The event was sponsored by and held at the Bourjois headquarters. At the end of the event, Bourjois gave all the attendees a bag containing some very pretty items.
The top picture is of one of the Vintage Collections - a set containing Blanc Diaphane, Beige Rose and Marron Glace. The pots are decorated with designs originally used by Bourjois on its packaging at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The other set includes the Beige Diaphane with a grey and a smoky black, and, interestingly (to me, anyway) I've seen the design on the Noir Precieux on a makeup compact in the Science Museum in London. I really like that the designs are printed directly onto the lid and aren't just a slapped on sticker.
The bottom picture is of one of a set of Limited Edition little round pots with designs by Nathalie Lete on the lids. This shade is Violet Absolu, a shimmery vivid purple, decorated with a picture of the Place Vendome. Again, the designs are printed onto to the lid, and there are five eyeshadow pots and three blush pots in the collection (all with a different illustration depicting a specific facet of Paris.)
The Bourjois baked eyeshadows aren't the most pigmented used dry, but they are very pretty. I find they do best over a creamier base if you want a stronger look. I already have the colours in the Vintage Collection (Marron Glace is a classic neutral) so I'm giving this one to a friend (and yes, she knows I didn't buy it!)
The Vintage sets cost £15, and the individual eyeshadow costs £5.86, and both are available online at ASOS.com. The Vintage collections are also available at some House of Fraser stores.
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These are soo cute and a perfect gift for christmas my friends would love one of these !!
ReplyDeleteAaah, they don't make packaging like they used to anymore. So, this is indeed very refreshing. I love those pots! I wonder if they would release these sets here in Holland.
ReplyDeleteSounds fabulous. I love these bourjois pots (And their eye shadows!). I could handle sitting around talking about fashion and beauty for an hour or two! :) Emma
ReplyDeleteHow pretty are these!!!!???
ReplyDeleteI love them!
I just saw these at the stores. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteHi Beauty Shed - they'd make lovely presents.
ReplyDeleteHey Emma - it was a fab evening. The Bourjois eyeshadows are very pretty; quite similar to the Chanel ones, but at a fraction of the price.
Hi Witoxicity - the pots are very pretty. Perhaps asos.com would ship to Europe?
Hi OC - really pretty! They remind me of the pots on my grandma's vanity.
Hi Mag - You have them there too? Cool! x
We just got a Bourjois counter in the city about a month ago. I really like their shadows (have 4- Noir Émeraude, Brun Irréel, Blanc Diaphane, Brun Somptueux and 1 blush- Cendre de Rose Brune) and I really love them all. I find the shadows to be surpringly pigmented for drugstore shadows and the neutral colours are quite classic in tone and colour. Very effortless, very Parisian. The blush really surprised me as it is very pigmentented, and the colour is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I don't think we're at the point yet where they ship over the vintage pots. But they sure are pretty. <3
monica
Nathalie Lete designs are stunning... those are products I would save forever. Or, if I broke down and had to use them, I would reuse the containers. Stunning stuff.
ReplyDeleteShe does beautiful dishes at Anthropologie to and has the sweetest website. xx
Hi Monica - Bourjois does some really nice stuff; I find the lipsticks a bit scented, but the eyeshadows and particularly the blushes are lovely.
ReplyDeleteHello Jessica - I'll have to have a look at the website; the Bourjois designs are beautiful. I'd love to have a couple as prints.