Jouer Blushing Beauty Collection Swatches and Review

The Blushing Beauty Collection by Jouer (previewed here) contains two eyeshadows, a matte powder and bronzer, a cream cheek tint and highlighter, and a lip gloss.   The items come in their own separate modular containers that can be joined together, making it easy to make your own customized configurations.

There is a lot to like about the Blushing Beauty Collection.  The colors work together seamlessly for a fresh and natural look.  The sheer matte facial powder and bronzer are finely milled and are supposed to hydrate skin while still reducing shine.  They also contain Gingko Biloba leaf extract, aloe vera, and vitamins A and E for skin nurturing benefits.  I love that there is no shimmer in the bronzer.

L to R:  Bronzer, Sheer Matte Powder, Feather, Whisper, Chocolate, Peach, Cherish

Whisper, a soft coral cream blush, does have a fine gold shimmer in it, but it did not emphasize my pores and the color itself is very soft.  I did not find applying more to intensify color worked well for me, as at the end of the day my cheeks looked a bit blotchy.  So, to deepen the color I used a similarly colored powder blush such as Chantecaille's Fun on top, which also extended the wear.  The highlighter is the same consistency and it worked well on the usual places.  These are not a cream to powder formula, but I did not find them sticky or overly 'dewy'.

The eyeshadow duo, Peach and Chocolate, are smooth and blendable.  Peach makes for a nice all over shade and Chocolate has a lovely golden shimmer to it without going metallic.  These are soft colors, but that doesn't mean they suffer from a lack of pigmentation.  Think "natural" looking.

The lipgloss Cherish provides a peachy coral tint to the lip and I found it comfortable and mildly hydrating with shea butter, jojoba seed oil, pomegranate seed oil, castor seed oil, and vitamins e and c.

Overall, I'm impressed with the quality of Jouer's makeup and can see investing in some more at some point.  Since you can mix and match each modular component, there are really multiple ways to configure a palette for whatever your need may be.  I personally find all four parts together to be a bit bulky and would just through the gloss in my purse, but that's the beauty of being able to customize as you see fit:-)

Here are some of the looks I did with the Blushing Beauty Collection.

Chocolate and Peach over Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Candlelight

Jouer Blushing Beauty Collection Preview

Jouer's Blushing Beauty Collection features four separate items that can be connected together to create a palette.  In fact, all of Jouer's items are modular in that you can use them separately or combine different pieces together for your own customized palette.  Tres cool, eh?  But more on that later.  This Blushing Beauty Collection features:

• Powder duo in Translucent and Matte Honey

•  Cream blush and highlighter in Whisper/Feather

•  Powder eyeshadows in Peach/Chocolat

•  Lip gloss in Cherish

The set retails for $58 on jouercosmetics.com and has a value of $88, but I ordered mine from Gilt (now sold out) for $49 right before Christmas.  Gilt does have an "add to waitlist" option on the page for Blushing Beauty, so I'm not sure if that means more will be coming in or not.  All of the items arrived is this soft little pouch.

I'm not completely sold on the modular aspect, but that's partially because I don't carry my makeup around with me so separate pieces work just fine in my world.  All four pieces connected together can get a little bulky, but they connect together solidly and I do like the customizable aspect.   I'll have swatches and reviews of each item for you tomorrow.

In the meantime, Kate Beckinsole wore several of the Blushing Beauty Collection pieces at the Golden Globes Sunday evening - including Chocolate eyeshadow, Whisper cheek tint, and Cherish lip gloss. She looks lovely, per usual!

Jouer Matte Moisture Tint in Nude

 Disclaimer:  I purchased this.

My two year anniversary with Birchbox just occurred, so with the 25% off code they sent and the Birchbox dollars I had saved up, I purchased Jouer's Matte Moisture Tint in Nude for a whopping $8.50.  Yep, that's almost a $30 savings, and my inner bargain shopper feels gratified :-)

This is actually a product I had not sampled via Birchbox, but it sounded right up my alley and I'm still on a foundation quest, so I took a chance.  The Matte Moisture tint comes in 5 different shades and I chose Nude, which is for light to medium complexions.  Designed to even out skin with a velvety matte finish, the Matte Moisture Tint contains SPF 15 as well as anti-oxidants A, C, and E for complexion enhancing benefits.

First up, the pro's:  I like the coverage and the finish.  I've been using a foundation brush to apply and a lightly larger than pea size is sufficient for my entire face.  While I can tell some slight settling in pores initially, it's minimal and the finish is matte without being flat. 

Now for the con's:  Nude turned out to be slightly more yellow in tone than I was expecting.  I tend to think of my skin as being fair but warm, but perhaps my undertones are more peach than yellow? 

I did some comparison swatches with other foundations that have been a good color match for me, such as Revlon's Colorstay Whipped in Warm Golden and Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques Creme Foundation in Cool No. 30.  They both look more beige in comparison to Jouer's Nude, at least to my eye.  I can say that at least in photos, Nude looks fine on me, so it's definitely wearable.

Now I'm wondering if the lighter shade Linen would have been a better choice, although Nude isn't too dark, it's just too yellow.  So, Jouer's Matte Moisture Tint's biggest ding may be that the 5 available shades are too limited, as these are not self adjusting like a BB cream would be.

Another note:  if you are trying to avoid paraben's, this is not the choice for you.  I think it contains every paraben there is, but on the plus side, I guess that means it's got a long shelf life:-)  The Matte Moisture Tint regularly retails at $38 for a nice sized 1.7 oz tube.