Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - Old vs. New

*Packaging* 

Okay, so i'm not sure how long the Healthy Mix foundation had been in it's current glass packaging but when i popped into superdrug to pick up a new bottle of it the other day it was new to me. 

Old Bottle (Left) vs. New Bottle (Right)

My previous bottle was very boring, ugly plastic - great for traveling but not exactly a looker on my dressing table. The new glass bottle may not be very safe to travel with but it sure does look nice (i'm a right sucker for packaging!). The shiny bottle is much more sleek and sophisticated looking than the old plastic one and that extra weight and little 'clink' noise when you tap it just some how makes it feel so much more high end - is that sad? 

I personally think that the design on the front it better too. It practically says exactly the same just in a different order. It's kept the same claims too - 16hr wear, radiant glow, good for your skin, fruit extracts, etc. - but we'll talk about those in the 'formula' section. I also LOVE the little picture of the fruit on the new bottle too - so cute!

I find the pump on the new one is better than before. I constantly struggled with the previous pump - is was hard to control making any hope of just getting half a pump impossible, that's if it decided to work at all. Sometimes I used to press it over and over and nothing would come out, even when full it would act like it was empty then suddenly, during my manic, constant pumping and giant blob would spurt out and go everywhere. Such a pain! The new pump however is performing pretty flawlessly so far - no acting empty or spurting and it's much easier to control meaning i can quite easily have a full pump or just a quarter one of i want it.

Overall i'd definitely say 'New' is the winner in terms of packaging! 

*Formula*

Although i love with the new packaging, i was worried that new packaging could mean a new formula, something i really didn't want since i was really truly madly deeply with the old one! The colours are still numbered the same so i picked up the same as before - 52.

Old Foundation(Left Blob) vs. New (Right Blob) - Colour in Electric Light, Natural Light, & Thickness Test

 At first in the bottle they looked the same, and even in the photos, although looking at them now I can see that the new one is ever so slightly darker. It's when applied to the face though, that this colour difference becomes really prominent. Heartbreakingly, the new one is noticeably darker and more orange toned than my beloved old one. This might be alright come the end of June when i've got a tan, but at the moment, although a could probably just about get away with it, i really don't like it. The finish is disappointing too. The finish of the old one was really pretty - although fairly sheer it really did make my skin look healthy and dewy. In contrast the only 'glow' i get with this one is its buttery shine - it doesn't glide on half as smoothly and although thicker, the coverage isn't actually any better, instead it just seems to go blotchy and sit in my pores. This, combined with its slightly 'oompa-loompa' effect is very ugly and makes my skin look far from healthy. It's only plus point is that it is longer lasting (still not 16 hrs though, more like 8-10) than the old formula, so at least i can be a consistent oompa loompa.

My only thought about the formula issue is that perhaps they purposely made it thicker when they brought out the Healthy Mix Serum in order to marker two very different foundations - if anyone has used the serum version i'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts on it. 

Overall, old one is my champion in terms of formula, so much so that i would give up the swanky new glass packaging to have it back!