Bare Minerals - City Lights Kit - Holiday 2013 - Pictures and Swatches

**All products mentioned were purchased by me. I'm not affiliated with any companies mentioned.**

So, this will be the first of several posts on the holiday kits that I've bought from Bare Minerals. I've found myself on a Bare Minerals kick lately that came virtually out of nowhere. I used to be a huge devotee of the brand, but there hasn't been much newness since last holiday season that has interested me outside of the power neutrals palette. There are a slew of new kits out now for the holidays though. I've already picked up a couple and have my eye on another two or three to come possibly.

Today, I wanted to highlight the City Lights kit.

This is a really nice kit. You get a full size Ready Blush in The Grand Entrance, a full size of the new Lash Domination mascara in intense black, a new moxie in City Slicker, a full size jar of clear radiance, three loose eyeshadows (Pebble, Uptown(New), and Lightscape(New)), a mini jar of liner shadow in After Hours, and a double ended lid/line/crease brush.

The kit comes in a nice reusable box hot pink box with a silver lid. I like to reuse the boxes in my storage unit drawers to organize other products.

This kit gives a really soft neutral/natural look and while I really didn't need another jar of clear radiance, I don't mind having another jar of pebble since it's one of those really versatile crease transition colors. Those were the only two repeats for me in the kit.

Now on to some swatches:

Grand Entrance on left (soft muted rose) and Clear Radiance on right (light shimmery pink)

Left to Right: Pebble (soft brown), Uptown (Shimmery Golden Brown), Lightscape (Ivory with Gold Sheen), and After Hours (Graphite Grey)

Moxie Gloss in City Slicker (Golden Raspberry - true to the description)

My favorites from the kit are City Slicker Gloss, Lightscape eyecolor (makes a great inner corner highlight or you could add it as a wash on top of another color to add some golden sheen), and the Ready Blush (while it looks light, it does give a nice natural flush to the face).

This is the suggested look that comes with the kit:

Are you into Bare Minerals? Have you bought any of the new holiday kits they've come out with? Let me know your thoughts on them in the comments below.