Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer - Review + Swatches

Concealers are a blessing, for someone like me with raccoon eyes (yes, I have terrible under eye circles). So, I'm always on the search for a good under eye concealer, that is hydrating, pigmented, lasts long, looks natural, brightens the eye and doesn't cake. Well, I guess it's not easy to find that. So, today I'll be reviewing the Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer in Eclat Clair (51). Which is the lightest shade in this range. Though I think my skin tone would be more suited to the shade 52. But since concealer is often slightly lighter than your skin tone, I chose 51.

The concealer comes in a tube, and has a cream to liquid consistency.

It holds 10 ml product. And has a hard to describe smell. It's like this sweet makeup type smell. Its called healthy mix cause it has healthy things for the skin.

The concealer has yellow-ish undertones. Which is quite known for the healthy mix line. I've read on online reviews that all the foundations, concealers and compact powders of this line have strong yellow undertones. Not for the foundations though, but I think that's a plus for the concealer. Cause it helps brighten up the under eye area. The lasting power of this is good. I think that's largely due to the concealer giving a matte effect. It lasts around 5-6 hours without touch ups.

I mostly apply this using a sponge, I dab it around my eye and just tap it around with the sponge. I won't say it has a lot of coverage. It's more like medium coverage. Neither do I think this is very hydrating. I wouldn't recommend this for dry skin. It gives more like a matte finish.

Here is the swatch:

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The product isn't very buildable I'd say. Cause it starts setting in fine lines when applying more product. I got this for Rs. 1000 at Hyperstar, Lahore. Bourjois products are also available at Walgreens.

Overall, I won't say this is a favorite concealer. It's alright. I like my newly bought Catrice Concealer a lot more. Which I'll be reviewing tomorrow. Hope the review was helpful! Please leave a comment for any questions or suggestions!

Catrice Camouflage Cream Concealer - Review + Swatches

Well, like I said in my yesterday's post. I am always on the search for the perfect concealer. Today I'll be reviewing my Catrice Camouflage Cream Conceler in Light Beige (020). I'll have to say I didn't have very high hopes when buying this product, but still wanted to get it cause I wanted to try out a concealer in a pot. Since I kind of had the idea that it'll be thicker and might provide more coverage. But I have to say, ever since I bought this concealer I am absolutely loving it!

Now I'll tell you why I love it.. Well, I think the packaging is really cute. Even though it's a very general plastic packaging. I think it's quite compact and holds a good amount of product (3g/0.10 oz). I'm generally attracted to black colored packaging. Here's how it looks:

The front (click photo to enlarge).

The back (click photo to enlarge).

I love this concealer so much, mostly cause of it's awesome coverage. It makes my under eye circles literally disappear, as if I never had them. Also, I think it has the perfect undertone, a salmony sort of undertone. Which looks absolutely natural on the skin. Some people might think the concealer is a little heavy, but I don't feel that. I think it's perfect for covering under eye circles. And I've been using it a lot since I got it.

It doesn't really have much fragrance, and it doesn't bother me at all. It's like that makeup type smell that often comes from most lipsticks. It doesn't cake at all I think.  And neither is it very drying. It's like the perfect in between caking and drying. You do need to blend it out though, and that can take some effort. But to me it's totally worth it. Cause once properly blended out it doesn't budge and lasts very long. Even after coming home after 7 hours it wasn't being easily removed with water alone.

I don't remember how much exactly I got this for. I think it was around Rs. 700, from Al-Fatah. Catrice cosmetics aren't sold in the U.S. as far as I know.

Here is the swatch:

Overall, I'm really impressed with this concealer. And am looking forward to buying more catrice products.

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