Bourjois Healthy Mix – Mateja’s Beauty Blog

Healthy Mix Radiant Foundation (2023)

50C and 56W

 I’ve worn both the old version and the new one side by side and the new one thicker, it’s has a lot more shine, in fact it’s verging on greasy-looking (tested in the summer) and it doesn’t set. The old one had that perfect level of glow, so it’s a shame they felt the need to change that. I can deal with this change, since my skin is normal-dry and most foundations turn matte on me in time (this one is getting less shiny on my skin since it’s already cooler outside), but those that considered this their winter foundation and have combination skin, may feel disappointed. I’ve certainly read enough complaints about the new formula on Bourjois’s website. It still looks good on the skin, perhaps for a while less natural as it’s very glowy in the summer, so it’s more like you’d apply a shiny moisturiser (when I tested them side by side in hot summer the difference in finish was very noticeable). It’s still one of those foundations that doesn’t look like heavy makeup and blends into the skin seamlessly. 

It still has the same fruity scent and staying power is the same, which was never impressive without some help from other makeup (primer and/or powder and/or setting spray). 

I see there is a new shade 49.5N, which might be the light shade I was waiting for. 50.5 still exists with the added N, I’m guessing for neutral. Sadly I don’t have the old shade 50 to compare it with the new 50C. I got another deep shade 56W, which probably corresponds to the 56 shade in the old packaging.  

Formula is a thin, liquid formula in a sort of a light grey shade – it’s completely clear on the skin. There no big visible shimmer in it, yet it leaves a lovely glow on the skin. Even after the primer becomes dry to the touch, the skin has that shine. I have no idea how they managed that or I’m just not seeing the shimmer because it’s so fine. It start of slightly sticky, but then sets to a dry-to-the touch finish. Currently I’m sporting shiny SPFs, so I don’t need such a primer in my routine, but it may be very handy in colder months to add some life to matte-looking dry skin. There’s no blurring at this formula and I don’t find it particularly smoothing, so it just adds a glow while leaving the texture and skin tone like it is. 

Left with primer and right without.

It contains a small amount of panthenol (B5), vitamin E, vitamin C (Ascorbyl Glucoside), a weak version of vitamin A (Retinyl Palmitate), hyaluronic acid and some extracts. It has a typical Healthy Mix fruity scent.

Aqua/Water/Eau, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Magnesium Sulfate, Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum/Fragrance, Caprylyl Glycol, Talc, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Lecithin, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Juice, Retinyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Sorbic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, BHT, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Butylene Glycol, Sapphire Powder, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hexylene Glycol, [May contain +/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)]

Healthy Mix Anti-fatigue Concealer

52

Healthy Mix Naturally Radiant Powder

04 Golden Beige

This powder is more described as a powder foundation as it mentions medium coverage. It claims it has a luminous matte finish and anti-fatigue blurring capabilities. I always wanted to try this, since I saw someone praising it in her empties, but sadly this is again in a shade much too dark for me, it’s basically a bronzer. It makes me look so unevenly tanned, so I can’t wear this. It does have a sort of a luminous matte finish, as it takes away a lot of the shine from SPFs and foundations (I don’t have oily skin) and there is still some glow left.  In a thin coat it doesn’t take away much of the shine from the very shiny Healthy Mix foundation and concealer combination, so yes, it leaves the skin naturally radiant. Applied with a sponge, it takes most of the shine off and doesn’t look flat, but it did make my foundation look flaky when looked up close on my chin. Based on how tanned it makes me look and swatching, it looks like it has some coverage, but again I can’t really test these dark shades properly.

Like Physicians Formula packaging, this one has a bottom compartment with a sponge and a mirror. 

Even though it adds a great amount of volume and looks good before my lashes drop, I just don’t like it because it’s a greasy formula and my glasses are constantly smudgy when I wear it – this problem (likely) won’t affect you, so ignore it, but I just can’t deal with this formula. Lashes stay reasonably soft with several coats of mascara. 

Healthy Mix Nail Polish

125 Very-generose and 300 Greant’Ddictive

These two have such different formulas for the same line. 

The light pink 125 is a thick, but sheer shade with first coat and opaque with a third. It’s a beautiful shade that reminds me of a better Essie Fiji. It lasted a normal amount on my nails, comparable to other brands (everything lasts over a weeks on me). 

300 is opaque in one coat, a lovely gel-like smooth formula. Shade is a marsala brown-rosy red