The other night a friend of mine asked if I or anyone else had any recommendations for any good drugstore brand foundations that had a light but still good enough coverage for daytime. I thought firstly of Rimmel's Wake Me Up foundation, which I was pleasantly surprised with, but although the coverage was great with that, I felt it might be too heavy for what she's looking for. My all time favourite 'light' foundation is YSL's Perfect Touch, which gives a lovely, dewy, healthy glow. But that'll set you back about 40 squids. Then I remembered Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation, which I got while on an insane spending spree in a Boots in Newry late last year:
According to the bottle, this gives a perfectly glowing complexion and toned skin for up to 16 hrs, using fruit therapy- Apricot, Melon, Apple and Ginger for radiance, hydration, energy and anti-oxidant benefits. I dunno about the whole "16 hr" thing, but it does leave the skin looking healthy and fresh, not caked on in make up, basically. Also, it smells divine- bonus!!
This is it on and blended, shade 51, Light Vanilla (a nice way of saying "freakishly pale"):
Nice, no? I can't remember how much this was, cause again, crazy supermarket sweep around Boots, but I'm pretty sure it's reasonably priced, as are most Bourjois products.
I have just purchased this and I love it. I'm normally a fan of heavy foundations as I have acne scarring but chose this for summer as it's nice and light!
ReplyDeleteIt's great isn't it? I was really surprised by how good the quality is for the price- I think I may have gotten it half price as well if I remember correctly! Bargain!
DeleteI haven't tried this but I keep meaning to - maybe on one of my own insane spending sprees in Boots!
ReplyDeleteEmma xo
Definitely worth trying Emma, it's really good! xx
DeleteI haven't tried this yet, but I recently bought Wake Me Up Foundation by Rimmel, it's good but I definitely want to try this one now!
ReplyDeleteWake me up is excellent isn't it? Foundations by drugstore brands seem to be getting better lately. I love this one, really worth trying. Apparently the coordinating concealer is great too but I haven't tried it.
DeleteI really love the healthy mix serum :) it's one of my favourites :) Great post Hun ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's such a good foundation, isn't it? I actually love Bourjois as a brand anyway, I think it's really good quality for the price :-)
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