Healthy Mix Serum is a gel foundation with 1/3 coverage '16 hrs radiance-boosting even, revived complexion'.
The Healthy Mix is their award winning foundation with 2/3 coverage 'perfectly glowing complexion and toned skin'.
During the 1/2 price bourjois sale a few weeks ago i decided to try out their foundations which i've tested in the past and knew they had very good yellow-toned shades. However for $32 i couldn't justify trying a new foundation with all the ones i still havent used in my make up stash and already thought the Shiseido one would be my perfect foundation.
So with such a good sale i picked up the healthy mix serum gel foundation and the regular healthy mix foundation.
The serum foundation is a gel foundation and i absolutely love it! It has a fruity smell like some skincare serums do and spreads out like water. It is very sheer and not creamy at all. It sinks right into the skin and disappears.
Because it is gel based i find it doesnt cling onto dry patches or creased areas such as the edge of the nose which foundation tends to fade and clump up at.
It also has a slight glowing illuminating effect that's very subtle, it looks like a healthy sheen not a shimmer.
The coverage on this is light so i would use this when i've concealed all imperfections on my face then just do a thin layer of this foundation on top to even all the colours and it looks amazingly natural and clean.
However i do tend to like some coverage on my freckles so that is why i also got the regular healthy mix foundation which is slightly higher coverage.
I would say to me this goes on exactly the same. Also a very watery feel and sinks right in. Same smell. It is more of a matte finish than the healthy mix serum and doesn't have a sheen. I don't feel the coverage is anymore greater and they are very alike, almost the same to me.
I have gone back since and bought 2 more of the Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation because i just love it that much and need to get backups! Overall i find the 2 foundatiosn the same except the gel foundation provides a natural sheen and also is great for dry skin that tends to cake and great for areas that look worse with heavy foundation on.
Healthy Mix Serum Gel Foundation 9/10 - wish it had stronger coverage
Healthy Mix Foundation - 8/10- Nothing wrong with this one, just wished for stronger coverage and liked the gel based foundation more.
I'm around NC25 and got this in 53 Beige Clair Light Beige which is so perfect for my skintone it's unbelievable.
I have previously used foundations that were much too light and still have a bad habit of picking up the lightest shades available. I am trying to pick more darker and warmer tones and once you start wearing the perfect shade of foundation, it is just so much better not worrying about adjusting the colour on your neck to match or adding a bit more bronzer than necessary.
I have recommended this foundation to my sister who has oily skin but flaky dry patches on her cheek. This foundation has stopped her dry patches and her skin surface looks so much smoother than before. I think everyone should give this foundation a go! It is amazing!
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