bareMinerals Original Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF15

My overall rating

I gave bare minerals a great run... I do have oily/acne prone skin and the commercials said it was good for this type of skin, and would actualy help acne improve, etc,etc.... I have never had as much acne covering my face as I do since I started...   +

I gave bare minerals a great run... I do have oily/acne prone skin and the commercials said it was good for this type of skin, and would actualy help acne improve, etc,etc.... I have never had as much acne covering my face as I do since I started using bare minerals :( I've been using it for about 7 months, and I kept with it thinking that it couldn't possibly be the bare minerals that was breaking me out, since supposedly it's all pure, etc etc, you know everything they market it as. And YES i was washing the brushes religiously! So I switched around my cleansers/moisturizers thinking that had to be it.. I even used proactiv for a while, NOTHING helped. My face kept breaking out, was itchy at times, and seemed more oily than normal. I finally had to admit that maybe it was the bare minerals and stopped using it just this week. HOORAY! My face is no longer itchy!!! And whereas I'd been getting a new pimple practically every day, so far nothing!! The sad thing is my face is COVERED now in acne scars, I've never in my life have dealt with looking this way and I've gotta tell ya it's awful! :( I'm soooo self concious and try to hide from people :( It stinks.... I'm going to stay off the bare minerals of course and see how my skin is in a couple of weeks.... I just hope the scars fade soon.

So bottom line, bare minerals didn't work for me, it actually made my skin MUCH MUCH worse than it's ever been before, and i wouldn't recommend it for girls with oily/acne prone skin or large pores.... :(    -