Hello
everyone ♥
Finding
the best foundation might be hard but for me it's extremely hard.
Choosing any other makeup product isn't as difficult for me as
choosing a foundation – I have to spend a lot of time researching
for information and reading other blogger's review, testing in the
makeup store and trying it out before any buy (apparently I have
really sensitive skin and I often get rashes whenever I'm trying a
new one so I always have to apply a couple of times before I
purchase it so I can be sure I won't break out). Plus
I have really noticeable yellow skin undertone (I almost have yellow
skin!) and I always find it super hard to find a nice matching shade
for me – most of the foundations have pink or neutral undertone but
yellow is super hard to find. (I'm thinking about trying the Asian
foundations?)
My
favorite foundation Nude
Illusion
by Catrice Cosmetics isn't avaliable anymore at the market I had to
search for another favorite (Catrice, I'm really mad at you!!!)
I
wanted to find something that is similar to Nude Illusion –
lightweight, light to medium coverage, SPF and semi-matte or luminous
matte finish.
Bourjois
Healthy Mix is
quite popular recently (I
want to point that I'm talking about the new Healthy
Mix not
about the old
Healthy
Mix Serum) –
it
looks like Healthy Mix is everyone's new favorite foundation so I
decided to give it a try. I've tested it a few times and I quite
liked it and the fact that made me buy it was the color selection –
mostly yellow base (Yeeey!)
I
bought the shade
№52 Vanilla
which
suits me perfectly now, whenever I'm not having any tan.
I
have to say that my skin is really, desperately oily :D but since 2
years I stopped using matte foundations
because
they always look so visible on my skin. Instead I tend to wear
lightweight foundations with airy consistency that has natural or
semi-matte, my favorite of all is
„luminous
matte“. I
like to apply transparent loose powder over those type of foundations
to set it. This way I achieve natural, healthy looking skin with
no cake look.
Healthy
Mix's
color selection
has
8 shades
that are yellow based.
My
shade
№52 is
suitable for medium dark skin with yellow undertone, next
№53 would
suit me in the autumn whenever my tan is fading and
№54 would
be perfect for the summer.
This
foundation comes in a
clear
glass
bottle that has a pump, it
contains
the
usual
amount of 30ml,
and
smells
like
peaches
(if
you're not into scented products – then skip).
Consistency
is
light
and liquid
and
it glides on like a dream on the skin. I prefer applying it using a
foundation brush but my mom applies it with her fingers and it also
looks good. After application it needs a couple of minutes to set (4
to 5) – right after application it looks really juicy and I have to
wait a bit to set before I put my powder and blush on. I was
surprised to see that one
pump is not enough for my whole face
– only for the half.
This happens to me for a first time –
usually one pump is enough to cover my entire face.
The
coverage is
light
to medium,
it evens
out my skintone but it doesn't cover pimples, spots or dark circles.
It
doesn't makes pores and fine lines more visible.
The
finish
is quite
natural,
just like
healthy and glowing skin –
it has
light glow which
looks so natural that I already got asked a few times if I'm even
wearing a foundation. It's not matte, it's not semi-matte, it's not
„luminous
matte“ - actually
there
is nothing “matte”
in this foundations but I matte my skin with some loose powder. The
thing I like mostly is
that even after I apply my powder on top I my face looks natural –
the light, healthy glow is still visible but my skin feels matte. I
don't feel Healthy
Mix on
my skin – it's so light that I feel like I'm wearing a face cream.
Bourjois
claims
16hr
longevity
but
one me the foundation looks good for 10
up to 12
hours
–
as I said I have oily skin, so if you have dry or normal skin the
longevity might be longer.
It
contains vitamin complex and it didn't irritate my sensitive skin
(Yaaay!) Healthy
Mix claims
to fill wrinkles which makes it suitable for mature skin (I don't
have any wrinkles but my mom used it and it looks really good on
mature skin too) and 24hr hydration (I admit that my skin feels
hydrated while wearing it).
Healthy
Mix reminds
me of my favorite foundation
Nude
Illusion but
it has some cons that stop me from calling it my new favorite one:
The
minus that disturbs me mostly is the fact that there is no SPF
factor – I skip wearing SPF only in the wintertime but during the
rest months I use it on everyday bases. In this case the mistake is
mine – I don't know why I thought Healthy Mix has SPF (probably I've mistaken it with the new City Radiance). Wearing SPF is a must
for me during the upcoming summer and now I'm also putting SPF
underneath this foundation to protect my face from the sun lights but
I definitely prefer to wear one layer instead of two.
The
second minus I found it's the hard removing – not from my face
but
from my makeup brushes. I was shocked when after a couple of days
using it I started cleansing my foundation brushes - I had do soap
my brushes and rinse them 4-5 times and they weren't completely clear
after and there were orangy stains left. To be honest that day I was
ran out of my favorite cleansing soap Weisse Kernseife so I used
regular soap bar (more about how I clean my makeup brushes you can
read here: http://preslavasbeautydiary.blogspot.bg/2015/11/how-toclean-makeup-brushes-properly-en.html ) .Weisse Kernseife is my weapon
against any stains and I always clean my makeup brushes with it.
Until this time I hadn't use a foundation that it's so hard to remove
from my brushes (even a mousse foundation!). With
my previous used foundations my brushes were clear after the second
wash but with Healthy Mix I had to soap and rinse at least 3 times
and if I want them snow white – 4 or even 5 times. I don't know
what's in this foundation but I can't understand why it is so hard to
clean?! Healthy Mix isn't hard to remove from my face but I always
remove my makeup first with face wash, then with micellar water and I
also put toner on my skin before I apply my cream. Already on the
“micellar water phase” my cotton pad is clean so I can't
understand why the foundation it's so hard to remove from my brushes.
I
did a research on the ingredients and there is nothing to be afraid
of (well Bourjois's products correspond to the EU standarts for
quality and let's not forget that Bourjois is the owner of Chanel!!!)
so maybe the color agent in this foundation is stronger and that's
why it's harder to remove from synthetic bristles.
Overall:
I really like
the way Healthy Mix feels on my skin, the consistency, the way it
looks when it's applied, the hydration, the light coverage and the
color selection (finally enough range
of yellow base foundations!), longevity
is fine too (10hr is okay for me).
I
don't like that
there is no SPF (I
have to wear it with sun protecting cream underneath during the warm
months) and the harder
removing from my
brushes. The product isn't
economical and that might be a problem
for some of you – for me it's not a big deal.
I
would definitely use Healthy Mix on everyday bases during the autumn
& winter and even in the spring whenever it's cool and cloudy.
For the upcoming summer I'll have to find a foundation with high SPF
or if I don't find I'll wear Healthy Mix with sun protecting cream
underneath. I'm intrigued by Bourjois's
foundations (I like Bourjois in general, especially their eye makeup
remover for women with contacts is the best on the market – I
highly recommend it!) so I think I'll test the rest of their
foundations. City Radiance would be perfect for the summer because
of the high SPF factor 30 and maybe I'll try Air Matte too. If
you're looking for a foundation with glowy finish, your skin is dry
or normal (or oily but you have to have good powder) with yellow
undertone then Healthy Mix might be for you. I really like it for the
cold and cloudy month + part of the spring :)
Have
you tried Healthy Mix and
what are your thoughts?
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