Super Shimmer Shadow (Bourjois Suivez Mon Regard)

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Product:	Bourjois Suivez Mon Regard
Date:	17/07/08 (52 review reads)
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Advantages: Fantastic Colour, Really Stay Put

Disadvantages: Possibly The Price

There are many thinks I like in this world, Gok's Fashion Fix, Iced Gems and beef OXO cubes but something that tops the list for me is anything sparkly.

When I mean anything sparkly, I mean anything sparkly, shoes, clothes and of course, make up. That is what attracted me to purchase this lovely Bourjois Suivez Mon Regard eyeshadow in a beautiful Regard blue glacier, shade 15.

Paying about £8 from Boots, this is a little bit above my normal eyeshadow price range but Bourjois is normally a range you can depend on for a decent quality product.

The eyeshadow itself is a loose powder eyeshadow not a compressed powder. I usually go for the latter because I find I get a good level of coverage but I am willing to give anything a try.

I was prompted to buy this for a special occasion where I was wearing something blue and this immediately stood out as the blue is a gorgeous glittery baby blue with an essence of silver running through it. I was also impressed, because I was in a hurry more than anything, that it came with it's own little brush within the pot. The pot and lid are all clear, so you can easily see what's in the pot.

Opening the pot, you'll find an easy to remove and replace, screw off cap before delving in to pull out the built in eye make up brush. I was really impressed with this brush; the tip is the exact same sizes as my favourite eye make up brush that I use, although the want is significantly shorter. You do get a nice, sturdy plastic tip to hold, which you can hold between your thumb and index finger.

This eyeshadow is completely unique to any other eyeshadow I own. Yes it is a loose shadow but more unique than that is how the powder is dispensed. Now, I've described a loose powder in a pot and that conjours up a dip pot in my mind. No, not quite with this, it is a dip pot, yes, but the powder is dispensed through a really small hole at the bottom of the pot. The eyeshadow is contained within the 'walls' of the pot at a conical angle, to dispense, simply shake and your powder attaches itself to the brush, et voila, no mess eyeshadow and more importantly, no wasted eyeshadow.

I used this for a night out, so I applied foundation and loose powder to my eyelids prior to applying this. Shaking away, I managed to load the brush really generously. I swept the shadow onto one lid, which gave a really subtle colour, I then returned my brush to the pot, using what was remaining of my last shake and with a second application I built up a strong and sparkly colour, using what was left on the brush, there was enough to highlight my brow bone and the contrast between the two shade was beautiful, not striking and not subtle but a definite contrast, I was amazed that one colour could have so much variation. I then continued to do this on the other eye, so I would repeat myself with that.

As I mentioned, I was wearing this for an evening out, a curry disco, so lots of chat, lots of dancing and most of all lots of laughing.

Over the course of the evening I was frequently checking my eye shadow either in my compact of in the loo's and quite honestly, after arriving at 7pm and leaving at 1am, I had absolutely no creasing, no colour loss and no colour transfer to my cheeks. I then proceeded to commit the cardinal sin of make up and after coming home, I didn't take my make up off before going to bed.

This flaw in my skincare routine actually led to a really good overal impression of the eyeshadow, by 9am the next morning, I still had what I would consider to be a good level of coverage on my eyes. Certainly about 40% of the eyeshdow had come off overnight but it left a lovely, soft and subtle coloured sheen across the main eyelids, which looked really dewy and fresh, despite being 14 hours old.

Taking this eyeshadow off with eye make up remover is an absolute breeze, both when most of it is still on and when there is only a little bit, it comes off without leaving any glittery residue behind.

I have used this eyeshadow on so many occasions since my purchase last summer both in the day and for my night time adventures and each time, it stays put, it doesn't crease and it doesn't end up on my cheeks. I have about 95% of the eyeshadow left so at £8 it represent fantastic value for money and I really can't see myself running out before it reaches it shelf life of 24 months.

I would absolutely recommend this eyeshadow, there is such a wide colour range in stores there is bound to be a colour to suit everyone.

I feel value for money wise, although it might be a bit more expensive than a normal single eyeshadow, it is well worth it, and you get outstanding colour, outstanding longevity and a fantastic quality eyeshadow.

I'm off at the weekend to buy myself a new colour!

Thanks for reading xx

Summary: A Girls Best Friend!