I Found My Perfect Base!

After many years of insisting on high-end foundations and investing a lot of money into my high-end foundation stash, I must say that the cycle is broken! I cannot believe that I haven't tried this drugstore CC cream earlier because it's absolutely perfect for me.

Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream in 34 Bronze (£9.99) might seem a tad dark at first glance but it's a spot on match with my skintone. Finding a match to my skin has become increasingly important to me (I was more flexible about this earlier) and I'm glad 34 Bronze has no pink undertones whatsoever. I think it would suit most warm medium skintones such as mine. 

This CC cream contains colour correcting pigments and SPF 15 along with a hydrating formula. Apricot for anti-fatigue, green for anti-redness, white for anti-dark spots. I would add that SPF 15 might be a tad low for fairer skin, especially during warmer months. It's also a fragranced formula – I sense a light baby powder scent. Presence of perfume hasn't caused any irritation on my skin but those who are sensitive, be cautious.

Apart from a low SPF and having a fragrance, things only go uphill for this CC cream. Its silky non-sticky, non-oily, non-heavy and non-cakey formula is perfectly soft and hydrating. It applies evenly, blurs most small imperfections, offers a light medium coverage, very natural-looking and dewy. Not oily, slippy or shiny – just healthy and beautiful. One might even say youthful.

• Nakon visegodisnjeg insistiranja na tecnim puderima iz viseg cjenovnog ranga te nakon sto sam ulozila dosta novca u licne rezerve ovih pudera, moram priznati da je taj krug prekinut! Ne mogu vjerovati da ovu drogerijsku CC kremu nisam isprobala ranije posto se ispostavila idealnom za moje potrebe.
• Bourjois 123 Perfect CC krema u nijansi 34 Bronze (cca 25KM) na prvi pogled djeluje dosta tamno ali je ustvari identicne nijanse mog tena. Pronalazak odgovarajuce nijanse mi je kod proizvoda za bazu lica postalo prioritet (ranije sam bila fleksibilna po ovom pitanju) i drago mi je sto nijansa 34 Bronze uopste ne sadrzi ruzicasti podton. Vjerujem da ce odgovarati vecini korisnica srednje tamnog tena i toplog podtona.
• Ova CC krema sadrzi pigmente za korigovanje nesavrsenstava koze te zastitni faktor SPF 15 uz hidratantnu formulaciju. Pigmenti boje breskve djeluju osvjezavajuce i protiv znakova umora, zeleni pigmenti neutralisu crvenilo a bijeli djeluju na ublazavanju tamnijih fleka. Spomenula bih da je SPF 15 mozda niska zastita od suncevih zraka u slucaju svijetlijeg tena, pogotovo tokom ljetnih mjeseci. Takodjer, ova CC krema je parfimirana – osjetim blago puderasti miris. Prisustvo parfema nije izazvalo iritaciju moje koze ali ako ste inace na njega osjetljive, oprez.
• Osim nesto nizeg SPF-a i parfema, za ovu CC kremu imam samo najljepse rijeci i iskustva za podijeliti. Svilenkaste je, neljepljive teksture koja uopste nije masna, lijepo se nanosi u slojevima i hidratantna je. Nanosi se ravnomjerno, ublazava izgled sitnih nesavrsenstava koze, pruza lagano do srednje prekrivanje koje izgleda izuzetno prirodno i ima svjezi, dewy finish. Uopste nije kliske teksture, nimalo silikonskog osjecaja vec jednostavno daje divan, prirodan efekat. Cak bih rekla i da cini kozu mladolikom.

My skin is combination and dehydrated and this CC cream sits upon it fabulously! Dry skin relishes in this comfortable, creamy texture whilst it doesn't make pores more visible – on the contrary! It unifies the complexion, doesn't cling to dry patches but one must use a powder to set the T-zone. It might nor fare well with oily or even combo skin with a prominent T-zone whilst mine (which isn't as problematic) can be put under control with Bourjois Healthy Balance Compact Powder. Longevity is average. Overall, it's a perfect everyday base for me. Packaging is a squeezy tube, which is convenient.

Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Eye Cream in 23 Golden Beige (£7.99) is a solid concealer which works upon the same color-correcting platform, is hydrating, fragranced (haven't had problem in this case with fragrance either) and also has a low SPF 15 like seen with the CC cream. Very creamy, comfortable and hydrating indeed. But the applicator is not to my liking. The silicone nib thugs skin, isn't convenient or pleasant to use at all – I pefer to just dab the concealer under my eyes (one twist does one under-eye) and I blend it in with my fingers. I don't like the way opening clogs up quickly and becomes messy – not the most hygienic solution for a concealer.

It offers a light but truly luminous and brightening effect which always brings a ‘pop’ of radiance under my eyes – but not coverage. I would need something else to fully conceal my dark under-eye circles. I would say that it's best for the under-eye area thanks to its hydrating formula as it doesn't do much for blemishes. It has a lovely, nourishing texture but it needs to be set with a powder – without the powder it will crease in under an hour but with a powder it will last 7-8h without a single crease (no lie!). I will definitely repurchase the CC face cream but I'm not totally sold on the concealer although I do like it.

Have you tried the Bourjois 123 Perfect CC range? Any thoughts?

• Moja koza je mjesovita i dehidrirana a ova CC krema na njoj izgleda jako, jako dobro. Suhi dijelovi koze su neprimjetni jer je tekstura ugodna i kremasta te ne istice izgled pora – naprotiv! Ujednaci ten, ne istice suhe i perutave dijelove koze ali je puder neophodan za setovanje T-zone. Mislim da ova CC krema ne bi odgovarala masnoj kozi ali ni mjesovitoj kozi sa izrazenom T-zonom. Moja T-zona nije problematicna i dovodim je pod kontrolu uz malo Bourjois Healthy Balance kompaktnog pudera. Trajnost je prosjecna. Sve u svemu, ovo je bas po mom ukusu jedna super tecna podloga za svakodnevne potrebe i laganu sminku, kakvu preferiram. Pakovanje je mekana tuba, koja je prakticna.
• Bourjois 123 Perfect CC krema za oci/korektor nijansa 23 Golden Beige (cca 18KM) je solidan korektor koji funkcionise na istom principu kao CC krema za lice – korektivni pigmenti ujednacavaju izgled koze, formulacija je hidratantna, sadrzi parfem (iako meni ni u ovom slucaju nije napravio problem) te takodjer sadrzi niski SPF 15, kao i CC krema. Veoma je kremast, ugodan na kozi i hidratantan. Ali imam zamjerku na aplikator koji mi se ne dopada. Silikonski vrh povlaci kozu pri koristenju, nije praktican niti ugodan – najvise ga koristim samo da nanesem dvije tackice korektora (po jedno odvrtanje ispod svakog oka) a potom sve utapkam cistim prstima. Ne dopada mi se i sto se otvor aplikatora brzo zacepi ostatkom osusenog korektora – nije bas higijensko rjesenje.
• Korektor pruza lagano prekrivanje a prekrivanje mu uopsteno nije adut. Ipak, ono u cemu je dobar jeste posvjetljavanje okoloocnog podrucja. I stvarno ga lijepo osvjezi no potpuno prekrivanje tamnih kolutova bih potrazila kod nekog drugog korektora. Mislim da je ovaj primjerak i najpogodniji za koristenje okoloocnog podrucja zbog hidratantne formulacije no nece uciniti mnogo kod prekrivanja bubuljica i sl. nesavrsenstava koze. Divne je, gotovo pa hranljive teksture ali ga je potrebno setovati puderom. Bez pudera ce se poceti uvlaciti u pregib i borice oka za sat vremena a uz pomoc pudera ce ostati na mjestu 7-8h (uopste ne pretjerujem!). CC kremu za lice cu definitivno kupovati iznova dok, iako mi se korektor za oci dopada, nisam potpuno sigurna da ga necu zamijeniti nekim drugim.
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• P.S. ispravite me ako grijesim za cijene – oba proizvoda sam kupila tokom popusta za dm-ov rodjendan tako da nisam 100% sigurna da li sam iznose ispravno navela.