Bourjois Summer Collection

I've seen these products a lot throughout social media, especially Instagram and I've been dying to try them and give you my thoughts. I love Bourjois - their products are amazing and so are their new products.

I picked up three of the 12hr Aqua Blushers, a Colour Boost lip crayon and their new, Nude Sensation foundation.

The blushers are gorgeous. They have four shades in total and I have three of them which are; Pink Twice, CocorriCoral and Nude.

The colour, when applied and blended onto the skin is quite sheer, giving that natural, healthy glow. The formula is a gel, which is feels lovely and cooling on the skin and is very easy to blend. 

I picked up only one of the Colour Boost lip crayons as I wasn't sure if i would like the formula or texture as I am a bit fussy - but I do love it. The shade I got was Proudly Naked which is a lovely, natural pink shade. It keeps my lips hydrated and feeling soft, the texture is very smooth and comfortable doesn't make my lips feel sticky and it also lasts quite a long time too

I then picked up the Nude Sensation foundation in the shade 44 Sunny Nude, which is the darkest. The formula is a mousse in texture and it is very smooth to apply, it doesn't feel heavy or cakey at all. It also helps to refine any of my pores and it smoothes out any fine lines I have especially around my eyes. 

(Left to Right) No make up - One layer of the foundation - Two layers of the Foundation

 The foundation, as you can see does even out my skin tone and reduces the appearance of redness and blemishes etc. It is definitely buildable to a fuller coverage without feeling heavy. But I would say for those of you with very dry skin to avoid this foundation, even though it isn't necessarily drying, I don't think it would be kind to dry patches and it would more than likely accentuate them 

But overall, I love these products and I will definitely be building up my collection of these products :)

Pay Day Splurge

I got a little excited when I got paid and made a trip to Yankee Candle because I love candles, and Superdrug to see what goodies I could get and there were a few 3 for 2 offers, which do bad things to me and my bank balance, but no matter, I love make up and this is what I picked up :)

Makeup Revolution is fast becoming one of my favourite drugstore brands, so when I seen this highlighter palette and lip lacquer I new I had to get them. I've also heard so many good things about the MUA velvet lip lacquers so I decided to try them

Maybelline was doing a 3 for 2 offer acros all of their make-up so I decided to pick up their new Master Sculpt kit, I also picked up their baby skin primer becaue I've heard so many good things about it but never thought to try it and finally I picked up a new colour sensational lipstick

Bourjois also had a 3 for 2 on their makeup and I new without doubt, that I had to try their new Aqua Blush so I picked up two and also a Rouge Edition Aqua Lacquer 

And finally I picked up a new Bourjois chocolate bronzer because my other was just crap and also a new Revolution blush :)

My Everyday Face

These are the products I have been using on my face for about a month now, and I absoloutely love them. This routine for me is so much faster but gives the same awesome finish - my skin looks great and healthy but it's a lot faster which is a big bonus!

The products I use are;

- NARS Sheer Glow in Punjab

- Maybelline Fit Me concealer

- Chisel Cheeks by Barry M

- Max Factor Creme Puff Blush in Lovely Pink

- MUA Matte Perfect powder 

L'Oreal Super Liner brow pencil in Dark Brown

- L'Oreal Telecopic Mascara in Black

- Bourjois Liquid liner in Black

Spring/Summer Makeup Shopping

So I may have gotten a little excited when I got paid.... I have been dying to get some new makeup and with lack of money rolling in - you can be well assured that when I got a decent amount, I may have went a little overboard. But ah well, it's done now :)

I picked up quite a few things from Superdrug as they were having a 3 for 2 on all of their makeup - and offers just ruin my bank account. But I picked up 3 of the single eyeshadows from Revlon, a Rouge Edition Velvet liquid lipstick from Bourjois, Makeup Revolution Setting spray and blush, a Barry M contour kit and two lottie london make up brushes

I then picked up two of the Tanya Burr lip glosses from Gordon's Chemist 

And finally, I got the most amazing, perfect, clean Spring/Summer bag ever! I got this from Newlook and it is amazing! Its rucksack and it's mine <3

First Impression - Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in 08 Grand Cru

I bought this on Saturday, and I've literally worn it everyday since. It's absoloutely lovely. Its a new Rouge Edition line from Bourjois and it's called Velvet which is a liquid lipstick range. When I first swatched this shade, I wasn't 100% sure on it and I wasnt sure if that was because it was just a tester and maybe with everyone using it it had made it go all weird or what, but I decided to risk it anyway as I had £10 gathered up on my boots card as you do. 

But I really do love it, it's a really velvety consistency and it feels so soft when applied to my lips, all of the products in this range are a matte finish, and even with that it doesn't leave my lips feeling, or looking dry which is a huge bonus in my book. It does last a long time as well which is awesome. I also love the packaging, it's beautiful and simple and I also love the applicator as it is quite small so it means I don't have to waste time lining my lips or anything. 

Overall I really do love this and I intend to buy more from this range.

Product Review - Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer

I love the brand Bourjois, I love their foundations, primers, bronzers and lipsticks, but I've never tried any of their concealers and as I've heard good things about the foundation version of this concealer, I thought I'd try it. 

I'm on the fence, there are things I like and things I dislike, nothing too major to be fair but still. 

What I like...

I like the packaging of the product, I love the red, granted there is a lot of writing on the packaging but yet it doesn't look crowded or a mess. 

I like the consistency of it. At first it looks rather thick, but once you start to blend it in it goes on really smooth, it's not cakey at all and it very easy to blend. 

I like the fact that it hid my blemishes well and it didn't take much product to do so. 

What I dislike...

I don't like the smell. I know it has the whole fruit therapy thing going on, but it smelt like artifical fruit so it wasn't very nice at all.

As I said before, it hid my blemishes well, but it didn't hide the redness. The redness still shone through the concealer which I didn't like. It hid my spots, but not the redness... weird.
It's not good as an under eye concealer, as it is a bit thick, I noticed it really clung to the small lines around my eyes especially when I smiled it was very noticable.
I also dislike the applicatior, it does get quite messy - I would've preferred if it had a brush or sponge tip applicator to make the process easier and less messy.

Overall I do like this product, but I don't know whether I would purchase it again.

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Product Review - Bourjois Rouge Edition Lipstick

Initially my sister was the one to introduce me to this particular lip product. I've never tried any of the Bourjois lipsticks before but when she told me how fab it was I had to try it for myself.

I do not have a bath thing to say about this product. 

I love the pigmentation and colour of it, it's a really natural slightly nude, muave/pink shade, so it's perfect for everyday, and one swipe is all you need to get wonderful pigmentation of colour.

It lasts for a reasonably long time, I wore it all day yesterday and only had to reapply once and that was it so that's awesome, a lot of my other lipsticks tend to wear off quite easily especially if I'm eating or drinking etc. but this one didn't.

The texture is really smooth and it's very moisturising which I love, as my lips are always dry it doesn't accentuate it or make it worse, it makes my lips look full and juicy :)

Overall, it's a really great product and is definately worth the money. I'll be purchasing more of these lipsticks in the near future for sure

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Review - Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer

The first time I ever seen this product was when I my sister bought it a few years ago and I absoloutely loved it. I use to use it on her all the time, which she didn't appreciate but sure, haha. I've wanted my own ever since then and it has taken me this long to eventually buy it, shame on me. 

What I like...

1. The Packaging - the packaging is really simple, and easy to use/open. It's not incredibly big so I would be able to take it with me in my bag which I really like. I also love the fact that the bronzer looks like chocolate, it really adds to the product and was one of the first things I loved about it.

2. The Product - It smells devine, it looks awesome and is a wonderful colour on my skin, the payoff is also really nice, a little goes a long way and its also very easy to blend. 

3. The Price - it's not extremely dear for a drugstore brand but it is up there with the likes of L'Oreal etc etc, but it is definately worth the money in my opinion. It's £8.99 from Superdrug.

What I Dislike...

I don't dislike anything! I love this product and it is definately my favourite bronzer. 

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Small Haul

I recently decided to treat myself to a few new goodies as I haven't really had the money to spend but as my holiday etc. is all paid off, I thought why not :)

The first things I got are from Tescos. As I'm going back to college I decided to get a few bits just to start the new year off with some new goodies. The first is a Diary for 2014/2015. I wanted a new diary for a while but when I seen this I just had to get it. It's not overly big, its about an A5 size maybe just a tad bigger and it's also quite thin which I love - this was on sale for only £2.50. The next thing is a note pad with dividers. I love these kinds of notepads especially in my subject there are a lot of different units so it really comes in handy, this was also only £2.50. I then decided to get a pencil case and when I seen this owl one, I literally ran for it, its so adorable I couldnt put it down - this was £4.00. And lastly I decided to get the very well known book, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - so many people have talked and raved about this book and the film and as it was only £3.85 - I had to get it.

 I then went to Superdrug and picked up a few items. Firstly I got three Bourjois products as they were on a 3 for 2. I got the Chocolate Bronzer in the shade 52, I got the Healthy Mix concealer in the shade 51 and a Lipstick from the Rouge Edition range in the number 02. I'm so excited to try these prodcuts out and I'm going to do a review on all these also.

I then got the Fit Me foundation in the shade 120 and the Dream Lumi Touch concealer in the shade 01 by Maybelline - I love this foundation, it was a past favourite of mine before I started to use the Bourjois Happy Light foundation - so I thought i would go back to an old fav. 

Lastly I got a blusher from Topshop - this is a powder blush and is in the shade Good Girl which is a really beautiful baby pink colour.

Lastly I had to get new wax as I had ran of my other one - this time I decided to get a cream wax rather than the honey as I personally prefer it - and I got it in Fruit Smootie as it's a really pretty pink colour and it smells delicious. 

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First Impression - Bourjois Bronzing Primer

I got this product the other day as an early present (weird I know) but I was looking it for ages and couldn't find it anywhere, but then I seen it on Amazon so I asked the mother if she would get me and thankfully she said yes! lol I was really interested in this product because I've seen tons of reviews on Youtube and blogs etc. and the majority said it was really good - so it didn't take much to twist my arm! 

They only have one shade which is pretty light, I dont think this prodcut would work well on darker skin tones and the best thing about it is.... it smells like chocolate! When I opened it I was so tempted to eat it because it smelt that awesome haha

As you can see, it has a very creamy almost moose like consistency which I really like because it glides onto the skin and a little really does go a long way

Heres a swatch so you can get an idea of the colour on the skin - granted I am incredible pale it's just my lighting was terrible making me looking darker but the colour of the bronzing primer is true to real life

And here is the before and after! :)

As you can see from the before and after - it goes very nicely with my pale skin, it doesn't look too orange or dirty, it just gives a nice healthy glow to skin while adding dimension also. It also helps to add a lot of colour to my complexion because as you can see, I'm ghostly white lol. So far I love this product and I intend to repurchase when this on runs out!

Review - Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation

I got this foundation a few weeks ago in Superdrug. The packaging immediately caught my attention - it was simple but yet colourful and bold. I bought it for £10.99, which isn't that bad, but it is a step up from Rimmel and the shade was 51 Vanilla.

There are three pigments within the foundation, each of which correct imperfections

1. Yellow pigments - to correct dark circles

2. Mauve pigments - to correct a dull complexion

3. Green pigments - to correct redness

It also states to give a Flawless complexion for up to 16 hours. 

So to get started on the review - the foundation is a nice consistency, though you will have to shake it before use to thicken it as it was quite watery when I first tested it. I would say it has a medium but build-able coverage as it did help hid my dark circles and added some brightness to my complexion, but as I have quite a lot of redness on my cheeks I had to add more foundation in order to correct it.

I didn't wear the foundation for up to 16 hours as I was only busy for about 3 or 4, but in that time the foundation still looked as good as it had when I first put it on, granted a bit wore off around my nose due to scratching etc. but that's to be expected. 

I would recommend that if you have oily skin you would need to set it with a powder but if you have dry skin then the dewy finish with look great, though you may still want to set with powder along the T zone, or anywhere you may get oily in the hot weather. 

Overall, your getting what you paid for. The foundation is great, gives a nice coverage and a nice finish and would be great for days were you don't want to wear much make-up. It does correct and perfect and I will be purchasing it again :)