I seriously cannot believe that it's already Holiday Gift Set time. Where did the year go? I'm torn between thinking I should've accomplished WAY more than I have and being slightly giddy because it's almost the holidays and the holidays mean presents! If you have a makeup junkie to buy for, bareMinerals has tons of great sets this year. I'm seriously loving the two above.
The Ruby Collection is a limited edition kit that's infused with authentic ruby powder (it's meant to inspire passion and beauty in whoever wears it!) At $54, it's a great bargain - you get 6 colors, 2 brushes and an adorable little faux-crocodile clutch in Ruby to store it all in. The Eyecolors include Golden Ruby (a peach gold) and Vintage Ruby (a rose-tinted fawn), the Liner Shadow comes in Wild Ruby (a plum chocolate), and you also get bareMinerals' famous Mineral Veil and their Ruby Radiance powder. The brushes that are included with this set are the Soft Sweep Cheek Brush and the Double-Ended Tapered Shadow & Eyeliner Brush (a great addition to my brush repertoire!) I think my favorite item in the collection though is the Ruby Buxom Full Color Lip Polish. It's a shimmering mauve and looks gorgeous on, plus it acts like a lip plumper, so you get bigger lips AND great color. (Can you tell I'm kinda obsessing over the Lip Polishes right now?)
The Topaz Collection is another great set that would make a perfect gift. Topaz is known for its natural beauty and is believed to enhance well-being (and who couldn't use THAT around the holidays?) For $59, you'll get enough colors to play around and create different looks with, all perfect for the many holiday-themed parties you're sure to be rushing off to. The kit contains: Topaz Eyecolors in Luminous Topaz (a vanilla champagne), Smoky Topaz (a mint chocolate hue - my favorite ice cream AND my favorite product in the collection), Liner Shadow in Lush Topaz (a smoky forest green), Rosy Topaz blush (a dusk rose), Mineral Veil, and a Full Color Lip Polish in Tempest Buxom (a wine rose). You'll also get the Tapered Crease Defining Eye Brush, the Precision Liner Brush, and the Soft Focus Face Brush. (I love that the bareMinerals kits come with brushes - it's the makeup item I least like spending money on and I always get a lot of use out of theirs).
The Ruby Collection is available now exclusively at Sephora stores and Sephora.com. You can find the Topaz Collection exclusively at Ulta and Ulta.com.
Photos courtesy of Sephora and Ulta
I am looking for the Bare Minerals Infused Topaz Kit. Ulta is completely sold out and out of stock, I contacted the website directly and they do not have the kit available, and I've tried ebay and no luck. Any suggestions?
Posted by: Liz | December 05, 2008 at 05:00 AM
Hmm, I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure it was an Ulta exclusive, so if they don't have it, I don't know where else to try. I would just keep checking eBay in case one shows up there. So sorry I couldn't be more help!
Posted by: Stacey | December 11, 2008 at 01:16 AM
They presented this on QVC and it sold out in like showings, so that could explain why Ulta is now completely sold out. I'm not sure why but I have noticed that even when stores say they have an exclusive kits there are always other places to find it.
Posted by: Alicia | December 17, 2008 at 09:16 AM
I don't know about all the Ulta's being sold out or not but I think that Sephora offers a Ruby Kit if your just loooking for a kit.
Posted by: Kelly | December 20, 2008 at 08:05 PM
Why don't you try a water based airbrush makep line, like dinair, www.dinair.com
Even better for your skin then Bare Minerals and they even have lessons on their website
Posted by: JC | January 13, 2009 at 08:39 PM