bareMinerals The Vision Duo

Alright so this is my first makeup review, and since we just got a Sephora in the JC Penney that I work at, this might become a recurring thing (thank goodness I'm going back to school, I've already spent WAY too much money there!)  This is the bareMinerals Ready Eyeshadow Duo in The Vision.  It retails at $20 but you can get it on ebay for less (which of course I didn't pay attention to when it's staring me in the face at the store!).  The two colors that it comes with are Illusion (a very light teal with a slight white luster, but mostly matte) and Mirage (an incredible brown base with a teal/blue shimmery flash.  Very much of a duochrome shadow that is absolutely BEAUTIFUL).  My good friend that works in the Sephora did my eyes first then I did it on my own, and you can just barely see the difference. 

This duo has two really odd shades that work absolutely beautifully together, I am head over heels in love with how it looks.  For both the looks, we have Illusion on the lid and Mirage along the crease and outer corner.  I didn't use any other colors to show the duo as is.  The packed shadow applies really smoothly and has a great, silky texture.  It actually feels more like a cream when it is being applied than the powder that it is, and I actually am not even wearing it over primer, yet it has stayed on like a champ, and hasn't creased at all.  The shadows are extremely pigmented (as expected for bareMinerals) and like I said before, I absolutely love them.

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Read on after the break for some close ups!

Illusion is actually much more pigmented, you can barely see it in this lighting.  I barely applied any product at all, this was a very light swatch

I normally have really dark brown eyes (you can kind of see them in the first picture after the break) but the teal shadow really brings out the lighter tones in my eyes, which I love.  Obviously, I didn't use a mascara or eyeliner this time, but I'll definitely post again when I do.  Overall, this duo gets the grade of:  A+!


Pro's:

• Super pigmented
• Long lasting
• GREAT texture, applies like butter!
• The colors coordinate very well together
• That duochrome brown is WICKED

 Con's:

• The ONLY thing I can come up with is the price, but bareMinerals is high quality and worth it, so I've chosen to accept that fact.

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