Let's talk about Bareskin!
For those of you who don't know, it's the new liquid foundation put out by bareMinerals. The brush sitting next to the bottle is new as well. The little ditch is a reservoir for the foundation. You're supposed to put a few drops of the foundation into the reservoir then apply it by swirling it onto your face.
I work at Ulta so I'm lucky enough to get to play with all of the new products. I haven't had the chance to apply it to my or a customer's face yet, but I did put it on the back of my hand to check it out. I have to be honest, I am not a fan. It immediately settled into all of the little lines and creases into the back of my hand. For a comparison, I put my favorite foundation, Urban Decay's Naked Skin, on the back of my other hand and it didn't settle into anything.
As far as the brush goes, I thought it was just fine. I think the reservoir is strange and unnecessary, but I don't think it really takes anything away from the brush either. I would like to see how it wears and tears as most of the bareMinerals brushes don't last very long (i.e. the bristles fall out). But as far as a liquid foundation brush goes, I am obsessed with Urban Decay's Optical Blurring brush. Like I said, I haven't used bare's foundation on anyone's face yet so I can't truly speak for their brush, but UD's brush is fantastic. All of my coworkers and I own it and love it.
Now back to the foundation. I'm sure many of you lovely ladies are cult followers of bare, and it's great that you've found a brand that you love! But I'd just like to advise you to be careful. I have helped countless women in Ulta who were stuck on bareMinerals. I put a different foundation on them and they liked it so much more than what they were using by bare. Try to be open minded about other brands! There are other great things out there that you may never find because you're too stuck on one brand. And that's the great thing about Ulta - you can go in and try out just about anything you'd like. So go in and play around a little before you make any decisions (:
