Monday 14 September 2015

Brightening with bareMinerals


Primers. I've never really believed in them, simple reason being I don't believe in them prolonging the wear time of your makeup. Yes, I believe the oil control ones prevent the skin from eating the makeup up, by creating a barrier. But I see that happening only in that particular case.
What I do think primers do very well is correct/brighten or create a smooth base for your products. I had previously used the MUFE Primer, which I didn't love, but used up anyway because it did brighten my face and lessen the angry purple of my acne scars.
This time, I saw the bareMinerals Prime Time Brightening Foundation Primer on strawberrynet for INR 1290 and thought for the price I really needed to give it a go!
It's a peachish liquid that has a siliconey smooth texture to it. It also has a golden sheen does wonders in brightening my face. The texture also helps in filling in the texture left on my skin due to breakouts and blemishes... it smoothes over my face very easily - one pump being more than enough and doesn't form little balls if I try and work it into my skin (always a plus).
It doesn't prolong the wear of my foundation in anyway, and I'm not particularly oily to talk about oil control, but it keeps my base looking fresh for however long I choose to wear it - preventing fading.
It also does add a little brightness to my face - and glow, which my dry skin could really do with.
I'm going to continue using it to see how much of a difference it really makes and I shall report back... for now, I like it. I can see the difference in my foundation on days I use it as opposed to the days I won't.

And for the price, I would surely make sure I have it at all times.

Have you tried this? What do you think?




6 comments:

  1. I am yet to come across a primer which I really love! heavy silicon primers dry out my skin n cling to dry patches...currently trying to finish up MAC Prep n Prime Radiance, it does brighten the skin and makes it look a lot less dull but I don't think it pro-longs my makeup...but then my skin is very dehydrated n dry these days so makeup does last pretty good also coz I am indoors usually.....i need to test that outside in sun :)

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    1. Prep and Prime Radiance has been on my radar for a while, but I'm just too lazy to get it and try it - sounds ridiculous. But it's true!

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    2. Prep and Prime does nothing to my skin either :( Infact, if you are staying in a hot and humid place, it does makes you look more shiny!

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    3. Haha, you know I would kill for that shine right? :P

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  2. I tried a sample of this and it does absolutely nothing for me :(

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    1. That's a shame :( I think I like it, but I'm usually on the fence with primers so... I dunno.

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