Bourjois Little Round Blush Pot

rrp $20

This is one of my favourite blushes. I'd been wanting to try the Bourjois brand for quite a while, because the colours just looked so pretty, and PriceLine were having a half price sale on Bourjois blushes, so I snapped one up (95 Rose De Jaspe shade) and I'm so glad I did. It was a bargain at only $10 and I truly love this product.

The little round container clicks open to reveal a big mound of blush on the bottom half and a mirror on the top half. You also get a little curved brush for application, but to be honest, I only used this a couple of times as I prefer my larger blush brush. I have been using this for at least a year, and the mound (I can't think of a better word!) is only just starting to go flat now. This represents great value for money. The colour is to die for, just a gorgeous pink rose colour (obviously!), but it's also sparkly and quite pigmented, so you don't need much to get a great sweep of colour. It's also really easy to build the colour up and sometimes I have to be careful I don't get carried away! Apparently, the blush has an 'exclusive baked texture' which produces a fine powder that blends very easily.

Available in the these shades: Brun Chuivre, Chataigne Doree, Brun Illusion, Brun Poudre, Rouge Bonne Mine, Rose Eclat, Ambre D’or, Lilas D’or, Rose D’or, Lune D’or, Peche Vitaminee, Cendre De Rose Brune, Rose Frisson, Tomette, Rose Ambre, Sienne, Santal, Rose Coup de Foudre and Rose de Jaspe.

I'd highly recommend this product and I'm going to repurchase when mine runs out. I might even live on the edge and try a different shade. WOO!

Urban Rituelle Milkshake Lip Balm

rrp $10.50

Ingredients: this product contains natural beeswax, sweet almond oil, olive oil, shea butter, sunscreen and vitamin E.

This comes in quite a large pot (20 gm) and if there's one thing about lip balm, its that it will last for ages. Also, the aforementioned pot is quite pretty, all pale pink with girly patterns. The scent is lovely, but it doesn't really make me think 'Milkshake'.

I found the balm to be overly runny in consistency and extremely glossy when applied. To the point where you can't wear too much, as it starts to glide right off. As it's so glossy you can wear it over lipstick to give an extra sheen. It is quite moisturising, but I just found this to have way too much of a 'wet look' for me.

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