nerdatheart [SEP] ok not the best bareminerals bm is better but if u do not have the money for bareminerals then this is a fair tread i have both but once my bm is gone i will reorder from iq can not beat the price for natural makeup i like the bm brushes way better hands down u get a lot more from iq and there for have more of a choice to what eye color shade u will apply i find iq a bit mess so u will be wiping up powder once u have finished applying ur make up bm has less of a messi do not know why for they both r powders it might have to do with the brushes that u apply the powder with but u get a very natural look with the makeup and it is light feeling and not oily at all in the hot sun sweating just dab and no one will notice runs in ur make up