I
LOVE my healthy mix foundation and I mean LOVE it. It’s one of the best foundations
I’ve ever come across and for the bargain retail price of £9.99 from Boots (here)
you simply can’t go wrong! Disaster struck however when they didn’t have my
shade (52) as I’d just ran out! I decided to pick up the 123 perfect foundation
which is one of their most recent product releases as it came in the same shade
as the Healthy Mix. I’ve been using it for a good couple of weeks now so have had a
decent run of using it. Here’s my verdict...
PACKAGING
The
healthy mix foundation is a plastic bottle which means it’s great for
travelling whereas the 123 perfect foundation is a glass bottle. I actually
prefer the glass bottle as I think it just makes it feel a little bit more
luxurious and means it looks prettier on my dressing table. The simply things
ey?
APPLICATION
I
apply both foundations using my trusty sigma
flat top synthetic kabuki brush (if you don’t have one of these in your
life then you seriously need to invest, BEST FOUNDATION BRUSH EVER. Word!)
Using one pump of the foundation I then dip my kabuki brush into the brush and
focus on my t-zone then gently fade/blend it out. Both foundations are slightly
runny and to be honest, I can’t spot any major differences.
APPEARANCE
Again,
as with the application I couldn’t find any major differences between the
appearance of the foundations when on my skin. They both look pretty damn
similar to me and as Lisa Eldridge says, they really do look invisible on your
skin when you look at it in a super maginifying mirror. Both give medium and
full coverage and are both fully buildable.
DURABILITY
I’ve
found the Healthy Mix Foundation lasts slightly longer than the 123 Perfect but
only marginally. So for this reason on a night out I’d probably use the healthy
mix and stick to the 123 perfect for during the day.
PRICE
The
Healthy Mix foundation is £9.99 from Boots, Superdrug etc and the 123 perfect
foundation is a £1 more expensive and again, can be found in Boots and
Superdrug. I’m not sure where the extra pound comes from!
VERDICT
I
really do like both foundations and think for high street/drug store
foundations they are pretty damn amazing. I think it just goes to show that the
more expensive items aren’t always necessarily the superior product!
Overall
I’m really impressed with both Bourjois foundations and really can’t find any
major faults with either of them. I really can’t choose between either but I
guess the nicer packaging of the 123 Perfect foundation slightly makes me side
with it. It’s nice to know that I have two options to choose from though if
either of them don’t happen to be in stock when I need them! So if you haven’t
tried one of the Bourjois foundations I really can’t recommend them more
highly!
Has
you ever tried anything else from the Bourjois range that you were really
impressed with? Let me know by leaving a comment below.
love everything! would you enjoy following each other? kisses
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