Review: New; Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit

Two weeks ago I won some products from Neutrogena's new line of Visibly Clear products, Pink Grapefruit from another blog.

I recieved the Pink Grapefruit Cream Wash (150ml), Facial Wash (with pump, 200ml) and Daily Scrub (150ml).


I've been using the Cream Wash and Daily Scrub for the last couple of weeks and so far I like it.  Normally I use Simple, because it has no scent or colour, and I usually use facial products like that.  This line of products has quite a strong scent of grapefruit, which is okay but I'm not that keen on it.  The Cream Wash has a minty smell too, which some people like but I don't really.

Overall I quite like these.  They work well, the packaging is nice too.  The thing I don't like is the scent.  I much prefer brands like Simple who don't use any perfumes.

Lots of people will like this product, I'll keep using mine for now, but I don't think I'll buy them afterwards.

Review: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation

This is Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation.  I bought this today in Boots when I went to buy the normal Healthy Mix Foundation.  I'd never seen this before, and hadn't heard of a 'gel' foundation either.  It was at an introductory price of €11.50 but is normally around €15 I think.

Swatches:

This foundation is quite sheer.  I didn't notice the coverage guide on the back until after I'd bought it. I normally wear foundation with good coverage I was a bit scared of this, it was 1 on the guide, 1 being the lightest coverage.

I tried it on and I quite like it so far.  It's quite moisturising I think, and looks really natural on.  It gives a nice even colour but you would need concealer with this too.  It feels light on the skin and I noticed that this goes a bit further than the usual Healthy Mix Foundation, so you don't need to use as much.  It has a slight fruit fragrance which I don't mind, I think it's better than the chemical smell off of some foundations (e.g I think MAC smells like facepaint).

I haven't worn this properly yet so I don't know about how it wears, according to the bottle it lasts 16 hours (they never do though) so I'll see if it lasts for a day of school tomorrow. 

Apart from this I like it so far.  The colour is a good match for my skin too.

 I'll update tomorrow with the results :)

 

Update: It lasts ages! I was really scared about the sheer coverage because normally I don't wear sheer foundation but it was fine.  It lasted all day (I did top it up a little but I normally do that anyway).  I wore this foundation at school today and to the gym and it lasted through that too lol.  Overall, so far I'm happy with this foundation.

Review: Benefit High Beam

I got this mini bottle of Benefit's 'High Beam' in this month's Glamour Magazine.  I don't ever buy Glamour but I thought it was worth it for Benefit products.

I'd never used High Beam before, but since it's a ~cult Benefit product and I usually like Benefit makeup, I thought I'd give it a whirl.  When I told my mum it was a highlighter, she thought I meant a pen :P

        

Swatch:

I applied this by dotting the highlighter under my eyebrows and blended it in with my finger.  This can also be used to highlight cheekbones and just above the cupid's bow of your top lip. 

I liked this product, it's a bit of fun and it does brighten up your makeup.  I think this would be most noticable/useful for a night-time makeup look as it would show up more.  Also, I think if you're wearing a lot of makeup this helps to make it look a bit more 'natural' by adding a different dimension to your makeup so your face is not completely the same colour.