{"id":17479,"date":"2017-06-09T08:30:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T00:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=17479"},"modified":"2018-08-04T14:49:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T06:49:03","slug":"bourjois-healthy-mix-concealer-radiance-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2017\/06\/bourjois-healthy-mix-concealer-radiance-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Bourjois Concealers : It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quite recently, I saw that Bourjois had reformulated their Healthy Mix range of foundation and concealer. Some of you may know that I love their original Healthy Mix foundation, but I have not been able to try the newer formulations, as the shades were too warm for my tastes. I was informed the latest formulation is more neutral in tone, but at time of writing, my shade #51 is not available here so I have not tried it.<\/p>\n
Still, the Bourjois Healthy Mix concealer<\/strong> landed on my desk in my shade #51 Clair\/Light, so I took it for a whirl.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I never blogged about it, but I purchased the original Healthy Mix concealer that comes in a tube (I believe it’s discontinued) and I liked that very much. It offered decent coverage and evened out skin tone quite nicely while feeling comfortable on skin. I was curious therefore if this new one might be the same. More importantly, I wanted to know if this concealer might be an affordable option to my holiest of holy grail concealers – the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer<\/a> \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well, to cut a long story short, the answer is no. I’m afraid the Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer just doesn’t cut the mustard.<\/p>\n What I look for in a concealer is a product that, well, conceals LOL! \ud83d\ude00 For me,\u00a0I prefer one that works for both the undereye and blemishes (pigmentation spots as opposed to pimples\/acne as I don’t really have a problem with the latter right now). So, it has to be light enough in texture for use around the under-eye, but high enough in coverage to cover blemishes. Quite a tall order eh? My needs are met in my holy grail concealer, but wandering eyes always try to find more affordable options.<\/p>\n Well, my beef with the Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer, is that it is too sheer. You may be able to tell from the swatch below. The moment I pat at it to blend, the product sheers out to basically, nothing on my skin.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In terms of shade, #51 Clair\/Light suits me, even if it appears a little warm. It is however the sheerness that really bugs me. Perhaps my dark circles need a higher coverage product. And my pigmentation spots definitely need coverage.<\/p>\n This one doesn’t hit that spot. The warm tone does even out some redness, if I have any, but it doesn’t hide my fatigue (undereye circles and redness) as it claims to do. It doesn’t cover blemishes. It doesn’t do very much of anything at all.<\/p>\n Personally, I’d skip the Healthy Mix Concealer and instead, for an affordable concealer that ticks some of the boxes for me, pick up the Bourjois Radiance Reveal Concealer<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Radiance Reveal Concealer is the counterpoint to the Bourjois City Radiance Foundation<\/a>. You may remember I liked that one. Well, the concealer is pretty decent too!<\/p>\n The formula is a little thicker than the Healthy Mix Concealer, and it offers better coverage, as far as I’m concerned, with a little brightening to boot. The shade I use is #1 Ivory, which is a little pink as you can see in the swatch above. The pink tint is what adds to the brightening. For me, I like using this for the undereye area. It helps to conceal better, and the brightening factor makes me look less tired. The next shade up is a little more warm.<\/p>\n For blemishes, this also works better than Healthy Mix Concealer. In fact, I might even hold the Bourjois Radiance Reveal concealer up as almost a dupe of my holy grail Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. It only falls short due to the fact that it is more pink than I like, and does not have the perfect coverage to light-texture ratio that Nars has. I will always pick the Nars concealer in a heartbeat. But if I did not have that as an option, and am on a budget, this Bourjois Radiance Reveal concealer does the job. You may want to pick the next shade up, which I find is a tiny bit warmer, and therefore, more suited to most skin tones. Only go for #1 Ivory, if you are very fair, or if you want to use this as a highlight.<\/p>\n IN A NUTSHELL<\/strong><\/p>\n Skip the Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer, which is too sheer, and doesn’t do a very good job of concealing. Instead, go for the Bourjois Radiance Reveal concealer, that has better coverage, and is more brightening, so you can also use it as a highlighter, if you prefer.<\/p>\n PROS: <\/strong>Affordable, Radiance Reveal Concealer offers decent coverage for the under eye area, with brightening and can also be used as a highlighter<\/p>\n CONS:<\/strong> Healthy Mix Concealer is very sheer and the shade is a touch warm, Radiance Reveal Concealer can be a bit bright in the light shade<\/p>\n WHO WILL LIKE THIS:<\/strong> Radiance Reveal Concealer, if you want a concealer that brightens and offers medium coverage, Healthy Mix Concealer if you want something very very sheer<\/p>\n PRICE:<\/strong> RM59.90 each |\u00a0\u00a37.99<\/p>\n