Bourjois Effet 3-D lipgloss 85 Lilas Romantique photos and swatches

Bourjois 3-D lipglosses are quickly becoming my favorite lip products. It's a shame they are so pricey here in Canada ($20) if they were a little bit cheaper I'd probably have all of them. I think Lilas romantique is a limited edition color because I haven't seen it in any stores recently.

The color is absolutely amazing, a lavender with a golden duo chrome sheen. It looks great layered over nude lipstick, but I usually wear it by itself.

Wearing lilas romantique:

I can't say I've ever seen a lipstick or a gloss this color before, it's truly unique!

The trend of lavender and lilac lip colors seems to be all over the place lately, have you tried these colors?

Bourjois blush Rose D'or photos, swatches and FOTD

Another beautiful blush from Bourjois! Rose D'or is an absolutely beautiful dimensional color that would look great on practically anyone.
It looks like a bright rosy pink in the pot, but it is actually more of a cool toned pink with a hint of lilac undertone. There is fine golden shimmer in it that warms it up.

Wearing rose d'or:

The golden shimmer comes through in certain light, I layered it on heavily to show the color:

In case you don't want to spend $20 CAD on this color, I would recommend trying Hard candy living doll blush (I promise I will swatch this soon). It is nearly identical in base color, but doesn't have the same golden shimmer as rose d'or. Living doll is only $6 so it's a good way to try out a cooler pink color.

As with all Bourjois blushers rose d'or is a dream to blend into the skin and easily build up the color.
I haven't found a Bourjois blush I didn't like. They are all winners!

Check out my other Bourjois swatches Sienne and Lune D'or

Bourjois blush sienne photos, swatches and FOTD

I am loving Bourjois little blush pots more and more lately. They are so pigmented and always go on nice and smooth.
Sienne is more of a bronzer than a blush. It's matte and silky, with a very natural finish.

This time of year when my skin is at it's palest I need some sunny color to liven myself up a bit, and avoid looking like a vampire.
Sienne is a great color for this, it's a warm terracotta brown that looks surprisingly natural on. It's much warmer than NARS ninotchka or zen which are my usual 'go to' neutral blushers.

It's quite matte so I like to add a highlighter over top of it. To highlight my cheekbones I usually use Prestige Skin Loving Minerals Sunbaked bronzer in Pure Shimmer, which is a light champagne color.

Sienne gives a warm healthy glow to my skin. FOTD :

side view:

What's your favorite bronzer? I don't own very many but I would like to try more.

MAC Heritage rouge pigment swatches, EOTD and dupes

Heritage Rouge has got to be one of my favorite MAC pigments of all time. It's a very rich deep maroon color with a metallic finish.
It was originally released with the Overrich pigment collection in 2008, but have no fear it is still available at MAC pro stores.
It is really unique. It has equal parts purple, red and brown for an overall stunning color with a superb texture.
I've been hunting for an eyeshadow dupe in pressed form for a while, since I don't always have time to use messy pigments. I don't like pressing pigments either, they tend to crumble too much.
So finally I have found a few colors that are very similar in tone to heritage rouge.

Left to right:

MAC play on plums , heritage rouge, Bourjois prune captivante 43 :

Left to right:

Swatches of MAC play on plums , heritage rouge, Bourjois prune captivante 43 :

Bourjois prune captivante is the exact same color, but it doesn't have the metallic finish. MAC play on plums is close but slightly more brown than heritage rouge. All of these eyeshadows look very similar when applied to the eyes.

My EOTD using heritage rouge:

If you check out my previous post on MAC play on plums mineralize eyeshadow duo you will see a very similar EOTD. They really are close dupes.

EOTD breakdown:
- MAC painterly paint pot
- Heritage rouge pigment all over lid
- Melon pigment in the crease
- Bourjois prune captivante on lower lash line
- cover girl black fire liquiline blast on waterline
- NARS all about eve duo to blend and highlight
- Chanel inimitable mascara

This color is just stunning for green eyes. It's a must have! It would look great with any eye color but it makes green just pop like nothing else.

Bourjois blush Lune D'or photos, swatches and FOTD

I think that Bourjois little pots of baked blush are incredibly cute. Lune D'or is a very pretty color, see swatches below!

Most people use this shade as a highlighter, since it is quite light and shimmery.
Being as pale as a ghost, I can actually use this as a sparkly neutral blush!
On my skin it looks light bronze peach, which is really nice to add just a hint of color when I don't want an overly bold cheek.

Swatches are shown in varying degrees of light, so you can see the beautiful luminescence of the shimmers.

And, while swatching Lune D'or, I realized it reminded me of NARS hungry heart highlighting duo. The left side of hungry heart is quite similar, it is peachy with golden shimmer. I swatched them together:

Let me start by saying I really didn't like NARS hungry heart duo at all. It was very chalky and the shimmer just sat there on my cheek looking gaudy. I ended up giving it away.

Although they are similar in color, Lune D'or has a much nicer smooth texture that adds a glow that I like much better than the chalky powdery look that hungry heart gives off.
Lune D'or is also more pigmented believe it or not, and a lot more affordable too.

My FOTD Wearing lune d'or as a blush:

What do you think of shimmery blush? Do you prefer matte?

Bourjois Lovely Brille Corail des Mers lipstick photos and swatches

Aw I just realized that Bourjois has discontinued their lovely brille lipsticks. I got this one a while ago, before Bourjois came to Canada. It was actually the very first product I tried from the brand.

This lipstick smells so good, like candy. The texture is really great, pigmented saturated color yet light and glossy. It stays on for quite a while.

Corail des mers is scary bright looking in the tube, but when applied it is the prettiest coral pink color I have ever used.




I'm getting a bit obsessed with coral lately. It is a color I never looked twice at before, but I am realizing it looks pretty cute, and surprisingly works well with pale skin.

Bourjois Effet 3D Lip Gloss Beige Elastic photos and swatches

Finally, a new beauty brand comes to Canada! Bourjois is now available at select Shoppers drugmart beauty boutiques.
Let me tell you, I've already got several Bourjois blushes, eyeshadows and glosses that I absolutely love. This is a really high quality brand, I believe it is from the same company that manufactures Chanel cosmetics.

Beige elastic is a light shimmery frosty beige color with very fine shimmer.

The texture is very smooth, not sticky at all

This isn't my favorite color, but I like to dab it in the middle of my lips over other lipsticks to make them look more dimensional.
Look for more Bourjois swatches on my blog- coming soon!