Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Skin79 miniature BB Cream set review




What they say:

  • Super+ Beblesh Balm Triple Functions SPF 25 PA++ 5g
    It is 3 effects functional beblesh balm. By Adenosine and Arbutin ingredients which are effective in whitening, wrinkles improvement cultivate more bright and elastic skin. Intercept ultraviolet rays UV A and B at the same time and protect your skin exposed from the sun more thoroughly. OSMOPUR ingredient of new concept which are mixed sunflower, rice bran, ivy extracts protect skin from various harmful conditions. Phyto Complex ingredient which is good for skin moisturizing and soothing makes your skin always moist and healthy.
  • Diamond Collection The Prestige Beblesh Balm SPF 25 PA++ 5g
    By Adenosine and Arbutin ingredients which are effective in whitening, wrinkles improvement cultivates more bright and elastic skin. Intercept UVA and UVB at the same time and protect your skin exposed from the sun more thoroughly. Diamond Powder and Jewel Complex Powder of Ruby, Amethyst and Pearl make skin all the more radiant. A patent ingredient containing Natural Complex extract ingredients help improvement and care of skin trouble.
  • VIP Gold Collection Super+ Beblesh Balm SPF 25 PA++ 5g
    It is 3 effects functional beblesh balm. Abundant nutrition of Gold and Caviar extract cares skin intensively to make shiny, healthy skin.
  • Diamond Collection Pearl Luminous Beblesh Balm 5g
    It is a trendy pearl BB cream which has a light, moist use feeling and quite brilliant pearl to make a bright revitalizing skin. The built-in brush enhances adhesion, making the skin more clean and glowing through thin and even application.
What I say:

I picked this up along with my O'slee Clear Spa Masks from Cosme-de who, by the way, is fast becoming my favourite online shop for Asian cosmetics as they offer free international shipping with any order! I knew they were gonna be small when I ordered them, but when I actually received them, I was still surprised at how tiny they were. 
I guess $16 to try out 4 BB creams isn't all THAT bad, but I'm pretty sure these would've been given out as free samples in Korea...yes I know I'm not in Korea >__>

MAC eyeshadow used as scale:

Out of the 4 BB cream varieties in the box, 3 have a similar texture and finish -  the Diamond Collection The Prestige; the Whitening Wrinkle Free; and the Whitening Wrinkle Improvement. 
The exception is the Diamond Collection Pearl Luminous Beblesh Blam - this one is much more liquidy in texture, and has fine shimmers in it which could make it double up as a liquid highlighter - imagine NARS Orgasm Illuminator? just with less shimmers and no pigmentation...sorry that's the only thing I could think to compare it with. It's not disco ball, but the shimmers are definitely visible and for that reason, I'm not sure it's entirely suited for every day use.
Ironically, Pearl Luminous was also the one that blended in the best with my skin.
The other 3 BB creams are pretty much the same in texture and finish, I would say the thickest one is the Whitening Wrinkle Improvement with The Prestige being the more liquidy one.
Colour wise, all 4 varieties are yellow based, a change from the usual grey-pink base, and are a smidge too dark for my NC15-20 winter skin. It would be a perfect match for my NC25-30 summer skin.
Coverage is better with the thicker varieties, but I would say all 4 offer a buildable medium coverage.
Finish is dewy.
I can't really speak for its whitening or wrinkle improving claims as I don't think I can go any whiter nor do I have any real wrinkles.

Swatches from left: Pearl Luminous; The Prestige; Whitening Wrinkle Free and Whitening Wrinkle Improvement.


Swatches blended in:

Tilted into the light and you can see the slight colour mismatch.

Swatch of Pearly Luminous - see how the finish is almost slightly frosty?

Damage:
$16 for 4 tubes of 5g each.
Verdict:
It's not a smart buy, if you have easy access to a SKIN79 counter, you could easily swatch all 4 varieties and from there pick up a full sized tube of the one you prefer for probably the same price as you'd pay for these 4 small tubes. Heck you might even be able to score these as free samples T.T
If you don't have access to a SKIN79 counter, this is a good (but expensive?) way of trying out a couple of varieties of BB cream at the same time.

2 comments:

  1. wow quiiiite pricey for the size!

    careful with ordering from cosme-de.com though, because they refuse to mark their package as gifts and sometimes you'd get custom charged! :( now post canada just started to slap on tax again, i just got taxed on 3 times on my 3 most recent packages :(

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  2. I've been curious about Skin79 BB creams. Thanks for the review!

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