Review | bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation

It's here! The foundation I've been waiting for is finally here! You have no idea how long I've been waiting for a matte liquid foundation from bareMinerals and let me tell you the brand new barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation was well worth the wait. This is the company's first matte full-coverage foundation and the first natural foundation that provides 24-hour wear. In this review I'm going to go over practically everything, such as: application tips, ingredient information, foundation comparisons, and opinions/personal experience. It's a long review but it's packed with information and pictures.


Like always, I suggest you watch the video before scrolling through the post. In the video you'll see me apply the bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation with the Luxe Performance Brush that was created to go with this foundation.

Here are the shades that I use in the following bareMinerals formulas
bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation- Golden Ivory 08
bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream- Vanilla 02
bareMinerals bareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation- Bare Ivory 04
bareMinerals Matte Foundation- Golden Fair 04
bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Powder Foundation- Golden Ivory 08

First picture (left): My face without any product
Second picture (middle): My face with the bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation applied in two ways. I use the Luxe Performance Brush on the left side of my face, and the Smoothing Face Brush on the right side of my face.
Third picture (right): My face after applying the rest of my makeup

Here's an extreme close up of my face so you can see how the barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation looks on my skin. I did not use any blurring filters on my camera or when editing this picture, so you can still see the sweat and a few of my blemishes. The foundation itself doesn't look heavy or cakey whatsoever, even when layered to a full-coverage.

bareMinerals Foundation Comparisons
(Top picture shows the foundations swatched heavily, the bottom picture shows the swatches blended out)
bareMinerals Made-2-Fit Fresh Faced Liquid Foundation, $49 (top swatch): A medium-full coverage foundation with a soft natural finish. The foundation has a thicker moisturizing feel and is ideal for any skin type. You must order the foundation using the Made-2-Fit app which is only available for iOS devices at the moment or go to a local boutique to have the scan done.
bareMinerals barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation, $34 (middle swatch): A full-coverage foundation with a natural matte finish and 24-hour wear. This foundation feels lightweight and is ideal for any skin type, especially oily and combination skin types. It comes in 30 shades with a wide variety of undertones.
bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream, $29.50 (bottom swatch): A light-medium coverage water based tinted moisturizer with a natural radiant finish. This product feels like a wet moisturizer and is ideal for any skin type, especially dry and normal skin types. It comes in 16 shades and I'm hoping for yet another shade expansion in the near future.
bareMinerals bareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation, $29.50 (not pictured): A light-full coverage serum foundation with a natural dewy finish. This foundation feels extremely lightweight and is ideal for dry, normal, and mature skin. This is a tricky foundation to work with, so remember that less is more. To achieve full coverage you'll need 6 or 7 drops max, if you use too much of this foundation then it can look very heavy or greasy. You also need to shake up the foundation every single time you use it to ensure that the pigment is not settled on the bottom of the bottle. This foundation comes in 19 shades.

What do you think of the barePRO Performance Wear Liquid Foundation? Do you have any other questions about this? Let me know in the comments below.

Disclaimer: I work at a bareMinerals boutique and have received every bareMinerals foundation and brush mentioned in this video as work gratis. The post and video have not been sponsored by the company and all opinions are completely my own.