Bourjois Little Round Pot Blush 32 Ambre D'or (Swatch and Review)

Bourjoise Little Round Pot Blush 32 Ambre D'or (Swatch and Review)

i've been eyeing the little round pot blush for a while, and when it went on sale i finally picked it up after standing at the counter for half an hour deciding which colour i really wanted. at the time, i was looking for a face product with sheen/pearlescent glow to it because i wanted my face to glow. at the counter, the tester has hardened (baked products tend to do this?), when i swatched it all i got was a wash of gold shimmer and a slight tinge of orange.

i picked it up, went home.. and to my horror.. it's bloody pigmented. but i didn't regret buying this, because a pigmented product is a versatile product when used appropriately.


it comes with a brush (made of goat hair). i think is more suitable for the body as it feels kinda scratchy on my face.






in the pan, it looks like a slightly reddish orange, but not red enough to be called a coral.


concentrated swatch on the left, blended out on the right.

when applied on the hand, the colour appears to be very saturated reddish-orange. this must be applied with a light hand or it's easy to get too much colour onto my face. there are obvious gold shimmers in the product.


seen from three different angles to show the sheen and finish.


IMHO:
the colour is super saturated, but when applied lightly it looks extemely natural on the face. coupled with the gold shimmer, it did allow me to create a glowly look.

when the product is fresh, the powder is very soft - so soft that too much products gets transferred to the brush. however, it hardens after sometime and i'll end up with nothing no matter how hard i swirl my brush around the blush. i'll then break out either a piece of tissue paper (to wipe the surface gently) or to use an old toothbrush to break the hardened parts.

i love this blush for its colour and finish, it's something that i've never seen before in other blushes. however, there's a very strong rose scent to the product and it takes some getting used to. other than that, i also wished that the product didn't harden. although i can remedy that, it poses as a slight inconvenience.

i bought this for SGD$16 in metro.

MAKEUP LOOK:






park sora look: applied heavily on top of canmake's cream cheek. also used as an eyeshadow!


comparison with media or-1.

make up haul #1 and their short reviews

Make Up Haul #1 (and a very short review) for the year of 2014

i prefer to collect beauty purchases because it makes me think that i'm not dealing a heavy blow to my wallet. self deception at its best!

over the first quarter of the year i've added a few items to my make up collection.

essence sun club shimmer bronzing powder in 10 sunkissed is really more of a shimmer than a bronzer, perhaps it'll work better as a bronzer on very fair skin. not a big fan of the vanilla scent.

bourjois small little round pot blush in 32 ambre d'or is a beautiful orange toned blush flourished with golden specks of metallic dust, it's too small to be called a glitter or shimmer. it imparts a beautiful glow to the face, i love to use it as either a blush or an eyeshadow.

catrice made to stay highlighter pen in 010 eye like! is a pink toned shimmery highlighting pen that really does what it claims - it is made to stay! perfect for lining the waterline and lower lids where it's prone to smudging or creasing.

l'oreal color riche lipstick in P511 touch of amaranth is a super pigmented and creamy lipstick in one of my favourite colour right now - hot pink. it's a pretty blue based pink which shows me gorgeously on photos, it helps to brighten up my skintone too! not sure if this is a good thing, it stains your lips.

l'oreal lucent magique liquid light touch-up pen in fair is supposed to help diffuse light off your face to fill out any sunken areas. i've yet to give this a good try, full review will be up soon!

what are your latest beauty buys?

xoxo
karman

[GTL] StyleNanda Park Sora Make Up Look

if you are an avid fan of korean fashion, park sora will be a familiar name to you.
she models for stylenanda, a korean fashion brand that houses a lot of quirky and stylish clothings.
while i'm not too interested in the clothes it has to offer, i'm really drawn to park sora's makeup.
i know she uses mostly 3ce products, since that is the makeup line produced by stylenanda!
today, i'm taking up the challenge to create her look WITHOUT any 3ce products.
can i do it with just drugstore products?



read on to find out how i did it!





these were the main reference images that i used. thank you google!


DECONSTRUCTION:


FACE:
- extremely fair skinned with a glossy finish, either skip powdering of face, or to add extra sheen with a facial oil (either prior to foundation, or mixing it with the foundation).
- porcelain skin with no trace of a pore, can be achieved by using a skin smoothening primer prior to foundation.

EYES:
- bright eyes with orange toned eyeshadow
- high contrast eye make up by using bright eyeshadows and black eye liner
- close set eyes, line the inner corners and make it point towards the nose bridge for that long eye look
- straight and slightly droopy eyeliner that ends at the same level as the inner corner of eyes, this gives the illusion of lengthened eyes
- iris enlarging circle lens is a must for this look
- natural looking lashes that are rather volumous to contrast the bright eye look (especially so for the lower lash line). can be achieved with a volumnizing and lengthening mascara

CHEEKS:
- sun kissed cheeks, a bright coral/orange coloured blusher applied over the entire cheek
- highlighted and glossy, a pearl liquid/powder highlighter can be used on those areas

LIPS:
- orange pastel toned, requires either a very pigmented orange pastel lipstick, or simply conceal lips before applying regular orange lipstick

PRODUCTS USED:


(in clockwise direction, starting from the far left)
1. nature republic brightening CC cream
2. bourjois blusher 32 ambre d'or
3. dollywink long mascara
4. canmake highlighter 05 (used as eyeshadow and highlight)
5. dr jart+ black label bb cream
6. kate designing eyebrow N EX-4
7. sonia kashuk hidden agenda concealer 07
8. revlon just bitten balm stain 040 rendezvous
9. maybelline eye studio gel liner black
10. canmake cream cheek 05
NOT IN PHOTO: the circle lens i wore is the GEO HC-104


kate designing eyebrow N EX-4
this time round i'm using lighter shades for my eyebrow to get her softer brow look. i mixed A and B in a ratio of about 4:1 (brushing my brush in A for 4 times and B for 1 time)

COLOUR MAP:

EYESHADOW:


1. apply 1 all over the upper eyelid to brighten up the entier eye area
2. apply 2 to the outer half of the eyes.


1.brighten up the entire lower lid with 4
2. add a tinge of orange to the outer corner of the lower lid


a closer look at the eyeliner.
there is no eyeliner applied to the lower lash line, the contrast is constructed by the dark lower lashes and the highlighter lower eyelid.

BLUSHER:


1. apply 10 over the entire cheek, we're going for the sunburnt look. HAHAHA
2. i added some of 2 onto the apple of my cheek for a soft gradated look

FINISHED LOOK:









i think this look is pretty pictur perfect,i love how the contrast in the eyes brings out the sharp eye look. the sun kissed cheeks are also very summer-ready! i guess this look will suit most people, and especially those with fair skin. people with tanner skin might want to use a more vibrant cheek colour as opposed to the slightly pastel shades used here. as for the eye look, the eye shadow combination will suit everybody, but the way the eyeliner is drawn might need to be adjusted according to your own eye shape! but the general idea is the same: lengthening eyeliner that ends at the same height where the inner corner of the eyes is.