Jouer Bare Beauty Collection Swatches & Review
Bare Beauty Collection
The Bare Beauty Collection is the newest collection from Jouer. It's a 4 piece makeup palette consisting of a mattifying balm, lip/cheek tint, eyeshadow, and moisturing lip gloss. It features natural tones which is perfect for creating an everyday natural look. As you can see above, the pieces can be easily linked together, making it ultra-compact so you don't have to dig around the bottom of your purse to find the individual pieces. It's also easy to take apart for those nights when you want to travel light and bring only essentials. Another nice detail is that each piece is labeled "face," "eyes," or "tint" for easy identification!
Essential Matte Touch Mattifying Balm
This botanical matte balm (pictured above: left) can be worn under or over makeup and is designed to absorb excess oil and control shine. Willow Bark Extract purifies skin and has many skin benefits including anti-inflammatory and soothing properties. Essential Matte Touch Balm can be applied with fingers, which I don't typically reccommend because I believe touching your face transfers dirt and oil from your fingertips to your skin, but it seemed to be effective. It applies really smoothly and has a powdery feel as you rub it in. It has a translucent finish. Scroll down to check out the before and after! Both pictures were taken without any makeup on. I applied it to my shiny forehead and it quickly absorbed the oil and shine, and remained that way all afternoon. Another thing I noticed is that it seemed to make my pores appear less pronounced, which is always awesome. I also tried the balm over Jouer's Matte Moisture Tint and it lasted all day without needing any touchups. I was really impressed with it so I think this balm might be replacing those oil absorbing sheets in my bag!
Bare Lip & Cheek Tint
I love it when you can use one product two ways - I'm all for a lighter bag with fewer products! This compact lip & cheek tint can be used on your lips or your cheeks (obviously). It has a smooth creme texture which makes it super easy to apply with fingers or a brush. I love the warm pink tone and that it is fairly pigmented so you don't need to layer it on for the color to show. It glides on your skin very smoothly and blends easily without feeling greasy or goopy. It's a lovely color that gives you a very natural looking flush. In terms of staying power, it held up pretty well throughout the day and it was not necessary to reapply.
The Naturals Powder Eyeshadow Trio
I really love neutral/earthy tones so this trio is perfect for me. The packaging just says "the naturals" so I'm not entirely sure what the specific shades are called, so I will refer to them as 1, 2, or 3 which I also labeled below: #1 is a dark chocolate color that is somewhat buildable so you can blend until you have the desired shade. Use light sweeps for a lighter brown shade. It applies nicely and stays for a really long time without creasing. Of the three colors, this shade remained slightly visible despite washing with eye makeup remover, soap and water, and even scrubbing in the shower! After all of that, it looked like a really faint bruise, but I decided to give up before I actually bruised my skin from all of the scrubbing. #2 is a medium brown shade that has a very subtle gold shimmer. #3, my favorite, is a really pretty champagne color. All three shades have a subtle shimmer to them, but it's not in-your-face sparkley. I think you could do a really pretty and natural smokey eye with this trio. (Note: Eyeshadow primer is necessary otherwise it is difficult to apply and there is too much fallout).
Nude Lip Gloss
I love Jouer's moisturizing lip glosses and this sheer nude is no exception. It's packed with vitamins A, C & E, shea butter, jojoba, and seed oil to moisturize and nourish lips. It has a very creamy texture and is applied with a wand like most lip glosses. This shade is really nice and natural, which looks great on every skin tone. I was really impressed with how long it lasted. Personally, most lip glosses/moisturizers/etc don't typically last very long on me since my lips can be fairly dry, but it definitely outlasted anything I've used. It lasted about 2-3 hours on me, but I'm sure it varies from person to person.
Creme Eyeshadow
The creme eyeshadow below is not officially part of the Bare Beauty Collection, but I decided to include it in this post anyway since it can be easily connected to the rest of the palette. The texture is nice and soft, not really "creamy" but easy to apply and blend nonetheless. Very lightweight, shimmery, and has excellent staying power. Like the dark chocolate powder eyeshadow, this shade was still faintly visible even after washing, but that wouldn't stop me from wearing it regularly.
Overall I really love this collection because it makes a perfect natural look, and it's very compact and practical!
Bare Beauty Collection Price: $58. If you don't want to buy the whole set, each item can be purchased separately at JouerCosmetics.com
Disclosure: Thanks to the awesome people over at Jouer for providing these products to me for review. I was not compensated for this post in any way. All opinions expressed are truthful and are my own.
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