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Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
For me, the way to do it is to put very little in the lid, then make sure the brush thoroughly smushes into it all, then tap off any and all excess. Then there's no glitter/slippage.

I love this makeup, but I have to admit, it is difficult to travel with. You end up with a ton of powder in the top portion of the jar, around the edges/grooves of lid, etc., and it's a big fat mess.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
thx Yankee!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 8:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yankee, first of all, don't tear the paper off all the way when you get a new jar of something. I slit it in half, and that way you get less stuff out into the sifter. If you do get a lot into the sifter, you can swirl the container on the countertop and tap stuff back in.

I've also bought some of those small plastic jars from Seeka on eBay, and I put blush and eye shadows in them to travel with. Makes my makeup case lighter/smaller and I don't have the problem of makeup in the lid.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I finally got my auto-delivery and it's got a fun new eye glimmer called "blue moon." It's the color of blue moon ice cream! When I use it dry, it's almost sheer...just a glint of blue. However, put it on wet as eyeliner and it's the BEST summer color! I love it!

I've been on vacation this week, and I've officially got my "naked" face down to 4 products: well-rested for concealer, tinted mineral veil, mango smoothie for eyelids AND cheeks, and mascara. For fun, I can add the blue moon eyeliner and a lip guard gloss. SOO easy, so fast, and very little to carry!

The faux tan moisturizer, BTW, is FANTASTIC! I've been only using it this week (usually use the original faux tan gel a couple times a week), and it really does help you get a golden glow. It is much, much thicker than any other "white" tanner/lotion and I've ordered another already so I won't have to run out. :-)

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 9:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Yankee, to keep it from sifting out, take a cotton ball and stick it between the sifter and the lid. You can use a whole cotton ball in the bigger containers and just pull off part of the ball for the smaller containers.

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 9:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Great ideas from both Costa and Azriel. Thank you both.

So great, in fact, I don't know why I didn't think of them earlier!!

Thanks so much!!!

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I got an eye starter kit (the browns) and the bare radiance set. Doing my eyes is definitely going to take some work! I was doing fine with the vanilla base coat, and the liner on my first eye, but managed to get entirely too much on the brush for the second eye AND was completely out of line on it. Got that "erased" and did fine with my peach eye make-up, but once again got wayyyy to much of the darker color and looked very clownish. But I managed to wipe most of that off and put on some more of the vanilla color. So, in the end, my eyes looked good...but it was touch-and-go for a while there. I just know tomorrow, I'll be VERY careful with amounts...just like I had to learn with Warmth. I really like the Bare Radiance lip color. Haven't done much with the powder yet.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
:-) I hear ya' -- I do the "tap, swirl, tap, buff" thing w/the eye shadows, too. It takes just a tiny amount of any of the shadows w/ deep colors. Do you line w/dry or wet liner? When I use it, I almost always use it wet -- but once it's dried, I take a brush (see below -- narrow end) and go over the line a time or two to "smudge" it out a bit. That prevents it from ending up on the top of my eyelids (since my eye edge touches my top eyelid w/my eyes open).



Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I use it dry. I did a much better job today. I did what I always do with the warmth, I brushed it on my hand first just to make sure it wasn't too dark! And I used the other end of my old pencil eyeliner to smudge it. I am still working on the darker shadow though. It was better today, but still didn't look good to me. I might end up just wearing the vanilla and peach and forgoing the "Soft Focus".

Azriel
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 - 11:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Azriel a private message Print Post    
Heads up, gang! QVC Bare Escentuals shows coming up!

9/19 - 9am to 11am ET
9/19 - 3pm to 5pm ET
9/20 - 1am to 3am ET
9/20 - 7pm to 10pm ET

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 6:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
while travelling, you might try putting it in large zip-lock bag. you can do the tap, swirl, tap in the bag so the mess stays in the bag.

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
i posted awhile back asking about the BareMinerals-Skin Revival Treatment Night.

i decided to buy it from QVC. i've had it for at least 5 months? not sure....i'll check. for the first 2 months i used it morning and night on the days i didn't wear any make-up. that's usually around 3 days a week.

didn't expect to see a difference. oddly enough i did. the pores appeared smaller (past tense because i haven't used it in 2 months, so now don't notice). i'm thinking the powder part somehow fills in the pores without causing pimples.

application is a bit odd. you don't really think anything is going on your face. i kept checking to see how much powder was left. always looked the same amount. this stuff lasts months. even though i haven't used it in 1-2 months (just started again)....i'm still using the same jar and it has at least 1/4 jar.

one tip that you might not want to use (but, i think you will agree no matter how fair your skin is)..... if you decide to try it, get the darkest shade available. this doesn't appear on your skin like the regular BE. i purchased shade/medium....which is usually even a bit dark on me normally. well, you can't even see any difference on face. next time, i'm getting the darkest shade....hoping there will be some coverage plus the benefits. (there is "some" coverage but not much).

also, if you decide to buy it online, purchase from Sephora.com i think they offer free shipping and handling for purchases $60. (well, only if they offer the 30 day return like QVC).

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 7:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
forgot to mention this: a few months after i purchased the product i received a letter from QVC. the letter stated QVC would give a full refund for the product if it was purchased for curing rosacea (eek, sp?).

(from the letter, it seems there was a "call-in" and she claimed it cured her rosacea)

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 9:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Waaaaaaa -- I've been on "waitlist" for the Faux Tan moisturizer for a MONTH now, and my supply is down to the squeezed last little drop. I was soooo hoping they'd have it back in for the show. I actually caved and bought Jergens -- it feels and acts like WATER after the BE wonderful stuff. *****sigh*****

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
ok, so my skin and my foundations have been looking like cr#p lately. so i go into my local sephora and say HELP!!!! we talk about my various problems, rosacea, wrinkles, sun damage..attractive broad aren't i?! LOL
she says to try BE. i say i have and it itched the heck out of me. she said i probably did it wrong. i let her go ahead and try it on me. i like how it evened me out. not total coverage, but that may be wishful thinking. anyway i ended up buying the kit cause thankfully sephora has a great return policy.
my face is stinging a little but it could be because she used a toner on my face. i will just have to see....

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Annie, I have sensitive skin like you and find that if I put on my Neutrogena Sensitive Skin SPF 15 oil-free lotion first, then the BE doesn't make me itchy.

I have the rosacea wrinkled sun-damaged skin and am spending a fortune right now in botox and laser light treatments to reverse all the sun-worshipping of my youth. If I knew then what I know now.... nah, I still would have been out there frying because I was young and wanted a tan! LOL

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
oh, i wish i could afford laser!!!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Ok -- how many of you caved in and bought the special value last Saturday?? I swore I wasn't going to, even when those colors were shown and they were MY colors. I say no, even when they talked about the "gold" infused in all the colors. I resisted and resisted, and then they said those two special words.....

EASY PAY!!

I caved, it arrived, I love it, and I'm not the least bit sorry for caving! :-)

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 7:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
This isn't BE-related (though I use BE products!), but I'm thinking about trying Fraxel for my large pores. Anyone tried it? I recently had some corporate headshots done and they had to airbrush the heck out of them because my skin looked so yucky/bumpy from the pores. Sigh.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 7:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Yankee, this is a pretty amazing product.
http://www.drbrandtskincare.com/product.php?pk=72

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
I've got it :-) Still a problem. But thanks!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
bummer!

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Friday, November 16, 2007 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Yankee, I am getting the PPX Photorejuvination laser treatments and I can notice that the pores are smaller, still noticeable but definitely smaller. Of course, the Bare Minerals has helped my skin alot too.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, November 16, 2007 - 6:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
ahem..still waiting on those insider tips!!!

Chy
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07-19-2003

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 5:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chy a private message Print Post    
creeping in....

Anybody here?

I recently turned the big five-o and decided to spent money on make up now. -- Still trying to convince my teenager she doesn't need it, but I do now! I don't usually wear much, just eyeliner and some lipstick when I'm not playing Fr.Hr.
I have what my grandMa used to call, a Choo-Choo face: always steamed up front and center! So foundation is never my friend. My friends advice me this Bare Minerals would suit my needs.

But being a real Church mouse, I need to look for "deals" so not to feel too guilty.
I called the 800# I found on a tv commercial, couldn't even answer the question about my skin color. (I told her I'm not as dark as Holly Berry & Lucie Lu but I'm not as fair as Rachel in Friends either. Those were the choices she gave me of course.) I asked her about first-time buyers' discount (That I've heard about before), she couldn't tell me....

So, as you can gather, I'm rather helpless with the subject. Please, ladies, any kind of help you all could give me would be great! TIA!