Thank Goodness for Infomercials

I'm sure that we have all been there. It's 2:07 in the morning and you have just woken up to go pee. You think, "I'll be able to go right back to sleep" and then after what seems like 8 hours of tossing and turning you look at the clock again. 4:23. In the AM! Crap. So, out of bed we tromp to flip on the TV. Nothing is on before 5:00 except for infomercials. It's now 4:30 and a promising one has just started. It's the bareMinerals one. Yeah! I love to watch all those faces go from splotchy to perfectly made up with just a few strokes of the Handi Buki brush. Three or four years ago, I got caught up in the bareMinerals craze. I guess I was just on the right sleepless night at the right infomercial time. Since then, I have been a loyal follower. There isn't a whole lot that I can say about this product that has not been covered on the infomercial. I'll just add that the product is just about as good as they say it is. I say "just about" because it is suppose to minimize lines, and I have not found that to be the case. Of course, it could be that my lines are beyond minimizing. Also, I find it to be a great little zit zapper. Just dab a little of the foundation on your little face friend and it dries it up pretty fast. The other thing I would mention is that, while the mineral veil seems like a nothing deal, it really makes a difference with how smooth your makeup looks. After two kids and several sleepless nights, I need all the help I can get. Momma happy.

BUDGET LIVING: If you are looking to buy this makeup and want to get the most value for your buck, here is how you do it. Subscribe to the club at www.bareminerals.com and get the makeup, brushes and mineral veil. The brushes alone would cost you over $100 and they are definitely worth it. Once you figure out your shade and/or get tired of paying $60 every other month for the tiny jars, cancel and go buy it at the store. Ulta, Sephora and the bareMinerals store all charge about the same, around $25. And it's the big jar.