Review: Skin79- VIP Gold Super Plus BB Cream

New packaging is smaller and more compact.

Skin79 VIP Gold Super Plus BB Cream- 40g 

        This bb cream is well known and popular. It claims to have whitening properties and help with improving wrinkles with ingredients like Arbutin and Adenosine.

       I purchased this on Ebay from a great seller that I highly reccommend! link here for $13 cad. I have examined this bb cream and it is indeed authentic.

If it is authentic, the 'skin79' and 'BB' logo will be reflective in the light.

There will be an authenticity sticker at the back.

If it has been removed/tampered with, the sticker will look like this.
This is after I peeled it and put it back on. See those marks left behind?

On to the review!

Packaging: 5/5

      The packaging is compact and small. It fits nicely into the palm of my hands for ease of use. The packaging is also very cute and it feels sturdy. I can easily control how much product I want to squeeze out.

Texture&Smell: 5/5

keep in mind my hand is lighter than on camera.

     Out of the container, the bb cream looks gray, but when it blends into the skin, it blends so nicely and flawlessly and it's not gray at all. It matches my yellow nc20 skintone very well! It's really light, but not liquidy in texture. It doesn't feel greasy or sticky after application. The finish is also a satin finish; not matte, but not dewy. In other words, it looks like real skin.
The scent is a faint floral smell, and I actually really like it. It's not too flower-y.

Coverage: 3/5

after blending- satin finish-very natural.

      Coverage is light/medium. I didn't cover any acne scars but it did even out my skintone and reduce some of my redness/ rosacea. I like this bb cream because it's lightweight and it looks really natural on my skin. Most importantly, no one could tell that I was wearing bb cream! The only downside to this bb cream is that it accentuates dry flakes on my nose. Dry skin girls, make sure you moisturize before using this! I also didn't see any patching on my face later on in the day, so that's a plus!

Overall thoughts: Nice elegant packaging, natural coverage, good scent, matches my skintone, and it's affordable! I really like this bb cream for lazy days or days where I just want to have a very natural, light makeup look :)


Thanks for reading, cnteablog ^^

Review: L'egere White Multi BB Cream

50g of product, goes for $20-30, depending on where you buy it.

Hey guys! ^^
       What is bb cream? It stands for "blemish balm" and it is basically a tinted moisturizer with more good ingredients and properties that will improve the look of your skin (whitening, spf protection, minimize pores, etc) while still giving you coverage.

       If you guys don't know of this product, L'egere is a Korean makeup brand. Famous makeup artist of Taiwan, Kevin Zhou from the 'Queen Show' even featured this product on the show, raving about it.
I got this at Bobodave (click to see  the bb cream).
This product is a good bb cream. After having this for a year, I am 1/2 way through my tube.
Here is why I like it:

Packaging: 4/5

       It's small and convenient to carry around, simple yet classic packaging, easy tube to get just enough product out, however, they could use some improving on the engrish. The front of it says: "sun protect+makeup base+skin cover+foundations for 24hrs+skinwhite+transparent+moisture and elastic".

Texture&Scent: thick, yet blendable. Feels smooth when blended. After application, it doesn't feel sticky/wet. It smells good, not floral. I can't exactly explain what it smells like, but I actually enjoy the scent. It's very pleasant. It's definitely not a strong scent, but it does linger for awhile on the skin.

Colour: 4.5

Initial thoughts: Don't be fooled! It does look dark right out of the tube but when blended, it will match your skintone.
After application: It comes off just a tad bit paler than my skintone (I'm nc20 - yellow/warm undertones), but if I apply a thinner layer, it suits my skin colour.

I do notice that this bb cream does not have a yellow undertone to it..It is more on the neutral side leaning towards pink. 

(keep in mind my hand is much lighter than in photo!)

Coverage: 4/5

Fully blended!

       I'd say this is one of those bb creams that will definitely give you more coverage, around medium coverage, maybe even full coverage if you want, without the cakey look. It covers my acne scars a bit, making them look lighter, but definitely not invisible. It also covers my rosacea (redness) pretty well. The finish is dewy, which I love!

Oil Control: 3/5
       On hot summer days, even a person with dry/normal skin like me, I notice that oil control is not that great. On drier days, it is more moisturizing than other bb creams I've tried, but it will accentuate my dry flakes.

Product Claims: As far as whitening goes, I don't think it whitens my skin, even though it does contain 500mg of arbutin; a popular whitening ingredient.

Here are the ingredients: Arbutin, Cyclomethicone, Jojoba oil, Polyglceyl-4 Isoterate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1Dimethicone, Bees Wax, Tocopheryl acetate, Propyl Parabem,Sorbita sesquioleate, Petrolatum, Titanium oxides, Cyslopentasiloxane, Iron Oxides / Dimethicone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Magnesium Sulfate, Methyl Paraben, Sodium Hysluronate, Marine Collagen, Rose Water, Centella Asiaticac

Thank you so much for reading! Love you all, cnteablog ^^