Bourjois So Delicate Lip Cream

Late last year I indulged in a 'little' Asos.com fix with some Bourjois products. Picked up their Lip Creams in two shades: Rose Veloute, and Rose Poudre, as well as the LE blush from their Asos exclusive collection.

I found the lip creams to be rather unique, so I thought these should be reviewed in more depth here:






Swatches on skin

Left to right: Rose Veloute, Rose Poudre


These lip creams go on creamy but dry to a matte, opaque finish. They have the faint rose smell typically found in most Bourjois products, which you either love or hate :)


53 Rose Veloute



Neutral brown. Very similar to Korres Guava Lipstick in 34 Nude, and MAC's Mattene lipstick in Flattering (LE from 2007)


51 Rose Poudre



Medium rosey pink. Looks like a matte version of Chanel Rouge Allure Laque #76 Ming


What I love about these:
- Good pigmentation and coverage.
- Excellent range of colours (check them out here)


What I don't like so much:
- Will emphasize dryness so it is best used on exfoliated or moisturized lips.
- Doe's foot applicator - not as sanitary as a lipstick, but then most liquid lipsticks come in this format, including Chanel.


Overall:

I would recommend these if you are looking for matte, highly pigmented lip colours :)

An update

I am totally in love with these Parasuco jeans:


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The studs are just perfect, I'm not usually even into studs but the design is just done so well!


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Unfortunately I couldn't find this pair in the store, it was just the picture of the model that I saw in the store. The salesperson didn't seem to know much about it. First I asked her if they had this pair in the store and she said it was going to be in the Fall collection. However when I searched Parasuco's website, the image shows up on their S/S '09 collection lookbook, meaning it should be out now right? Maybe I'll call their other location to see if they have it.


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Here's a sneak peek at some things I swapped for with Cris @ Diamond Enigma. I'll be reviewing the Korres lipsticks once I get the chance to try them out, and the Bourjois stuff too. She was super sweet and included two samples of her HK pigments which I had requested, and not only that also included Milani Luminous, a longtime lemming of mine. Thank you Cris! :D





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MAC's new Euristocrats collection is out already in MAC stores (not counters). I picked up Costa Chic, a super bright frosty coral. My camera ran out of batteries though so I'll have to take pictures another time. Then again I'm sure most of you have already seen Temptalia's swatches :D

I've also pre-ordered the things I want from the upcoming Graphic Garden collection, apparently it is coming out July 9th @ The Bay in Canada. I chose the cool palette (Graphic Garden), because the colour payoff is much better than the warm one. The cool palette contains veluxe pearl and frost finishes mostly, while the warm palette has a couple of lustres (which have crappy payoff). Also ordered the Sweet Tease Look in a Box because it contains Shell Pearl Beauty Powder, a limited edition item repromote. I can't wait! July will make me broke as MAC Color Craft is coming out on 9th as well, and I already want 2 MSFs and 3 mineralized blushes that are coming out. Originally I had $30+ store credit that I was going to use, but I seem to have lost/misplaced it...:/

MUA swaps + MAC Pleasantry comparison

Since March I've started swapping on MUA, quite fun but takes up a lot of time...and shipping via Canadapost isn't cheap! But its nice to pick up things to try while getting rid of products I don't use anymore.

My first swap there wasn't too exciting, just another Shiseido Hydro-powder to add to my existing collection: Colour - Spring Plum

A warm brownish plum with green iridescent sparkle which is more obvious in real life.

Other things I swapped for: MAC Aquavert eyeshadow (in Lure collection packaging), Tarte cheekstain in Tickled, and my favourite - MAC mineralized blush in Pleasantry.

Aquavert as most people know already, is a pretty light green perfect for spring, definitely a must-have. The Tarte cheekstain is something I've never tried before as they are quite overpriced in Canada ($28 in US, but $39 in Canada + 13% Ontario tax). Will be doing a FOTD with it in the future. Tickled is a basic reddish stain though, similar to what you'd get from Benetint or MAC's Just a Pinch.

Pleasantry blush is a cool toned pink with great payoff, the shimmer is finer than the recent Grand Duo releases, making it more wearable in my opinion. Comparison swatches of this will be at the bottom of this post.

I also did another swap for MAC Parfait Amour, Shimmermoss eyeshadows, Gracious Me shadestick and also backups of Apricot Pink and Softwash Grey pigments (not pictured)

The eyeshadows are pretty common products so I didn't bother swatching but if you don't own these colours already you should! Parfait Amour is the best purple from MAC in my opinion, its cool toned so anyone can wear it without fear of looking bruised. Shimmermoss is like the teal I've been looking for all my life! It has a veluxe pearl finish, so its way better in terms of colour intensity and shimmer (lol) compared with other MAC shades from the same family like Steamy and Aquadisiac.




And something else I've been lemming after a while - Stila Mandarin Mist. I know this was going for pretty cheap at Beautycrunch.com's sale but at least I didn't have to deal with any shipping/custom fees by swapping for it. Its a pleasant citrus scent, exactly my type of fragrance.




I also bought the Pandamonium quad off a reader who had an extra brand new one :) I actually bought this in March but just haven't had the heart to use it yet! Its just so pretty and rare I just kept it to look at so far, haha :D




Possible alternatives to MAC Pleasantry:

The MAC Pleasantry blush is quite sought after and I've seen people on forums wanting to know whether Love Rock duo is similar to Pleasantry, so here is a comparison.




Also threw in Bourjois's Rose D'or blush to compare:




I'd say that Love Rock has more purple tones compared with Pleasantry, which is more blue toned.

Silk Naturals' also makes a dupe of Pleasantry called Charming, which I bought a sample of back in December:



In the pan they look quite comparable, but because the Silk Naturals one is a powder, it tends to go on stronger. It is also slightly warmer toned than Pleasantry.

Left: Pleasantry, Right: Charming



Thats about it for tonight...I will try to write up more posts for the next few days hopefully if things don't get too busy. Please do take a moment to answer my poll on the top right corner, I would like to know if you prefer to have posts almost everyday or less frequently but with a lot more content. Thank you!

P.S. I am also planning to do a small summer giveaway soon, so stay tuned! :)