I'd like, go to ebay to get samples (no Sephora or any other store near enough for me to try), and then if I like them I order the singles version through ebay. I have gotten a collection or two here and there, and so far I've not been disappointed. It took me about a year or so to figure out which shades would go w/my complexion; so many of the early shades seem to be "pink" undertones, but now there is just too much to choose from! LOL

Did anyone see the set of lip glosses they had during the morning show? They were "warmer" tones, too, and I *almost* bought them!

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Teach, if it was the Volume 3 lip glosses I ordered those before Christmas. I thought I would take the pinky colors and put the warmer colors in my daughter's stockings. I ended up keeping them all! I was shocked at how good the sugared bronze and peach looked on my lips.

I like watching the show because you get to see what's new and you get so many tips on applying the makeup when the models are putting it on. You also get to see that the models who have coloring close to your own look great in things you wouldn't have normally tried.

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Sunday, February 26, 2006 - 11:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Oh, I also wanted to tell you that I got the Finished Line kit at Christmas, too. I really like it. It really gives staying power to your eyeliner if you like a liquid eyeliner. You can also use it with your eyeshadow.

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Monday, February 27, 2006 - 12:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Sherbabe, I was wondering if you liked the philosophy products after you used them? I got the Makeup-optional kit because I'd heard people talking about how great the hope in a jar was. After using it, I love it.

I had a little spot on my neck at the base of my throat that was looking crepey like an old lady and I don't know if it was the firming serum or the hope in a jar, but that spot is totally gone now. The hope in a tube has really made the area under my eyes look good, too.

I've only used the products for three weeks and I have some pretty heavy sun damage on my skin, but my complexion is looking visibly brighter and smoother already. I am now sold on philosophy skin care products and Bare Escentual makeup. It seems to be a great combination for me.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, February 27, 2006 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Azriel -- I completely agree! I love to watch and get tips. Now I have three things I want: the finished line kit, the lip glosses and NOW the Philosophy products you're describing! I have one sun spot on my cheek (that's what I get for being outside too much and then using Faux Tan on my face, no matter how often Leslie said not to! LOL), and I would love to get rid of it. Did you get the philosophy products at QVC too?

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Monday, February 27, 2006 - 10:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Teach, I got mine off a philosophy infomercial. They had a great deal on the 90 day make-up optional kit. 3 payments of 29.95 or one payment of 89.95 which is half the retail cost. You can get the same deal at Philosophygirl
The only catch is that it is a 90 day autodelivery. You can cancel the deal at any time if you don't like the products though. You also get a bottle of the Pure Grace perfume that smells fantastic!

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Monday, February 27, 2006 - 10:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Hey, I just went and looked at QVC. The make-up optional kit is only 68.28 on auto delivery there. I'm being ripped off! LOL! Okay, I'm canceling my philosophy girl and ordering from QVC.

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Monday, February 27, 2006 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Oh wait again. I just looked and there is a difference. In my kit I get the Vitamin C microdelivery peel kit, too. Okay, I feel better I'm not being ripped off because alone it costs $65.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, February 27, 2006 - 10:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Is the Vitamin C peel kit necessary or are the other products sufficient in reducing those sun/age spots?

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Teach, I've only been using the kit for 3 weeks. I had a lot of brown spots on my cheeks. I have a few really dark spots right on my cheekbones and I had lighter dark spots on the apples of my cheeks. On the apples of my cheeks you can see new looking fresh skin showing through, so it is definitely getting rid of the light dark spots. Now the really dark spots seem to me to be lighter but they are still there right now. I feel like they will be gone by the time I'm through with this kit, but I could be wrong.

I can't really tell you if the peel kit is necessary because I've only used it with the peel kit. The hope in a jar says that it gently exfoliates skin so it's possible that I would have the same results without the peel kit. I just dunno. :-)

I did get a leaflet in my kit that said that I could personalize my kit in the future and if I had dark pigment concerns I could get a bottle of pigment of your imagination instead of the the bottle of firming serum. If the really dark spots persist I might do that, but I guess it's possible that when you order your kit you could ask them to substitute the pigment of your imagination to begin with and then you could skip the peel kit for sure. They said that you can switch your kit back to the firming serum at any time later, too.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 3:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Thanks. :-) Sounds like something to try.

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
wwwdrugstore.com

also carries philosophy products. shipping is free. and sometimes the offer 20% discounts.

here's the link to the kit (w/o the peel)...
http://tinyurl.com/j6mq7

also, you can get customer ratings/reviews for the products.