One of the best things about our 12 years at QVC is the array of amazing guests we have had the opportunity to meet, from fashionistas like Joan Rivers and Carson Kressley to exceptionally talented fellow jewelry designers like Robert Lee Morris and Judith Ripka.  QVC has always had a knack for bringing the best talent to one amazing venue and I’ve always felt fortunate that Honora is part of that community.

While we have made several great friends over the years, Joel and I have always had a special connection with Leslie Blodgett from Bare Escentuals.  It goes way beyond the respect we have for both Leslie and Bare Escentuals, we just love the energy and passion Leslie brings to everything she does.  What she has created with the introduction of mineral makeup resonates with what Joel and I have been doing for years with the introduction of Freshwater Pearls.

There are just so many similarities between our two companies… bareMinerals uses only the purest, highest quality minerals found in the earth; Honora only offers the top 3% of the Freshwater Pearl harvest.  Freshwater Pearls have the highest nacre content of any Cultured Pearl; bareMinerals are 100% pure.  This dedication to quality and purity could mean only one thing: we had to work together! When the #1 mineral makeup in the world decided to team up with #1 name in Freshwater Pearls, you just knew the results were going to be special.

What began as a desire for Leslie to create makeup featuring pearl powder quickly grew into an exciting project between our two companies.  Color has always been important to us at Honora and when we saw this beautiful selection of makeup infused with Freshwater Pearls, I knew exactly what we had to do.  I asked Larry to create a pearl color combination that perfectly matched this beautiful new bareMinerals selection.   This idea of coordinating makeup with pearls immediately caught my attention and I just know that it will capture yours.

Pearls and makeup are two things that have always made women feel beautiful and the marriage of these two essentials is nothing short of spectacular.  I want to invite you to take a sneak peak at the very first partnership between our two companies and cannot wait to hear what you think about our new pearl jewelry collection, Barely Blush, created from the Beautiful in Pearls kit from Bare Escentuals.   We will be talking about this exciting partnership all week long here on The Honora Blog, including a new episode of Honora TV as well as giveaway opportunities celebrating the November 7th unveiling of Barely Blush and Beautiful in Pearls on QVC. – Ralph Rossini, President