This review is a long time coming because for almost 10 over Book of Fable chapters this has been my go to foundation, and justifiably so!
The foundation feels amazing on my skin, whether my skin was normal combination or going through that dry period when I was travelling a lot, it just worked and didn’t enhance any of my dry patches. I’d consider the formula to be medium coverage and of relatively medium to a bit on the thick side regarding consistency, which is something I always prefer over overly liquid foundations because I can always thin out a foundation with moisturiser, but I can’t go the other way around.
I can apply this foundation equally well with a synthetic brush or fingers. It has a pretty obvious fruity and floral scent, which quickly disappears upon application. Not that I mind the scent because it’s actually quite pleasant.
My skin is left relatively matte to dewy after application, unless I’m using a very light coat. So powder is usually necessary afterwards. I’m about 2/3rds of the way through my bottle already, and despite the insane amount of foundations I already own I will definitely be repurchasing this just because I need it in my collection. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a more budget friendly foundation!
This foundation retails for $32AU at Target or Priceline in Australia. I highly recommend waiting for a sale (I got this at 50% off), I’ve never bought Bourjois at full price before because they are constantly having sales!
I wear this one all the time, I love it! I also love the 123 Perfect foundation, that is more of a matte finish which is nice 🙂
Ooh, I need to try the perfect foundation now 😀
I have this and I love this foundation .. though haven’t tried any other Bourjois ones .. but have heard good abt all their foundations ..
Yes! This is my favourite from the range so far, though I’ve only tried 3 in total 🙂
What do you think of the gel vs normal formula? I tried it out yesterday, and I don’t think they have my shade (55) in normal, but I couldn’t really tell a difference in how they felt.
I much prefer the gel formula, I feel like it gives better more even coverage 😀 I have like a 1/5th of it left :O I might do an order with ASOS to get a second bottle when I’m done, happen to order for you too! It’s only like $18-19AU on ASOS as opposed to $32 at Priceline X_x;
i have the normal version and i love it! i’ve been using it more than any liquid foundations in my collection. i’ll have wait for the next sale to get the serum version.
Yes, I love the serum version! I just can’t bring myself to spend $32 on it though, so I may cave and get it at ASOS 🙂
Hi! what shade are you using for this foundation? You didn’t mention in the post…
thanks!
Hey! I use shade 51 🙂 The lightest we have in Australia~