I have sensitive skin and definitely would NOT recommend this product. I have battled break-outs all my life, but before trying this product, I had pretty much gotten my skin under control. After only 1 day of trying BE, my skin immediately started breaking out (and not just small pimples, the BIG ones!). Not to mention, it left a burning sensation on my skin after a messy application. I decided to use it 1 more day and then switched back to my old routine. Within 2 days, my skin cleared up and felt back to normal. A week later I decided to give it one more try (I felt wasteful for dismissing the product so quickly), and, much to my dismay, had the very same exact reaction - red/stinging skin and a broken out face. I hope I can return this product.. I wish I would have tested it before purchasing. Either way, I will NOT use this product again. I would have given it 0 stars, if possible.

I was excited about trying something new and had my eye on this product. Fortunately, I tested it before investing. The concept sounds great, but the reality is dissapointing. The Pros: Has some nice colors to choose from. The Cons (and there are many): Surprisingly, this product accentuates pores and flaws, making them stand out. Not what you want in a make-up. Maybe ok for people with nearly perfect skin to begin with. Additionally, after about 1/2 hour of having these products on, my face began to itch and burn. I washed it off immediately when I got home and got some relief. Over the next couple of days my skin broke out as a result of trying these products. So - I definitely don't recommend unless you have flawless and very sturdy skin. Try it before buying to make sure your skin doesn't have a bad reaction! Too expensive for the quality of the product. I'll continue with my tried and true products.

I've been reading through a lot of the reviews and hear people discussing acne and oily skin and how BE doesn't cover it up so they immediately want to return the make up. If you would give BE a chance you would find that it actually helps to repair your skin and get rid of the acne. They have a bisque that is good for covering up acned and red spots and they have a new heal and conceal cover up. A liquid foundation is probably the reason the acne is so bad in the first place. I think BE is great until, like every make up, I get really hot and start to sweat. It comes off pretty easily. I have spent about $500 on stuff from BE and love it all.

The customer service is bad. I ordered it on the phone several weeks ago. The phone clerk made a typo in my address. When I received my confirmation of my order, I called within an hour to correct it. They said they can't correct it, and they will have to ship it to the wrong address and wait for it to be returned. So, I'm still waiting for it. To placate me, a clerk lied to me and told me that they could correct my address if I called back once I received my tracking number. So, I did, and they said, "We are sorry you were provided with wrong information, but we cannot correct your address." They won't give me a refund, either. They also won't reship to the correct address until they receive the original shipment back. What if the person that gets it won't ship it back to them? Then I just paid for something I will never get. What a mess!!! They are overpriced, too. You know that when you order the starter kit, you pay a good $50 for a pack of powder only a little bigger than a quarter.

I think BE is great! One must keep in mind that a little goes a long way. I'm 56, have some freckles, and some spots, so...I use the concealor on them, and then put a small amount of foundation over that. If you are older woman like me, less is more, if you put too much on it will accentuate your lines/wrinkles. After the foundation, I apply a very small amount of the new hydrating face setting powder. A tip...after all your makeup is on, spray your face lightly with a misting spray to give you face a glow. Over all....it's better than using the liquid or cream foundations that are very messy and get all over your hands, and clothes.

I tried this a few years ago and fell in love! It was sorta expensive for me, so I tried to cheaper brand that just never gave such great results, so I switched back. Bare Escentuals has been my dream come true!

I am 25 and i LOVE bare minerals. It works great for me and I will continue to use it. (Ive used it for over a year). I would suggest buying a starter kit and if it doesnt work for you, just return it. ( they sell the product at Ulta and Sephora...if you dont want to buy it online from bare minerals). Both of those stores will let you return the product if you dont like it. At least try it if you are curious. I think its amazing.

it works wonders for teenage skin however not so much for adult skin.
i should know, my mother and i tried this product together cause were like bestfriends(: haa so i was like woahh baby this workkss greattt! and she was like not so much for me it didnt cover a darn thing :l
but yeauhhh so good for teenagers bad for adults !



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ps: merle norman, perscriptives and mac is great for adults!

I was super excited to use BE; I have suffered with an oily t-zone, acne, cystic acne and scarring since I was 12.
Well, unfortunately it does not work well for my skin.
I bought this on Friday because I dropped my entire bottle of foundation on my bathroom floor...and thought it was a good opportunity to try BE. I had seen all the infomercials and some friends of mine use it and love it. I went to Sephora and got the starter kit. The girl covered some pimples for me and sold me. Yeah well...I got it home and have been using it for the past 3 days. I cannot get it to really cover anything; I put it on, put it on...it does nothing. And on the second day, then again today...my face has this weird burning sensation. I researched the product more (googled reviews) and found out about the minerals and how they can cause different irritations, etc.
I am very disappointed and feel quite fooled. I am not sure if I can return this, as I threw the box and DVD away...but I do not want to use it anymore!
I went to Dillard's today and bought a new bottle of my Prescriptives Flawless Finish foundation which is freakin AWESOME!!! Guess that's what I get for trying to fix something that wasn't broken!

Like other people, if I could give it no or half-stars, I would. I used BE about 5 years ago, and was fooled by the packaging and its promise of breathable makeup. I have had rosacea since 19, relatively mild but pretty well managed without the meds. That was until I started using BE. I couldn't figure out why I was constantly itchy, my face looked and felt like I had sunburn and my eyes were always feeling like I had sand in them....

Turns out it was the BE! I stopped using BE 2 years ago and the scars have finally gone away (Light therapy helped considerably). I did my own research and found out that the bismuth oxycholoride is a known irritant. Such a shame....

Anyway, I would strongly caution anyone who has reactive or sensitive skin to stay away from this product. You'll be grateful you did!

12/13/08 - It's been almost five months and I  can honestly say my face is 95% clear.  I am not on any medicine and I rarely have a pimple.  My skin tone has evened out and the only thing I've changed is to not use BE.  Hooray!   

Update 8/12/08 - My face is clearing up slowly but surely.  I still have some redness and flakiness, but I think that is my skin trying to recover from all the terrible BE I used for so long.  It's amazing to see my pores shrink in size and my skin is becoming more vibrant.  Anyone who is suffering from the BE - hang in there.  Get off the product immediately and let your face heal.  As humilitating as it will be - try to go makeup free.  This will truly allow your face a chance to breathe and get all of the BE toxins out of your skin (mica, bismuth oxychloride).  Just wanted to update all of the people that have had a bad experience with BE.  It will get better once you throw it in the trash......Thanks!

7/22/08 - Here's my story after reading multiple BE blogs this afternoon. I am almost giddy b/c I might have a solution - finally and it's NOT using BE!

I have used every skincare regimen known to man - literally (Solodyn, Metrogel, Minocycline, Accutane, ProActive, Murad, and the list goes on). Well, I can honestly say my skin was almost clear (a breakout here and there) until I started using BE. I have fair, sensitive skin and I've used this product for roughly two years and now I feel "cheated". Per my dermatologist, I have perioral dermatitis and was prescribed Solodyne and Metrogel. I continued to use my beloved BE thinking that it was the best "mineral" makeup and couldn't possibly be causing my redness, under the skin bumps on the T-zone, and dryness. Well, rest assured after reading more and more, I am DONE using BE as of tonight!!!! I'm so excited to know that I am going to get out from under this acne and stress of constantly battling this irritation. I have the EXACT same side effects from BE as the following blog (http://rosaceagroup.org/review/r/Bare%20Minerals--Bare%20Escentuals.html). To make my case, I used a same of of raw minerals (night time regimen) and woke up this morning with tiny red rashy bumps all over my cheeks which are normally crystal clear. So, I will follow up in a few weeks to let everyone know how my skin changes w/o BE. At this point, I'm convinced that it's the BE. I am very disappointed and a bit scared to find a new make-up. I would agree that this might be a great product for some, but if you have sensitive acne-prone skin - DO NOT USE this product. Again - I'll update everyone soon. Thanks for your words of wisdom! LB  (another great website: http://sterlingminerals.blogspot.com/2007/12/mica-is-problem-for-your-sensitive-skin.html

I have pretty bad rosacea and I tend to blush a lot in public. It got pretty bad that my friends would be embarrassed to be seen around me. I thought I would have to live like this the rest of my life until I found BE. Not only does it cover my rosacea but it's so sheer that I forget I'm wearing makeup and it hides my blushing. BE has totally changed my life and I have already got 6 people hooked on it. I cannot walk out of the house without BE. It has become a part of my life

This product only works for a select few. I got a BE makeover in a store at a mall, some light itching, but no other problems that I could recall. I don't really have problematic skin, I don't really wear make up, I love eye shadows and glosses and the shade they picked was pretty. I bought the gloss, I'm cheap so that was it. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT! I gave it one star because I couldn't post a negative, at least a sad face. It's the Lip Guard w/spf. It even says on the label "The Lip-Life Preserver" not my lips, they were peeling in layers. The instructions said to apply frequently, worst mistake of my make up life. You could see the color in between the chapped pieces of skin. I got a regular old chap-stick, to reverse the painful damage, they sting right now and my lips look so swollen. When I put on chap-stick's Lip butter (which I recommend if you're like me) on, my lips feel calmer and cool, but when I press them together it's like a clear puss {I know it's gross}. I have to apply the chap stick heavily even under my bottom lip, apparently it spreads. If the lip butter dries, my lips are scaly and I can feel the skin breaking when I talk, I wish I was brave enough to put a pic with this but I'm not. Day two was better than day one. I've used a lot of different glosses, maybeline, revlon, cover girl, victoria secret, bath and body works, burts bees wax, to name a few, and I've never had such a bad reaction. I'm sending this to their customer concern on their website also, we'll see what happens. Chap-stick should make tinted lip butter, it says 100% natural and I believe it.

First off I would like to say that no two people have the same skin types. I have to keep that in mind as I read all the bad reviews on this product because I am absolutely addicted to Bare Escentuals. The only negative thing I could possibly write about this product would be that it being in a powder form can be somewhat messy from time to time. I was a Merle Norman user since the age of 14 and I used this product one time and our relationship was over. It covers up any blemish or redness that I may have on my face. I simply grab by maximum coverage concealer brush, dab it in my foundation, and touch up anything that needs extra coverage and then apply the foundation which my buki brush. It looks so natural and is absolutely amazing. I received many complements and now have co-workers wearing it. My advice to give people who perhaps don't take to it like I did would be that unlike what we are use to, there is brushes, powders, and buffing that goes into it which can be somewhat frustrating. Watch the dvd and get comfortable with the new routine... I promise,unless you are one of those people with skin that just can't handle it, you will love it. Thanks B.E.!!

I decided to try bare minerals because it seemed like the miracle makeup. I suffer from acne and oily skin and was very disappointed when i first put on bare minerals. It did NOTHING to cover up my redness and scars. It looked like i didn't have any make-up on and it made me look like ive been out in the sun all day . This gets a 1 star rating from me only because i love the brushes. Unfortunatley i have to return those along with the make-up in order to receive a refund.=( Not to be offensive to the older crowd but i'm in my early 20s and feel like this makeup would only work for those who are trying to cover up wrinkles and age spots and not designed for someone with my skin type. Very disappointed because this makeup was expensive. i thought it was better because the brand. I switched back to using sheer cover which i would recommend for people with oily skin and scarring.

I will have to say, for me, this product works great!
I am reading some of your reviews and my opinion, everyones skin is diffrent so it will not work for everyone just like any other make-up product.
If you have high hopes of coving aging spots, have freckles, sensitive skin or acne problems (very bad oily skin as well) then don't use this product!
I don't wear make-up everyday though, I only use this product when I need to such as work or going out on a night on the town and no problems. If you wear it 24/7 I can see how it will leave masks and redness because you need to give your skin a break once in awhile.

I started using BE three weeks ago on Monday and every day since I started, I have had a headache. Coincidence or bismuth oxychloride? Anyone else experience increase in headaches since applying BE? Thanks, all.

It saddens me to read the reviews below regarding BE and its relationship to perioral dermatitus! I too have been suffering from this horrible "disease". I went from crystal clear skin to this sore, red, scaly mess. My doctor prescribed me Doxycycline and I started the process of elimination with my products. After getting rid of all of the bad stuff (or so I thought) my face continued to get worse especially after the meds ended. I never though it would be BE until I started looking for the ingre. list for BE on sephora....NOT LISTED. That sparked my curiosity even more and then I found this site!! I am so angry. Never would I have thought this perfect all natural make-up would do this. Thank you so much for sharing and today starts a new day without bismuth oxychloride. BE shold be required to put the effects of such an fake "natural" substance. My face is literally ruin. I have no idea how I'll go about repairing the scars (or divots) all of the bumps have created!

i got this stuff on e-bay with super high hopes. 34 with freckled skin, some menstrual breakouts and just obnoxious acting skin. So i put in on right quick. Very little dabbed the brush. It put a spotlight on my wrinkles around my eyes and made my pores look huger than ever. The tin reflection i had also made me appear like bender on Futurama. Well i put the mineral veili guessed iy all covered my freckles but was very noticable. Also i kept using this who knows why. After 2 weeks i had cystic acen, weird breakouts that i have never ever had since a teen. My skin was left with the after effects of pimples, you know those red marks and i was MAD as HELL. Stay away if you have sensitive skin. Last wonderful side effect when you have the stuff on you feel like darth vader cause it feels like you are wearing a mask. I will stick to anything else but this.

I used it for a year and was pretty happy with it, until I noticed the foundation gave me a mask-like appearance. It did cover my rosacea, but like most mineral makeups it wears off after a few hours. Then there's the mess the loose powder makes on your bathroom counter. I switched to Laura Mercier because it looks more natural. Also their foundation has a sifter, so you are not getting it all over the bathroom counter or wasting it. I still use the Well-Rested concealer because it is a good product.

Im IN LOVE with bare minerals. After seeing the commercial about a year ago my first thought was psshh yeah right and change the channel. But I do have terrible acne and I usually buy pschicians formula makeup , typical liquid foundation followed by loose powder and a concealer stick, So while my face appears kinda natual I was actually quite a bit of face paint as far as makeup goes. By the end of the day my face was terribly shiny and greasy and I just couldn't wait to get home from work to wash it off. So I started thinking  hell why not give it a try. Seeing the cost mt thought was it better fold my laundry for that price too but I actually ended up getting the starter kit from Sephora because of free shipping. (saved like $7-8, yeah im a penny pincher lol) Well I didn't need the vdv that came with it, I think the hour long infomercials on every channel pretty much summed it up , and I thought too that the size of the cosmetics where pretty dainty. I really liked the brushes that came with it, and think they do a pretty good job. I also loved the make up primer, it made my skin silky smooth. I was really impressed of how well it covered my acne especially since its a powder, well creamy powder for technicals.  I did have to use a tad bit more concealor for those stubborn acne spots ( I tend to pick so that doesn't help )  but after putting on the mineral veil and warmth, my skin did in fact look flawless and very natural, I did get compliments on my skin, not my nice make up job like before. I never had any bad reactions or anything to it, and I do have some pretty sensative skin but I guess not as bad as some as I have heard of it giving people rashes or worse breakouts. But like I said not the case for me, and it did help with my acne, I guess it was the lack of face paint so my break outs werent as worse and where further apart, but with this I didnt care as much because you could simply not see them. Another big plus is that it cut my primping time in half  :) I have to say I think its a great product and tha overall has a very nice quality and the small sizes, they actually lasted a really long time, much longer than my previous tubes of this or that. I am however a little dissapointed with their eyeshadow collections, I haven;t tried them yet, Im sure they are a great product as well, but I generally use products to intensify my green eyes and bare minerals offer matte shades for the smokey eye effect or muted pinks and browns. Which for older women would be great as sparkles and bronzers tend to inhance wrinkles and fine lines rather than dimenish there appearence, so I would like to see more of a variety in that assept, but other than that, 2 thumbs up here

I heard all the hype and all the glowing remarks on this product, so I purchased it to see for myself. It may be fine for some people BUT not for people like me with sensitive skin. It left a burning sensation. I felt like I had severe sunburn and my eyes were swollen the next morning. Sensitive skin buyer..... BEWARE!

I would rather give this half a star but since that isn't an option, one will have to do. After approximately a month of using Bare Escentuals I started breaking out. My skin started clearing up immediately after I stopped this product. It's no better than the makeup you can buy at Drug Stores (ironically, I think they now sell it at Drug Stores).

I like the overall coverage I get from Bare Escentuals but it itched after a while. I tried Laura Mercier which is more powdery but doesnt cover the rosacea like BE. I sampled signature minerals and everyday minerals as they dont have Bismuth Oxychloride - even though it doesnt itch like BE - it looks quite chalky and more suited for a younger skin. A close match to BE and has wonderful coverage is Buff'd Cosmetics. I was pleasantly surprised how natural it looks. it's not as luminous as BE and can look flat but I used a BE face highlighter and the overall effect looked nice. Mineral concealers are a waste of time around the eyes if youre an older woman like me - it only makes the lines more apparent. A better choice is Jane iredale active light which softens the lines and brightens the appearance.

I first started using bare minerals about two years ago, and I've used it off and on since. When I first purchased the starter kit, I was initially not all that impressed because the sizes seemed small and I didn't feel that the brushes were all that soft... But after a couple days of using it, the brushes became softer and I realized that I was very pleased with the appearance of my skin with BE on. My skin is oily in parts, and has some scars because I scar extremely easily. I did find that I had to apply a bit more makeup than the commercials advertised to cover up my blemishes, but hey, that's advertising for you... even though more makeup needed to be applied to achieve the "flawless" effect, I have never seen my face look better than when I'm wearing Bare Minerals. I've stopped using it for a few months at a time after I run out, because it is expensive... but I end up spending the same amount of money on drugstore products that really aren't THAT much cheaper and don't last as long anyway. I'm back to bare minerals now, and I love it. They are always putting new products out, and there is definitely something for everyone. If you're the kind of person who doesn't like to fuss with your makeup, then maybe just the basic bareminerals are for you (like the foundation and a blush or something)... sometimes having a hundred little tiny containers of loose high-pigmented powder isn't always very neat! Perhaps bare minerals isn't for EVERYONE, but I strongly recommend it to anyone to at least try. Most likely you will be very pleased with the results.

This product simply doesn't work as well as people claim it to. The advertisment of the creamy foundation is a load of crap. The minerals are nothing more than some loose powder you would get at the drugstore. It makes no effort to cover blemishes or imperfections, and if anything, highlights them. For the price of this product, it is terrible that the manufacturers would produce something so useless. Now that other brands are making mineral make-up, somebody needs to find a way to improve it.

i've been using bare escensuals i.d. and rare minerals for a month now. i've spent a total of $200 on this stuff and it doesn't even cover my pores. i'm 29 and have struggled w/ pimples since i was 12. i have an oily face and i think BE is exacerbating it. i see no benefits to using this product other than hoping to believe the hype that it's better for your skin than drug-store makeup. i honestly believed this product would be what i've been looking for for years, after trying OTC products, pro activ and some rx remedies. i think you have to have flawless skin for BE to be beneficial to you, unfortunately i have small blackheads, large pores and sporadic pimples as well as tiny bumps on my forehead. BE hasn't treated or even cover those. very disappointing. i gave it 1 star b/c you have to give it something.

about 2 years ago when i started using BE i would have definitely given it a 5!! great coverage, pretty light, easy to use. plus, i felt good about putting it onto my skin because it was the only "natural" line i knew of out there. but, 2 years later now, i am giving it only 1 star.. i was completely unaware of the effects of the bismuth oxychloride. over the past 2 years i have slowly gotten many little bumps underneath my skin. my complexion was not perfect before, but i had never had these scar-causing bumps. if i am not mistaken, this is cystic acne caused by the b.c. in BE. if someone would have told me i would have the scars i have now from this, i definitely would have been more careful...
hope this helps :(

I love the wide array of colors and the ability to mix and customize colors.

Beware when purchaseing this product... I have the starter kit, this product was a huge waste of money for me. I can't even use it. I break out in a red, itchy, bumpy rash that dries out my skin and causes my cheeks to swell a bit.

  I rated this line a 1, because I feel that this line is being led by false advertising. I have sensitive skin that is breakout prone. I have purchased produxts from this line on and off over the last 10 years. My main reason for always going back to this line was due to all of the exciting things that Leslie mentions about the BE products on infomercials and on QVC. However, I am tired of all the buffing required to get the foundation to look decent on my face. I have grown quite leary of the bismuth that are in the BE products. And, the products are way to pricey for the small amounts that you get.

I have used this product for about 5 years. I love it! I have rosacea, but no one knows. I am always told I have beautiful skin (not really), but it's due to Bare Minerals.

I love it. Simply love it. It doesn't get cakey during the day, I just get a little shine in my nose because it's very very oily, but I put a little bit of Mineral Veil and tada! it's wonderful!

I have serious acne problems in my cheeks, and while it doesn't cover them all (I have to use a little bit of liquid concealer) my acne is getting so much better.

My face just glows and people say I look more beautiful and natural, before I had to wear very heavy makeup that was like a mask in my face, now people just look at my skin and think that's my real skin!

If I were to give an award to cosmetics that are the best for your skin, I would definitely recommend Bare Escentuals. This incredible brand of cosmetics is simply amazing, as each individual product is good for your skin and possesses an array of minerals and nutrients to which benefit, as a result. If you are looking for a product to wear at anytime of day or night, I truly recommend Bare Escentuals. I love to use this foundation because I can sleep in it, without having to worry about clogged pores or breaking out, as a result. It is just that amazing. I have always had luck with this brand of cosmetics and with that stated, I love Bare Escentuals!!!!

I love this product I am 18 and was just recently introduced to bare escentuals and it had great coverage. I think the people that are saying it gets cakey on their face use way to much, I only add very little to my kabuki brush and it works wonders. Also doublehelix said that the product contains bismuth oxychloride, yep it does but if you know about makeup and if you actually read up on it, its not such a bad thing and most makeup has it. The great thing about this makeup is there is not expiration as minerals do not expire obviously there is a date on it as the SPF 15% does expire but it doesnt mean you cant use it, it means that the SPF will no longer work. Bare escentuals work great for my skin blemishes and if i stay up to late and fall asleep it doesnt matter. If you fall asleep make sure to clean your face from any left over makeup nothing like adding another layer to old makeup and clean your pillow case in the morning. I dont find it rubs off it isnt like normal powders infact it shouldnt even be called a powder it makes my skin feel silky and smooth rather than touching my face and a whole cloud puffs out, its perfect for me. I would advise anyone to try it on rare cases some people are allergic get itchy but thats not very many. Covers my t zone very well never gets cakey and covers blemashis and everything else really well even covers a scar i have on my forehead from getting hit with a golf club. I hope when you read this review you go and buy some for yourself its truly a gift to have.

I hated it!!!! I tried Bare Escentuals make-up and was rather positive.  When I tried it out in the store(Will not name the store) the girl just pushed it on me and was not very positive about the other make-up brands in the store.  So, I bought the starter kit for $60.  I tried it for a couple weeks and was just not happy.  I don't have extremely oily skin, but it didn't seem to stick.  I also have pretty bad acne and acne scars from when I was a teenager and it's supposed to cover all of that.  NOPE!  I even used the concealer brush and the other more "concentrated" brush.  It wasn't really taking the pink out of my face, nor covering my zits. Then when I tried to cover my zits and scarring, it felt really cakey.  They say it's not supposed to wear off, well guess what it wore off.  It rubbed off on my cell phone, clothes, and everything else that came near my face.  I know I'm one of a few out there, but I CAN'T STAND THIS MAKE-UP!!! I actually prefer my drug store mineral make-up over this one.

I purchased two of the foundations and liked it at first. Then it started causing breakouts. The glimmer was too cheesy looking. The shine broke through and it can settle in the pores. Having the loose minerals is risky if you drop it; a total waste. I don't want to deal with loose eye shadows - what a hassle. I have found nothing there worth repurchasing.

bare minerals contains bismuth oxychloride shown to cause skin rash and cystic acne. amused that some of you green types would suggest it's good for your skin

I've used Bare Escentuals now for about 4 years. Like others may have done, I've tried other mineral products within that time but I'll always rely on BE to give me that natural coverage I love so much. I've never had a problem with the product settling into lines and I'll be 59 in November. I think those who have this problem are perhaps putting on too much. I use the complete line and I recommend everyone give it a try. On eBay, you can buy sample sizes, so an investment in full sizes is not necessary at first. Give it a try and I guarantee, if you are like most women, you'll never go back to liquid foundation AND, if you do happen to stray, you'll go back to BE. My skin looks amazing and all I use is BE and Philosophy products. No plastic surgery, no nothing. Can't afford it or I'd have my forehead put back where it belongs. Ha Ha -- it's starting to droop. UGH!

If you have wonderful skin to begin with, then this product is for you! I have very oily skin and large pores and everything that the video and the infomercials tell you to do I did. Nothing worked. Within an hour my face was shiny and with foundation I could go atleast half a day before I started to show shine. It caked on my face as well especially around the chin, forehead, and nose...the wonderful 't' zone!! Anyone who has normal skin with no breakouts or large pores can definitely benefit from the fact that it does cover some problem areas like redness, fine lines, or acne scars. The mineral veil makes you look more pink though, so watch out for that even though they tell you it is translucent. And it was either the full coverage kabuki brush or the make-up itself that made me feel like every few seconds someone was sticking a needle into certain parts of my face. That lasted until I washed my face. So when I went out with my husband I was constantly complaining about it. I have since switched back to Este Lauder and I now use their foundation pressed powder because I don't want to have to go back to using a regular foundation. So far so good...no caking or stinging pains!! Good Luck if you decide to use it...their customer service is really nice and generous! Hope this helps:)

Just got my makeup this morning. Started putzing around with it..put on foundation, warmth, mineral veil, etc. Husband came home and was WOWED!!! Totally evened out my skin tone (which now COMPLETELY matches the rest of my skin...no more orange tints for me!!!) Covered the bags under my eyes (margarita night last night) and made me GLOW! Was worried that it would not work with my skin (slightly dry). Was skeptical, but now I am sold! Rah Rah too bad it took me so long to buy it.

I was watching QVC during Christmas time and Leslie from Bare Minerals and Bare Escentuals was on for a full hour. I love watching QVC during that time, because it can get overwhelming shopping where I live, because I live in a very large town. Anyways, I was strictly motivated and determined to try "Bare Escentuals" because of how Leslie stated that the foundation used is good for skin and you can actually sleep in it, without breaking out. The foundation included in this regime possessed quite a few vitamins and minerals, hence why it is it's own individual line. Was she right? She was spot on. I use this brand of cosmetics often and let me tell you, if you are one who doesn't care for a lot of makeup on your face or one who appreciates something that is actually good for your skin, this product is right for you. You do not even feel like you are wearing anything and it covers moderately. It's a little more expensive than many commercial cosmetics, but in realty, it is all worth it. I use the Bare Escentuals line daily and I went breaking out to occassional breakouts to no breakouts at all. The products that Bare Escentuals offers are great and are destined to change anyone's life, as a result.

I also find this product to be a bit pricey.  They are tons of other mineral companies out there with better products and pricing. Also you have the option of sampling before investing in the full size products. I just ordered samples from www.buffd.com Note, the samples and shipping are both free. This is a Canadian company so I'm not sure If the shipping is free for the US. I also ordered from www.lumierecosmetics.com and www.signatureminerals.com I'm in love with the idea of sampling before investing in the real stuff! HTH

Unimpressed. As a 48 yr old with red hair, medium skin, like another review said, it falls into fine lines and makes you look years older. Anther reviewer talked about the price - I agree, it's a bit spendy. Plus, if you don't want to walk around with a shiny face all day you have to buy the mineral veil to cover the shine. More $ in Leslie's pocket. What a racket. Try L'Oreal's Bare Natural. It's the BEST. It proveides coverage, it doesn't "age" you, it's a more affordable $12.00 at Walmart and you only need the ONE product. Also my forehead tends to get quite oily after noon. I have never a found a product that stops this. L'Oreal's Bare Natural does!

This makeup gives great coverage; however, I'm in my mid-40s and the foundation does settle into fine lines around the eyes, making me look years older! I think this makeup is better suited for the younger gals.

This is the best cosmetics line out there, bar none. I thought they were kidding when they said these products cover redness and rocacia, but they do! I have problem areas that are quite red, and the foundation + mineral veil covers it completely. I also have some age spots, that totally disappear. I rate it five stars!!

these cosmetics were sold to me with the promise that it would benefit my skin, as i have severe issues with it. after a few days my skin looked like i had a bad case of poison ivy. after researching on the internet i discovered the product contained mica that irritated sensitive skin. needless to say i returned it and now use clinique my skin never looked better.

The coverage is very good, and the makeup seems to last a long time, but the color choices are not so great, I got the light kit, and it was too dark for me, I mean this company has to be aware that there are people much lighter than that. I also found that you have to use alot more than the directions (on the video with my kit) tell you. The instructions say, just a very small amount, well that's not true, and you don't get alot in one of those little containers, especially for the money you pay. The one thing that I did like the most about this make up is that in photographs it looks totally natural, actually beautiful, and trust me I am not a fan of my skin, but in pictures when I had Bare Essecentuals on, my skin looked flawless.

I bought the starter kit about a week ago from sephora for about $70. It takes a long time to apply, doesnt cover as well, and it gave me a rash. It does look good though. and feels better. but i will not be able to continue using it as my rash keeps getting worse. I wouldnt waste your money!

I have fair sensitive skin. This product was "guarenteed to work", the only thing it did was make me break out. It was fine when I put it on, but once I took it off I had red splotches everywhere and the next day I broke out and it made my pores look huge. I will never use this product again.