Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Back story: ever since I was about 12 (which is a long time ago), I was a Cover Girl pressed powder chick. Creamy Natural all the way, baby! No other powder matched my skin tone--or lack thereof--so well, nor did any other effectively cover my myriad of skin nightmares--cystic acne, scars, melasma, etc. Well, after 30-odd years of fighting with genetically lousy skin, I took the plunge and invested in laser treatments, specifically looking to obliterate the coffee-like patches of melasma on my forehead and the sad number of scars left from deep, extremely painful acne. The laser treatments were the catalyst for my switch to mineral makeup; I will never again use the regular stuff. When you're healing from laser treatments, you can't use just any makeup--you either go without (WHAT THE WHAT?!), or you must use mineral makeup. Unlike traditional makeup, mineral makeup is antibacterial and therefore safe to use on a face that's just been blasted by a laser. Mineral makeup is made from rocks and doesn't harbor bacteria. This kind of makeup also requires a slightly different touch in application because if done with too heavy a hand, it looks awful and can age you. I used to use Bare Minerals--which I also like--but I just could not find a good match in their product for my insanely light skin. Their powders either made me look like a ghost, or the powder made me look like I fell asleep in a vat of self-tanner. I received a tiny pot of Pur Minerals powder as a gift and decided to give it a try, since I was on the hunt for a replacement to Bare Minerals. I love Pur and won't use anything else. The light shade matches my skin tone perfectly and is amazing at obliterating rudiness. When used in conjunction with their concealer, I get a great, seamless finish and don't have to do my makeup all the way to my collarbones to look right. It's easy to apply, easy to love, and has replaced every other powder I ever kept in my arsenal. My skin doesn't break out a tenth as much as it used to, and that's thanks to mineral makeup. If you're wary about buying makeup over the internet, I get that. Go to Ulta and look at the shades in person to decide what works for you, then come back here and buy through Amazon. Much as I love Ulta, this Pur Minerals powder is often 2-3 dollars cheaper here and is a Prime item. What's not to love?