I tried Bare Minerals because I have rosacea and cannot use most makeups with a flare up. I works really well, does not irritate my skin, and looks great. It even does a really good job of evening out my skin (I feel like Rudolph sometimes!). However, I could not stand the mess it made on my sink any more. So I decided to try purminerals pressed mineral makeup. I am very happy with it. It is pressed not loose so it does not fly all over when I am applying it. It is also a bit more matte than Bare minerals. Since my skin is very oily, I appreciate a little less sparkle. I have been using it about 6 weeks now, so far so good. If it was going to cause my rosacea to flair up, it would have happened by now. It also matches my skin tone better. With the Bare Minerals, I always felt like one color was a bit dark, but the lighter color was a bit too light. Could just be because I don't like to wear makeup. I prefer to look like I don't have any makeup on. Oh yes, I always wear moisturizer under this too, I think all of the mineral powders must be a bit dry, I also tried a fancier brand before, But the colors were nowhere close to my skin tone, I either looked anemic, or sunburned!

I have lots of friends who look wonderful in Bare Minerals. It seems to give them a radiant healty glow. I, on the other hand don't like it. I gave mine to a neighbor and she was happy to get it. On me, pores looked huge and wrinkles and lines were exaggerated. I didn't like the coverage and my face burned. Of course, the colors didn't work for me either. Bare Minerals seems a bit overpriced to me, also. I tried many mineral foundation samples from the internet and most didn't do much for me but were better than BM. I did find a great one though. I love the new Merle Norman mineral makeup. It looks good on me. FINALLY!!! We're all definately not the same, and different products seem to work for different people.

I won't say it made my face itch, but I could "feel" it on my face, and I'm not sure I liked that.

Expensive! I want to look good & not go Broke! I switched to, "Elegant Minerals." I was ecstatic to find mineral makeup. I can't say enough. But, "Bare Escentuals" is really expensive. They always have the commercials running, so you know they add that into the cost of the product. Ouch!! I wanted to look good and not go broke doing it! I found, "Elegant Minerals" using the yahoo search engine. They put sifters on all of their jars and that makes it easier to control the powder. I've gotten a mineral makeup through the mail and the makeup ends all over the place when you open the jar. Elegant Minerals put sifter seals their foundation jars. This keeps the powder from getting into the lid during shipping. They've always answered my questions really fast. And all the jars are factory sealed too. I wanted the same high quality product at an affordable price. Elegant Minerals works better for me and my pocketbook! Here is a link that might be useful: Elegant Minerals Makeup