Dior Nude BB Creme

I could have written this review the day after I got it, I'd made up my mind that fast what I thought of it.  But to keep things fair, I waited 2-4 weeks of wearing it every single day, not even my Dr Jart BB cream made an appearance - that might give you a little clue what I thought about this!

I picked it up in Boots for £30, but they had a deal on that day to get £10 of advantage card points when you purchased a product from Dior - whoop!

My Thoughts

Ok - I'm going to get the two negatives out of the way off the bat. First, the price - it's £30 and NOT a foundation, but a BB Cream - that's a lot of money.  Secondly, I was colour matched to the wrong shade - I am nearly every time I get colour matched, they always match me too dark as the people on the counters still haven't caught on that you need to match the colour to your neck and chest, not the skin on the face, which is almost always darker.  Anyway - all that aside, it's still a workable shade as it's the summer :)

Now onto the good - and boy oh boy is there a lot of it!  Ok firstly, packaging.  I love that it's a tube with a pump on it, so rarely do you get a combination like that, it's usually one or the other, so that's a big plus from me.  Next up, the formula.  It's not too thick, but not too runny either.  One pump is about all you'll need unless you're going for heavier cover, which reminds me, it is buildable.  It blends in really well - I've only used my fingers for blending so can't comment what it's like with a brush.

The first time I used it I was a bit worried as it seemed to highlight my pores, but I kept blending and that wasn't a problem any more.  If you've been reading my blog for any length of time you might remember that I always have issue with foundation cracking all around my chin area - well, this pretty much doesn't happen at all with the Dior BB creme.

The finish - is simply flawless.  It's not thick and not heavy but seems to cover everything really well.  My favourite thing about it is how well it sets on my skin.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who hates that most foundations still feel slightly liquidy hours after applying, but this doesn't.  However long after you leave it, if you touch your cheek you won't feel the bb creme on it - I've never experienced anything like this before, it's love at first application!

I really can't recommend this enough to anyone - all I need is to be colour matched to the right shade!

This months Bigest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Shang from The Feminine Crusade

 

Written by Georgina Kent

June 2013 Birchbox

I'm sure by now you've sussed out that I'm a big fan of Birchbox.  I wasn't sure what to make of their redesign as I really liked their old one, so I've been patiently waiting for my little box to turn up on my doorstep - I couldn't not take a sneek peek at other bloggers first to see what they received though :)

What I got

Beauty Protector - this little strange bottle (rubbery and squeezy!) is a leave in conditioner.  On the back of the bottle the product claims to detangle, heat protect, UV protection, seals cuticles, smoothes hair, locks in colour, adds shine, makes your hair weightless, non-greasy and conditions.  Who knows if it does actually do all this, but watch this space to see what I think :)  The full size is £15.

Color Club nail polish - I received the shade 'London Calling' - best way I can describe that is as pistachio green :)  Birchbox were sweeties too and included an extra one to give to a friend.  I'm not sure if everyone got two of the same colour - but I did :)  I have opened up the polish to see what the wand/brush was like - it's long and thin similar to the BarryM ones.  The full size is £10.

Green People sun lotion - they claim that this is a natural SPF lotion suitable for sensitive skin (even eczema & psoriasis).  It has a tan accelerator in it and contains SPF15.  The full size is £17.95.

ModelCo eye pencil - I had the colour black.  It comes with a sharpener in the lid and claims to be highly pigmented.  I swatched it on the back of my hand and it definitely was!  It seemed really creamy too - perfect for blending out under the eye for a deep smokey look.

Carole Franck Phyto-Hydrant - this is a 10ml sample.  They say it's a lightweight moisturiser with potassium and fruit lipids.  It's a non greasy formula which you can use instead of primer.  The full size is £47.25

So that's what was in my June Birchbox - what did you get in yours?

This months Bigest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Shang from The Feminine Crusade

 

Written by Georgina Kent

Illamasqua masquara

Back a few weeks ago when Illamasqua had their 50% off deal, I snapped up a few pieces, I mean I'd be silly not to!  One of the things I picked up was this 'masquara' - it's normally £16.50 but of course, I paid half that :)

No mascara

One coat

Two coats

My Thoughts

I normally stay away from mascara's with a big wand, they're not normally my friend.  But a girl I work with highly recommended that :)

First impressions were really good - I was actually really taken back by this. The formula wasn't wet, but actually quite thick, but not dry.  Within three sweeps over the lashes they were defined,  voluminous and looking great.  In all honesty over the past few weeks this has become a go to mascara for me, which surprised the hell out of me!

This is the first fluffy wand I've actually liked in years - they just haven't worked for me.  I'm not going to go on and on about this, all I'll leave you with is a recommendation and I'll let the pictures talk for themselves ;)

This months Bigest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Shang from The Feminine Crusade

 

Written by Georgina Kent