After recieving an invite to the Bourjois event last Saturday, and being unable to attend, I realised I had two choices – I could either sit and cry, or go and have a gander at the nearest Bourjois counter… After having a bit of a cry, and realising that no-one really cared, I went to the nearest Bourjois counter where I picked up a few bits, including this beautiful powder, and a their new foundation and concealer duo – Healthy Mix.
This is one of two new foundations on the Bourjois stands currently – the other is a matte mineral mousse. I prefer a less matte finish, so went for this one. The smell of the samples also appealed – it has a lovely fruity scent, but that does wear off following application.
The foundation retails at £10.99 for 30mls, and contains fruit extracts for “radiance boosting”. The foundation contains apricot extract for radiance, melon extract for hydration, apple extract for its anti-oxidant properties and ginger extract for energising. Thankfully, you can’t smell the ginger, which would really put me off. It has a fresh apple-melon type scent, and as mentioned, this does fade when applied. It’s available in a few shades, but may not cover some black skin shades
The foundation is oil free, promises to hydrate whilst providing a semi-matte finish and up to 16 hrs coverage.
It comes with a hygienic and convenient pump, always good for reducing mess and waste…
I find for my skin, one pump of foundation is enough for the whole face. As this is slightly matte, I like to apply a moisturising pimer (Embryolisse works well for me) first, and then buff this in on top, with a flat topped kabuki. On my skin, I find this gives a good amount of medium level coverage, and evens out my skin tone well.
Above – skin before foundation application
Above – Skin following application of Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation.
When first applied to the skin, this can feel a little bit like its “sitting” on the skin, however after a couple of minutes it sinks in, and looks really lovely – naturally flawless and satiny. It does last really well too – I get a full working day out of it without the need for any touch ups. I haven’t tested it out for the full 16 hours, but I have no doubts it could do a good 12 hours on my skin without shifting…
This is a big winner for me, and a definite repurchase.
The Healthy Mix Radiance and Anti-fatigue concealer retails at £6.99 for a 10 ml tube, and is available in three shades. It contains apricot extract for radiance, and Raspberry for circulation boosting properties. It comes in a simple squeeze tube with a nozzle;
The concealer does a great job on blemishes, but is also light and moist enough for doing a reasonable job for under eye circles too;
Above – eyes before concealer
Above – eyes after application of healthy mix concealer.
Have you tried these? What did you think?
Please bear in mind different skin types will react differently to different products…
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