Imzadi
♥ Saved by an angel in a trench coat!
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2004
I tried Bare Minerals. I really liked it at first. One really has to exfoliate all the time, or it can look cakey & dry. I set it by lightly pressing a dampened paper towel on my face. Pressing, not rubbing or smearing. It helps get rid of the powdery look. I know other people spritz on a setting spray, but the damp paper towel trick is free.
WARNING: Bare Minerals lists that it has a sunscreen in it with a decent SPF so one doesn't also need to put on a sunscreen underneath. So one day, I dusted it one, buffed it in well and went out into an 80 degree day, full sun. Well, it has no real "sticking" power. It's just a powder. It sweated off my face and I nearly got sunstroke, I was so extremely hot & RED from the heat. I had to keep splashing cold water on my face and body to get my temperature back down. I was not doing anything different, or out any longer than when I wear a good liquid sunscreen. So it was definitely the Bare Minerals sweating off. Be careful with this in the summer!
I've gone back to my MAC foundation. I also found Lancome's Teint Idole 24 hr foundation. It truly is 24 hr wear. That stuff is smudgeproof and does NOT come off. I use it as my concealer. Unfortunately, it has silicone in it, which is probably what makes it waterproof & long lasting. So, I don't wear it every day.
I tried a foundation that does not contain silicone or parabens, but it oxidized (changed to an orange color,) in a couple hours, then totally disappeared a couple hours after that. It reminded me of the really old foundations our moms used to wear back in the 70's.
WARNING: Bare Minerals lists that it has a sunscreen in it with a decent SPF so one doesn't also need to put on a sunscreen underneath. So one day, I dusted it one, buffed it in well and went out into an 80 degree day, full sun. Well, it has no real "sticking" power. It's just a powder. It sweated off my face and I nearly got sunstroke, I was so extremely hot & RED from the heat. I had to keep splashing cold water on my face and body to get my temperature back down. I was not doing anything different, or out any longer than when I wear a good liquid sunscreen. So it was definitely the Bare Minerals sweating off. Be careful with this in the summer!
I've gone back to my MAC foundation. I also found Lancome's Teint Idole 24 hr foundation. It truly is 24 hr wear. That stuff is smudgeproof and does NOT come off. I use it as my concealer. Unfortunately, it has silicone in it, which is probably what makes it waterproof & long lasting. So, I don't wear it every day.
I tried a foundation that does not contain silicone or parabens, but it oxidized (changed to an orange color,) in a couple hours, then totally disappeared a couple hours after that. It reminded me of the really old foundations our moms used to wear back in the 70's.