LANEIGE BB Cushion SPF 50

My overall rating

For awhile now, I've been wanting to try a cushion BB cream for AGES. When I picked this up, the first thing I noticed was that there isn't a range of colours to choose from as there was only: Light, Medium, Medium Dark, and Dark. So this is one...   +

For awhile now, I've been wanting to try a cushion BB cream for AGES. When I picked this up, the first thing I noticed was that there isn't a range of colours to choose from as there was only: Light, Medium, Medium Dark, and Dark. So this is one major con to those who have troubles finding the right colour for their skin (luckily, medium was a perfect shade for me).

Moving on to the product itself I must admit that the packaging IS bulky for a compact product, though understandable that it is a BB cream, and not a pressed powder or anything. When I first opened it, the product smelt like tea leaves, which was pretty amazing (unless if you don't like your products to have any smell, I don't think you'll really like it). Using the microfiber puff pad, I found it really nice, both in design and for usage. This is a rather simple design, but looks very sleek and to me, luxurious. It also comes with a excellent mirror! The reason why I labelled this as "great price" is that you get a refill in it! Shocker right? When I first bought this product I definitely thought that it was way too expensive (I bought this at Sephora for $44 CAD), but opening the package and seeing another refill, definitely a big bonus. With that being said, there are instructions for you to how you replace the refill in! The refill is packaged in a silver-plastic packaging and it includes a new microfiber puff as well (the instructions on how to replace the cartridge is at the back of this packaging).

When I tried the BB cream on (keep in mind, this isn't a foundation), I noticed it had incredibly good coverage. I would say it is medium to full coverage and very build-able. It didn't make my dry patches stand out, it covered my redness, and also covered my blemishes and dark spots naturally. As for longevity, considering it's winter right now, it lasted around 8 hours for me, though at the end of the eight hours you can see some oil at the T-zone, and this is without any touch-ups for the whole duration. I'm pretty sure that if you wear it during the summer when it's hot, it won't last as long and you'll get more oily (this is to those with combination to oily skin, like me!), but if you carry it around in your bag then you can touch up really fast (and the nice thing is that the product has this cooling sensation when you first apply, though you may only feel it for a quick second or so).

Quick warning, if you like the all matte look, this isn't exactly the product for you, but wait, there's a solution! It finishes with a dewy-matte finish, but you can easily make it matte by applying some powder to set the BB cream (this method also makes the BB cream last longer)!    -