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Bare Minerals BareSkin Sheer Sun Serum Bronzer Review

BareSkin Sheer Sun Serum Bronzer.

I recently saw this when browsing Mecca Online. Unfortunately I was unable to find any reviews on it. Seeing as I loved the limited edition Loreal Liquid Bronzer so much, I decided to grab it anyway. It is limited edition and retails for $41.

It comes in a little bottle, the same as their serum foundations. I liked the gold lid, it’s super cute. You have to shake well before using it. I assume this is due to the serum. It comes out a tiny hole, one drop at a time.

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I find one drop easy does one half of my face, cheek, forehead and a swish on my nose. This universal makeup shade is a gorgeous warm bronze which stands out in all the right ways against my pale skin. However when I fake tan (which is always) it’s much more subtle. This works well for me as I try to go for quite a ‘natural’ skin look day to day.
I love to swirl this all over my cheeks with a Real Techniques Duo Fibre Brush and then dab over with my foundation sponge to make sure it’s all seamless. I can’t comment on the ‘serum’ aspect, but this is a gorgeous makeup bronzer for light to medium skin tones.

Perfect Palette TAG on Youtube

Wow so this TAG is amazing. I am was so excited to do it, even though it was SO MUCH harder than I ever could have imagined.
I tried not to cheat on this.. But.. This was hard!

Best Packaging- Urban Decay Naked 3

Naked 3

I absolutely LOVE rose gold. So not only are the Eyeshadows on the rosy side but the packaging!
This palette also snaps closed probably so you don’t have to worry about it swinging open and getting destroyed

Naked 3

Best Color Payoff- Napoleon Perdis Prismatic Quad #5

napoleon quad 5

Most of my favourite palettes have impeccable pigmentation and colour pay off.
I chose this one though as I wanted to include it in this tag as they are definitely palettes worth checking out! Also can be used wet for an even more intense pigment.

 

Most Versatile- Too Faced Chocolate bar

too faced chocolate bar

This palette is the most amazing thing I own at the moment.
1. Smell
2. Pigmentation
3. Great range

too faced chocolate bar

There is such a great variety of colours in this palette.
You’ve got your mattes, and shimmers; neutrals and more out there options.
This palette is also great for doing that thing where you look at the back of your hair in the mirror and see your reflection from the back (that’s so badly explained) and I sniff the chocolate while I’m doing that. So amazing.
The packaging on this is also to DIE for. But I love me some rose gold..

Best for Travelling- Chi Chi Nudes

When travelling I don’t think about the usual things that others do.
(Ie- small, lightweight, good variety etc)
I chose this palette for travelling because you can easily recreate a bunch of different looks with this as there’s a great variety of neutral shades. These colours should go with most occasion and outfit choices too.
But most importantly, it is super affordable! I don’t know about you, but if I took an expensive palette on holiday and my bags got damaged or lost I would be heartbroken (which is why most of my make up comes in my carry on)
But the Chi Chi palettes are so affordable that I could easily replace this without wrecking the bank!

Biggest Regret- NARS the happening

NARS The Happening

The Eyeshadows in this palette are very average in quality. I did get it mainly for orgasm and Laguna, however I have accidentally got my bronzer brush in the edge of the eyeshadow more than once and destroyed my face. I wish that I didn’t get this palette and instead the Guy Bourdin one night stand. Or the individual colours. Unfortunately when ordering online these things just happen.

NARS The Happening

Best Colour Names- Urban Decay Naked Basics

Urban Decay Naked Basics

I don’t have THAT many palettes as compared to some people. My urban decay palettes are pretty much the only ones that even have names. So they kind of win by default.

This I would also take travelling, 100%

Least Used- Lime Crime D’Antoinette

These colours are to die for. Absolutely gorgeous, but I just don’t reach for it. Obviously not the most wearable every day colours for most people.

Most Used- NP custom

Napoleon

This is kind of cheating.. I made this palette with the Napoleon Perdis colour discs that I bought prior to working there when I did a lot more freelance. This meant that I could always see what I had easily and they didn’t get lost.
Now that I work for the company I use these colours pretty much every time I go to work, along with their quads and loose dusts to create the current look for the moment.
Have to say though I would not recommend this cheap flimsy palette I put everything in. I will defiantly be spending the money on a Z Palette when I get the chance.

Most Loved- Inglot Custom Palette

This is my most loved because my partner Adam made it for me for Christmas. You’ve got the cool tones bright blush which is very me. The green options which I love for my inner corner or lower lash line. And the neutral browny/greys in a light shimmer and regular matte which is great for the crease and blending out colors.

Desert Island- Too Faced Bonjour Soleil

Too Faced Boujour Soleil

Is this cheating? Were they all meant to be Eyeshadows?
Sorry ’bout it! This would be my desert island palette because once my fake tan wore off everyone would realise that I’m actually very close to albino and wouldn’t fit in at all. Plus these can also double as Eyeshadows and have the perfect bronzer brush inside.

Too Faced Boujour Soleil

Also while I am starving to death I can sniff this and remember the better days…

I want everyone to tell me what their all time FAV palette is!
At the moment mine would have to be Too Faced Chocolate Bar.
So what is yours?