English Rose: Bourjois Blush Rose Frisson 54

Bourjois Round Pot Blush in Rose Frisson 54 - £7.50

Bourjois round pot blushers have always been a bit of an iconic product, with their instantly recognisable packaging and cute domed shape. I recently purchased this one in the colour Rose Frisson 54. It is a pretty, soft rose pink that gives a lovely flush to the skin. It has a slight shimmer to it but that doesn't transfer to the skin. They are well pigmented but I have found a skin develops on the blush which needs to be gently broken up (I use my tweezers to gently scratch it) and I know this is not to do with oil transfer from my skin as I wash my brushes frequently. This is annoying but I can deal with it. It would make me reluctant to re-purchase but the colour is pretty so I could almost put up with it as they are not too expensive.

It lasts well on my skin, perhaps needing a touch up in the late afternoon but I think that is normal for a powder blush, if you're looking for long lasting try a cheek stain like Posie Tint or a cream blusher. The Bourjois also has a lovely rose scent to it and the packaging is very pretty, top marks for the magnet instead of a clip opening!

What is your favourite blusher?

Review: Benefit Posie Tint

Recently I've been moving away from powder products to cream and liquid formulations in order to achieve a more dewy, glowing finish to my skin. Last year I received a free sample of Benefit Posie Tint with a magazine and took it away with me on holiday as my sole blush product; a risky move! However it turned out to be a great success as I fell in love with it! As a sister product to the big hit Benetint  I had high hopes for this.

The Posie Tint is a liquid pink stain best applied to the apples of the cheek with three strokes of the applicator, which is the same as a nail polish brush. I then like to pat it in to my skin to blend and it leaves a beautiful soft pink glow to the cheeks. If you leave it too long it will stain your cheeks where you paint it on, but as long as you work quickly it's perfect. The colour is a blue-toned pink, so perfect for paler skin tones. The colour lasts all day long, definitely no need to touch up this product! It can also be used on the lips as a pretty 'bitten lip' pink colour and again, lasts all day!

As a side, it's never caused me to break out, it's not fragranced as far as I can tell. I recommend starting with a small amount as it can always be built up for a brighter effect. It lasts for ages, I've had my full sized one for a year and I use it most days, which makes its £24.50 price tag seem a lot more reasonable. It really is one of my favourite beauty products, and when it eventually runs out, I'll definitely be re-purchasing. I'm interested to try the new Cha-Cha tint and Sun Beam highlighter, so I'll be sure to review those when I try them out!

Top: Blended Bottom: Un-blended (Without Flash)

Top: Blended Bottom: Un-blended (With Flash)

Any more questions? Have you tried this product? Let me know in the comments below!

MAC Shopping Haul - 'In Extra Dimension'

I took myself off to MAC yesterday as I fancied treating myself to a few bits and pieces! Everyone always raves about how amazing the eye shadows are and every beauty blogger out there swears by them! I own a mineralise eye shadow from a few years ago and it's the best one in my make up bag so I was quite happy to buy before trying!

I was also looking for a cremeblend blush after hearing about them in Tanya Burr's videos (pixi2woo on youtube) so I bought one of those to try as well.

I love the eye shadows because they are so pigmented and application is like a dream. They go on like a cream and don't crease on your lids. They blend beautifully and stay all day long.

Havana is a beautiful bronze colour from the 'In Extra Dimension' collection. The shadow is baked so it can be used dry as a powder, or wet as a liquid (mix with fix+ on the back of your hand). It looks gorgeous blended into the crease with some Woodwinked on your lid.

Woodwinked, Cranberry and Satin Taupe are all fantastic too for all the reasons I outlined above however Carbon, whilst still a great black shadow, is a bit trickier to work with. It does not blend as well as the shimmer/metallic shades and does need a dark base underneath it to get the darkest black colour. I would however still recommend it but I'm on the lookout for something better!

The cremeblend blush is a beautiful formulation, it's so easy to blend in to your foundation with just your fingers. The colour Something Special is a soft, warm toned light pink. It looks very pretty on the cheeks and will be perfect with a little highlighter for spring/summer.

 

'Something Special' Cremeblend Blush

'Havana' Extra Dimension Eye Shadow

'Woodwinked' Eye Shadow

'Cranberry' Eye Shadow

'Carbon' Eye Shadow

'Satin Taupe' Eye Shadow

I hope the review was helpful! Feel free to post more questions below if there is anything I didn't cover. I'll do a few tutorials on how to wear the colours in the next few days!