I was never into their base products but I really miss their ready eye shadow palettes, they were a super luxe formula and the colors were pretty! i loved the compact shape and size too.
Yes, it was when Leslie Blodgett sold the company. Prior to that, it was all loose mineral. That is what set them apart. After, it was liquids and pressed, which includes the preservatives, the company was known not to use. I hope they leave their original loose mineral product alone. I have been wearing it since my late 20s, it was the first makeup I liked. I am 49 now, I have read that once you are over 40 you have to give up on the powder foundation. It still works great for me, admittedly, I still have oily skin. The company is going in a disturbing direction, the Gen Nude eyeshadows where solid and they have replaced them with something that does not seem to work while swatching, they have terrible reviews. I don't know if it is a supply chain problem or what, but based availability, I suspect the Gen Nude liquid lips are going next. I bought a back up of Scandal just in case. I wish I could get Rose back in the eye shadow.
I'm 52 and still wear the original loose mineral product. It's all about preparing the skin with whatever you need (moisturizer, serum, and primer for me), and it still looks the same on my skin as it did many moons ago.
Sadly the new ownership is more focused on profits than quality. When companies “reformulate” their products, 99% of the time it’s to swap out quality ingredients for something cheaper so they can save money at the customer’s expense.
agree with you im so sad to see bare minerals becoming to commercial and putting bad ingredients in their products. the pro liquid foundation was so good but now is so oily, has alcohol and other acne causing ingredients 😢😢😢. time to look for another brand
I still have oily skin at 54, and it is beautiful, didnt settle into wrinkles, helped fill in pores. I like it best with a brush after moisturizer has sunk in. Did need to blot every 2-3 hours, but that is standard for me. I will say this looks far better when using a light coverage
BareMinerals also recently reformulated the Complexion Rescue tinted moisturizer and it's not nearly as good as the old one 🙈 The old one was my holy grail 😢
This looks very pretty on your skin. When you first swiped the foundation I thought that it looked a little dark. But once you got it on looks pretty. I love the compact packaging.
I have been following you since the bareminerals days. I completely agree, the brand is not as exciting as when Leslie owned. However there products continue to be solid for me. I love all of you bareminerals videos though and I was anxiously waiting for your thoughts on this product. Thank you for sharing 😊
interesting about the oxidation. I'm Asian and pretty tan, have medium light skin with yellow undertones and also I'm quite oily. When I've done a bare minerals consultation in the past, they went with Golden Fair...which looked really light on me... but over time when my oils mix with the powder, it looks perfect. I've tried slightly darker colors, and they usually look amazing to begin with, and then over time my face just looks dirty or like I've put on way too much bronzer. So I wonder if the key is to pick a slightly lighter tone, and it oxidizes to your perfect tone? Just a thought!
*Update* I tried this this morning and omg. What a differance. It doesnt mess up the powder and doesnt clog the sponge. It does shift the shade alittle. I really think Bareminerals missed an oppertuunity with the marketing on this. They should have said this was supposed to be used this way from the get go. I think more people would have had a better experiance and have been more inclined to try it. It is an innovative product that was really mis labeled. I literally bought this and had the same patching and what not, and was ready to return it. I'm trying this tomorrow again with the damp sponge. Thank you so so much!
They were, but then someone else bought the company from the original owner and strayed away from the talc-free loose powders they were known for and started doing more pressed and liquid products. It’s a shame.
@@stardustgirl2904 They were initially talc-free. Years ago, they had a change of ownership and started using talc as a filler. That’s when I stopped buying from them. If I wanted talc, I’d buy crap from Walmart.
Only use this product because it's talc-free. I had picked the same color, 15 Neutral and you are right about the orangey undertone. It seems it's either orange or yellow with this line, wish they had a light olive. But once it's on all over, it looks fine. Will be trying the damp sponge. Thanks for the review.
I have normal/dry mature skin and it did not feel dry on me. It was very smooth and soft looking. I so wanted this to work. But I could not get a good color match. I think I will retry getting a good color match & try with the damp beauty blender because I have never found anything that would last on me. I live in a very humid climate.
I’m so glad I happened to catch your TikTok about applying it this way. I was ready to consider it a loss because I had the same experience as you did at first. I have mature very dry skin. It looks flawless on you! I will be trying this tomorrow. Thank you for demonstrating how to use it damp. I’ll probably use it in the summer when my skin has more natural moisture. Have a great day!
@@TinkgrrrbabeI agree. I used to love bare minerals. The products are in smaller containers, more expensive, and just suck now. I get the pressed powder but it always starts breaking up to the point it’s unusable and I end up wasting a lot of product. That NEVER used to happen. If you know of any comparable products, please let me know!
What! First MUFE Ultra HD and now complexion rescue & barePro ….I could 😭 I have NOT had much success with “talc” free products, I’ve found eyeshadows just don’t adhere to eyelids very well, mattes don’t layer or build well at all. Talc free pressed powders kinda stick to foundations and just look dry and almost splotchy….not a fan! I’m convinced powders just need things like talc to bind the formulas
I just included that in a mini rant. I didn't buy the new ones, they look pretty, but I could not get anything off in the swatches and I was trying pretty hard. The reviews are pretty bad. I don't buy much makeup anyway, but Gen Nude Rose is getting worn and two shadows are broken. I guess I should pay more attention.
To save money. The company was sold, and the new owner is “reformulating” everything to swap out quality ingredients for cheaper ones at the customer’s expense.
My skin's become much drier and I can hardly use my original bare pro powder foundation now. This might be better but, my biggest complaint would be, why create a powder compact IF you need to use a wet sponge to apply!!! Thanks for the review. I'm falling off their wagon too.
You only need a wet sponge if you’re trying to get “full coverage” out of this product that is only meant to be light-medium coverage. They have ANOTHER foundation that is already full coverage. No one “needs” to use a wet sponge unless they chose the wrong foundation.
I remember seeing the updated version in Sephora, I wasn’t sure if it was just the display in that store, but based on the shade number conversion I saw, there are less shades now! Mine was just…gone.
Found you when BM was doing the liquid foundation and you took a picture of your skin … remember that back in the day? I actually loved that match and formula! Once I found you I never left!!
ove this foundation, at least the old formula. I have tried so many powder foundation, loose or compact, this is the first one that i like how it look on my skin and my pores. With combo skin this works very well. I tired the loose one. My pores look 3 times bigger than what it is. Hopefully new formula work as well as the old for combo oily skin
Watching you apply w a sponge I think the fair N10 might be a better match. Your analysis is my exact experience except I have combo skin. I'm not loving the Fair N15 wear test with a brush. Will try the sponge next. So weird cuz my old standby was light natural 09 but their replacement was a cool darker tone. 🤷♀️ So I've been doing trial and error. If this doesn't work I'm trying L'Oreal infallible next. I try to stay with natural products but this process has been frustrating and expensive. You are correct on the L15 having a bright orange look. Not sure what they were going for. Definitely a step away from natural tones.
I've noticed that the BM Bare Pro concealer stick is hard to find these days. I'm hoping that maybe they're reformulating it as opposed to discontinuing it.
I hadn’t watched in a while but now I’m back w you although I still usually don’t comment I was watching when you did vlogs I loved your grocery hauls but I’m glad I started watching you again you do superior reviews I’m also not to much into tic tok but I went there to follow you and I’m kinda liking it you do awesome reviews there too thanks for the content
I used to love this brand but is only getting worse and worse their foundations are now super oily and have ingredients in it that were not used before. time to look for a new brand
The liquid concealers didn't work for me. They oxidized horribly and by the 5th hr it started disappearing. I was so disapointed😢 because I love their loose powder foundation. I want to try the powder concealer and hopefully I have better luck with those. ❤
I bought this one on friday and applied it with its sponge. The coverage and feeling on the skin is amazing. But the shade doesn‘t fit me, it‘s a bit too dark/pink/orange for my light skin. Gonna try another shade :)
Thank you for this update!!! Do you think that a hydrating skin prep would help or a hydrating/luminous setting spray (not the thermal water, necessarily) ? I love my BM loose powder & liquid foundation & this one does look interesting. As a dry skin girl as well, I truly appreciate your analysis!! 💜
@@ShelbeyWilson oh boy!! That totally stinks. Thank you SO much for answering!! We dry skin girls are gonna have to work to get this product not to feel like it’s sucking all the moisture out of our skin (for those of us that have any moisture to begin with!! LOL) 💕
BareMinerals also discontinued a ton of their all over face loose powders. I used A Little Sun as my bronzer for 10+ years and it’s now gone, no replacement. Did a little research and others have said the colors they used (hint, thistle, etc.) have either changed drastically or have been discontinued. Disappointed in BareMinerals.
I don't think the products she was talking about contained talc but overall after the company sold, they started changing things drastically. I also miss the old line up.
@@ShelbeyWilson I believe the previous pressed foundation formula did contain talc. If I remember correctly, that is the reason I did not purchase the previous pressed powder foundation. The original loose powder formula was and is talc free, however the sunscreen that it contains is problematic due to the fact that it is a loose powder, and can be breathed into the lungs. So when I found out that the new pressed version was now talc free, I purchased it. If I could find the loose powder without sunscreen, I would purchase it. I'm just trying to go clean as I can in my makeup.
Is the finish of this anywhere similar to the original bare minerals loose powder? That's the only face powder that doesn't crease on me and stick to every dry spot so I'm wondering if this is like that since loose powder is not good for on the go 🙂
Gorgeous foundation, I thought I had found my holy grail. BUT... it breaks me out. Horrible cystic acne on my chin. I'm so sad, especially as it's not cheap. I've never had this sort of reaction with makeup, not even powder foundations from drugstore brands. Anyone has recommendations? :(
Old comment but the new formula has synthetic fluorophlogapite and that ingredient is so itchy on my face! When it’s used in eyeshadows my eyes get very irritated. It’s first ingredient too, and definitely an allergen for me anyways.
Is this the same powder foundation that should be applied in sweeping motion vs swirling? When did this new product launch? I have BM powder foundation and I don’t have issues when applying as recommended.
I think they do recommend sweeping based on the recommended brush and like I showed in the demo with the sponge, it applied much better in a sweeping motion.
I'm struggling to get the right prep on my skin for this new formulation. I was using a dimethicone matte primer with the old one and it worked great. Not so much now.
How do you think this would work overtop of complexion rescue in terms or adding a little extra coverage and longevity to the wear of the complexion rescue?
I have to skip trying this one, the liquid bare minerals pro is the absolute WORST foundation I’ve ever tried. Aged my skin ten years, I tried applying it with fingers, sponge and brush, horrible!!!
I'm thinking about trying the original loose minerals and I used to wear fairly light do you know or does anyone know what shade is currently the same as fairly light from back in the day?
