Recently I received an email from the folks at bareMinerals asking if I would try samples of their new skin care line to use on the cruise. Um, yes!Here is my review:
I didn't want to wait until I boarded the ship to try the products - you know in case I had an allergic reaction or something? That would be the last thing I needed before confronting 50 hungry crafty ladies! I popped open the boxes and have been using both the cleanser and moisturizer for a week.
Here is their spiel:
PURELY NOURISHING MOISTURIZER for combination skinAnd the cleanser too!
- What it is: This universal moisturizer effectively hydrates skin while improving firmness, elasticity, radiance and overall skin texture. Powered by our RareMinerals ActiveSoil Complex with its unique electrolyte delivery system, it’s formulated to perfectly moisturize combination skin. It also includes a powerful blend of antioxidants that help protect against environmental stressors.
- Directions: Apply morning and night for best results.
- Price: $28, 50mL/1.7Fl.Oz. Click here to buy.
PURIFYING FACIAL CLEANSERYes, my skin is soft and super clean, love the products. Definitely more radiant skin. I like how the cleanser is super creamy and smells yummy. Indulgent! Honestly, I don't really use anything on my skin except makeup wipes, so this was an automatic improvement. If it weren't for the provided samples, I don't think I would have ever tried this skincare line (I would have rather spent my moola on craft supplies or books!).
- What it is: We believe in what works. In our underground prelaunch of this product, customers called this a super cleanser and gave it stellar reviews. Powered by our RareMinerals ActiveSoil Complex, it removes makeup, dissolves impurities and rebalances skin for a soft, smooth complexion. Skin is left perfectly clean, instantly hydrated and renewed. It’s also gentle enough for eye makeup removal. Sulfate free.
- Directions: Splash face with water and massage cleanser over entire face to create a light, creamy lather. Rinse with warm water. Use morning and night for best results.
- Price: $20, 177mL/6 Fl.Oz. Click here to buy.
However, this little experiment reminded me that it's important to take care of my skin and invest in it, whether it is this product or another. These products are $28, a little spendy for me, but I think next time I'm ready to splurge, 'll treat myself. I can spare that for my skin!
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GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment sharing your favorite skin care tip and one name will be drawn to win a new bottle of PURELY NOURISHING MOISTURIZER and PURIFYING FACIAL CLEANSER.
sounds like good stuff.. My skin tip.. olive oil...
ReplyDeleteOoooh a bareMinerals skincare line...cool. I love their makeup line. Been looking for a skincare line....I wonder if it is good for sensitive skin.
ReplyDeleteOoooh a bareMinerals skincare line...cool. I love their makeup line. Been looking for a skincare line....I wonder if it is good for sensitive skin.
ReplyDeleteI don't think my secret is much of a secret but I put all my moisturizers on while my skin is still moist from the shower. I put my face moisturizer on first to give it more time to sink in and then take care of the rest!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in 7th grade I got my first zit...my grandmother said, "no more wash cloths will touch your face ever again...from now on you will wash your face with Noxzema!" and I have been doing that ever since. I am 54 yrs old now and have never had another blemish on my face! Grandmothers always know best! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI use Olay facial scrub in the shower everyday and their facial lotion each morning. Then at night I use their night cream for your face. When I wear make up I use their cleansing cloths in the shower to remove it.
ReplyDeleteI have to be pretty careful with using products on my face, I have had some nasty reactions.
My favorite skincare tip is never go to bed with makeup on. Donna Woods Fiskateer 6036
ReplyDeleteI love vitamin E rubbed in at night. Trader Joes has a great bottle for a good price.
ReplyDeleteMy faves skin-care tip: drink lots of water! It really does make a difference in the way your skin looks and feels!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review Cathy!
I wash my skin nightly with a washrag and warm water. The washrag provides enough exfoliation. I sue Bare Mineral cleanser about every other day and use their moisturizer.
ReplyDeleteWow - my favorite skincare tip is to get a CLARISONIC. It's a cleansing tool made by the same folks who make the SONICARE toothbrush. You can use it with ANY sort of cleanser, and let me tell you, YOUR SKIN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. So clean, so fresh - it's AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteThx for the giveaway! My #1 rule: don't touch your face if your hands are dirty.
ReplyDeleteoooooh I'd like to be spoiled alittle. My tip is a little dip or dollop of vaseline at night on eye area and lips. Keeps them kissable.
ReplyDeleteI love Bare Essentuals!!! I have been using their make up line for six years. I am so excited about theier new skin care line. I would never have known about this if you hadn't reviewed it. I love their Prime Time Eyelid Primer. It's great to help prevent powder cracks in your eye makeup.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this chance to win such terrific products!
Angelina
My skin's both sensitive and oily, so I alternate use of different types of products. That way I don't get overly dry, irritated, or moisturized, but get some oil control, some exfoliation, some acne treatment, some moisturizing . . . an easy way to remember to do this is to keep a different product in the shower from what's at the sink, for example.
ReplyDeleteI love B.E.!!!! I have been using them for six years and won't go to anything else. I have been waiting for a good cleanser line from them.
ReplyDeleteI love the B.E. Prime Eyelid Primer. It helps prevent the cracks in your eye make up.
Thanks for this chance to win some terrific products. I wouldn't have known of the new skin care line if you hadn't mentioned it.
Your feet and hands are just as important as your face. Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! No one likes holding dry hands or being in bed with alligator feet!
ReplyDeleteThose products sound great! Love to have some. The best thing I ever did for my skin was to begin using a moisturizer w/ SPF15 daily while I was still in college. Really think it's helped keep those nasty wrinkles away.
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These sound like great products-love to win some! The best thing I ever did for my skin was to start using moisturizer w/ SPF15 daily while I was still in college. I really think it has kept the wrinkles away.
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I have been using Bare Minerals for quite a while now, but have only stuck with the foundation. I LOVE it! I have oily skin, and this is the only thing that does not cause my skin to break out. Whomever wins it, will be in for a treat!
ReplyDeleteNever go to bed without washing your face!!
ReplyDeleteI have been using Bare Minerals for quite a while now, but have only stuck with the foundation. I LOVE it! I have oily skin, and this is the only thing that does not cause my skin to break out. Whomever wins it, will be in for a treat!
ReplyDeleteI always use Burt's Bees Royal Jelly Day Cream with SPF :)
ReplyDeleteI don't wear makeup amymore, but my best tip is it you are young enjoy your oily skin because you won't get as many wrinkles when you get older. LOL
ReplyDeletebest skin care tip, take off make up at night and a light moisturizer, the alchemy factory makes a good one.
ReplyDeleteMy best skin care tip is to always use sun screen-all year round.
ReplyDeleteamt(at)telus(dot)net
I wish I had a skin care tip to share, I do a terrible job of taking care of my skin, but I do stay out of the sun and I don't wear makeup except for some occasional concealer for a blemish. Thanks for the opp to win!
ReplyDeletei have this condition with my eyes called keratoconus and after 30 years of squinting in order to sort of see.. i finally was fitted with crazy super special cyborg contact lenses and yikes! saw my skin for what it really was! forget that i am now 30 and my skin isn't 20 year old taut anymore... but the black under my eyes and lines around them from squinting is out of control!!!! but after i started wearing my contact all the time i tried a million different eye creams.. i am now obsessed with preparation H for puffiness and contact solution does wonders not only to moisturize my contacts but also my lower lids.. the darkness is actually starting to subside!
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