GIVEAWAY: Bare Escentuals / Bare Minerals Makeup

I thought it would be nice to give away some red and pink products before February ends. This Soft Sweep Cheek Brush and Intrigue Blush (soft rose) are limited edition products that came out in the Bare Escentuals / Bare Minerals Surprise Collection. The brush handle and the lid of the blush feature shiny berry red accents. 

You can enter to win these items by filling out the Rafflecopter form below. 

Good Luck!

****This giveaway is open internationally and will close on March 6, 2015 at 11:59 PM****

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Bare Escentuals Sale!!!!

From April 19-21 bareescentuals.com is offering free shipping on all brushes. Use the code BUFF at checkout to take advantage of this offer.

Or, if you purchase two regular brushes you can use the code WASH at checkout to receive a free bottle of Well-Cared For Brush Shampoo (a $14 value).

Then on April 22 bareescentuals.com is having a 12 hour sale from 9am to 9pm PDT. Shop the site between these times to receive 30% off or more on select products. No coupon code necessary.

Spring Makeup: Light Pink Lipgloss

Yesterday I wrote about one of my favourite spring makeup trends—purple pastel eyeshadow. What better to compliment pretty purple lids than a light pink gloss on the lips?
The following pink glosses are my top picks for the season and it just so happens that they are all from Bare Escentuals.
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*100% Natural Lipgloss in 7 Layer Cake*
7 Layer Cake is  a pink mist colour with very fine baby pink shimmers. It is very sheer and gives the lips a soft glaze. It’s perfect for daytime and works great over lipstick.

*Buxom Lipgloss in Katie*
Like 7 Layer Cake, Katie is a very pale pink. However, it has a light lavender iridescence that makes it very unique and gives the lips a glowy ethereal look.

*Buxom Lipgloss in Bunny*
Bunny is a sheer pink with fine silver shimmers. It adds a light pink lustre to the lips that looks natural and pretty. It makes the skin look fresh and glowy when paired with a rosy pink blush.


*100% Natural Lipgloss in Wild Honey*
Wild Honey adds an understated metallic shine to the lips with its gold-pearl tones and pretty pink base. It can give the entire complexion a bronzy glow.

*Buxom Lipgloss in Trixie*
Trixie is another colour that gives the lips that golden pink lustre. It has slight lavender tones and looks less metallic on the lips than Wild Honey does. It is one of my favourite Buxom glosses.

*100% Natural Lipgloss in Heartcake*
A gorgeous rosy pink colour, Heartcake brightens the complexion and gives the lips a pretty sheen that is perfect for day or even a night out.

*100% Natural Lipgloss in Strawberry Creme*
Strawberry Creme is a pretty pink with slight purple undertones. It makes the lips glow with subtle pink and gold shimmers.

*100% Natural Lipgloss in Strawberry Shortcake*
Strawberry Shortcake is like a shimmer-less version of Strawberry Creme. It has those slight purple undertones but is completely free of shimmer.

*Buxom Lipgloss in Rosie*
Rosie is a ballerina pink colour that is also free of shimmer. This gloss came in the Buxom Babes flower girls kit, a set that includes four spring-appropriate glosses in shades of pink, peach, and purple.

Which light pink glosses are your favourites for spring?

BE Cares Program

I enjoy donating to charities and support cosmetic companies that do so as well. I’m sure that many of you know about MAC’s Viva Glam program but did you know that Bare Escentuals makes products that help support charities as well?

The BE Cares program has been around since March of 2007. It was created by Bare Escentuals for the purposes of to supporting and bringing awareness to organizations and initiatives that promote education, provide aid and increase one's self worth. Every so often the company creates a special limited edition product (often an eyeshadow) that is sold to raise funds for a specific charity.

The shadows in the photos below are a few examples of BE Cares products. From left to right is Believe (Cancer and Careers), Puzzle (Autism Awareness), and Sanctuary (United Animal Nations). Aside from these specific shadows, there are many others that BE has created in the past to help raise funds to donate to different charities. Currently Bare Escentuals is selling Enlightened eyecolour which was created exclusively for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You can purchase your own pot of this colour, as well as learn more about the BE Cares program by visiting http://www.bareescentuals.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BareEscentuals-Site/default/Experience-Show?cgid=BE_CARES

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