Holika Holika Miracle Real Skin Finish in Combination/Oily

Got this along with my most recent Gmarket haul. I wanted to try it out because of all of its properties (sunscreen, whitening, brightness) and because their commercial was so cute!:

It is housed in a plastic jar and contains 50ml. I got it on sale for ~$6.78 during Holika Holika's 30% off sale on Gmarket.

It has a thick, mousse-like texture making it less easy to apply. A problem with the cream is that it makes your skin white. If you are very fair and light then it wouldn't be a problem. This cream is marketed as a light bb cream, but for girls with color this can't be used on its own. 

Bare face

With cream

As you can see, it makes my face unnaturally white and bleh so I have to use a foundation/tinted moisturizer/bb cream over it.

After 11 hours

After a full day of work, my face is still nice and bright. I like this cream because it makes my skin bright and lasts long, but I can't use it on its own and I'm a little disappointed in the SPF level.

Gmarket Haul #4!

Made an order back in June during Holika Holika's 30% off sale to stock up on their Bulgarian Rose Serum because I was running out. My order didn't ship out until two weeks later because I couldn't select the Paypal Express Checkout option to pay my extra shipping fee. It was frustrating because I would be emailing their customer service back and forth answering useless questions about what browser, operating system, and other stuff I was using. I stopped trying while I was gone in Las Vegas and when I came back, I tried once more to pay and I was finally able to click the Paypal option. 


I received my order in the usual 3 days. The estimated shipping weight was 1.00 kg and the actual shipping weight was 1.40 kg. I paid 6,500 (~$5.87) extra for the shipping fee. 

freebies!

Holika Holika Bulgarian Rose Petal Skin

150ml

(on sale) 9,800 won ~$8.70

Holika Holika Bulgarian Rose Eye Cream

30ml

(on sale) 11,900 won ~$10.56

Holika Holika Miracle Real Skin Finish Cream (Combination/Oily)

50ml

(on sale) 7,630 won ~$6.78

Rhoto Hadalabo BB Moist Emulsion in Natural Ochre

Rohto Hadalabo BB Moist Emulsion in Natural Ochre

Left: Rohto Hadalabo BB Moist Cream in Natural Ochre

Right: Rohto Hadalabo BB Moist Emulsion in Natural Ochre

Finally getting around to posting about this BB cream! I purchased this BB cream from beautykat back in April to use for the Spring and Summer months. It  contains 40ml and was $22.00.

Although it is slightly darker than the Moist Cream I felt unsure about the color because while it would match my face, it would not match my neck making it look weird overall.Currently, the color does not match me because I've tanned. I believe I am an NC40/MUFE 128 now. Back in April, I was an NC30 and it looked ok.

Without BB cream



With BB cream

I think that I've given up on finding BB creams that will match my skin tone. I feel like the darkest Asian BB creams out there will only match up to an NC30 with the exception of Missha No.27 and No.31.