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bare minerals and buying alcohol

21 years ago

As an over 50 year old woman I am proud to announce that I was CARDED in the liquor store this week. They say their policy is to card anyone who looks under thirty.

Either the employees are daft or Bare Minerals needs to put me in an infomercial. hahahahaha. yowzers!!

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Joy_CA
21 years ago
dayenu, now, I really want to see that before and after picture :-)

I could sure use a twenty year age reduction.

Joy
woodie
21 years ago
Sold, I'm buying some!
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Oh yes, little critters are everywhere... but it doesn't mean I'd want to rub the ones that are still crawling around on my eyelids... *shudders* I know what carmine is and where it comes from, but the dye should be an extraction created from the crushed shells... and should NOT contain living buggies. If BE is going to continue using carmine in various products, perhaps they should find a better way to refine it... or at least have some better quality control over it. And no matter how you shake it, bugs are NOT minerals. You can't make a big deal about having 100% mineral makeup when you are using non-mineral ingredients in them. And if it's only the the foundations that are 100% minerals, then they should stop implying that ALL their makeup is 100% min. That's just my thought on the matter. Having worked in the cosmetic industry before (but no longer) I ran into many people who had sensitivity/allergic reactions to various ingredients. Other than perfumes, one of the biggest offenders causing skin sensitivites is COLOUR. A LOT of people have reactions to products that are in shades of pink, and to lesser degrees reds and some light purples. Not all shades of pink, mind you, but enough of them to make them wary of that whole section of the colour spectrum. And since they can use other colours of shadows and blushes, they've ruled the irritants down to one or more of the dyes. The problem with most beauty products is that there are so many ingredients listed on the labels that once you know that you react to a certain colour product, you can't usually tell which of the dyes you are sensitive to. Most people with this problem wind up avoiding the whole pink colour family just to be on the safe side. But if you know you react to a certain ingredient, like carmine, you can pass on anything that shows it on the ingredient list. I have not seen how the ingredients are labeled on the BE packaging/website/etc, so I'm just going off of what people have posted here. My issue with the whole thing is: How are the people who KNOW they are allergic to carmine (or have any other issues with it) going to know to avoid this product? Or at least that colour? If there's no ingredient list and the company is already implying that they are 100% mineral based, that further implies that they don't use carmine... which can be a problem for those people who need to avoid carmine for allergy or lifestyle reasons. And personally, I get a little peeved when something is sold to me under false prestenses, implied or otherwise. That's just my spin on it.
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dayenu
Original Author
21 years ago
Joy : do you think that if I keep using it I will lose another ten years by winter? :-)
Joy_CA
21 years ago
dayenu, ooooh, that it were so....if you think it's possible, I'll be sending my order in.

There was commercial for Bare Minerals, yesterday, during "The View." The faces looked very shiny. Is it a shiny (as opposed to matte), look ?

Joy
dayenu
Original Author
21 years ago
It's matte. I use the light shade with a dusting of Mineral veil.
Joy_CA
21 years ago
dayenu, maybe, they could hirer you as their spokesman, no one can sell as well as someone that 'loves' the product.

I keep thinking of questions...
What do you use under the powder ? If you can't use moisturizer under the powder, what keeps it from making your face a crispy critter ?...it sounds so drying.

Woodie, if you are serious about buying, looking forward hearing your story....

Joy
Gina_W
21 years ago
Some minerals have a moisturizing effect. The titanium dioxide used as one of the foundation's ingredients is not only a natural sunscreen but it is also used as a lubricant. It's not drying at all, nor does it add oil.

I've actually skipped using moisturizer at all during the day now, to no ill effect. But if you need a moisturizer, use one with a "dry" finish, like Estee Lauder refining lotion.

Woodie, I found a local beauty supply shop selling this now, so I'm going to go there soon to check what they have - I've used up my blush sample and need more of that, and I want to try other eyeshadows too.
housewitch
21 years ago
I use Neutrogena Pore Refining Cream as my daily moisturizer - it also has SPF 15 and is oil free. I haven't had any trouble using it under the bare minerals foundation. I just have to give it about a minute to dry. Usually, I apply the moisturizer, then dry my short, fine hair and by then the moisturizer has soaked in enough that it doesn't cause problems with the powder application.
donner
21 years ago
Is there a site where you can locate stores that sell Bare Minerals? I really want to try it first to get the right color. You guys have really sold me on it. Can't wait! I live in IA
Joy_CA
21 years ago
Thank you, Gina and Housewitch....Joy

Donner, there is a store locator at the top of this website.

Sephora.....Bare Minerals
woodie
21 years ago
Joy, I am serious. Thanks for the store locator, there's one not too far from me and, thanks be to God, there's also a Sur La Table at the same mall!

I hope to go Thursday or Friday! Can't wait to go buy liquor and see if I'm carded!
donner
21 years ago
WAAA-there aren't any stores in IA. Now I guess I'll have to just take a guess on color, Hate that.
dayenu
Original Author
21 years ago
donner: you can buy small sample on ebay. wont cost a fortune and you can test colors.
highknitter
21 years ago
I purchased Bare Escentuals (from Sephora) - I think that's very similar. Spent some $$ to get started-- but I LOVE IT. My work takes me indoors and outdoors in hot, humid NC. I can't say enough about how much I like it!
dayenu
Original Author
21 years ago
yes it really is incredible stuff in the heat. lasts all day, I have no idea how it does that, but other makeup melts away and this stuff stays. yet it totally cleans up with water soluble cleanser and a rinse.

and no I dont own their stock.
woodie
21 years ago
Ookay, tomorrow's the day! I'm going in the A.M. and I'm really pretty excited (I'm really serious, all kidding aside). I hope I'm not expecting miracles, I know I'm too old to believe in a miracle makeup, but oh what the heck. I'm going to a wedding next month in Sweden and I'd love to look at least half as good as those Swedish beauties!

Ken just went to the wine store today, so I won't be needing to make a visit anytime soon, but I'll be sure to report in when I do, LOL.
Gina_W
21 years ago
Bare Escentuals is the company name. Bare Minerals is the product name. It's confusing. It must be getting more popular because Sephora didn't carry it a couple months ago, and now there are copy-cat mineral makeups out there.
Terrapots
21 years ago
I was in Vegas this April and they had Bare Minerals starter kit at Sephora for $60, a good buy if you consider each piece is about 20 each. It comes with three brushes, two shades, a blush, and the mineral veil. You can try it in the store before you buy to pick the best shade for you. The shades blend right in with your skin and it seems pretty hard to have the wrong shade actually, meaning one shade covers a wide range of complexions it seems.

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