Foundation Review - BareMinerals BarePRO Liquid Foundation

So we once again return to finding the perfect foundation. This time it is the controversial BareMinerals BarePRO liquid foundation. As a brand famous for their mineral powder foundation, many people were shocked when they revealed they would be launching a liquid foundation. TO be honest, I think that the with the rising popularity of liquid foundations they would have been a fool to not give the people something new. This has so many 'good for your skin' ingredients like bamboo, papaya and is also supposed to improve the skin's texture over time (sounding good to me).

The texture of this foundation is pretty liquidy, it feels just like water, it just runs off the back of your hand. When you apply it, it dries quick, and boy do I mean quick, so I found when I applied it with a brush it just looked patchy and unnatural. I decided to warm the product between my fingers and apply it with my hands, which worked like a treat. The finish is stunning, it's matte, but not too matte where your face looks flat (I know I'm practically Eminem). It gives such a beautiful skin like finish without looking to heavy or cakey.

It wears really well and I find it lasts all day, without fail. The only downside is I find it becomes really dry on my face throughout the day and sinks into my fine lines. I've tried so many primers with this, YSL, burberry, bare minerals... and the same thing happens every time, the way I get around this is to not set my foundation with powder, meaning when it starts to settle, I can just grab my beauty blender and blend them away. It really doesn't budge from around my cheeks and chin at all, it doesn't go oily and looks like I have just put it on after about 6 hours.

This also comes in 30 shades, so I found, finding my shade a walk in the park. I have the colours 03 and 04, as I tend to go a little bit tanned in summer so keep one in reserve.

Overall I think this is a good foundation, It certainly isn't my favourite formula, but really looks beautiful. If you're someone with fine lines or wrinkles or super dry skin, I would get a sample of this before buying to see what you think.

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