Hauled it & review : Black Pearl Dream Cream CC Cream

The advertisement plastered over a Russian magazine definitely had got me wanting to try this product.
"Черный Жемчуг" or translated as Black Pearl is a drugstore Russian skincare brand, has released their Dream Cream line. I wanted to pick up the day/night cream but I accidentally picked up the CC cream. It was my careless mistake for not reading the label.

This CC cream promises to hide imperfections without giving a mask effect and control shine also provide 24 hours moisturization and give the skin a healthy glow.

This CC cream cost me about 250 Rubles and I got it from Auchan hypermarket. Prices are the cheapest there.

The dream comes in a bulky vial with 50ml worth of products. I like the fact it comes with a pump but one pump out too much product more my face. I usually use half a pump, I need to be really careful to press out half a pump, because it is really easy to accidentally press a pump.
It is unfortunate that the bottles comes opaque  because you will never know when you are gonna be running out of this product.

I have tried the cream a few times and this is a picture of me using the cream. Just to get a picture of the finish and tone.

The cream comes in one shade only and it pumps out pink beige but blends well on my NC20 skin, matching with my skintone. From the shade of the cream, I would think it would be too pink and dark on my skin.
The texture of the cream is slippery and mousse like. I find it really hard to blend with my fingers but works well with a buffing brush. So, applying it with a buffing brush has been my choice of application. The cream is very moisturizing so it can feel oily on the face which is not a feeling everyone would like and because of the oily texture, it gives a dewy finish. The oily texture makes me feel like my makeup is going to slide off my face if I do not set it with powder. Even for a dry skin person, I feel likethis CC cream is too oily.
It is a CC cream, one should not expect too high of a coverage. It has a light coverage and builable to medium.It balance the skintone and covers some redness. My skin has been quite good of late, a coverage like this, is sufficient for me.

Do I recommend this CC Cream?
I prefer Asian CC creams much more. I do not feel like this is a CC cream. This definitely feels like tinted moisturizer. It is an okay product, I don't really recommend it as I think there are better CC creams out there in the market, for example, the Etude House CC Cream or TonyMoly CC Cream. 

Melting in the summer

I heard a lot about the Banila co. CC Cream but never got myself to getting it because there are couple reviews saying it is so sheer that it doesn't provide coverage and it is a white cream instead of those with colour capsules.
In the end, I did get something from the CC line which is the Banila co CC Melting Pact.

The packaging is very minimalistic. It is just a plain white compact with the name of the item and brand printed on.

The compact comes with a sponge and also a lid to protect the product from drying up.

The reason I got it is because it looks like it will some coverage since it promised a light coverage of a finishing/powder pact compared to other products of Banila co. CC line and also it was on sale.
For the summer season, this cream foundation are great since it adheres well on the skin. 

Little June Haul

I accompanied my blockmate to the beauty store which is probably one of the worst decisions I have made. Knowing me, It is impossible for me to leave the store without getting anything.
Guilty as charged. I came out the beauty store with three items.

The much raved Bourjois 123 Perfect CC Cream. My shade is in 31, I am pretty fair so this suits me just nice. I first heard about this CC Cream from Essiebutton and how much she likes it. I trust Essiebutton's opinions, so whatever she recommends, I just have to get it. This was the last tube  in the racks, I thought to myself, get it now or never since the beauty store is awful when it comes to restocking their products.
I swatched it on my hand and I pretty like the formula, it feels really lightweight. The coverage is light-medium, which is alright for my current skin condition. I am pretty excited to try it out.

L'oreal Volumisse Extra Black Mascara or as known in the US, L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara. I got this mascara because it was on sale. At the same, I got it because I wanted to try it and see whether is it worth all the hype. I am currently on the hunt to find a good lengthening + volumizing mascara since my favourite mascara, Maybelline TheMagnum is all done and I can't get this mascara at where I am currently. I know it is just weeks before I go back home for university break but before that, there's Summer Holidays and I want to look good in photos.

Essence Eyeliner Pen. I am going for a holiday soon and I do need a waterproof and smudge-proof eyeliner. My Maybelline Gel Eyeliner just smudges all over my eyes and by the end of the day, I would look like a panda. So I do hope this eyeliner stays and doesn't smudge, so I can look good in my travel photos. 

Pure Aura : The Face Shop, A'Pieu, Missha, Innisfree

Summer was the time for crazy online shopping. I was letting loose with too much in hauling and I haven't post up all my hauls.

Here's another haul post that I did in Summer. 

It is another CC cream loot. I did went crazy with CC creams, I know some people didn't buy the gimmick/concept because of the sheer coverage but I am loving them. 

This time, I got a brand that I never ventured before, A'pieu. A'pieu Aurora Luminous CC Cream. 

The Face Shop Faceit Aura Color CC Cream.

The lip colours were Missha Glam Art Triple Lips and Innisfree Creamy Tint Lipstick. 

The A'Pieu CC cream comes in a transparent plastic box. I would say this is interesting, it is the first time seeing a makeup item comes in a box like that. It's a really sturdy box that would last through rain, heat and bashing up from transit. 

The packaging is very beautiful with the glittery black bottle and purple flower designs. I love it. 

The CC cream comes in a push-type. 

The top is a concealer for those who needs more coverage. 

It comes with 30ml worth of CC cream and 2.9g of concealer. The price is on the pricier side for a roadshop brand. I bought it for about USD22 or so, I don't really remember. 

The Face Shop Face it Aura Color CC Cream.

I have heard great reviews about CC cream because it has better coverage than most CC creams out in the market.

The CC cream comes in a unique compact case. I find these type of packaging really convenient for application anytime and anywhere.

I haven't remove the sticker but that's the hole where the product comes out.

Next, I got the lip item that is heavily promoted in Korea.

Missha Signature Glam Art Triple Lips in Mambo Pink.

When I was watching the drama 'Nine', I kept seeing the CF of BoA promoting this lip product.
This lip product works as a tint. lipgloss or lipstick depending on the amount of layers you apply.

The packaging is really sleek and sturdy.
This lip product is slightly on the pricier side for roadshop brands.

Innisfree Creamy Tint Lipstick

The colour is one of the recommended colour in #2 Cocktail Pink

It is a hot pink colour, the 'hot' colour for the spring/summer season. It's not spring/summer season anymore but who cares. Hot pink is still my favourite lipcolour.

Pure Glow : CC Creams (Missha & Tony Moly)

I went overboard with CC Creams when every single Korean brand started pushing out their CC Creams. This is because of my shopaholic tendencies and ofcourse I wanted to try the CC Creams quite badly.

TonyMoly Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream ,Missha Complexion Coordinating BB Cream

The TonyMoly CC Cream is one of the first CC Cream that is launched in Korea. So it has set the standards for the Korean CC Creams. 

The Missha CC BB Cream is an interesting one, it is a CC cream with the coverage of a BB cream. So I guess it is a plus for girls who wants more coverage but wants the lightness of a CC cream.
It comes in two choices : white and beige. 

TonyMoly Pure Aura CC Cream.

The bottle is really sleek. It is made out of metal.

Comes in a pump dispenser.

There's a FOTD with me using this CC cream and a brief first impression. Click here

Missha Complexion Coordinating BB Cream in White

The packaging is unique yet super bulky! The packaging took up so much of space at my makeup cupboard.
This BB-CC Cream is more expensive than the normal roadshop CC creams.

It leaked a little, I guess the bottle got twisted in the middle of transit.
The bottle is a twist-type instead of a push-type. So I find it really special.

But because of the design, the nozzle does get really messy.

Like most Korean CC cream, it is a white cream with microcapsules of pigments.

Rubbing it in, the microcapsules burst and the colour of the cream starts changing.

Blended in. It matches my skintone very well. The cc cream gave my skin a luminous and dewy look, at the same time brightening it. The coverage is slightly better compared to most CC cream outside and it feels super light, like you are applying nothing at all.

Since this is a slightly more expensive CC cream for a roadshop brand, it is better to go to the shop can try out this CC cream before purchasing it.
I own both white and beige and I would say both are really light, so I don't know if it works well on darker skintones ie darker than NC30 but if you are NC15-20, this CC cream is a good match.

The beige gives more coverage compared to the white. The white gives more of a luminous and dewy look and it is of lighter texture too.
The beige is more of like a in-between a BB cream/tinted moisturizer type of texture.

I have done a FOTD of the Beige version of this Missha Complexion Coordinating BB cream and a brief first impression. Click here! 

Autumn blues : Innisfree, Tony Moly

Today is the first day of Uni. To be honest,I am still feeling really lost. It is like I left my heart at home. 

Okay, let's stop rambling and go through my summer hauls. A continuation post of the hauls from  my summer holidays! 

After going through reviews after reviews, I got so tempted to get these four items. 

The TonyMoly Intense Care Galactomyces First Essence is a dupe for the infamous SKII Essence.  decided to get the TonyMoly because it is slightly cheaper than Missha's. 

The TonyMoly Crystal Blusher is one highly raved blusher in Korea. It's cheap yet it gives a good colour pay off. 

The Innisfree Air Skin Fit BB Cream and Real Skin CC Cream are newly introduced in the summer. There have been good reviews about the BB cream being long lasting, light weight and good coverage. 

The TonyMoly Crystal Blusher comes in a sturdy crystal packaging. 

The colour I got is Milky Violet. 

It is a lavender colour which complements yellow skin tones by brightening up the complexion. 

The packaging for the TonyMoly First Essence. 

The bottle looks expensive but the bottle is actually frosted plastic. 

Innisfree eco-friendly packaging. Made from recycled paper and printed with soy ink.

The CC cream comes in a pump dispenser bottle whereas the BB cream comes in a classic BB cream type squeezy tube. 

Jelly beans : Etude House & Innisfree

When the new Etude House Cotton Fit BB Cream and CC Cream came out, I knew I had to try it out. So then I immediately placed an order for them.

Along those two, I ordered another two items, one is Etude House Sweet Recipe line and the other is from Innisfree.

In this batch of haul, all together I got four items. 

The Sweet Recipe Dear My Jelly Lips-talk, I got this because I gave in after seeing how it was heavily promoted by Etude House for this line. 

Took me awhile to actually finally decided to get this lipstick because I didn't buy the whole Jelly beans inspired concept at first. 

The packaging is the same as the Bright Fit version, just that the Cotton Fit comes in a white hue overall packaging.

The Cotton Fit is said to have a matte and powdery finish as compared to the Bright Fit which has a dewy finish.
An appropriate release for the summer season where the weather gets humid and everyone's skin gets oilier. 

This the CC Cream in Glow version.

I haven't used the Glow version but I already did a review on the Silky version.

I really like the Etude House's BB & CC cream, it's simple yet cute.

The Sweet Recipe Dear My Jelly Lips-Talk.

Jelly beans!
This lipstick is jelly bean inspired.

The lipstick promises a moist feeling but vibrant colour.

It comes in 8 colours.

After looking for swatches and reading reviews about this lipstick, I finally settled for only one colour.

The colour I got is JPK003

The packaging is pretty cute too with a colour coded jelly bean ring.

I would say the packaging is a step down against the Dear My Blooming Lips-talk in terms of girly and cute factor. 

JPK003 is a medium-toned blue pink.

It's a really cute colour.

This is the Innisfree in 07 that I originally ordered before placing another extra order accidentally.

What a bummer!

I should stop with these overwhelming hauls but then they are gonna stop soon as soon as I get booted back to the land of vodka and nuclear weapons where I do not have access to a lot of makeup product. 

Review : Etude House CC Cream in Silky + FOTD & EOTD

From my previous post, I said I would review the Etude House CC cream so now here's the review!

The CC cream is a white-coloured cream with microcapsules.

It is said the cream would adjust to skintone once blended. 

The mechanism of the cream is like when pressure is exerted on the microcapsules, the microcapsules will burst and 'colour' the cream.

I don't know if the CC cream blends well or leaves a white cast on darker skintones but from my judgement of the cream after blending, the cream is pretty light. 

It's a perfect fit on a NC15-NC20 skintone. 

Before.

After.

The coverage of the CC cream is really sheer. You need to have pretty good skin (and maybe some photoshop) to begin with to look as flawless as the brand's muse ( F(x)'s Krystal) on the promo poster. 

A concealer is definitely needed to cover up redness, blemishes etc. It only brightens and slightly corrects the skintone.
A way to boost the coverage is to mix it with a BB cream in a 1:1 ratio. 

The finish is not a flat matte, it is a soft matte/ matte with some sheen.

The lasting power is average, it can last about 5-6 hours before noticeable fading
I do not have oily skin so I can't judge the oil-control power for this cream but it think it has a fair oil controlling power.

It is really light. It doesn't feel like there's anything on the face.

I would recommend a CC cream to people who have pretty good skin and doesn't need any coverage but wants to brighten or waken up their complexion.

People with minor skin problems can use it too with some concealer or boost the coverage up with mixing 1:1 ratio with a BB cream/foundation.

The product comes with 35g and it is priced at 14,000Won.

Full FOTD.

Lipgloss is Cotton Candy by Candydoll

EOTD