Bareminerals Bareskin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation Review

Bareminerals Bareskin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation retails for $29.50 at Ulta, Sephora and Baremineral's website. It is going to be able to deliver shear, median or full coverage depending on how much you use.

The Logistics:

It contain 1 fl oz of product and comes in 20 shades. The product is not formulated with silicone, oil, parabens, or fragrance. It is hypoallergenic and noncomedogenic. It is also dermatologist tested. There is an SPF 20. It has a dropper kinda applicator to it. Like the Smashbox BB Water** however the dropper is composed within the the bottle. The picture will make sense. I have it in the shade Bare Beige #8. 

Its Claims  (I got this straight from Ulta's website):

• Famous no-makeup look and feel
• Clinically proven to improve the appearance of dark spots, skin brightness and skin texture.*
• Coconut-derived base with jojoba-coated mineral pigments and non-chemical broad spectrum SPF 20
• Supercharged Lilac Plant Stem Cells and Vitamin C help to reveal brighter, more even-toned skin
• Ultra-thin, silky texture-one to two weightless drops naturally transform, soften and smooth your complexion

*Based on an independent clinical study after 8 weeks of use.

My Thoughts:

The Foundation/Serum does have a no-makeup feel to the face. It looks really natural and not like you piled on tons of foundation. However despite it claiming to not be formulated with oils it does seems a little oily to the touch. Don't get me wrong it doesn't look oily, but when I touch my face (that sounds weird) I can feel the oil underneath the foundation. Given I do even have dry skin.

I haven't seen an improvement in skin brightness, skin texture or dark spots as I used it, but I then haven't been using it for 8 weeks straight. The foundation is very runny. If you have it on your hand and move your hand the foundation will move as well. This type of consistency is very common with serum foundations. 

A little does go a long way. I used 2 drops to cover my whole face, then one more to add more coverage when needed. I think the foundation goes on better with a brush, because since very liquidity the brush doesn't soak up as much product as say a beauty blender. It does layer beautifully so you are able to get the full range of coverage.

I have it in the shade Bare Beige 8

Bare Beige 8

**Have you read my Smashbox BB Water Review. Go check it out: http://makeupgoodness.blogspot.com/2016/05/smashbox-camera-ready-bb-water.html

http://www.sephora.com/bareskin-pure-brightening-serum-foundation-P385364
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod10111980
http://www.bareescentuals.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BareEscentuals-Site/en_US/Experience-Show?cgid=BE_BARESKIN_PURE_BRIGHTENING_SERUM_FOUNDATION

If you tried this please let me know in the comments below and share your opinion. Also don't forget to follow me on instagram @makeupgoodnessblog to see sneak peaks and other makeup goodies. 

Tarteist Contour Palette Review

Tarteist Contour Palette retails for $45 on Ulta's website, Sephora and Tarte's website. Link will be on the bottom. The formula of the powders are creamy, soft and pigmented with the exception of the glow. The glow in my opinion is a dud. They apply to the skin beautifully and blend smoothly. However it might not be a must have. 

The Logistics: 

The palette comes with six colors. Two contour shades, one blush, two setting powders, and one highlighter. The contour, blush and setting powders are each contain 016 oz of product. The glow is 0.07 oz. 

• highlight (matte highlighter)
• correct (yellow correcting powder)
• contour – soft (for light-to-medium skin tones)
• contour – deep (for medium-to-dark skin tones)
• accentuate (rosy blush)
• glow (shimmer highlighter)

My thoughts: 

It is a good palette. I love the fact that it comes with a blush, very unusal of a contour palette to have. The glow shade was not my favorite. It was not very pigmented and did not give the kind of intensity I wanted. #highlightgameweak. The contour shades were okay. I think that it gave an okay range of colors. It does only have two shades, instead of the usual three, but the two shades included would probably suit most skin tones. The correcting shade and highlighting shade were also good. The blush is wonderful. I loved the color they chose to put in the palette. It is very natural and can be worn for everyday. 

Do I think you need this palette? Maybe not. If you don't own a contour palette already, and love how this one comes with a blush than go for it. However the highlighter is a flop. If you already own a couple or one contour palettes you probably don't need this. The contour shades and highlighting shades are all about the same. If you want something that is easy to travel, I suggest going for tarte showstopper or rainforest palette by tarte. They come with eye shadows, blush, bronzer and highlighter. All of which are formulated the same way. 

http://www.sephora.com/tarteist-contour-palette-P403749
http://tartecosmetics.com/tarte-item-tarteist-contour-palette
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod13511113

If you tried this please let me know in the comments below and share your opinion. Also don't forget to follow me on instagram @makeupgoodnessblog to see sneak peaks and other makeup goodies. 

NYX Lip Lingerie Review

NYX Lip Lingerie retails for $6.99 on Ulta's website and $7 on NYX's website, both will be linked on the bottom. They come in 12 shades. I only got my hands on 6, if you want to see the other shades let me know and I will do a part 2.

The Logistics: 

They come with 0.13 fl oz or 4 ml of product. The finish of all shades are matte. They are a liquid lipstick. The brand is cruelty free. The shades I have include:
Satin Ribbon: Nude Beige
Lace Detail: Nude Pink Beige
Push Up: Brown Spice Pink
Bedtime Flirt: Red toned Pink
Ruffle Trim: Cinnamon Pink
Honeymoon: Grey toned Brown

My Thoughts: 

They do not move. Seriously they don't. They dry within 10 seconds and they do not budge. Taking them off was a big pain, as I did lip swatches, but for a very long wear they are magnificent. However like any liquid lipstick they are drying. They do cling to dry patches and into crevices in your mouth. They don't feel dry but they look dry. I put a gloss over it to solve the problem. Not all shades are made the same in pigmentation. I found that the darker colors, especially Honeymoon, applied really well. It took one coat and it went on evenly and smoothly. The lighter shades like Lace Detail didn't go on as evenly as I wanted it to. They are sticky. Even when they dry they are extremely sticky. If you push your lips together long enough you need force to peel them apart.

Bedtime Flirt

Honeymoon 

Lace Detail 

Pushup 

Ruffle Trim

Satin Ribbon 

If you try them out please let me know in the comments below and share your opinion. And don't forget to follow me on instagram @makeupgoodnessblog to see sneak peaks and other goodies

http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/lip-lingerie/NYX_315.html
http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod13621063

Tarteist Blush Palette Review

 The Tarteist Blush Palette retails for $38 on Ulta's website. I will link it below. It is a total steal to get four blushes for the price of almost 1.5 amazonian clay blushes by tarte.

The Logistics:

Live

The palette comes with four limited edition shades (shades description below) for their 2016 spring and summer collection. Each blush is made with their amazonian clay formula which is suppose to stay on for 12hrs. Each blush contains 4.5g or 0.158 oz of product. A full amazonian clay blush by tarte has 5.6g and retails for $26. The palette comes with a large mirror and the names are engraved into the palette. It is also vegan friendly.

Laugh

Dream

Love

From left to right: Dream, Love, Laugh, Live

It's Claims:

• Amazonian clay: nature's most perfect ingredient for better, longer, truer wear
• Mineral pigments: soothe and soften skin

My Thoughts: 

The blushes do last for a significant amount of time, and strangely enough they seem to look better as they as the day goes on. I have never personally tested out the 12hr claim, but for 10hr it stays on. Live and Dream are really good pops of color for the spring and summer, hence its launch date. However Love and laugh are perfect everyday shades.  The pigmentation of each is great and smooth, no patchiness.  

The palette is travel friendly, but I'm not sure one person would need four blushes on a trip. If you aren't a makeup junkie like me and just want a nice array of shades I would totally go for this palette. You are getting four almost full size amazonian clay blushes for the price of 1.5. You get your everyday blushes and some nice pop of color too. And if you are a makeup junkie the packaging is adorable and a perfect showcase on your vanity. Overall I would go and grap this palette up before they are all gone. 

If you try out the palette please let me know your thoughts and opinions in the comments down below. And follow me on Instagram @makeupgoodnessblog to see sneak peaks and other goodies. 

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod13971125