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What it is:A luminous 100% pure bareMinerals finishing powder for the face.What it is formulated to do:For the ultimate, translucent “finishing touch” to your makeup, Mineral Veil melts into your skin, infusing it with softness and light, giving the look you see with a soft focus camera lens. Buff on Mineral Veil over bareMinerals Foundation to lend extra staying power.What it is formulated WITHOUT:- Parabens- Sulfates- Synthetic Fragrances- Synthetic Dyes- Petro-Chemicals- PhthalatesWhat else you need to know:Completely sheer and ideal for all skin tones, Mineral Veil gently absorbs oil and minimizes the appearance of lines and pores without the buildup of pressed or loose powders that contain parabens, waxes, dyes and binders.Best of Sephora Winner 2008.

I don’t know how I ever lived without this stuff, truly. I own and love two shades of mineral veil: the Feather Light “luminous” shade and the sheer Mineral Veil. Each has its advantages.

As I have pretty good skin, I use my BE foundation just to conceal under-eye circles, but I use the sheer mineral veil as an all-over face powder. It evens out my skin tone beautifully, with no cakey powder build-up. (Those who claim that this dries out their skin, looks masky or cakey are probably using the product incorrectly). This makes my skin look utterly flawless, and is a nice adjunct to the Bare Minerals foundation.

The luminous featherweight formula is also great. It has a subtle luminessence that the regular mineral veil does not. This luminosity may not be for everyone or every occasion, but the mica that gives off the radiance is VERY finely ground, so light bounces off the skin, without making it look sparkly. Note however that I have very fair skin, and on those with darker skintones what simply looks luminous on me may look sparkly on others.

I have also tried the Bare Escentuals Foundation and Mineral Veil on my mother, who has a very ruddy complexion. It evened out most or all of her redness and really made her skin look flawless.

The other great thing about this make-up is that it feels wonderful on your skin. If you have oily skin, this really soaks that up and makes your skin feel very clean. This is also good to use in tandem with BE’s foundation if you need to cover a blemish. I have fair skin so if I ever get a pimple, it REALLY stands out, but these two products make it look as though it doesn’t exist. Also if you have drier skin as I usually do (except in summer) this won’t exacerbate the problem.

Highly recommended as a great price value and all around perfecting powder. If I were trapped on a desert island and could only take one beauty product, this would be it!