Run like 'elle: My marathon make-under

16.4.11

My marathon make-under

Author: run like 'elle | Posted at: 14:23 | Filed Under: laugh like 'elle, look like 'elle

Yesterday I was invited to Bare Escentuals for a marathon make-under. What better way to spend a nervous Friday than being pampered with products to use for the marathon on Sunday?!

Running seems like a pure past-time, so the idea of being plastered in make-up doesn’t seem right. But then again looking super ropey with no make-up isn’t particularly appealing either! So off I went to the Covent Garden boutique to learn about mineral make-up…

Bare Escentuals is mineral based, so products are super light weight, allowing the skin to breathe – and are therefore perfect for sport. The line uses no artificial fragrances, artificial oils or parabens. Instead natural ingredients such as an active soil complex, The South African Resurrection Plant (which definitely sounds as though it means business) and avocado and grape seed extracts are just a few of the natural ingredients which are used in replacement – perfect for my sensitive skin.

So let the transformation begin…
Before.

Learning the upwards sweeping motion, which you should always use to apply products to your face. I used vitamin C&E enriched Prime Time primer, and eye brightening Pearl Prime Time