I have been using bare minerals for 2 days and I think I might return the kit. My skin has never been more oily...I may have a new source of domestic oil production right here.  faint I was only moderately oily and it is winter so I am totally shocked at how my skin is reacting. I have to take a kleenex and blot my face. The first day I think I used too much and it was coming off on the tissue. It is so disgusting. Gosh, I am even embarrassed that I was walking around like that. Today I used a lot less but my skin is still so oily and there is no coverage at all.

I wanted to ask if anyone else had these problems? I read Lynn's link about bismuth-oxychloride and I am anxiously awaiting my samples to arrive so I can try them. It sounds like my skin is not reacting well to that ingredient. I am so hoping that is the problem so I can use her minerals. If anyone has experience to share, I would be interested to hear.

I hope my samples come today. oh please oh please 

My friend had the same reaction with bare minerals...  Her face went beserk!!

I hope your samples from Lynn arrive today!  I am so loving mine...  And I have dry skin, but use some oil free hydrating gel for my morning moisturizer and it works great...

I have found that for minerals your skin needs to be REALLY dry or your pores look HUGE!!  So no more day solution or even essence or moisturizer in the mornings for me.  Just the gel.

That way it is noce and dry/smooth and the minerals glide on without enhancing my pores...

Hope this helps!

That's is good to know, TUP. I use moisturizer every morning. Maybe I should stop with the minerals.

Lynn's page has an article on bismuth-oxychloride and when I read that I was pretty sure that was me.  I really hope her samples will work for me. I had only heard raves about bare minerals so I was really surprised how bad it was on me. The fact that she posted an article about this on her page tells me it must not be all that uncommon.

The quest continues.               
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TGIF,

I also have a suggestion: If you're using BE, they're known for accentuating pores and making them look larger. It's because you must really force the makeup into your pores with the buffing/kabuki brush business. You may want to try being more thorough when you apply. If you're not using BE, it could just be the fact the makeup is a little too light, which causes pores you never knew you had to show up.

And like TUP said, it could just be that your skin wasn't dry enough when you applied. Minerals really grab to any moisture and stick.

 

Hi Lynn, that article was sooo me. I am really glad you posted that because otherwise, I would have never known what was going on. The second time I wore the Bare minerals, I couldn't wait to wash it off. When I did my face was pink like I had a sunburn so I know my skin was getting very irritated.

Should I be skipping moisturizer in the morning? My skin is usually normal to slightly oily in the winter and oily in the summer. I only use moisturizer in the morning to get the SPF but since the minerals have that maybe I am better off without it, no?

I can't wait to try the samples.  bounce

I don't have any problem w/ bare minerals, but do know that there are a small number of women who can't use it-- don't know why- but anyway, I love it and feel that it makes my pores look smaller, etc--- don't have the oil problem either-- just try another brand and see what happens.

I think if you're not starting kind of fresh in the morning, it's not a good thing-- at least rinse the face with h2o or something-- b/c whatever you're puttin on at night is still there, and my skin is always kind of oily in the morning-- so I start fresh w/ moisturizer. My bare minerals DVD recommended starting w/ a clean face and either some sort of lightweight serum or moisturizer depending on your skin type-- but from my experience, use something for your skin type either to add moisture or to control oil, before applying any kind of makeup. I think th eminerals go on much smoother and more even.
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you know, I think I have felt the nose thing, but not every day-- only a couple of times--- so thta is weird. I never thought about it being from that, but I suppose it could have been--- funny.