Bourjois || Poudre De Riz De Java - Undereye Setting Powder...

I have recently been on the look out for a new undereye setting powder which isn't heavy & doesn't make my concealer go creepy and cakey.
I asked around on Twitter and someone suggested this one so I went hunting in Boots and bought it.

This is the Bourjois Rice Powder (Poudre de Riz), a very finely milled powder which is super silky to touch. It has a pinky nude tone with a little hint of golden shimmer to it.
Perfect for brightening and setting under eye concealer. 

Firstly before I go into great detail I have to say what sold me on this was the packaging, look at how cute it is!!!

The scent of the powder is one that matches the packaging, not to put anyone off, but it smells like powdery old ladies (no offence), I like it but don't worry for those who find that a bit odd, the smell does fade as soon as it's applied.

Smells aside, let's move onto what I think...

Even though it has a pink undertone I do feel it would work well on most skin tones, but could start looking a little ashy on more tanned/darker skin types (I might be wrong though, go swatch it on your hand to be sure). It does say one transparent shade suits all so I guess you don't know until you've tried it.

I have olive skin (skin that my sister's call alien skin because I'm so green compared to them) but I go pretty damn pale without sunshine, this worked really well when I was pale but when I'm more tanned I do have to mix it a little with either my stay matte or essence all about matt! powder to dilute the pink tones.

I think this would be really lovely as an all over setting powder for those of you with super pale pink-toned skin who want a bit of luminance in your life. I will be trying this when I turn into Casper the Ghost in winter.

I use this powder as part of my everyday make up routine, either on it's own or mixed with my other powders, it really brightens my under eye area.

Below I have tried to capture the colour and shimmer as best as I could so I hope the pictures are helpful if you are looking to buy this powder. It is a pretty heavy swatch to show the colour & shimmer, it doesn't look like that when I set my concealer with it.

I bought mine in Boots when there was a deal for Bourjois (2 for £14), but it is usually priced at £9.99 in Boots which I do think is a little pricey for such a small container. Saying that I do think it will last me a long time as you don't need very much.

Thank you for reading and I hope this helped you!

Coco

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DIY Dry Shampoo || Brown Hair...

I thought I would do a quick chocolate based post as it is Easter!

I have read about doing a DIY dry shampoo in many places on the internet so I wanted to try it for myself. And this one is especially great for people with brown hair.

What you need: 

Cornflour

Cocoa Powder (pure)

A container

An old make up brush

This is the easiest thing to make as you literally just mix the two ingredients together until you have the shade you want. I did around two tablespoons of each to start with and then added a little more cocoa powder to darken it a little.

Taa Daa! 

Here's my finished product. I put mine in a sealable container so I can reuse it as and when I need it. This is so much cheaper than buying dry shampoo like Batiste and may I add I think this works a lot much better. It leaves my hair feeling soft to touch and doesn't leave a white powdery look like Batiste does. The amount you can make from these two purchases will last months and months.

All you do to apply the product is dip the brush into the powder, tap off the excess and stipple onto your roots. You barely need to rub it in but I brush my hair through anyway just to disperse it all evenly. It works so well and you can do it for a few days without hair feeling gross. I used to wash my hair every two days but with this the most I managed was 4 days!!

I hope you liked this and go try it for yourself.. if you do, come back and comment to tell me what you thought! Ever made any DIY beauty products?

Coco

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