When it comes to drugstore Makeup I love Bourjois. I find as a general rule when drugstore cosmetic shopping if in doubt go the Bourjois route (if you’re American you will get a lot more out of that sentence than the Brits, or not ahem!) Because they rarely put out a disappointing product.I actually can’t think of one off the top of my head. If my arm was twisted I’d have to say I’m not a huge fan of the classic ‘chocolate bronzer.’

Here are my all time favourites.

1.Healthy mix radiance reveal foundation

I actually love this foundation so much that I often pick it over my higher end ones. For me this is a perfect all seasons base. It blends so easily (I like to apply this with my fingers), gives light/medium coverage which can be built into a decent medium with a satin finish. Bourjois claims that it lasts up to16hrs which is just silly! I get around 5-6 hours without powder before my beautiful nose redness starts peeking through.

2.Volume one second mascara

A mascara with balls! Seriously though I had high hopes when I picked this up and I wasn’t disappointed.The rubber brush/tiny ball combo works wonders on my mid length crossed over lashes. It gives separation, length and volume that lasts the day without smudging/flaking (I have the non-waterproof version)Although it goes without saying that the 1-second claim is just daft. It does the job quickly with minimal wand wiggle-age needed.

3.Bronzing Primer

I honestly thought this had a better name until just now. I shall use the French.The Bourjois Base Lissante Soleil (better) is currently my obsession! Supposedly a dupe for the much hyped Soleil Tan de Chanel or whatever it’s called nowadays!? I never gave into that hype because I didn’t think I was missing out on a mousse formula bronzing primer, how wrong was I? Although the colour and consistency are quite scary at first glance, the Bourjois version blends into the skin like a dream! It leaves a smooth matte base for foundation which it then lends a hand to give a

Although the colour and consistency are quite scary at first glance, the Bourjois version blends into the skin like a dream! It leaves a smooth matte base for foundation which it then lends a hand to give a surprisingly subtle, bronzed, healthy finish.

So far I have only used this as a primer but apparently, it works well as a contour so I’m going to have to give that a go!

NB: I’ll be damned if there is a base product on this planet that smells this delicious!!

NB2: I over scooped in the above swatch picture…a little goes a long way with this.

What are your favourite’s from Bourjois?

I thought I’d pop this one up anyway 😉

I was inspired by Tanya Burr’s latest video where she used the Bourjois ‘chocolate’ bronzer to create a gorgeous gold smokey eye look for a Nicole Scherzinger tutorial, and I think it’s such a great idea that I wanted to share it in case you don’t subscribe to Tanya’s videos.

As you probably know from my last post I am really into bronze eye make-up at the moment. I’ve been sticking to the same look for weeks now. I won’t call it a rut because I’ve been loving wearing it but switching up products is always quite refreshing, almost therapeutic does anyone else find that?

I used the chocolate bronzer as a base all over the lid. Then took a purple toned brown out of the MUA heaven and earth palette on the outer half of the lid and blended it a little in the crease. I then just smudged a mixture of ‘dark horse’ and ‘creep’ from the original Urban Decay Naked palette across the upper and lower lashlines in kind of a messy fashion to give it quite an ‘undone’ finish.

Next, I popped a bit of Barry M dazzle dust in the shade 932 in the tear duct. Added a couple of coats of L’oreal false lash telescopic mascara and got this lovely warm bronze smokey look. It’s really wearable for the daytime with the rest of the make-up being kept quite minimal.

For the sake of balance, I used the chocolate bronzer with a light hand over the tops of my cheeks. Bourjois healthy mix radiance reveal foundation. Collection Lasting Perfection concealer on my horrendous under eye circles and delightful nose redness.

Lip-wise I used ELF mineral lip liner in the shade ‘peachy’ all over the lips. Lastly, I filled in my brows using the Seventeen ‘brows that’ kit.I just realised that doesn’t sound too minimal at all but it is I promise haha 😉

What are your favourite products for multi-tasking?