This new skincare line from bareMinerals focuses on Rare Minerals and ActiveSoil Complex which is ingredients found from untouched soil that is supposed to contain many nourishing minerals.
I was sent the Skin Renewing Trio which contains a cleanser, a moisturizer, and an eye treatment.
Purifying Facial Cleanser - The cleanser has a milky gel consistency and doesn't have a rich lather. This is because it is free of SLS (sodium lauryl sulfite) where the foaming comes from. If you've ever tried Philosophy's Purity cleanser, this is SO MUCH like it, except Philosophy's is more of a milkier texture. The two even have the same lavender-ish smell. I really like herbal smells and especially love lavender :) My face felt really smooth after with no tightness or irritation. This is easily one of the best cleansers I've ever tried next to Philosophy's Purity cleanser :) Retails for $20 with 6 oz of product.
Purely Nourishing Moisturizer - This moisturizer is the 2nd step after cleansing. A few times when I used this, my skin felt hot and slightly irritated. I'm not sure if it's the alcohol in it... there's two types of alcohol in it, both at the top of the ingredient list making it more potent than anything else. To be quite honest, this moisturizer was not up to par with the moisturization level I was looking for. It definitely passes as a basic moisturizer but it's nowhere as good as I'd expected it to be. It retails for $28 at Sephora with 1.7 oz of product. It's certainly not over the top extreme, but the alcohol in it concerns me.
Firming Eye Treatment - This eye treatment is supposed to restore firmness and elasticity with redness and dark circle reduction with continued use. I didn't see much difference under my eye, but it did reduce puffiness in the morning which was a nice. On their site, they claim that 85% of women felt their eyes looked firmer and more youthful.
Here are the ingredients
One thing that they sent me that I REALLY loved is the Blemish Therapy :)
Source: Sephora.com
What it does is it banishes pimples this treatment. You essentially use it as a concealer to neutralize redness with the added benefit of a treatment. It also is supposed to prevent future breakouts. I used it as a concealer for around my nose area for redness and on my nose and some of the blackheads disappeared. My nose became clearer after a few uses :) I really love this treatment! On their site, it says that 82% of women effectively saw blemishes and breakouts reduced. I loved it so much that I went out and bought another one to give away. I know a lot of you can benefit from this little treatment as much as I did. So if you'd like a chance to win this, please fill out the form below. I'll be announcing the winner in 2 weeks... I guess that makes it Easter Sunday then, the 24th :)
Let me know if you guys have tried this skincare line from bareMinerals! :) Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
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Disclosure: This reviews contains samples sent from a PR rep for consideration.
16 comments:
Nice review, very honest! :)
This blemish powder sounds really awesome! I've been looking into products to get rid of acne bc I've been breaking out so horribly! I don't know why either...must be stress or something. I'll definitely look into this!
I have never tried BM products! I would hate to have alcohol contents in my moisturiser, I am same with you - I'd be concerned. The cleanser sounds very promising though! Thanks for holding the giveaway! I have entered :D
The cleanser sounds really nice! I'm still on a search for a non drying non tightening cleanser. Even though I bought the Purity made Simple I haven't tried it get so I really hope that it works well! The blemish powder sounds great too. Very different from traditional blemish treatment. Maybe I'd get it more since I absolutely hate how most acne treatments make the part of my face tight
I have never tried anything from them. Barely even knew they had skincare (me=noob). The skincare sounds amazing tho, especially the cleanser. I am definitely on the hunt for something less irritating these days.
The powder is a concealer? It sounds like a really good cure for ance prone skin but how well is the coverage? Does the powder have really high pigmentation?
btw very nice review^^ Hope you had a good weekend too!
When you said "neutralizes redness" I was sold. Even iff I don't win, I'll definitely pick up the blemish treatment. Thanks for the review!
Just fyi, behenyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol are fatty alcohols. Cetyl alcohol is has a waxy texture at room temperature, and both are used as emollients or thickeners in cosmetic formulations. They're very different than isopropyl alcohol which dries out the skin by evaporating and taking water with it, they just happen to have an -OH group at the end of them. The moisturizer may not be a good moisturizer, but it's not because it has drying alcohols in it.
AAAH I wish i have access to the powder,sounds amazing! Glad that it helped you :)
I've kind of been eye-ing bare minerals skin care lately! I need to use up the rest of my current regimen so I can get on it, too!
thanks for a great review! i'm really into skincare too as i feel like it's the first priority as far as looking young and feeling good. i didn't realize BM had skincare so this is really great for me!
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WOOOH! I always wanted to try bareMinerals. I always found it quite interesting that you could cover blemishes and stuff with POWDER. lol. I'm still rather intrigued..
oooooo I want to try that treatment now xD
bareMinerals was actually the first foundation I ever tried ^_^ I've moved onto the liquid foundations now (I think it's more natural on me) but i have fond memories. I feel like it's too sheer for me tho :P i need more coverage now~
oh the blemish one sounds good!!thanks for the review!
Thanks for the review, i have one question. The concealer is powder, how does it stick to your face?? I' still quite new to mineral stuff, sorry if the question sounds really silly!
I work for Bare Escentuals so of course I've tried this stuff... hehe. The Purifying Facial Cleanser is not my favorite, I actually prefer the other two, the Deep Cleansing Foam and the Exfoliating Treatment Cleanser (formerly Renew & Reveal Facial Cleanser).
@PinkOrchids: Blemish Therapy isn't a concealer because it's still pretty transparent when you apply it, but the ingredients in the product help to reduce redness caused by a blemish. And it sticks to your face just fine! Use it after moisturizer and before makeup (if you're using powder).
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