Which is the Better Deal - Sheer Cover or Bare Minerals?
Mineral cosmetics are the closest we can get to natural cosmetics in  the cosmetics industry.  According to Natural HealthnBeauty.com  (www.naturalhealthnbeauty.com) "there is no such thing as pure 100%  natural cosmetics, however mineral cosmetics come close."
Sheer Cover and Bare Minerals (bareMinerals is the company spelling)  are two mineral cosmetics on the market today that offer this close to  natural mineral makeup. 
They are both similar so it is a little hard to choose between them  and the best way to find out which to choose is to try them.  
 
 
They are both preservative, oil, fragrance, and talc free.  They both  contain Zinc Oxide, which is soothing and healing to damaged skin.  Sheer Cover is 12% Zinc Oxide and bareMinerals doesn't give the  percentage of Zinc Oxide.  Sheer Cover contains Green Rooibos Tea, which  is not listed as one of the ingredients in bareMinerals.  Rooibos Tea  is an anti-aging ingredient. 
Bare Minerals contains the following ingredients: Titanium Dioxide,  Zinc Oxide, Mica, Iron Oxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, and natural SPF 15.   Sheer Cover also contains Mica and natural SPF 15.  
Bare Minerals was the first pure minerals makeup on the market. Many  other companies have joined the mineral makeup "revolution" in an effort  to market a more natural makeup.  
The first bareMinerals store was opened in Los Gatos, California and  introduced by Bare Escentuals in 1976.  Bare Minerals is located at   (www.bareminerals.com) and its slogan is "makeup so pure you sleep in  it."  Sheer Cover is located at (www.sheercover.com).  
They both offer an Introductory Kit however the Sheer Cover Kit is cheaper than bareMinerals. 
The Sheer Cover Kit is $29.95 plus shipping and handling, but the  bareMinerals Kit is 2 payments of $29.99 or $59.95 plus S & H (a  209.95 value).  So the marketing of the products is quite different.  
With the Sheer Cover Intro Kit you get mineral foundation with SPF 15  in 2 shades, Duo Concealer in 2 shades, Nourishing Moisturizer with SPF  15, Conditioning Cleanser, a Studio Powder Brush, a Studio All-in-One  brush.  
The Sheer Cover free bonuses include the Studio Concealer Brush, the  Studio Contouring Brush, an Extra Length Mascara in Black/Brown, the  Sheer color Compact, the Tips and Tricks DVD and a 6 day supply Bronze  Lip-to-Lid Highlighter.  
Bare Minerals in its Intro Kit offers 2 shades of bareMinerals SPF 15  Foundation, Mineral Veil Finishing Powder Warmth All-Over Face Color,  the Flawless Application Face Brush, the Handy Buki Brush, the Maximum  Concealer Brush, and an In-depth How-to Guide that details every product  and how to best apply bareMinerals.  
Bare Minerals free gifts include 100% pure bareMinerals eyeshadow -  Well-Rested for Eyes, the Double-ended Seamless Blending Brush, 100%  bareMinerals Clear Radiance All-Over Face Color, and the How to DVD.  
So you can choose for yourself which is the better deal.  
Bare Minerals offers SPF 15 "broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection" and carries the Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation.  
To find stores that sell bareMinerals go to (www.bareminerals.com).   To find stores that sell Sheer Cover go to (www.sheercover.com).  Or go  to google and write in Sheer Cover or Bare Minerals.  You will find  plenty of stores that sell both Sheer Cover and Bare Minerals.