Bourjois Products // Swatches // Bronzer, Blush, Healthy Mix & More

These are just some swatches, comparisons & opinions on the Bourjois products I hauled recently, shown here.

I didn't include the mascara in this post as I haven't opened it yet.

Bourjois Blusher #54 Rose Frisson

If you have tried any of the Bourjois blushers you will notice a beautiful rose scent when you open it. Out of the 3 Bourjois blushers I own, this one has the strongest smell but it doesn't bother me. This blush is highly pigmented (shown below, swatched directly from the pot) & I would describe it as a satin finish, as there is no obvious shimmer but it is not matte.

 Delice de Soleil bronzing powder

The Delice de Soleil bronzing powder is meant to give a 'delicious natural & radiant tan'. I find the pigmentation is not the best, it took a few swipes for it to show up on my bare arm. It is mainly matte but it does have a few shimmer particles. Originally I wanted the chocolate bronzer but I have not been able to find it online! So I settled for this, which will be my all over bronzer underneath Nars Laguna. The packaging is quite bulky as it includes a brush which is only good to get a really nice definition underneath the cheekbone. The best thing about the packaging is the huge mirror that swivels 180 degrees. Perfect for checking your application in different angles.

Delice De Soleil, 54 Rose Frisson

Levres Contour Lipliner #11

The Levres Contour lip liner colour I got was in number 11, a beautifully pigmented neutral shade. I love this under MLBB creamy mauves & pinks, or to outline my lips on their own for them to appear bigger. I recommend this pencil for sure!

Healthy Mix Foundation & Concealer

I've also been testing out the Healthy mix foundation & concealer own it's own and by mixing it with other products. From what I've used, I really like these products! The foundation as a similar finish & coverage to my Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation, but the shade I bought (53) was more of a yellow tone. It actually blends quite well into my skin, though so I'm starting to think I'm neutral-toned.
The concealer in shade 52 is slightly too light to cover blemishes so I've been using it as a under eye concealer with my Maybelline Age Rewind when I want more coverage. It doesn't have a highlighting effect but it is slightly apricot toned which is good for dark circles.

Here I am wearing the foundation on it's own with nothing else.

The concealer on the my right eye only. I think it has made a huge difference! I usually would have a lilac concealer first, then my foundation (which I don't aim to cover under my eyes but a little bit usually always ends up there) and then my concealer. But today it's just the foundation & concealer. I apply directly from the tube under my eye & blend with my fingers to warm it up, a wedge sponge & my Sigma f82 Round Kabuki brush.

So, that's basically the products, I am happy with them all except with the pigmentation of the bronzer. I cannot wait to try the rotating mascara!

Have you tried any Bourjois products, and what are your faves?
xx

Oh & you have probably noticed that I changed my blog, I made it look more simpler & cleaner, what do you think? Or is it too boring? I like that it doesn't look as "busy" and my header fits in to the background, haha. 

Have an amazing weekend!

Collective haul! Cherryculture, Beautyjoint, China Glaze & More.

I've been waiting a while to receive all my packages that I ordered around the same time so I could put them into a collective haul-style post this time. I've been using some of the products in my FOTD's so I'm happy I can finally show you properly, now!

Cherry Culture
Nyx Eye Shadow Base in White, Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream in Antwerp
Nyx Black Label Lipstick in Nude
La Splash Glitter Splash (names below)
Cherryculture.com has regular specials & I'm pretty sure I got these Nyx products between 15-25% off when they are a good price anyway. The glitters were $5.99 each, and they have the biggest range! I can definitely recommend these glitters, and I've used them in a couple of looks and you can see how glitter can also be wearable but then also dramatic (obviously!! It's all up to you how it turns out ;)). I found this website has extremely quick shipping as I ordered these not long before beauty joint but I got them 2 weeks before!

 Giveaway Prize

 Technically not a haul but new products none the less, I was so excited to win crosswiredreamers.blogspot.com giveaway!! I never expected to win it when I entered so thank you so much girls! I got the Stila In The Light palette, Face of Australia Sheer Gloss Lip Crayons (funnily enough I had these in my giveaway but never actually tried them :P) & 2 O.P.I glitter nail polishes in Gettin' Miss Piggy with it & Fresh Frog of Bel Air from the muppets collection.

Ozsale

 Ozsale.com had another special on China Glaze so I bought 2 of them to replace the ones I never received/ broke in the mail. I replaced skyscraper with Dorothy Who, a similar looking colour that is so gorgeous! As for the 2 light pink's, I was looking at swatches before hand and one looked like a light flesh toned nude colour and the other a baby pink, but both turned out to be like a french pink!!! With one being a tiny bit darker. Oh well, I will find out which one I like more and give the other away.

 L-R: Patent Leather Top Coat, Dorothy Who, Diva Bride, Innocence.

Beauty Joint

I didn't buy any necessities from beautyjoint.com but some pretties, that I had to have.
Top- Jordana Glitters Nail Polish in City Lights, China Glaze Shocking Pink, ELF HD Blush in Headliner, Nyx Stick Blush in Orchid.
Bottom- Wet n Wild Coloricon in Glamrock, Wet n Wild palette in Vanity, ELF Lip primer & plumper, Nyx Glam Gloss in Aqua Luxe, Wet n Wild Mega Last l/s in Dollhouse Pink.
I can't wait to show you swatches of the polishes, I am currently wearing shocking pink- OMG. Both blushes are so pretty, I have been wanting Orchid for ages! I had to buy the WNW eyeshadows after seeing shaaanxo with them, I thought the ELF lip primer would be nice to see how it goes, and the other two looked too pretty to pass up!

Ozsale

Ozsale also had Bourjois on sale with almost everything at $10 a pop so I got the Healthy Mix concealer (I got this in 52 and it's a tiny bit too light but perfect for under the eyes), the Delice de Soleil Bronzing powder (I wanted the chocolate one but they didn't have it), Levres Contour lip liner in number 11, the Healthy Mix foundation in 53 (I looked it up in the foundation matrix because I didn't know which one to get, this is a good match except maybe a tiny bit too yellow but it's not too noticeable since I'm pretty sure I have neutral colouring), The Volume Fast & Perfect rotating mascara (Can't wait to try this but it is in line so it wont be for ages) and a blush in 54 Rose Frisson.

So that's pretty much all the cosmetics I've received recently and I'm not expecting anymore at the moment except for a clothing & a jewelery order.
Expect a bunch of reviews/ swatches and other posts in the upcoming future about these products, but please let me know if there's anything specifically that you want to see!

xx Ashii

First product purchases for 2013

Although I technically ordered a couple of these products before the end of last year, I have received them within the new year with much excitement & unfortunately, a little bit of disappointment. So here are my newest acquired makeup products for the year.


First up, my number one baby at the moment. I have been wanting this for soo long so when it finally came back into stock from www.kissandmakeupny.com I had to buy it. I'm sure most of you have heard about it/seen it/ tried it before but it is everything & more. I don't have too many "high end" products so when I do get them I cherish them. It is the perfect colour, doesn't look muddy & orangey, it has a slight shimmer but nothing to upset the face if you use it for contouring, which it is good for, too.

 www.ozsale.com.au had another China Glaze sale on not too long ago. Unfortunately when I opened the packet I could smell nail polish straight away, & I knew something had gone terribly wrong.
This is the first time ever I have received a product in fault. The last 2 times I ordered nail polish from this website have been fine, but this most likely would have happened throughout the shipping process, although the package had fragile written on it. I also ordered another polish in the same order that I never got, but I messaged them to let them know & they said they would credit my account, no worries. But I am a bit sad that the other ones are tarnished, especially the pretty glitter!
The colours I got were Snow Globe & Celtic Sun. The one that was damaged was Skyscraper & the one I never got was the leather top coat (I needed a new topcoat too, damn it!)

Terry White Chemists often have sale bins where I found these next 2 Maybelline products. They had no testers to have a look at the colours but I just went for it anyway, I am usually an impulse buyer when I'm in a shop! This colour is very pretty but quite frosty, I like to layer it ontop of a nude matte lipstick.

 I also bought the Age Rewind Dark Circle eraser to use as a highlighter under my eyes. Even though I don't have dark circles it is very brightening. It is lighter than my Garnier Roll-on eye concealer which I like. I like the softness of the foam applicator, although it is not hygienic, it is much softer than the Garnier.

Pretty Peony, Dark Circle Eraser in light-medium.

Another order which I completely forgot about were some lashes from Vau Beauty that were on ozsale. I haven't heard of them before so I don't know anything about the quality but I shall let you know! These pairs were $7 each. I haven't tried the feather ones before so I can't wait to try them!

A couple of other items I have received lately was a backup on my St Moriz Mousse tanner & my tanning mitt to go with it. I have also placed an order from cherryculture.com with lots of pretty glitters & a Bourjois order, yay! Oh and another CG one to make up for my last order.

What have been the first makeup products you've bought this year??

xx

Sultry Bronzed Fall Makeup

It's far from fall here but some days have been feeling a little bit cooler, so I hopped on the fall makeup bandwagon lol.

These camera angles make my forehead & nose huge & my chin tiny! eep.

 Products
Face: Revlon Photoready foundation
Blush: Wish I could remember which one! I don't have too many to choose from so I'll guess its...Nyx peach?
Contouring: Nude by Nature eye definer

Eyes:
Vani-t Eye pencil in bronze (unfortunately makes eyeshadow crease almost instantly)
Urban Decay Naked 2: Snakebite for lid & lower lash line, Suspect in crease, Buster in outer crease, Blackout to slightly define outer v, Bootycall to highlight
UD Whiskey liner on waterline, Zero for lashline

 Lips:
Australis Samba l/s with a tiny dab of Nyx Harmonica in the middle.

So yeah that's pretty much it, thanks for looking!

Bonus pic of chester!

If he hears the water running at night when I'm washing my face he'll come running in. He has found a new bed in the basin!

Recently Bought Items

Ughh guys, I am so sorry for being so boring lately. :(
I don't have much time to do my makeup too exciting lately let alone take pics... I also haven't bought too much stuff lately.. but here's some things I have bought over the last 2 months

 Chemist Haul (sorry for the bad pic!)... Lady Jayne Bristle brush, Lady Jayne small plastic hair ties, Swisspers Day Cream with SPF (I need a new day cream & this one smelt lovely, I'm liking it so far) & my HG Makeup remover wipes by Garnier.

 On this website a while ago, http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ they were having a huge sale for cosmetics, Revlon, Maybelline, L'oreal etc, they had some big bargains. I got this bronzing stuff, All About Glo for $19 instead of I think $39? Anyway I thought I had better stock up for summer, & also they were sold out of pretty much everything else haha) & in the spray bottle is "Rock Chick Wave  Spray"

 Top- Pressed Bronzing Powder, Under that in that gold thing is loose bronzing powder.. which sounds scary haha, & then the next 2 are both called Mini Bronzing Brush. They are pretty much all the same but in different bottles. oh well, I will be ready to be warmed up for summer!

Rock Chick Wave spray, it has the same effect as a salt spray.

Cute Packaging!!

My Topshop products that I won from Heather Does Makeup Giveaway :D Lipstick in Showoff & Cream Blush in Head Over Heels. I still have to do a look that I like enough to post with these products!

Madd Style Cosmetics Drop Dead Fred Collection... took a little while to get here but I won these from Being Your Own Beauty, I have done a few looks with these yet to post but they are the most prettiest colours! Go here to see swatches done by Kristina

 

Something that I have wanted for a long time is a clip-less curling iron. I got this from Target for about $60, however when I bought it I didn't look at the shape or the name properly (Wave Magic... hmmm) but I like to make waves, & I've used it a few times since I've bought it & really like it!
It comes with a heat protective glove which I find makes it more difficult to use, and I always accidentally turn the little on/off button off so I have to select my heat again which is frustrating.But apart from that, no problems so far.

So that's about it,  apart from a few other things but I have had this post sitting as a draft for a while... not sure if I wanted to post it. ohwell!

Hope everyone had a good weekend, and I hope to get back on soon!!
<33

New Hair , Smudge e/l + More Bronzed than usual

haha sorry for all the FOTD posting (which isn't even that much) but I want to get some out of the way for when I am away. I have older pics to post too like the one I posted yesterday so if it seems like some times my hair looks faded or my eyebrows look messy it's coz they are not posted in order.... (I still have some from months ago that I wanna post!!)

Sorry for the posey pics I was in a posey mood :P
Not much changed with my hair, I just got it dyed that same dark red/purple colour (to match my extensions which I barely wear! my hair is long anyway haha) & my side fringe re-cut.... which I think I may grow out again & style it to the middle haha that doesn't make sense.. oh am I the only one with the horrible short hairs around my hairline at the top!?? ahah

Natural Light.... I wish my eyes were more squinty haha!

Deer in Headlights lol

Trying to show off some of the blonde I have in my hair.... Which is hard to show since it is hidden

 Eyes: Bourjois Kohl & Contour e/l- not as smudged as I wanted but I didn't want it to be too messy
Nude e/s & a bit of shimmery e/s for highlight

Lip & Cheek Products

The lipstick I have had for yearss but had only used it once (it was a backup so it wasn't yucky lol) I had found in a pocket of a bag I hadn't used in a while so I knew I had to use it again..... ooh & it smells delicious!!

Take care peeps <3

Bronzed FOTD

When I'm not really sure what eyeshadow to do, I usually just do golds or bronze. Add a bright lippy & I'm good to go, almost :)
Also- I really want to do other posts not just FOTDs, but when I get back from Phuket expect a hugee haul. eee so excited! I may also start posting about makeup basics :)

Eyes~
Nyx JEP in French Fries
Sleek Storm Palette- See pic

The usual e/l & mascara =)

Face~
FOA Outback Primrose blush
Physicians Formula Beige Glow Pearls

Lips~
Nyx Spell Bound L/S

 

Ignore the numbers

  I hadn't used these over french fries before so I really liked how it turned out! Thank you for looking <3