Project Foundation: Bourjois – BB Cream Foundation 8in1 in 21 Vanilla

Manufacturers description

  1. Perfecting
  2. Smoothing
  3. Targeted correction
  4. Anti fatigue
  5. Anti-shine
  6. Anti-aging
  7. Long lasting hydration
  8. SPF 20
Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla
Bourjois – BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla

Ingredients: Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla

Finish

Cream to powder. It is mattefying but not drying.

Coverage

Light to medium, buildable.

Formula

Cream.

Application

With a buffing brush it is very easy to apply it. It covers well and it gives a natural matte to satin finish.

Packaging

I’m in love with the packaging. It is genius. It is sleek, thin, black plastic. It looks like a bigger pocket mirror. You can rotate the lid in every direction which is impressive and very handy. The lid closes with a help of a magnet which is also very nice. There is a really big mirror inside and a space for a sponge.

Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla

Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla

Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla

Price

Aroung 15 EUR for 6 g of product.

Swatch

Right after application in the morning. Half of the face is without make up and the other half with Bourjois BB founadtion.

Swatch at 9am: Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla
Swatch at 9 am

After 11 hours of wear.

Swatch at 8pm: Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla
Swatch at 8 pm

Comparison with the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in the shade 52 Vanilla. In the photo the shades are almost identical. I don’t even remember which one is which. :D

Swatch: Bourjois - BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla
Bourjois – BB Foundation 8in1: Vanilla vs. Bourjois – Healthy Mix Serum in 52 Vanilla

Conclusion

I didn’t except a lot from this BB Cream Foundation, because all of the BB Creams I’ve tried so far failed to impress me. Either they were meant for oily skin and dried out my skin or they didn’t cover enough for my taste or they sunk into my large pores. Bourjois BB Cream Foundation is actually good. I was impressed by the coverage and the finish it gave to my skin. Although it is clearly a cream to powder product it didn’t dry out my skin. And I have to mention that my skin is very dry at the moment and this foundation didn’t accentuate my dry patches.
When I was testing I didn’t powder my skin and I also didn’t apply concealer or reapply foundation. I left it as it was for the rest of the day and waited eleven hours to see how it looked like. After eleven hours the foundation did wear off and my skin started to peek through. My whole face started to look a bit oily, but nothing major. Only the forehead was a bit too oily looking and I had to powder it.
The down side is there are only four shades available. I bought the lightest shade 21 Vanilla, which is very similar to the shade 52 Vanilla in the Healthy Mix Serum line. I have quite strong yellow undertone and the chosen shade is almost perfect for my skin tone at the moment.

Would I recommend it?

Yes. As an everyday foundation for a healthy looking skin and light make up it is great. The staying power isn’t the best, but isn’t bad either. Since my skin is very dry at the moment, I don’t know how it would react with oily skin. The big mirror is a big plus and I’m sure I’ll keep the packaging even after I use up the foundation, because it is very handy as a pocket mirror.

Have you already tried out Bourjois BB Cream Foundation?

17 thoughts on “Project Foundation: Bourjois – BB Cream Foundation 8in1 in 21 Vanilla”

  1. Sem zelo vesela, da ima še ena takšno kožo kot jaz. Suho + rumen podton. Bourjois podlago imam v istem odtenku, tako da zdaj vem kam gledat, ko iščem pravo teksturo in odtenek podlage zase. :)

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    • Ne vem, zakaj je tako težko dati ven res svetle odtenke. :S Jaz sem vesela, da je tako rumena, ker težko dobim dovolj rumene podlage zase. :D Da pa ni res svetlega odtenka, je pa res škoda. Vedno so težave z najsvetlejšimi odtenki … ne vem, zakaj je tako težko dati ven svetle odtenke …

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  2. Takoj, ko si prvič pohvalila BB kremo, sem želela preverit teksturo. Na Rudniku v Mullerju niso še imeli testerjev, v centru sem pa ugotovila žalostno novico – najsvetlejši odtenek je definitivno pretemen zame. :sigh:

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    • Hehehe, seveda ne odtehta. Zaradi embalaže res ne bo človek kupil tri odtenke pretemne podlage. :D Če pa čisto slučajno najde človek pravi odtenek, je pa embalaža lepa in praktična. Meni je tale 21 po nekem čudežu trenutno pisan na kožo. Je pa res, da imam jaz ful rumenega podtona in so mi Bourjois podlage kar pisane na kožo.
      Res ne vem, zakaj je tako težko narediti res svetle odtenke. :S

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