Showing posts with label Flawless skin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flawless skin. Show all posts

Friday, May 31, 2013

[MIZON] Flawless Skin CORRECT COMBO CREAM *CC cream*

I'm pretty sure that everybody heard about the BB cream follower: CC cream.
As a BB cream lover I couldn't resist to get one of these new 'Color Correcting' creams to see if they are worth the hype. The Korean skincare brand [MIZON] is a rather new brand for me and because some of their products are quite interesting, I ordered its CORRECT COMBO CREAM (together with some other products from the same brand).
[MIZON] was the first brand who released a CC cream and with 58,000 won (approx. US$40) it wasn't really cheap - I still wonder why its price on eBay is just about US$15?!

Official Website: http://www.mizon.co.kr/

Description: Flawless Skin! Functional Concentrated Multi Cream. Anti-Wrinkle/ Whitening/ SPF25 PA++
Powerful Ingredients Improve Skin Texture And Radiance.

The CORRECT COMBO CREAM doesn't have that colorful and/or cute design we know from products of [ETUDE HOUSE] or [Lioele]. The outer box is black and came sealed with a silver sticker on top. Beside the few sentences on the front there is nothing else written in English, so I had to get the informations from websites.
The tube inside the box is white with black letters and a silver 'pump' on the bottom. Compared with BB cream tubes this one here is very long and rather slim. It contains 35ml what should last for awhile.
Btw, you can get this CC cream also in a container instead of a tube!
This CC cream contains Birch Sap instead of Water! Some other ingredients are Desert Plants, Argan Oil, Moringa Milk Plant, Collagen, Elastin, Ceramide, 40 types of moisture ingredients and more.
The light creamy texture has a whitish color with lotsa visible micro color capsules. These capsules break off on the surface of the skin and change to a beige color, matching ones skin tone.
Before I got the CC cream I was a bit scared that the color won't suit my skin tone because I already tried skin matching foundations/ BB creams before and the colors were most of the time too dark for my pale skin. Therefore I'm more than happy that [MIZON]'s CORRECT COMBO CREAM suits my skin tone perfectly.
I use just one pump and that's enough to cover up most skin blemishes (well, not 100% but still good enough for me)! If you need high coverage you should better stick to BB creams since CC creams even out ones skin tone with light coverage only!!
It also brightens up my skin tone without looking like a dead corpse afterwards and reduce skin redness.
Even though it doesn't contain a strong sebum control my skin looks less shiny after 5+ hours (I don't live in a humid country, though).
I used the CC cream for the last few days and I really love it. I like it even more than most of my BB creams!
Currently I use it together with [ElishaCoy]'s MOIST UP SUPER HYALURONE CREAM, [ETUDE HOUSE]'s Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base and [TONYMOLY]'s BABY DOLL BB POWDER (mixed with some [POND'S] Magic Powder in 'Sweetie Pink' for better oil-control).


Price: around 12,- €/ US$15 
Bought at: eBay (f2plus1)       

What I love:    
The color, the natural coverage without using a lot of product and the non-greasy formula. 

What I don’t like: 
Absolutely nothing yet! 

Will I buy this again? I'm already thinking about getting a back-up of this CC cream. Would like to try out another one, though, but I'm scared that the result won't be as good as [MIZON]'s. 
Maybe will try [ETUDE HOUSE]'s 'Silky' CC cream, though.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

[TONYMOLY] BABY DOLL BB POWDER *Light Beige*

When it comes to face powder I'm not a big fan of loose powders. I always prefered compact powders because of their better coverage. Some time ago [TONYMOLY] released a BABY DOLL BB POWDER which is quite in demand. I wanted to try it out as well and ordered #1 Light Beige. It's also available as #2 Natural Beige for darker skin types.
Other products in this range are the BABY DOLL BB MAKEUP BASES in #1 GREEN or #2 VIOLET.

Description: Powdery type blemish balm which controls greasy skin. Less dusty than the already-existing "soft touch" - and because the product closely adheres to skin, the base makeup lasts long. Unlike the already-existing "soft touch", this BB powder absorbs greasy sebum to make the skin look moisturized and fair. Jojoba oil helps to replenish moisture, and macadamia nut oil guards the skin to keep the skin fully protected.
The BB POWDER is housed in a translucent jar with a pinkish twist-off lid. The jar contains 15g and includes a super soft powder puff.
Underneath the sponge/ puff is something like a 'sieve', so you won't get too much of the powder at ones.
When you remove the plastic cover (sieve) you can see the whole product.
The fine powder is very soft and strong perfumed. #1 Light Beige is a bright shade and I find it a little bit yellowish but looks still ok.
It has just a very slight coverage - it's rather a translucent face powder. 
The description says the BABY DOLL BB POWDER is a powder type blemish balm and you apply it after a make-up base. I personally apply it after a BB Cream coz I need a better coverage.
The BB POWDER is a nice product for ppl with flawless skin who doesn't need to cover up many skin blemishes. For others a Powder Pact might be the better choice.
The oil control is just so-so for me. My skin starts to get oily after a few hours again.
Nevertheless, I like the soft & matte finish and will use the powder on those days when my skin needs less coverage!
How to use: Apply to the face after base make-up with sponge.

Price: around 13,- €/ US$16 
Bought at: eBay (hsckoreanimports)       

What I love:   
The soft feeling and matte finish! 

What I don’t like: 
The coverage isn't strong. Better for ppl with flawless skin. 

Will I buy this again? I don't think so! Still prefer Powder Pacts.