Review: Bare Escentuals Radiant & Refreshed

I love Bare Escentuals, and when I saw the "Radiant & Refreshed" kit on Sephora, I (of course) had to have it. 

Picture from Sephora

The kit consists of:

• Eye shadow in "Renew", a brownish color
• Tinted Hydrating Mineral Veil Finishing Powder
• Pretty Amazing Lip Gloss in "Sass", a shimmery neutral
• Flawless Definition Curl & Lengthen Mascara, black
• Purely Nourishing Moisturizer Combination Skin
• Hydrate & Brighten brush 

My final verdict: 2 stars.

Here's why:

1. I love the color of the eyeshadow. Simple, brown, very pretty.
2. This lip color is really pretty, it's got a nice shimmer and it lasts a while.
3. I love the mascara, but every time I get one of these kits I have another mascara, so my mascara collection seems to grow faster than anything else.
4. The Moisturizer is all right. It's for combination skin, which I don't have, which kinda stinks. I wish you could choose what kind of moisturizer went in it.
5. The tinted hydrating mineral veil doesn't do much.. if anything at all. This is the second one I've gotten, and I don't really notice anything (and I'm fair skinned!).
6. The brush is nice. I love the antibacterial part, but other than that, it's nothing I don't already have in my collection of brushes.

The biggest downside to me was this: the kit is called "Radiant & Refreshed". I expected to not look like I was exhausted all day long. The day I tried this, I got 8 hours of sleep the night before. I was sitting in a meeting and one of my coworkers said to me, "you look REALLY tired, are you okay?". So, I guess I wasn't looking very radiant or refreshed...

As I said, I love Bare Escentuals and the kits they put out. I am pretty disappointed in this kit, as I had high expectations based on my experience with previous kits. I hope the next round of kits is a lot better :)

((PS - I am in no way affiliated with Bare Escentuals, and was not paid to write this post. I'm doing it out of the goodness of my heart!))