Review: Guerlain Météorites Teint Powder Compact

Hey guys

Todays post is a review of Guerlain Météorites Teint Powder Compact

that was sent to me by the lovely people at Debenhams

and a bit of a fotd while we are at it :)

I've wanted to try any of the Guerlain meteorites poweders for so so long.

I remember my Nan having the Voyage compact when I was little and I always admired it!

It comes in a lovely little velvet pouch

and as it's the compact rather than the loose powder/balls its super easy to take with you places.

The packaging is really cute,

the pattern is classic Guerlain but with a modern twist

obviously it's not as luxurious as the Voyage compact,

but it still feels really good quality.

I chose shade 01 Rose as I am super pale,

and it's perfect for my skin tone.

As you can see I've worn down the pattern, as I've used it pretty much every day for 3 weeks

so it's had a thorough test!

Here is a swatch,

on bare skin there is not really a lot to see,

it's pale skin toned, with an ever so slight shimmer.

It it more matte than I had imagined, 

especially compared to the meteorites shimmer balls I've tried.

I really like the combo of mainly matte with a tiny bit of shimmer

as it works really well to set your foundation,

giving you a finish that is slightly glowy without being glittery or too shimmery.

Here is what it looks like on, on top of my foundation with some bronzer aswell.

I used it all over my face with my kabuki, adding a little extra on my eye bags!

It only has a very slight colour but it works fantastically well in comination with your foundation

to create a flawless look.

Make-Up:

Benefit That Gal as my primer

Lancome Tient Idole 24H foundation in shade 005 (palest)

mixed with a little of Maybelline's bb cream in light

with a squirt of Mac strobe liquid

 (to make the Lancome foundation less high coverage and a little more glowy)

I used the Guerlain Météorites Compact Teint Powder Compact in shade Rose

to set and finish my foundation

With the Mac Wonderwoman Mineralise Skin finish in Pink Power as Bronzer

For my eyes I used the Soap and Glory Eyeshadow quad in  brown/neutral

a Brown no 7 eyeliner
and a miniature Clinique mascara

On my lips I used a Clinique chubby stick in Oversized Orange

Overall I'm really pleased with the product,

It works really well, and I would choose it over anything else I own to set my foundation.

The smell is quite strong, but I like it 

(but it is something to consider if you are funny about that kind of thing)

It's quite pricey but I think it's worth the money

especially if you can ask for it as a birthday / Christmas present.

Have you tried any of the Guerlain Compacts?

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My first Beauty Review: Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

Hi guys,

The reason I am showing you the god awful picture above is today I'm doing my first review!

Ive never really ventured into the beauty blogging world before

so please bare with me!

I don't know the correct terms for things,

but I can give my honest novices opinion, hopefully to help other newbies!

I bought the new Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation & concealer, from boots yesterday!

I had seen it in magazines and saw the display,

I tested it on the back of my hand and thought it was worth a try.

I bought it with my points as well, so nothing to loose really!

As you can see my skin is very red,

in fact it can get 10 x as bad as the photo above

(and I am wearing a little light reflecting shimmer above

which seems to take away some of the redness)

I'm also quite pale, and I'm not really a foundation wearer

as I've never found anything I'm happy with.

Here is me with just the concealer and foundation on!

The products both smell really nice,

I'm generally really funny about strong smells,

but this was just pleasant and fresh, and the smell dissipated quite quickly.

Colour wise this is 51 the palest they had, its an OK match but not great

Its not pale enough and a bit too yellow/orange based

rather than pink beige.

Having said that I really like the consistency and coverage,

it was super easy so apply evenly even though I'm not used to foundation!

I used the concealer under my eyes and on my nose, underneath the foundation.

and here is my make-up complete!

I showed my sister during the process and she said with all my normal red tones taken away I looked to pale, so I applied some estee lauder shimmer powder and pout bronzer on top.

I feel i look a little too orangey for my liking,
but that's a combo of the foundation and bronzer.

being naturally red I have never had use for a blusher, I seriously don't own one,

so a blusher is now on my to buy list!

Overall , I really like this foundation, and I will persevere with it,

combining it with different powders etc to see if I can look less yellowy,

love the consistency and ease of application though!

7.5/10

Hope you found this interesting!

Any ideas on what colour / type / brand of blusher I should get??

Have you tried the new Bourjois foundation? what do you think?

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