A quick Travel Make-up post

I going on another quick trip and decided to waste some of my packing time by sharing what I'm taking with me in this indescribably hot weather.
I'm going away for just three days with my family but it's mostly gonna be time spent in the car so I'm not taking any serious make-up really. Last week it's been so hot here, the temperatures go up to 35C so I haven't been wearing anything other than a spf on my face, some concealer where I need it and maybe a bit of mascara if I have more important things to do. And let me just say, I live by the sea so in the countryside and the mountains where I'm going it's gonna get even hotter so I can't even imagine having anything make-up related melting on my face.

Literally all the make-up I'm taking, although I doubt I'll get to using most of it

My face

La Roche-Posay Spf 30 matte finish
Garnier BB Cream for Oily to combination skin.
I actually just purchased this today and I'm excited to try it out!
I'll wire a review when I'm back and have a better opinion on it.
Bourjois 123 Perfect foundation which has become my foundation of choice.
I doubt I'll get to using it in this heat but I'm not leaving the house with no proper coverage so there we go
Essence concealer - I'm running out of my Collection Lasting Perfection concealer and got this one.
Not a bad illuminating one for under the eyes and works quite well with my spf
And last but not least - the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer itself (or what's left of it)

Eye stuff

From top to bottom:

Bourjouis Smoky Effect in Smoked brown - my top used pencil for daily make-up.
Highly doubt I'll get to using it but better have it with me just in case
A random eyebrow pencil I use for my eyebrows, I don't really need to fill them in so I just use whatever
This one is by Flormar and I love the brush it has
Maybelline The One-by-One Volum' Express mascara - I stole this off my mum and I actually like it a lot.
Great for lenght and volume, it's pretty black and lasts a looong time.
This is my 'all day long dramatic lashes' mascara
Natural Collection Lengthening mascara - I actually bought this without any expectations whatsoever (its two pounds, how much can you expect?) but it turned out pretty good.
It gives a more natural look, no volume, just lenght and it isn't long lasting so I think this is the one I'm gonna end up using

Neutrogena much?

As you can see I'm a massive Neutrogena fan. It's pretty much the best thing that's happened to my skin
and I'm actually afraid of trying anything else, even more expensive brands.
I highly recommend all of them, especially the Rapid Clear Treatment is the best of its kind that I've tried.

This is pretty much all I'm taking and what I'm gonna do now is close this tab and go and pack in nicely inside my bag :)

Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation review

Unfortunately my favourite Bio Detox foundation not only got discontinued but disappeared from drugstores before I could stock up properly. Since then I've been mixing what I have left with the 17 Miracle Matte and planning on getting the Healthy Mix Serum. I tried it at the Bourjois event and was pleased with although it felt dewy on my slightly oily skin. As you can tell, I didn't really get to that. 

I read a lot of mixed reviews on this 123 Perfect foundation but most of he negative ones came from people with more of a dry skin so considering the effect it promises to have I decided to give it a go.
I have to say I have quite bad skin. I don't get a lot of serious break-outs last couple of years but I do have severe scaring and hyperpigmentation mostly on my cheeks. Hence finding a foundation that covers them would mean to wear something very heavy and cakey looking which I tend to ignore and go for a medium but buildable foundation a good amount of concealer instead. This said, I am very impressed with this foundation on some levels and pretty disappointed on others.
The reason I love Bourjois Foundations is mainly the shades they give. I am more of warm undertone so although I am quite pale it's a yellowy kind of pale, which makes it very hard for me to find a matching foundation with all of the light ones looking pink on my skin. I am somewhere in between the shades 51 and 52 but I got the 52 Vanilla since Summer is coming and I am definitely not gonna stay as pale.
The consistency of this foundation is the weirdest thing for me. It's very liquidy when you put it on your hand but then it feels quite powdery on the skin and throughout the day I had the feeling that if I run my fingers on my face some of it will fall off. What I mean by this is that it's very light and it would be perfect for summer. I even went to the gym with it at the end of the day and it didn't move! It gives a beautiful matte finish and it covers pores effortlessly, it actually looked like I'm not wearing any make-up!
I was curious to see how it covers dark circles since it's one of it's main aims of your face according to the packaging. And although I did need concealer on top there's a definite difference to all the other foundations I've tried.
I also had a bit of a dry patch around my chin from over-scrubbing my face (oops!) and I have to say it handled it quite well, it actually hid it which the more oily Bio Detox doesn't!
However, and this is a big one for me. It isn't buildable at all. It builds up from one to two layers and if you have miner imperfections on your skin or slightly bigger pores it will look beautiful on you, but if you're like me and have some spots here and there I wouldn't say it's the best thing. I could see that putting a third layer would be perfect for me and it wouldn't look cakey since it's such a light formula but no matter how much I put on my face it just wouldn't cover more than it had already! It didn't do a brilliant job with covering my scaring and even less with the few spots I currenlt have. It also didn't match my usual Collection Lasting perfection concealer (although it's supposed to be the same shade as my daily Bourjois foundation) and I ended up looking like a dalmatian after concealing.
Luckily for me, I am planning on having a microdermabrasion procedure done in the next couple of weeks and if I get the results I'm hoping for I will be definitely using this foundation from now on.
Another plus about it is the packaging - it's very good quality and it would definitely handle living in a bag and being tossed around.
All in all I am exited about using this foundation and I would definitely recommend it if you're not a cold undertone. However, if you're more on the yellow side I think it's very good for a drugstore buy and it deserves some attention.

Bourjois Boutique

For London Fashion week this year Bourjois made their first Boutique and I was lucky enough to find out a week early and go and check it out. So let me just say it was amazing! I really hope they make it an annual thing because it's definitely worth going to, especially if you're a make-up junkie. Bourjois were always my favourite drugstore brand and now as I had the opportunity to try most of their products I am even more convinced! It was lovely as there were testers of absolutely everything, including mascaras, which for me has always been the hardest thing to experiment with, as you're pretty much buying it blindly, hoping it'll work the way you want it to. All of their eye shadows are extremely pigmented, I don't think there's another drugstore brand with such intense, yet soft as a texture eye shadows. And since I've used them for quite a long time I can reassure you that they do last all day. And yes, 6-7 pounds for a little round pot is not very cheap, but it's totally worth the money not only product, but packaging-wise. I've dropped mine dozens of times and they are still as new, the shadow doesn't break in pieces and you do get an applicator and a mirror inside the pot, which is pretty amazing for the size of it!
After trying most of the eye pencil we got our hands on, me and my friend fell in love with them as well for pretty much the same reasons - they are so soft and easy to work with, yet the colours are amazingly vivid and strong. In fact, I washed my hand 7 times with soap during the day but it still wouldn't wash the scribbles I did testing colours.
I was disappointed to find that they are discontinuing my most favourite Bio Detox foundation, but I spoke to a french lady who was obviously in charge and she suggested to take my name and email me where I can still find it so I can buy as many as I can. Needless to say how nice and considerate was that of her. Thankfully, I tried a generous amount of their new Healthy Mix Serum foundation and I think we could get a long. Although  it feels a bit greasier and shinier, the coverage is very good.
They had body art, hairdressers and make-up artists and the staff were very nice and helpful. I enjoyed it very much and am definitely gonna go the next time they have it!

I apologize for the quality and the lack of focus but  I was only using my phone and it was too crouded for proper photography

Lipstick 11 Rose Innocence

We were alsoe part of the 50 first arrivals who got a free gift bag which was pretty amazing too!

Gift bag!

Gergeous mirror, isn't it?

Shade 92 Gris

                        

Disco ball lip gloss

These were the items we got inside the bag. Well, plus the make-up remover, but I didn't think it deserves a close-up shot really. I bought 5 things and am very excited to try them out!

         

Healthy balance powder in 52 Vanilla

Effect Smoky in 71 Smoked brown

D'Origine Naturelle Lipstick in 11 Rose Innocence

Trio Smoky eyes in 05 Rose Vintage

Little round pot shade 08

This is pretty much it! I hope it was helpful and again - I highly recommend trying any Bourjois product, they are so exciting!