It was a short but pretty hot summer we had in Japan this year. I am so sad that it's autumn now and it definitely is getting colder day by day. I hate winter, I just hate everything about winter, and I'm getting so depressed as writing this thinking about winter...BUT I am excited about autumn / winter makeup. I'm all about coral cheeks and coral lips in summer, but I tend to gravitate towards darker lips in colder seasons like everyone else.
The problem is, I don't look good with dark or bright lips although I'm dying to wear rosy or berry toned lips. And I came up with this idea to mix the lipsticks I own already to create new shades rather than to look for the perfect autumnal shade.
Rimmel London Kate Matte Lipstick / 107 × Moisture Renew Lipstick / Nude Delight
I didn't know that when I bought it but 107 seems to be a very popular shade. On my lips it looks too bright and pinky, so I tone it down with Nude Delight, which is one of my favourite shades of the entire lippie collection.
This is how it looks when both of them are on the lips. They are both matte formula, which creates this beautiful velvet kind of texture which is perfect for autumn.
REVLON Lip Butter / Berrï½™ Smoothie
×Maybelline Baby Lips / Peach Kiss
It's been ages since I stopped wearing Lip Butter although I was pretty obsessed with it when it came out. There is no particular reason why I stopped wearing it, but now I remember how pretty it looked on my lips! Having said that, it's still too bright on its own. So I applied Peach Kiss from Maybelline on top, and voi-la!
It has the right amount of pinkness but not too bright. Baby Lips give a little bit of shine and I kind of like that.
Estee Lauder Pure Colour Envy Shine / Surreal Sun
× LUNASOL Full Glamour Liquid Lips/ 03
This combo is what I've been loving since summer. Surreal Sun is a very bright orange that I cannot wear on its own. I dab Surreal Sun on my lips and blend with my finger, then add LUNASOL lip gloss on top. This shade 03 is no longer available apparently, but it's such a useful shade added on top of any kind of shades. I love how it feels on the lips.
I LOVE this shade!! I don't know what to do when I run out of this lip gloss, as it looks totally different when the lip gloss isn't added on top. This lip shade makes the whole look more sophisticated, and goes really well with autumnal eye makeup.
Bourjois Effet 3D MAX Lipgloss / #68 × CANMAKE Stay on Balm Rouge / 04
This lip gloss from Bourjois is awesome. It smells awful like rose petals burnt with vinyl or something like that...which is pretty gross. But how gorgeous it looks is unbelievable. It has this rosy undertone to it, which makes my lips look beautiful. It has glitter particles which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like it. I paired it with CANMAKE Stay on Balm Rouge in 04, which is a very natural beige.
Browny beige with a hint of rose is such a perfect shade for the colder season. And the glitters make it suitable for the holiday season as well!
It's so much fun paring lipsticks and lipglosses because sometimes it creates a completely different shade. And I can save money by not purchasing a bunch of new lipsticks!
Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream £10.99
I thought I was over this "BB or CC or DD cream craze" that has been going on. But when I saw this CC cream in a sale back in July when Bourjois sadly left Japan, I couldn't resist only because I had heard loads of British beauty bloggers raving about it. I wanted the shade ivory but it was sold out, so I picked up light beige, one shade darker.
Despite mismatch of the shade (it's a tad too dark for my skin, but doesn't make me look like Oompa Loompa so it's all good), I must say I love this CC cream. I thought CC cream is more like a primer than foundation, but this is definitely like foundation with a very sheer and natural coverage. I have no problem going to a coffee shop or supermarket near my house without foundation on my day off, as my skin is in a very good condition lately, but it's good to have a light coverage CC cream in hand.
It doesn't cover my dark circles, but does cover everything else. Pigmentation around my nose and tiny dark spots are gone in a second once it's applied. And what I love the most about this CC cream is that it makes my skin look super healthy, moisturised, plumped and flawless. I think my husband would believe me if I apply this and say I'm not wearing any makeup. It's that natural, yet it does even out the skin tone perfectly.
It's so sad Bourjois left Japan, as they have amazing products such as Healthy Mix, the CC eye cream concealer, Chocolate bronzer, nail polishes, lipsticks...basically everything they make is good quality yet affordable. I am glad feelunique annd ASOS carry their products at least. Now all I need to do is to wish Yen gets stronger as it used to be, so that I can shop.
Bourjois Cream Blush
You know I am madly in love with British stuff. British fashion, magazines, people, TV programmes, and of course, the beauty products. I still can't believe how crazy I've gone back in March when I went to London for the second time and bought so many beauty products.
So when Georgina from Makeup-Pixi3 suggested to do a swap, I was like "Yeah let's do it!" and I bought her stuff on the next day. I really enjoyed picking up beauty products for her, thinking "Will she like it? Would it work for her?" especially because I don't usually buy Japanese products, it was a very nice opportunity. You can see the products I sent to her HERE on her blog.
I received some nice UK goodies from her. I thought of mentioning the all here but as you might have noticed I like to write an individual review on each product, so I decided to write about them one by one.
Today I'm going to talk about Bourjois Cream Blush in the shade 02. Actually I was thinking of buying it as it's out in Japan as well, but it costs 1,500yen here which is slightly more expensive than it costs in the UK. And the shade I was thinking of buying was this shade "02" which is a perfect coral for the summer.
I apply it with my finger on the top of my cheeks, and then use my Stippling Brush from Real Techniques to blend. It turns to powder once you apply it on the skin, but it blends in evenly with a use of a brush.
Look how gorgeous the colour is. It's not too orange and does compliment my skin tone. It doesn't have shimmer so it gives a very natural glowy look on your cheeks. I love how natural it looks and doesn't stand out too much yet it makes you look healthy at the same time.
In addition, I like the packaging too. It has a magnetic lid and has got a mirror which is very handy. And also, it smells good! It smells like a classic CHANEL lipstick or something. Overall I love this product! Thanks Georgina and more posts about the products from the UK are coming up soon :)
Bourjois healthy mix serum 10.99GBP
I got this foundation about a year ago as a PR sample. I hadn't heard about this product at that point and I didn't like the fact that it's got silicone in it. But a few months ago I found out that everyone was raving about this product on blogs / youtube, and I thought of trying again to see if it's really good. And I liked it so much and I gave up on my mineral-foundation-habit.
I used to use mineral foundation only because it was supposed to be good for my skin, because silicon in liquid foundation could clog my pores and it's not ideal to cover my skin surface with it, then my skin cannot breath. But the downside of mineral foundation is that it doesn't cover anything really and I didn't like that. This foundation is not too heavy, it also gives a natural look and it does actually make my skin look really healthy and glowing.
I have it in shade "Vanilla" which is the perfect colour for my skin tone! At first I thought it looked a little bit dark, but once I spread it all over my face it evens out my skin tone. It covers my pores on my cheek and redness around my nose without concealer. I also like the smell of it, fruity and fresh! I used to use my fingers to apply the foundation but recently I use a brush to do it. I'm not sure if it makes difference but I like it this way just because I don't like my fingers to get dirty :P
Overall I think it's a very good foundation. It doesn't get cakey at all, and it makes my skin look really healthy and glowing without shimmer. I still don't like the feel of silicone on my skin but I'm getting used to it. More than that I like the look it gives to my skin! I would repurchase this product when it runs out, I'm not going to buy it in Japan because it's 2000yen here, but I would purchase from ASOS, they offer free delivery worldwide and they have all the shades!
Have you tried this product? Do you have any other favourite from the brand?
