The truth about… Blush

After playing around with many different brands of blusher (and even some smudged lipstick in extreme circumstances) I have discovered this little gem of a blush from Bourjois (number 92 ‘Santal’.) It is packaged in a clamshell like case complete with compact mirror and tiny brush that is designed to fit the domed curve of the compressed blusher powder perfectly. The whole package is small and round and the little hinged lid is designed to shut with a reassuringly loud click!

Only a gentle brush of the surface is required to get enough blush for each cheek as the pigment quality seems really quite good and is certainly dense enough to stay put all day without the need for more applications.

One of the most admirable feature of the Bourjois range of rouge has to be the fragrance -it smells so delicious that I can’t help but put my nose dangerously close to the surface of the pink powder in an attempt to identify the ingredients. It seems to be a perfume that hints of 1940’s glamour and I think of an elegant lady in 40’s curls and a floor length evening dress whenever I smell it. The reality has however, got the better of me; could it be a faint hint of chocolate mingled in with lily of the valley? I can’t be sure, the mystery is I think why I love so much applying a buff of powder in the mornings.

Beauty product illustrations: Illustrator Vicky Newman