Make Up Routine for Problem, Blemish Prone Skin

Hello girls!

In this period of time my skin has gotten worse, I had a lot of breakouts and I just wasn't feeling good about myself when looking at the mirror because the first thing I would concentrate on was my problem skin!

In my early twenties, I had struggled with blemishes and breakouts and was very unhappy about it!

I've tried almost everything there was on the market and nothing seemed to work!

In my late twenties, when I moved to Italy, I had discovered herbalist stores and with a help of some herbal supplements, herbal teas & Shiseido Pureness line, my skin has improved a lot, in terms that I was even able to go outside without covering the skin of my face with make up, trying to conceal all the blemishes...

However, this period of time has been a bit stressful for me, so state of mind has clearly showed on my skin!

I acted fast: Gathered again all the products that I used before in my fight against breakouts (will be talking more about this in my next blog post) and switched my make up routine (I currently use no liquid make up on my face!)

Due to the fact that I received a lot of compliments on my skin (apparently the lighting in my videos does its job?!), I assumed I'm really good at covering my imperfections...and that's why I made a little video- tutorial on what I do to acheive the appearance of a flawless skin- even when it isn't that way!

The important thing is that the products that I'm applying to cover my blemishes are also designed to cure my skin and make the blemishes dry faster and fade away more quickly!

Here I share my "secrets" to you:

(Redness Alert! You'll see my bare face, without any make up, so be prepared! lol... I'm of an opinion that, if this tutorial helps even only one single person, then it was totally worth filming it, and showing my face & my blemishes to the world!)

Click the play button on the video bellow, to watch my tutorial

Here are the products I use whenever I'm experiencing problem skin:

Bare Minerals as a concealer and foundation.
Applied with the make up brushes from Bare Minerals "Get Started" kit

Bare Minerals mineral foundation in a shade "medium" as a concealer.
Bare Minerals mineral foundation in a shade "medium beige" as a foundation.
(I'm applying it generously on my face- I apply more product than the instructions normally suggest!)
Shiseido Pureness Matifying Compact Powder- to set everything and ensure an oil free skin throughout the day!
(I'm using Shiseido Pureness compact powder in a shade 10 Light Ivory)

As I'm writing this blog post, I have already finished my two Bare Minerals foundations,
and, as you can see, I'm moving towards finishing my Shiseido compact powder as well :(
First time that I'm not happy about finishing a product!
I have already repurchased these products so many times, I have lost a count!
It only goes to show I truly love & recommend them, as they really do work for a problem, blemish prone skin! :)

I hope you find this blog post & my tutorial helpful!

Do you have any "secret" anti- blemish receipe that works for you?

I'm working on filming new videos for my channels, if you have any requests on what would you like to see, feel free to leave them to me in the comment's section!

♥ from Italy,

Sonja xx

Review: Bare Minerals Get Started Kit

Hello my sweet girls!

My new video, that I filmed while I was on my vacations in the mountains, is a beauty related topic and it's a review of Bare Minerals Get Started Kit.

While I was up there in the mountais, I really didn't feel like wearing lots of make up, I wanted to stay as natural as possible, just with a clean& fresh face :)

I did bring with me tons of make up (as usual, lol!!), lots of eye shadows& stuff, but on a daily basis, I ended up using only my Bare Minerals products.

And no eye shadow, no mascara what-so-ever!!

Now, this is really a strange thing for me to do, because I usually always wear at least mascara& a lip gloss!

Due to the fact that I was so happy with nothing but Bare Minerals on my face, I decided to dedicate to this kit a proper review!

I'm not new to this mineral make up, because I actually had the same kit two years ago& I finished it off completely!! (Well, except for the "Warmth" but it's actually quite impossible to finish this product as it's so dark& pigmented& a little goes a looong way on my pale skin complexion!)

A review on Bare Minerals was actually one of my first videos on my eipysgudps youtube channel!

But, as those were my vlogger/blogger beginnings, I wasn't as fluent in english to do a proper, quality review on the product (at least in my opinion) and the video ended up being quite funny actually :D

That's why I just took it down& now, as I've repurchased the kit& I'm wearing it again frequently, I've decided to give you guys my proper& thorough review on all the products in the kit.

You can see my review here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cXp6v8gZLY

And, here are the pics of the products:

Bare Minerals
Get Started Kit

The kit contains:
- A sample size of Prime Time Primer by Bare Minerals
- 2 shades of foundation (in my case, Medium& Medium Beige)
- Mineral Veil (Finishing Powder)
- Warmth (All Over Face Colour)
- Summer Bisque (Multi- tasking Concealer)
I also got a free gift with my purchase: "Glee" All Over Face Colour

This kit also contains all the brushes you'll need for a perfect application of your Bare Minerals:
-Full Flawless Face Brush
- Flawless Application Face Brush
- Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush

And these are the brushes that came with my old kit:
- Kabuki brush (maximum coverage)
- Flawless Application Face Brush
- Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush

My free gift with Bare Minerals Get Started kit purchase:
- Glee (All Over Face Colour)
Here is a swatch on my hand.

These are the products!

As you can see, there are plenty of the products in this kit! :)

Both times, I purchased the Get Started kit at my local Sephora.

I believe it retails at 65 euros, but on both occasions I had a discount, 20% off.

(Sephora tends to regularly send you this discount coupons& codes, if you're owner of the Sephora Black card& collect points with your purchases).

So I believe I paid a price of cca 45 euros& I believe, for all this products, this is a really good deal!

I'm truly liking the products.

I find that I love using my Bare Minerals when I want to go for a more natural look& also when I feel my face is getting oily& shiny& when I'm in "that time of the month" when I might develop a breakouts!

Using Bare Minerals helps me to keep my face "under control"& shine free!

Mineral Veil really does a good job of preventing the shiny zones on my face, I apply it once& I don't even feel a need to reaply it during the day!

Also, I love the "Summer Bisque" concealer: For covering any redness, spots ( I feel it even helps to dry them out!)& even for under my eyes, where surprisingly, I don't feel it drying, but actually rather creamy when I apply it!

I feel that all this products basically adjust to your skin needs!

The brushes are also very good quality, I've had the brushes from my first kit for years now, I have washed them so many times I can't even count& they're still in the perfect condition.

At the beginning, there were some minor shedding, but after a few usages, it stopped completely :)

A fabulous kit& I believe I'm going to keep repurchasing it :)

Definitely, a thumbs up!

I recommend !

If you have any questions about this kit, feel free to ask me!

I'm glad to help.

Stay naturally beautiful xx

Sonja