Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation

Happy Friday!

Hope you've all had a good week. I'm on my first week of working a Saturday and after a busy weekend with a wedding and a trip to LFW and Benefit's new store on Carnaby Street I am so unbelievably tired!

This foundation has been helping me out this week.

Bourjois' Healthy Mix Serum Foundation has been giving me a healthy glow and covering up all of my complexion imperfections.

This is my first ever gel foundation, and it claims to be vitamin rich and anti fatigue which is exactly what I've been needing the past week or so!

I picked up the foundation in number 51, which I believe is one of the lightest colours that they have in the range.

Bourjois claim that this foundation is an instant blending gel with flawless complexion and undetectable coverage. They also state that they contain vitamin rich fruits including lychee, goji berries and pomegranate.
It's a low coverage foundation with a semi matte finish.

I like the glass bottle, and the pump feels really sturdy. It dispenses product really easily and feels more expensive than it actually costs.

I applied this foundation with a Real Techniques buffing brush for the pictures below. All I have on in the pictures is the Bourjois foundation and I think my skin does look like it's glowing.

Excuse my messy brows, I have now had them waxed (for the first time!) so they're looking a lot better now...

It does have quite low coverage, on days where my skin is a little worse than normal I normally end up mixing it with a higher coverage just to make sure that my blemishes are covered.
Normally though this foundation is enough to cover my lack lustre skin and give it a boost!

Have you used the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation?

Do you like radiance foundations?

I love the extra hydration this foundation gives my skin as it has been a lot drier recently!

L xxx

Benefit's The Bronze Champions

A number of weeks ago I went to the Stay Flawless event in Bristol for the launch of Benefit's new primer, the review you can read here.

I managed to answer one of their questions right about the new primer and won myself a Bronze Champions kit,  was so excited as I've never tried the majority of the products in this kit and couldn't believe I'd actually won something! I never win anything!

I'm all about a summer glow, seeing as in Britain we need to fake it due to the lack of real rays!

This kit has EVERYTHING you need for a bronzed look and I've had so much fun playing with it.

I love that the packaging is like a book, and even takes the mick out of food facts by having their own 'Beautrition Facts'

As expected from Benefit, their products always come with a Tips and Tricks leaflet which I find really helpful when i haven't used the products before.

As you can see the layout of the kit is so cute! Why do miniature versions of things always seem to look better?!

The kit even comes with more instructions inside along with a mirror, this really is the ultimate kit for on the go!

I love that the products are numbered with the corresponding tips so you can easily follow the instructions and suggestions. This is so good for when you haven't used something before.

The kit itself is obviously great, but you can remove pieces from it including the eyeshadow cream, hoola lip gloss, they're real mascara and watt's up highlighter which is even better for those times you really need to touch up your make up from your hand bag and not carry the full kit around.

The picture below shows the Watt's Up highlighter on my cheekbones:



Below it's blended into my foundation and the Hoola bronzer has also been applied into the hollows of my cheekbones:



I love this look! I love how glowy my skin looks and it's sculpted my cheekbones.
The cream eyeshadow in Bikini-Tini is a beautiful cream colour with a bit of shimmer in. I blended really easily and really complements my skin tone.
I love the colour of Thanks-a-latte powder eyeshadow which applied in the right photo shows a really nice definition for day time wear:

I've absolutely loved using this over the summer months and as usual Benefit have created a fabulous kit with everything you could possibly need.
This would be great for holidays, a weekend away or if you aren't leaving the country like me, nights out at the weekend!

The Hoola Bronzer and Watt's Up highlighter were great for me to try the first time as I'd never used them before. They're Real mascara is a personal favourite of mine anyway so it was a welcome addition to the kit!

Have you tried Bronze Champions? Which of the kits from Benefit are your favourite?

L xxx

Review: Sanctuary Spa Creme Souffle

I'm a big body butter fan and love them. As I have a stock pile of them when my mum asked if I wanted any more for my birthday I said I had loads so she picked this up for me instead. She always gets me sanctuary products as I love them. They products always feel luxurious and I love the smell.

I love that it's a huge tub, paraben free and not tested on animals. The Creme Souffle smells amazing. The Sanctuary range smells light and fresh, not sweet and just reminds me of a spa. I love the bright orange colour. 

The Creme Souffle is a really light moisturiser. It's so light and is an air whipped texture. I love that it's lighter than a body butter so it doesn't feel as heavy on the skin. You only need a small amount and it sinks easily into the skin without feeling heavy or coated but just well moisturised.

I think any body butter fan would love this. It feels lighter on the skin but leaves the skin as well moisturised. I really like the fluffy texture of this.

Are you a body butter fan? Have you tried many Sanctuary products?

Love M

xxx

       

Review: Benefit Do The Bright Thing

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win this kit on a twitter competition along with a few books. I love the benefit kits as it is an easy way to try a few different Benefit products. I love the colours on the packaging and the 70s feel to it. I also love that the Golden Gate bridge is in the background signifying where it all began in San Francisco.

As with the other kits benefit sell it comes in the case with the lid. I also love with this that once you've used up the products you can remove the tray and use them to store products. It would be perfect for eye liners. 

Do the bright thing kit contains products to help brighten the complexion. It contains That Gal, High Beam, Dandelion, They're Real and Bad Gal Liner. All of these are products I've used and liked with the exception of the Bad Gal Liner. This would be a perfect holiday kit as for evenings it's great to look glowing and the liner is waterproof.

It contains tip and tricks on the the lid and a mirror. The tips and tricks mean these sets are also perfect for beginners. 

Dandelion is still my favourite blush. I love that the set contains the perfect size brush for the blush. (review here) I also like that high beam is a decent size and larger than what you get in magazines.

This shows the products. High Beam really is a great high lighter and perfect for under the brow bone and on the cheeks. That gal is a light primer. Personally I prefer others to this. The liner is really soft and goes onto the eyes easily without dragging. It also comes out really black on the waterline. I could speak about Dandelion all day. I love this blush. It's perfect on my pale skin and I couldn't be without it. They're Real is a great mascara and I do like it, I do love how it doesn't stray from the lashes either.

I really want the bronze of champions kit as it's got lots of products in I want to try. Have you got any of the benefit kits?

Love M

xxx