Review: Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion.

Good day lovies!

Today I’ll be reviewing Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion.

Okay, so I’m still in my journey of finding my Holy Grail face product for my troubled skin. My stash is being piled up with skin care products, primer, bb creams, foundations, moisturizers, peeling gels, so on and so forth. While browsing some good stuff on the net, i stumbled upon lots and lots of blogs about this product and it looks promising. Being a gullible me, i took a trip to nearest laneige boutique to have the BB cushion. The price is steep. Yeah steep. I have a regular paying job and i can’t afford high end products, still i save up for them thinking “if i should find my HG somewhere, i must have funds to afford it.” Enough of my blabbing...

Tadaah. Yep it’s the refill. It’s cheaper at Php950 while the compact is Php1950 with free refill. I don’t get the “Free Refill” thing while obviously you’re not having it for free. The numbers clearly saying that you get the compact at Php50.00. that’s it! Simple numbers.... At least, it’s not misleading.

So it’s contained in a cute box with neon pink interior (sounds like a car). It’s super pretty, but really? I’m not buying the product because of the box.

The packaging is white plastic tub with lid. The lid is flimsy and you really need the compact if you want the product to be secured. It contains 15g of BB liquid soaked in a cushion. Based on what i see, it’s a sponge soaked with bb cream for faster application. The applicator is genius. It’s sturdy and almost rubbery, so very minimal product goes to the applicator.

Upon application, you will feel a cool sensation which you don’t get to any other make-up product. It’s because of their “snow technology” that they incorporate into their product, True to its claims.

 I got the #21 which i think is lighter than my color. I really don’t know if im acidic, but makeup usually oxidizes on my face leaving tad darker color than the original. I learned my lesson, im now on applying it in every purchase. And im right! After 20 minutes, the color blends in perfectly! Yay! I received a compliment on the first day of using it, and my skin really got a bad breakout that time. It lasted 6 hours and never caked. I didn’t need to reapply makeup the whole day. I did few blotting, though. Yeah i sweat, and my face is oily. Drying was also instant. So the performance is really not that bad! PLUS I DIDN’T BREAK OUT!!!

So there, i finished my refill tub. Im a happy laneige user and in love with it!

Lasting power       5/5

Oil control          4.5/5

Ease of use        4.8/5

Value for money    3/5

The only down fall of the product is the attempt on giving innovative packaging and application method of the product. The refill lid doesn’t really close the product.  Even with the compact, the opening of the tub will not give you control on air exposure of the product that could result to immediate drying of it. Since the product is presented as sponge soaked, the drying could also happen within its medium. In the long run, the BB stuff will be left in the sponge to dry instead of your face. I would prefer it in a pump bottle.

Tip: flip the sponge to get the product in the bottom of the tub.

There was also a point in time that i’m using the sponge as the applicator. That’s how much i want to get the last drop of it. I even attempted to cut it in half, but i’m so afraid that the scissor will get the most of it instead of my face.

I finished the tub within a month.

Will i repurchase? OF COURSE! But not anytime soon.

While in the boutique, i was able to try their lipsticks, and they gave me sample of Sleeping Pack_Ex.

Watch out for the review!

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Thanks for reading!

Love lots!

Jen

PS. i give full credit to the owners of the pictures on this post. my camera is not working at the moment, the reason i borrowed pictures on the web. :-)