First impression: pore putty

There's something I need to talk about, you guys. Yesterday I was shopping for a gift for a friend and of course, I ended up in a drugstore. On the Bourjois stand I found a tiny jar, nearly hidden away between all the big flashy products. It turned out to be a primer, and the texture fascinated me so much I just had to take it home with me. It even fascinates me so I want to look into other brands that carry this type of primer.

I know I'm late with this again, but I had never seen anything like it before. I've used two primers before, Essence Sublime by L'occitane and That Gal by Benefit. Both are creamy.  So, you can imagine my amazement when I stumbled upon a primer with this kind of texture.

For those of you who, like me, have been living under a rock, this thing looks like a balm, but doesn't feel anything like it. It looks kind of grainy when you dab your finger in it, but it turns to something velvety once it's on your skin. Not a powder, but definitely nothing creamy either. I think it's really hard to describe, you should get a hand on a tester at a drugstore, you have to feel it for yourself.

Anyway, this thing is translucent, so it has absolutely no color and it doesn't show at all on your face. I tested it on my hand and noticed the lines on my hand would fade away without looking like anything was on it. I was hoping for the same effect on my face. It would be great for summer since it feels like there's nothing on your face and it doesn't matter if you get sweaty.

So, today I opened my little jar (7ml, you serious, Bourjois??). My first impression was that this wouldn't last two weeks if I used it every day, but I don't mind that anymore. I've discovered there are lots of brands that have stuff with this texture and I'm eager to try them. But more on that later. Nonetheless, it costs € 10 a jar so it's quite expensive.

It doesn't have as big of an effect on my face as it did on my hand in the store. I don't really see any pore-tightening. It feels extremely light on my face and it has a beautiful, subtle scent, so that part is great. I'm wondering what the effect will be when I actually put foundation over it. I think it will look nice, but that's not what I bought it for. I don't like wearing foundation in summer. But I'll try and see. Maybe with a bit of a coloured powder it will do its magic.

I've read a few things online about it today. Like, you should put it over your foundation, it has no shine control and it causes terrible breakouts. I put it on with some colorless fixing powder (Essence, All About Matt) and a few hours later I have no shine whatsoever. It might be because of the powder though, I'll have to try it with a non-mattifying powder.

I haven't seen any miracles happen yet, but it's certainly made me very curious about experimenting with it. I've also heard it being compared to Benefit Porefessional. By a stroke of luck I got a sample of that a few weeks ago, I will definitly try and compare. For now, I'll be wearing the Bourjois one in several ways so I can really see what it does. I'll keep you posted!

Lots of light,

Sloppy D.

Quick post: Sloppy day lipstick

The Color Boost is helping me feel a tiny bit less sloppy at work today

It's very warm in my house nowadays, which leads to me really, really, not wanting to put on make-up. I'm afraid I'll sweat it all off. Could take some with me and fix myself up at work I guess, but... Anyway, this morning I was in a hurry but I felt uneasy at leaving the house with absolutely nothing on my face, since my outfit's very dull (again, in a hurry) today. I grabbed the first flashy thing in my lipstick box and hurried out. It turned out to be my Bourjois Color Boost lip crayon and I'm glad about that.

Bourjois Color Boost lip crayon n°01

I bought this lip crayon in n°01, Red Sunrise, way back (it's actually not that long ago) when I'd just started to wear lipstick on a daily basis. I remember liking it back then and wearing it religiously until I discovered the L'oréal Color Riche l'extraordinaire lip lacquers and I became addicted to those. I remember liking the Color Boost crayon because it felt very nourishing to my lips. I loved the colour too because it was my very first colour that wasn't dull and had a bit of a pop to it (in those days it looked totally extreme to me, imagine that). What I didn't like was that it got into the fine lines of my lips like crazy.

So, up until this morning it had been gathering dust for quite a while. When I put it on I remembered all things I had liked about it and I'm very glad I picked this one, because the colour gives my dull outfit a hint of colour, without being overpowering. The last lipsticks I've bought have either been nude or very flashy.

About it getting in the fine lines of my lips: since I've bought it I've learnt to prep my lips with some lip balm. That does help a lot. It still gets in there but it's waaay less noticeable than when my lips aren't prepped. I still love how it feels as nourishing as a lip balm. It doesn't dry out my lips and the feeling is really addicting. I like re-applying it now and then.

About re-applying,  this crayon does need that. Don't be fooled by the packaging, saying it lasts up to 10 hours and is waterproof. That would be great, but no, it doesn't do that at all. However, it does have quite a bit op lasting power. I've only re-applied it once since this morning (it's now nearly one P.M.) and there was still quite a bit of colour left. Also, apart from the line crawling it stayed in place.

I think I would like to get more of these, but I've been wondering about the Clinique ones. Maybe I should get one of those so I can compare them (yeah, I'm looking for excuses to shop more).

What my lips will be wearing all summer

I recently saw some swatches of the L'Oréal Color Riche l'Extraordinaire lipgloss (if you can call it that) online. As I loved some of the vibrant colours for summer, I went on a hunt for them. The first one I found was in 410 fuschia drama.

It looked great! The perfect combo of lipgloss and highly pigmented, flashy colour. I was so excited to try it that I immediately put it on when I got in the car.

I was very disappointed at first (read on, it gets better!). It seemed the colour wouldn't stick to my lips, as I moved it around it just accumulated on the edges of my lips. A bit frustrated (because I did love the colour I had chosen) I drove home, but I kept playing with it with my lips 'cause it tasted like peaches(!) and felt really good. When I looked in the mirror at home I was surprised to see it had spread out beautifully on my lips, with a very classy gloss. 

After that first time I actually never had problems when putting it on anymore. Don't know what went wrong then, but I really love it now. The colour (fuschia drama) is gorgeous. I've been complimented on it a dozen of times. I've worn it nearly every day since I've had it. I even selected my outfits so I could wear the gloss. Because I missed some of my other looks I bought Molto Mauve (500) too. It's a lot more neutral and I didn't like it at first, because I thought it was too close to my own lip colour, but this one grew on me too. It does have a beautiful colour that subtly compliments my own lip colour. I've been wearing this one like crazy too. Can't wait to get more colours! (Which is a pain in Europe, because the stores only carry, like, six...)

These glosses have a peachy scent and taste, I really like it and I can't stand a lot of scents and tastes, so I think they will be fine for most people. As long as you don't drink too much or eat anything they last quite long. When they fade, they have a nice, even fade, so they just get less intense and glossy, but it's not like you'll end up with a line around the edges of your lips. To me, its lasting power is absolutely fine.

This is the first type of lip gloss/lip colour hybrid I've tried and I like it a lot more than a classical lipstick or lip gloss. I barely wore anything else for two weeks when I got it, so I decided it might be interesting to invest in a high end one. A few weeks later, Doir entered my house for the first time. I'll be posting something on the Addict Fluid Stick very soon!

Lots of light,

Sloppy D.