Concealers -Bare Escentuals - Correcting Concealer
belladevincidunn 11/7/2012 10:46:00 AM
I absolutely LOVE this stuff and cannot be without it. I am very pale with yellow/olive undertones. I have herediatry very, very dark eye circles (under and above my eyes). I cannot go without a full coverage concealer. Now that I am also getting older I struggle with full coverage and not showing my eyes creepiness where some products settle into fine lines. I also have puffy bags under my eyes due to bad allergies (which also don't help my dark circles). I have finally found my HG routine to hide those dark circles, brighten my eyes, significantly diminish my bags, last all day, AND not make accentuate my fine lines/makeup settle into creases. First use a good eye moisturizer. One that will completely be absorbed into skin but leave only a small amount of moisturizer feel left on it for just a few mintues before being competely absorbed, but not too much. I personally use Mario Badescu's Hyaluronic eye cream. I apply it to both the top and bottom eye area but not too close to the lash line or tear ducts (as the products heats like most products it can melt a little and run into the eyes causing watery eyes). Second within a minute or two of applying my moisturizer I apply Bare Minerals correcting concealer (the creamy one) in light 2 (the one with warm undertones) with a concealer brush to make sure that I achieve full coverage but not too thickly. Third I set it with the Bare Minerals pressed translucent powder (the Ready Touchup Veil). This powder is very finely milled and truly translucent. Being that it is pressed I am able to set the concealer more completely with the sponge. (Granted I replaced the sponge that comes with this with a cellulose round sponge for better application). This allow my concealer to set without creating a clumpy, chalky, creasy, creepy mess. Final step - I used Bare Minerals Well Rested concealer and the Bare Minerals (of course any small, very fine size for precision application concealer brush will work). I apply the Well Rested at my inner corners and blend down my under eye area about a fingertip depth down. Then I apply a thin later at the ridge just below my bags to bring the thin area forward and blend it in somewhat but not too heavily. Just like the illusions used in art. Dark makes an object appear to recess, light makes an object appear to come forward. by doing this the size of my bags diminish significantly and some days (when my allergies aren't as bad) they appear to not be there at all after I apply my make up this way. Hope you find this helpful!
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Pressed Powders -Bare Escentuals - READY SPF 15 Touch Up Veil
belladevincidunn 11/7/2012 10:43:00 AM
Very finely milled and excellent for setting makeup, especially the eye area!!
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Concealers -Bare Escentuals - Well-Rested For Eyes
belladevincidunn 11/7/2012 10:42:00 AM
I absolutely LOVE this stuff and cannot be without it. I am very pale with yellow/olive undertones. I have herediatry very, very dark eye circles (under and above my eyes). I cannot go without a full coverage concealer. Now that I am also getting older I struggle with full coverage and not showing my eyes creepiness where some products settle into fine lines. I also have puffy bags under my eyes due to bad allergies (which also don't help my dark circles). I have finally found my HG routine to hide those dark circles, brighten my eyes, significantly diminish my bags, last all day, AND not make accentuate my fine lines/makeup settle into creases. First use a good eye moisturizer. One that will completely be absorbed into skin but leave only a small amount of moisturizer feel left on it for just a few mintues before being competely absorbed, but not too much. I personally use Mario Badescu's Hyaluronic eye cream. I apply it to both the top and bottom eye area but not too close to the lash line or tear ducts (as the products heats like most products it can melt a little and run into the eyes causing watery eyes). Second within a minute or two of applying my moisturizer I apply Bare Minerals correcting concealer (the creamy one) in light 2 (the one with warm undertones) with a concealer brush to make sure that I achieve full coverage but not too thickly. Third I set it with the Bare Minerals pressed translucent powder (the Ready Touchup Veil). This powder is very finely milled and truly translucent. Being that it is pressed I am able to set the concealer more completely with the sponge. (Granted I replaced the sponge that comes with this with a cellulose round sponge for better application). This allow my concealer to set without creating a clumpy, chalky, creasy, creepy mess. Final step - I used Bare Minerals Well Rested concealer and the Bare Minerals (of course any small, very fine size for precision application concealer brush will work). I apply the Well Rested at my inner corners and blend down my under eye area about a fingertip depth down. Then I apply a thin later at the ridge just below my bags to bring the thin area forward and blend it in somewhat but not too heavily. Just like the illusions used in art. Dark makes an object appear to recess, light makes an object appear to come forward. by doing this the size of my bags diminish significantly and some days (when my allergies aren't as bad) they appear to not be there at all after I apply my make up this way. Hope you find this helpful!
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Concealers -Bare Escentuals - Summer Bisque
belladevincidunn 11/7/2012 10:24:00 AM
This is a great concealer with great coverage. It is too dark for my undereye area in the winter as I am very pale with yellow/olive undertones but in the summer it matches beautifully. In the winter I only use Well Rested by Bare Minerals.
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