Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream in Ivory | Review ♥

Hey beaut's!

Quite a while back now I decided to pick up the Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream as I'd heard so many good things about it and wanted try something that felt lighter on my skin for the Spring/Summer months. I must admit this was my very first CC Cream purchase so I really didn't know what to expect or how a CC Cream would benefit me, but after using the Bourjois offering for over a month now I'm 100% confident in saying I LOVE this product and Bourjois really have come up with a cracking CC Cream!

The Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream is available in 4 shades, Ivory, Light Beige, Rose Beige and Bronze, on this occasion I opted for the lightest shade Ivory, which matches my skin tone perfectly right now as I'm rather pale but when the weather heats up abit more and I start to get a tan going on I'll definitely need to go up a shade, I think it's nice that Bourjois offer a nice variety of shades as usually I find CC/BB Creams just come in light-medium etc. The CC Cream comes packaged in a plastic tube which holds 30ml's worth of product and has no dispenser or pump, instead its one of the squeezable, screw cap jobbie's which I do like, at least you know you can use all the product up and not waste any, I also cut these sort of plastic tubes open when I think I'm finished as there always 2-3 applications left in little secret hiding places within the tube ha ha.

The CC Cream itself contains 3 colour correcting pigments, Apricot to counteract the signs of fatigue, Green to disguise any traces of redness and White to conceal those dark spots and blemish's, it also contains SPF 15 and offers 24 hours of hydration, making it perfect for anyone with drier skin like myself. With all of the above combined the CC Creams aim is to give us a fresh, luminous complexion and smooth skin, which is something I always want please ha ha. So does the 123 Perfect CC Cream live up to it's claims? I'd have to say yes is does, I have major love for this product! It seems to just make my skin look amazing and is such a great pick me up in the mornings.

The consistency of the CC Cream is quite thin and rather runny so bare that in mind when squeezing it out onto your hand, I like to apply the CC Cream by dabbing my Nanshy Flat Top Buffer Brush onto my hand to pick up some product and then dot it around my face before blending, I have used my hands and my beauty blender for this but I just prefer how my Nanshy Brush works, it just blends the cream quickly, flawlessly and doesn't need much work at all blending wise which saves me time in the mornings woohoo. The finish and the coverage that the CC Cream provides is so lovely, because of the thin texture the finish feels like a healthy, luminous second skin, it honestly feels as light as air on my skin and doesn't cling to a single dry patch. The coverage I'd say is light to medium and is definitely buildable on problematic area's, but essentially it evens out the skin tone. Personally I think this would amazingly as a base for anyone who suffers from acne because it isn't drying so it wouldn't cling to the skin and it would help fight against the redness and smooth out the skin. Because the Bourjois CC Cream gives us a luminous complexion I was worried about looking like a disco ball but in actual fact the CC Cream doesnt contain any noticeable light reflecting particles at all, which is great if your looking for a luminous look without the sparkle.

Overall I think Bourjois have provided us with yet another hit from their base collection, they really do know how to create amazing base makeup with a good amount of coverage that feels so lightweight don't they? I can honestly see myself repurchasing this over and over again, a huge 10 out of 10 for me. I have also picked up their CC Eye Cream/Concealer so expect a full review of that coming soon beauties!

Have you tried Bourjois' CC Cream yet beaut's?? What did you think?? Was you as blown away as I am??

Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation | Review

 Hey girlie's!!!

Today I thought I'd share my thoughts on a Rimmel London Foundation that I picked up recently. Picking up a matte foundation is quite a change for me as I'm all about dewy foundations on my skin but as it was on offer for £4.49 instead of £5.99 I thought I'd give it a whirl.

Rimmels Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation claims to be a feather light liquid mousse foundation that blends flawlessly for a natural look, with all day shine control, and a silky smooth formula leaving you with a perfectly matte, baby-soft finish, that won’t feel heavy or greasy on the skin and minimises the appearance of pores. Woahhh sounds pretty amazing right?

Firstly the foundation comes packaged in a 30ml lightweight plastic tube that stands freely from the bottom, it doesn't come with a pump or any type of dispenser its literally one of the squeezie jobbies. As far as I know theres 6 shades in whole collection, I opted for 100 Ivory as that's my usually Rimmel foundation shade and it matched my skin tone a treat.

As for the formula of this foundation... As it's a mousse formula I expected it to be very lightweight like Rimmel suggest however I found it very thick and heavy, I also noticed that a little bit of this foundation doesn't go along way, I found myself having to keep squeezing more of the product out onto the back of my hand all the time. As for application...  From the very moment I applied this foundation it was clear for me to see that if you have dry skin or any dry patches like I do then this foundation is a big no no, even when I used a good moisturiser it clings to those dry patches making them look even worse, however if you oily/combination skin I think your going to love this foundation. The foundation also isn't great if you like building up coverage as it just goes cakey straight away making you look like your wearing an inch of foundation which is never a good look. One of the things I do like about this foundation is the coverage, its a good medium coverage and completely matte's out your skin, you defiantly don't need to powder after using it either, but just beware the foundation has no added SPF so I'd highly suggest wearing some SPF underneath.

Overall I have to say I'm quite disappointed in this foundation, which makes a change for me as I love Rimmel as a brand and 2 of my all time favourite foundations are actually Rimmel foundations so I was almost positive I'd love this one. I do think that the fact I have some dry patches is a huge factor in why I don't like this and as I said I'm pretty sure if you have oily/combination skin this foundation would definitely be one I'd suggest you try. 

Have you tried this foundation beaut's??? What did you think???

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Angelica Florence Accessories Pave Bracelet | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

Recently the lovely Clare from Angelica Florence Accessories contacted me asking if i would like to try an item of jewellery from her website, i jumped at the chance as i love me some bling haha, Clare kindly let me choose a bracelet from the website and within a few days it arrived. I honestly couldn't be happier with it, its so pretty.

Ivory & Pink Pave Bracelet £28.99

When the bracelet arrived it was wrapped carefully in tissue paper and had been slotting inside a little luxury fuchsia coloured suede pouch. The bracelet i chose was the 'Ivory & Pink Pave Bracelet', its made up of glass ivory pearls and finished off with a gorgeous 10mm pink crystal pave bead with all the fittings being silver plated. One thing that is super awesome about the website is that you can choose between three different bracelet sizes, if your anything like me and have tiny wrists then you wont have to worry that the bracelet will be too big. You can opt for a Small 6.5 inch, Medium 7.5 inch or a Large 8.5 inch, they all come with an inch chain extender too so you can choose how tight or loose you want the bracelet to be for your own comfort.

All the jewellery on the website is handmade with the specification that it will be dispatched as soon as possible. The website has such beautiful jewellery to choose from such as necklaces, earrings, bridal jewellery, engraved jewellery and of course the pretty bracelets and they all come in different colours and designs too so theres something for everyone.

All in all i adore my bracelet and love what the website has to offer, i think its not only great if you want to treat yourself to something sparkly and precious but also the jewellery would make such lovely prezzies for Birthdays or Christmas aswell.

Have you checked out the Angelica Florence website??? What did you think??? 

www.angelicaflorenceaccessories.co.uk