So, here’s the story: for reasons she can’t really explain, Sarah had never really tried mineral make-up.  (Despite bareMinerals sweeping the board with our totally independent tester panels in The Green Beauty Bible.)  Then, back in the late autumn, she went along to the Selfridges bareMinerals counter and had her make-up done (they call it a ‘make-under’) by one of their Beauty Ambassadors before a Beauty Bible event….  

It was, quite simply, transformative.  Everyone agreed that it was one of the best make-up makeovers she’d ever had.  The foundation looks like a powder, but goes on like a cream, and you buff and swirl it in (with the special brush) until your complexion looks like silk.  In fact, the whole make-up looked gorgeous, as natural as the day, and it lasted from teatime to late night with no need for touch-ups.  Result!

Just a word about minerals in make-up. bareMinerals calls it a ‘make-up that performs like a skincare treatment’… and actually we think that’s perfectly true.  Pure mineral make-up (rather than all the ‘bandwagon’ products that do, yes, ‘contain’ minerals – but alongside all the usual chemical stuff) is great for your skin as it lets it breathe rather than clogging pores.  So it’s great for problems skins, particularly acne-prone, and because they don’t contain chemical fillers, the risk of sensitivity is tiny.  Perhaps surprisingly, they don’t look cake-y or powdery on skin, because minerals are light-reflecting.  Oh, and a bonus – they are a natural sunscreen.

So here’s a chance for five of you lovely Beauty Bible ‘insiders’ to get your fingertips on a bareMinerals Get Started Complexion Kit (the very same now sitting on Sarah’s desk) for free.  The kit, usually £49, is available in Light, Medium, Tan and Dark.  It contains eight products, including Prime Time Foundation Primer, two shades of SPF15 Foundation, Mineral Veil Finishing Powder, Warmth All-Over Face Colour plus three brushes, and a How To DVD.

And three runners-up will receive one bareMinerals Pretty Amazing Lip Color each.  As well as being genuinely long-lasting, this boasts an ‘insatiable shine’ to add the finishing touch to your gorgeousness. The shades are all named after personality traits: the runners-up will each receive Confidence, a rich, berry shade that suits all skin tones.

So for a chance of winning one of these sensational prizes, just fill in the details below.  And if you simply can’t wait to try out the range, visit www.bareminerals.co.uk