Review (4/5): Nice glowy finish with good coverage. Contains chemical sunscreen ingredients
This comes in an outer product box. It is made in Korea. The info on the box is not in English. I assume it’s Korean since that’s where it’s made. I hate when companies sell a product in the US, but then don’t put the product info in English. They did include the ingredients on the product page, I included them at the end of the review. This is NOT reef safe since it contains chemical sunscreen ingredients like octinoxate and octocrylene. I didn’t realize this had chemical sunscreen ingredients in it like octinoxate, octisalate, and octocrylene. I prefer physical sunscreens. But, it was my own fault for not looking closer at the ingredient list before getting this.
This does contain silicones, alcohol, and parfum too.
It has some good ingredients too like niacinamide, glycerin, jojoba seed oil, adenosine, sunflower seed oil, squalane, centella asiatica leaf extract, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), honey extract, and madecassoside.
I love cushion foundations. I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side, with some extremely dry areas. Cushion foundations usually give me great coverage but look natural and healthy on my skin. This one claimed to “plump your skin” with “advanced luminous lasting cushion.” It claimed to be “fitting and superstay” that it had “advanced formula Fixative Polymer technology, which forming a moisture film on your skin, keep your skin hydrated, moistured and leaving your skin with the most luminous look. Simultaneously, this film helps to keep the foundation layer thin yet stay fit all day long.” I didn’t like the idea of a film on my skin, but liked the idea of it hydrating my skin and giving it a luminous look, but lasting all day.
This comes in a black plastic compact. It has magnetic closure. When you open the top there is a mirror in the lid and a little cushion applicator. When you take off the cushion applicator you’ll see the little plastic shelf that covers the cushion foundation. There’s a little tab to pull on to open it. Once you open it, there is a protective cover over the cushion that you remove. Make sure to always push down the shelf part over top of the cushion completely so that the cushion doesn’t dry out.
This comes in 2 shades - “21 Light Beige,” which is described as “bright and glamorous light beige,” and “23 Natural Beige,” which is described as “natural and lively natural beige.” I have very fair skin so I can usually go for the lightest shade and can make it work for me. But, I wasn’t quite sure which would work best for me so I got both.
I took a photo of swatches I did. I did a photo showing a swatch of shade “23 Natural Beige,” “21 Light Beige,” and a comparison swatch of Maybelline Fit Me Matte+Poreless in 110 Porcelain. I always like to use the Maybelline Fit Me since I know a lot of people have tried it and hopefully know their shade in it so they can hopefully get an idea of if the shade will work for them when compared to the Maybelline shade.
“21 Light Beige” is lighter. Usually the lower number is the lighter one, but sometimes that’s not always the case because of undertone or just weird labeling. In my opinion, the swatches in the product photos are much lighter than they appear in person. I’d say that they are definitely at least a shade darker in person than they appear in the product photo. They both have yellow undertones.
They provide good, natural coverage and gives a glowy finish. It doesn’t transfer once it’s dries down, which is nice. I don’t even need to set it with powder. Since I have normal to dry skin, I prefer not to use powder where I don’t have to. But, with glowy foundations it’s usually needed. So, I like that I don’t need to with this! It doesn’t give full coverage, but can be built up to medium. If you use a the included sponge or a beauty sponge for application you can get light coverage with 1 layer, medium with 2 layers. If you use a brush for application you can get medium coverage with 1 layer, but I find it looks to heavy if you try to apply a second layer using a sponge. My preferred method is using a brush to apply a thin layer, and then going over it with a sponge to kind of make sure it’s all blended in nicely. Then, if any areas need additional coverage, I’ll use the sponge to add some additional product where I need it.
Overall, I think this is a really nice cushion foundation. If you don’t mind the chemical sunscreen ingredients, and like cushion foundations and a dewy finish, I think you’ll really like this!
INGREDIENTS FROM PRODUCT PAGE:
Water,Titanium Dioxide,Butylene Glycol,Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Cyclohexasiloxane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Niacinamide, Octocrylene, Zinc Oxide, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Glycerin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Glycerides,Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Paraffin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Microcrystalline Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Adenosine, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Propolis Extract, Squalane, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Amethyst Powder, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, Tourmaline, 1,2-Hexanediol, Nephrite Powder, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Leaf Extract, Pearl Powder, Ruby Powder, Coral Powder, Alcohol, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Pearl Extract, Amber Powder, Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Seed, Ascorbic Acid, Honey Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Sulfite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Madecassoside, Parfum, Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499)