Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ No.31 Brown Beige

Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion SPF50+ PA+++ No.31 Brown Beige

Finally reviewing this BB cushion I got in November! I purchased it on Gmarket for $27.63 (29,900 won). There are other BB cushions out there, but I bought this one because they had a third shade (the other brands only have 2). 

Description:

"New Concept Cushion-type BB: A new-concept cushion-type BB with five active ingredients for Whitening + Sunscreen + Sweat-proof + Soothing + Makeup contained in the cushion to maximize the refreshing and soothing sensation. Every time you touch it, the air pump in the cushion contains air bubbles for thin and skin-friendly makeup. Also, it is provided in two separate containers to preserve the active ingredients and their functionality. The formulas can be used fresh and safely from start to finish."

"Cushiony Soothing Cushion Puff: The special puff designed to feel the refreshing soothing sensation absorbs moisture less than ordinary puff to deliver the refreshing sensation of moisture to the face and stay clean and sanitary. The formulas apply smoothly without irratation and even a small amount can spread to cover a large area."

This product is gimmicky in my opinion, but I wanted to try it out because I loved the dewy look it gave. Even though it's gimmicky with all of it's claims it's easy to use. I find that I apply this faster than a regular BB cream. One gripe is the cushion. It gets dirty easy and it takes a long time to clean. After a week of using it, I felt like I needed to clean the cushion already. I use Daiso's detergent for my makeup brushes and even though it is pretty strong, I had to wash the cushion 2-3 times for it to be completely clean. This can be a problem for germaphobes. Also, the inside of the compact can get pretty dirty/messy. 

I would say that the shade is close to an NC30, maybe even lighter. The shade is very close to Missha's Perfect Cover BB Cream in No.27. It has beige undertones.

Left: without product Right: with product

Sadly this shade doesn't work for me because my face and neck are different shades. When I was first using it I thought it worked out well because it was sheer, but after finding out that it matches Missha No.27 I stopped using it because Missha No.27 is too light for me right now. 

(Gimmicky) Claims:

-Whitening: "contains White Plus Renew ComplexTM...for bright and clear skin"

-Sunscreen

-Sweat-proof: "High molecules strong against sweat and sebum form a network to form an elastic barrier on the surface of makeup to hold makeup and UV screen for a long time. Also, highly elastic cushion powder holds up the makeup barrier that can easily be collapsed by sweat and sebum for long-lasting makeup even with one layer."

-Soothing

-Makeup Effects: "The spherical powder with similar refraction rate as the skin controls oil absorption and light diffusion to prevent excess shine and creates a natural and clean skin tone with medium coverage."

This product does give me that dewy look which is great everywhere else except for my T-zone! After I apply it, my T-zone looks really oily/greasy so I have to apply powder. Unfortunately it doesn't last long. After 4 hours my face gets greasy/oily. I find that my face gets oily faster using this compared to other products. It does feel nice applying it, like a cool sensation. I also appreciate the high SPF. I can skip that step when using this. I also like how it's sheer. I think that it can be built up to medium coverage.

Overall, I wouldn't buy any more refills for this (this already came with an extra one). I feel like this would be great for the summer because it is light, easy, travel friendly, and has high SPF, but I can't use it over the summer because that's when my skin gets darker! The only time I can use it is over the winter when my skin lightens up, but by then I prefer a thicker BB cream/foundation for more moisture. 

Omi Solanoveil Protect Face Milk SPF50+ PA+++

Woo finally able to blog again! I have so many things to post! First off is a sunscreen that I got back in August. I'm almost done with it so now I can review it!

Omi Solanoveil Protect Face Milk SPF50+ PA+++

I purchased this back in August from adambeauty. I bought it for $10.50 and paid $2 for shipping. It's a bit small at 40ml, but I'm at month 4 and there's a little bit left (with using it mostly everyday). The good thing about it being small is that it is travel friendly. 

This sunscreen contains hyaluronic acid and arbutin. It does not contain alcohol.

Claims:

- "light diffusing effect to cover skin imperfections"

- sweat & sebum resistant

- makeup base

It's one of those shake, milky-type sunscreens. I have to work with it fast because it's so liquidy, but it doesn't bother me that much. It kind of smells like gasoline (I don't know, I'm weird -__-), but I don't even notice the smell anymore. It has a very slick feel because of the cyclopentasiloxane. 

You can't really tell in the photo, but it does make my skin whiter. I don't mind it because I put my foundation/BB cream over it anyway. I think that it did whiten my skin over time simply due to the SPF content. To me, it wasn't that sebum and sweat resistant because my skin started to become oily after 4-5 hours and the initial application leaves an oily finish. Again I don't mind because I'm going to put a powder over everything anyway. 

I would repurchase this again because it's cheap and has a high SPF content. I was planning on trying the whitening one, but I saw that one of the ingredients was pig placenta. Yeah, not going to put pig placenta on my face -__-.

Quick Shopping Trip!

Urban Outfitters Structured Crossbody (on sale for $9.99)

Skinfood Nail Vita #RE-106 $3

Lush Big Solid Conditioner $9.25

Picked up a few things recently! I've been looking for a new bag that's smaller, but not tiny and found one at Urban Outfitters in the sale section! I also picked up Lush's Big Solid Conditioner because I love the scent of the shampoo so much! I haven't used it yet because I don't have a container for it! I should have bought the one they have there T_T

Skinfood Nail Vita #RE-106

(Sorry for my crappy nail polish applying skills!)

Lastly I picked up a Skinfood Nail Vita in #RE-106. I saw it before, but didn't get it because I was thinking of waiting till my stampcard was full to get a free one. I went ahead and got it though because I've been wanting that color of nail polish.

I absolutely love the color! It's a deep, almost black purple, that kind of looks brown-ish in some lights. I got my nails done a few weeks ago with a similar color from opi, but I didn't get the name of it so I've been looking for one just like it! It is streaky so I had to apply 3 coats to get it opaque. Also, it's been the second day and it's already chipping! I don't know if it's the actual nail polish or a new top coat I used. I bought Won't Chip from Orly today, so I'll see how it goes.

Gmarket Haul #6

I had some problems with this Gmarket order. Finally coming around to posting it two months after I put in the order! First the haul:

It arrived in the usual 3 days. The estimated weight and shipping cost was 3.00kg and $44.07. The actual weight was 2.68kg. Shipping per item was $8.81.

Mizon Toners in Chamomile and Bulgarian Rose

9,900 won (~$9.15) + 2,500 won shipping fee

Link

This was the other rose toner I was talking about in the Meishoku Organic Rose post. I got it because it was a rose toner and it was really cheap. I haven't used it because I have all the other rose toners to go through. I did take a whiff and I can barely smell any rose scent. It is very subtle. It contains 210ml.

Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion SPF50 PA+++ in No.31 Brown Beige

29,900 won (~$27.63) + 2,500 won shipping fee

Out of Stock

I first saw BB cushions while looking at some Gmarket hauls online. I wanted to try it because of the dewy look it gave. I was thinking of getting the Hera one, but the shades they had were too light for my complexion. When I saw that Laneige had a third shade (the other brands only had two), I immediately searched Gmarket to find one for sale. I was able to find one seller who had the shade and could ship worldwide, but unfortunately it is out of stock now.

I am going to make a separate post reviewing it, but what I can say now is that it matches very closely to Missha's Perfect Cover BB Cream No.27. It is also very sheer and does not have any oil control. 

The seller also gave me a bunch of samples!

Black Faux Leather Jacket
41,000 won (~$38.71)
Shop: Migunstyle (Link)

I've been wanting a black leather jacket and looked around Gmarket for one. I found other shops/sellers with the same jacket, but Migunstyle had the cheapest price. I got a size 66/Medium. It looks big in the picture, but I prefer it loose. I think that if I got a Small it would have been tight around the shoulders. I can layer underneath this jacket and zip it up all the way without it being too tight. Overall, it is exactly what I was looking for. The only con to it is that one of the zippered pockets in the front is small so I have to dig my hand into there and my hand gets caught against the zipper. Ouch >_<.

Black Circle Skirt

6,900 won (~$6.38)

Shop: Migunstyle (Link)

I was looking for a simple black circle skirt as well. Other shops/sellers had black circle skirts, but I got it at the same shop because it was cheap and I was getting the jacket and other items as well. It is an okay skirt. I would say it's good for $6.38. 

So onto the issues with this order:

1) It took a long time to ship out

All of the orders I've made with Gmarket before have shipped out a week after I made the order. This order shipped out two weeks after I made the order. 10 days after I made the order, I sent an inquiry asking why it was taking so long. They replied back the same day apologizing and saying they "would contact the person in charge of the matter". After 3 days my order finally shipped. A few days later I saw in the News section that they were having delayed worldwide shipping orders because they were having an increase of them. I just made another order recently so now I know to keep that in mind.

2) Out of stock item and wrong item sent from the shop "Migunstyle"

One of the items I ordered (this grey Beatles tee) became out of stock so I was refunded the money. When I received my package, I received the wrong skirt from the same shop/seller. I looked at their shop and they weren't even selling the skirt -__-. First, I sent an inquiry to the seller, but they replied back in Korean. I put it through google translate and it said something about sending it back for a refund. 

Next, I sent an inquiry to the Gmarket customer service. They said to email them attachments of pictures of the wrong item sent. After a week of not hearing from them, I sent another inquiry and they answered 3 days later. That same day I got refunded for the skirt. Overall, it took a long time to finally get it resolved. It is frustrating emailing back and forth and waiting for their answer. I'm just glad it's over with, but now I'm weary of buying from that shop now that I've had issues with it.

Other Gmarket news:

YOU CAN COMBINE CASH BALANCE AND PAYPAL! WHOOO!

I saw in the News section that you can use multiple payment methods. On the order I just made, I used my cash balance and paypal. 

Here is a screenshot of the payment page of the order I just made:

This is pretty good news considering that we couldn't use our cash balance unless it covered the entire order. 

So overall, not a smooth Gmarket order. Hopefully I won't have any problems with my next one!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I got a pearl drink before the Thanksgiving meal -__-. So full...

Recent Purchases

Sephora Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Birthday Gift & Sephora Colorful Mono Eyeshadow in Coffee Brown No.18

Lush Big Shampoo, Lush Veganese Conditioner sample, Inglot Pearl 422 Eyeshadow, & Inglot 77 Matte Black Eyeliner Gel

Inglot 77 Matte Black Eyeliner Gel & Pearl 422 Eyeshadow

In Love With Dark Colored Lips

Left to Right: Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain Balm in Forbidden & Midnight, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Crush, and Wet n Wild Lipstick in 918D Cherry Bomb

Current makeup obsession right now: dark lips. I'm in love with anything plum and burgundy. I don't know why I didn't try lip stains sooner. I don't wear lipstick that much (even though I have a ton! T_T) because I don't like how it messes up so easily when eating foods and drinking beverages. Lip stains are perfect! I can nom to my heart's delight without worrying about messing up the color on my lips. The Wet n Wild one is the exception though. Such a lovely color, but I'll probably only wear it out going clubbing or something.

Left to Right: Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain Balm in Forbidden & Midnight, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Crush, and Wet n Wild Lipstick in 918D Cherry Bomb

wearing Forbidden

The con of the Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain Balms are that they apply unevenly and stain dead/flaking skin more as you can see in the picture.

Meishoku Organic Rose from imomoko!

Caved in and ordered the Meishoku Organic Rose Skin Conditioner and Skin Conditioning Gel from imomoko.com that I mentioned in my previous post. Imomoko had them on sale for $13 each and I used a 10% off coupon that I found on retailmenot. It is also available on adambeauty.com. 

Meishoku Organic Rose Skin Conditioning Gel

The first time I tried this, my face felt pretty sticky and was still sticky the next morning. I put on less today and while it is not as sticky, I still feel it on my face. It doesn't absorb into the skin as much compared to other gel moisturizers such as Baviphat's Apple AC Therapy Sleeping Pack (even if I apply a lot of it, it still gets absorbed). It is housed in a pink plastic jar and contains 90g. It smells medicinal and herbal to me. When I was applying it, I also smelled grapefruit. I didn't really smell any rose scent. 

Meishoku Organic Rose Skin Conditioner

I haven't tried this yet because I currently have two other rose toners and another one on the way from Gmarket. I think I'm good for a few years...(-__-). It contains 200ml. I'm also afraid to try it because I think it might smell like the gel (medicinal and herbaly).

All of my rose toners (so far)!

Left to right: Holika Holika Bulgarian Rose Petal Skin, Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, & Meishoku Organic Rose Skin Conditioner

I wanted to post a comparison of Holika Holika's Petal Skin and Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel, but I couldn't really discern any notable differences other than the scent (Holika Holika's is more floral and sweet smelling, Thayer's has that grandma rose smell) and how much dirt and makeup it removed (Holika Holika's removed more than Thayer's). Maybe I'll review them all once I receive Mizon's Bulgarian Rose Toner from my next Gmarket haul!

Holy shit, I want

Dammit, another rose skincare line?! Things I don't need T_T.

Skinfood Salmon Brightening Eye Cream from Seoul Glamour!

I've been wanting to try the Skinfood Salmon Brightening Eye Cream since I ran out of my MAC Charged Water Moisture Eye Cream. I went to the actual store to get it, but they weren't selling it (it wasn't FDA approved yet). I didn't know where I was going to purchase it online (ebay, kpoptown, etc.) until I looked on Amazon and saw that it was the cheapest out of all of them.

I purchased it from Seoul Glamour on Amazon for $19.68 ($14.69 + $4.99 s/h). I got an email the same day I ordered it saying it shipped and I received it 10 days later. I was worried because I didn't receive a tracking number, but it arrived in the same amount of time as other items I've purchased from Korea. I received what I'm guessing is a bookmark and a sample of Skinfood's Watery Berry Serum which I am excited to try because it's for moisturizing. 

Skinfood Salmon Brightening Eye Cream

It comes with 30g of product (a ton!!!) housed in a glass jar. It has a floral scent and while it looks thick in the jar, it is thin and applies easily. Unfortunately it didn't immediately brighten up my under eye area like the MAC Charged Water Moisture Eye Cream did T_T, but that had actual particles to reflect light in it. 

Maybelline Baby Lips Limited Edition Set

Left: Coral Crush

Right: Twinkle

Oh my goodness I'm in love with these limited edition shades from Maybelline! I was kind of afraid of the color of Coral Crush, but it leaves a pretty and wearable coral color on the lips. Also, it smells like tangerines to me! Twinkle is clear and smells like Starbursts! Both are very moisturizing. I'm disappointed that they don't have SPF in them when the permanent ones with color do, but if they did they probably wouldn't be as moisturizing. I got this set for $7.99 at Walgreens.

Urban Decay All Nighter Spray

Urban Decay All Nighter XL Makeup Setting Spray

Picked up two of these because they were only $18 on the Urban Decay website! I got the travel sized one before, but bought the original Skindinavia Makeup Setting Spray instead. I bought it back in February and I have between 1/2 to 1/4 left. It's okay (it works and everything), but I prefer the Urban Decay one instead (even though it's made by Skindinavia -__-). Jump on it!