# Makeup question for Lady Dopers - Bare Escentuals **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645 "2006-01-05T21:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/41 "2006-01-11T23:50:14Z")
> [@beckwall](#): > > As you can see by the Google ads at the bottom of the page here, there are so many other companies turning out a product as good, if not better, than BE. Do a Google search for “mineral cosmetics” and you’ll find some nice ideas. I ordered a few samples from various companies, it was nice not to have to shell out the big $ and find out that you got the wrong product or color. Also, Physician’s Formula (at all major drug stores) has a new line of mineral products. > > Just don’t buy the one that hawked by Leeza Gibbons. I hate her 🆒. Any brands that you particulary like? ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/42 "2006-01-12T03:40:22Z")
I don’t know if this site is still up, but their product is very good and they offer tiny sample sizes, depending on the dreaded “is your skin warm or cool” basis. I really like their color selection, so I hope they are still around. [www.mineraltreasures.net](http://www.mineraltreasures.net) OK, I just checked the site and it re-directs you to another company, which I can’t vouch for - however, their product looks just like what I bought. You should definitely check around for prices and availability of samples. ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/43 "2006-01-21T15:11:52Z")
Hellokitty, did you get some yet? {attempts to resucitate floundering thread…nooooo! don’t die!} ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/44 "2006-01-21T15:15:48Z")
I bought a full-sized foundation. That should tell you how much I like the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/45 "2006-01-21T16:31:29Z")
This thread is the first I’ve heard about it, since I don’t watch tv much. At fifty, I still have never used a liquid foundation, and only this year began using a light powder all over for the first time. As a California redhead, sun damage is beginning to show up at my age in the form of enlarged pores, redness, broken capillaries, brown patches. Since I’m a newbie at foundation application, do you think I could learn all I need to know about its application from the kit/dvd, purchased at the Sephora website? There are no stores locally. How do you know which color? ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/46 "2006-01-21T16:43:21Z")
I’d also like to add a question for any other mildly freckled redheads: what colors work for you? We’re a tricky group, either too sensitive to ingredients, or color-wise, our freckles add yellow to an otherwise pink-pale complexion. Maybe True, the golden-rose color? ---
**Author:** ![wonder9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c57346/32.png) [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/47 "2006-01-21T17:17:21Z")
This thread encouraged me to go the Bare Escentuals route. I cringed at the price ($60 for makeup??? I’ve never even bought makeup from a department store. I was drugstore stuff all the way.) but I finally went last weekend and bought the starter kit. I am very, very happy. I have extremely dry skin so I was worried about that but I think I look better than I did with liquid foundation. It really does seem more natural looking. And I bought another sinfully expensive beauty toy while I was wasting money. I got the [Shu-Uemura](http://www.shuuemura-usa.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?CategoryID=397&SubCategoryID=397&ProductID=548) eyelash curler and I am happy to report that in this case, you get what you pay for. I can’t believe how well it works compared to the drugstore version. Anyway, I’m in girly girl heaven these days. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/48 "2006-01-21T21:21:52Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > I’d also like to add a question for any other mildly freckled redheads: what colors work for you? We’re a tricky group, either too sensitive to ingredients, or color-wise, our freckles add yellow to an otherwise pink-pale complexion. Maybe True, the golden-rose color? Mine is Fairly Light; mind you, I’m very mildly freckled with a more-or-less porcelain skin tone. I’d suggest you get a sampler kit from the ebay store so you can figure which is best for you. It’s at [http://stores.ebay.com/Colorful-Sprinkles\_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm](http://stores.ebay.com/Colorful-Sprinkles_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm), and she’s got colour charts at [http://www.colorfulsprinkles-colorcharts.com/](http://www.colorfulsprinkles-colorcharts.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/49 "2006-01-22T16:31:23Z")
> [@RSSchen](#): > > Hellokitty, did you get some yet? She sent me an email to let me know that she got the trial sizes I sent her (foundation which may or may not have been her color, mineral veil, warmth, and a blush). Now that she’s had some time to play with them, maybe she’ll pop back in and let us know how she likes them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/50 "2006-01-22T17:34:48Z")
So is the kit dvd thorough enough to teach a newbie how to apply it right? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/51 "2006-01-22T18:11:48Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > So is the kit dvd thorough enough to teach a newbie how to apply it right? Dip, swirl, tap. Apply to face. Lather, rinse, repeat. No lathering or rinsing necessary. I got a DVD from Freecycle, I’d be glad to send it to you. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/52 "2006-01-23T00:19:41Z")
I decided to give it a try, I set my TIVO to record the infomercial and about halfway through gave them a call. 30 min later, after repeatedly telling the woman all I wanted was the starter set and answering her inane (So, you want this make up to make you look younger, correct? No, that is impossible, I just want to try a different make up that won’t settle in my lines) and insisting that I am 37 and know myself well enough to know I don’t want $300 worth of makeup that I have never tried before, and then having the baby start crying, someone knocking at the door and her STILL trying to upsell me, she finally gave me a total of $98 for the basic set, plus $9.99 shipping (4-6 weeks) and a $15. additional charge to get it here in 1 week, I said cancel my order, I’ll go up the street to Ulta and get it there. I go to Ulta and evidently, the only thing the girls are interested in doing is each others make up, they ask “you don’t need any help do you?” Finally, one spends about 3 seconds applying it to my face and wandered off immediately, I went back and futzed with it some more just to see how it worked. It seemed ok, but I was rather peeved at the end, I haven’t spent that much on make up in forever, and was looking forward to a bit of, I dunno. pampering, being nice, someone appreciating you forking over $60 for glorified dirt to smear on your face. I guess I’ll just get it from the sprinkly lady. It was a real bummer of a day. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/53 "2006-01-23T01:32:00Z")
That sucks, Auntbeast. That sucks a lot. I’ll tell you, though, the sprinkles lady is a very pleasant person to deal with. Polite emails, no bullshit, and fast shipping. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/54 "2006-01-23T01:53:16Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Dip, swirl, tap. Apply to face. Lather, rinse, repeat. No lathering or rinsing necessary. I got a DVD from Freecycle, I’d be glad to send it to you. Thank you for offering. I think I’ll get samples first, and if I like it I’ll probably order the starter set anyway. ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/55 "2006-01-23T17:26:58Z")
I’m appalled at the service **Auntbeast** received. After initially ordering the starter (light) set thru their website, I went to the Bare Escentuals store across 92 in Burlingame (?), and they fell over themselves trying to assist me. I bought a new full-size foundation, full-size Mineral Veil, some Bisque concealer and a brow brush. I also got a “frequent buyer” card there and if I decide to go back virtually any purchase will net me some benefit. What, exactly, I’m not sure of… Promptly after making the trek across the bridge to go to the store, I found that other closer stores also sell the products. Lots of small(er) cosmetics supply stores have it, as well as Sephora. I remember watching the DVD on my computer with lots of interest. It seemed pretty simple, and it is. Just make sure you tap it off enough. As far as color matching goes for you porcelain red-heads, it’s probably in your best interest to find a store around you that you can visit. I’m pretty darn white and I use foundation 2.0 instead of 1.2, both of which came in my “light” kit. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/56 "2006-01-23T18:14:24Z")
Meanwhile, for the slighter more broke Dopers I was really quite pleased with [Dream Matte Mousse](http://www.maybelline.co.uk/products/face/l29l51l52l222l401.htm) that Maybelline has come up with. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/57 "2006-01-24T20:39:53Z")
Okay, I’m sold. But when I went onto the [bareminerals.com](http://bareminerals.com) site, I found out that the kit includes a “club membership” with automatic shipments. I don’t want that! Did any of you find a way to get the kit without the membership? ---
**Author:** ![MrsMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@MrsMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/58 "2006-01-24T21:29:01Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > Okay, I’m sold. But when I went onto the [bareminerals.com](http://bareminerals.com) site, I found out that the kit includes a “club membership” with automatic shipments. I don’t want that! Did any of you find a way to get the kit without the membership? Didn’t find a way not to do it from the website - but I was able to call and cancel the club membership pretty easily. It takes me wayyy to long to use everything to need it refilled for me automatically. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/59 "2006-01-24T21:55:01Z")
Thanks. I did order and as per the site, called to cancel the club. I was told I’d have to pay “full price” for the kit if I cancelled it now, an extra $10. Otherwise I can cancel after I receive the kit. I despise that kind of sneakiness, but I’ll wait to cancel. Woohoo, will report on my success after I receive the kit! ---
**Author:** ![MizGrand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645/60 "2006-01-25T14:20:34Z")
Oh, yeah, I forgot about the club. I, too, cancelled promptly after receiving my kit. Here’s another question for the cult - what do you use & how often do you wash your brushes? They sell brush cleaner for an exhorbitant amount ($18) and I looked at the ingredients and it was mostly isopropyl alcohol. I’ve cleaned mine probably about 4 times in almost a year, pretty sure I should do it more often. I’ve tried diluted alcohol, shampoo and, I think, antibacterial hand soap. The alcohol seemed to dry the bristles too much, and for goodness’ sake, those brushes are **expensive**! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeup-question-for-lady-dopers-bare-escentuals/338645.md?page=4)