People always ask me as a beauty journalist where my loyalties lie: People always ask me as a beauty journalist where my loyalties lie: hair, makeup, skin care, or body care? I never think twice, just like the main character in a cheesy romantic comedy. “It’s always been you,” I say. “It’s always been you,” I say. “Makeup.””That doesn’t mean I don’t love the others, though. But what about creatively? The one is makeup. My skin is sensitive and prone to acne, my hair is fine and always falling flat, and body care, while important, has never made me feel as good as that. But makeup changes things, lets you express yourself, and gives you power!
When bareMinerals’ new Complexion Rescue Luminous Skin Tint
The new skin tint is basically a tinted moisturiser that has been improved. It promises light buildable coverage with a true second skin finish. It’s in a cute little stick that’s easy to use and, most importantly, doesn’t make a mess. It has a dewy look but not like a disco ball, a bright look but not like a lizard, and it is made to blur with mineral silica and mica so that the texture is hidden instead of highlighted.
It’s the hard launch of skincare-meets-makeup that we’re ready to make public…
Vitamin E is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, acai palm helps keep things hydrated and supports the barrier, magnesium protects it, and calcium carbonate keeps things moist but not greasy. The brand says that when you use it, it gives you 48% more hydration right away, 13% more strength to your skin barrier, and 31% more smoothness*. It is also said to be water-, humidity-, and sweat-proof, which is less of a bragging point in the UK and more of a need.
So, the question is: Does it live up to the hype?
When you first swipe it across your cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin, it melts. Not in a way that makes the colour slide off my face, but in a way that makes me wonder where the colour starts and my skin ends. The coverage is sheer but cleverly blurring; my redness was turned all the way down, and the marks left behind by blemishes were softened without being hidden too much.
By hour eight, which is when my sensitive, acne-prone skin really starts to show, it hadn’t caked or stuck.
My skin still looked fresh very glowy, and, most importantly, calm. My sensitive acne-prone skin really starts to show, but it hadn’t caked or stuck. The finish stayed fresh very glowy and smooth without heaviness.
Is it all glam?
No. Is it your skin on a really good day, when you’ve had eight hours of sleep and drank 1.5 litres of water? For sure when you’ve had eight hours of sleep and drank 1.5 litres of water.
