Hey Lovelies! Today I am finally back with a product review (yaay!) and it's on L'Oreal's newly released BB Cushion! :O Western companies are finally getting into the Cushion market and it's so exciting to see their approach on the item!
I bought my cushion from Boots UK along with their new Sexy Balm, which I've shown in my latest YouTube video HERE. But today I am just showing you the cushion in this post :)
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| I bought the cushion in shade 01 - Porcelain |
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| Similar packaging to Asian cushions apart from this has a white sponge and not a blue one. |
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| Lifting the cover reveals a sealed plastic layer that covers the cushion which you need to remove. |
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| This is the cushion in shade 01. |
My immediate thoughts were that the cushion pores are really big compared to Asian cushions!
And the cushion is completely saturated with the foundation.. If you look on the left edge of the cushion, you can see the foundation leaking out slightly. Which may be due to Western brands not including a refill (which Asian brands do) so they have to fill it with more product i'm guessing?
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| This is one light press on the cushion. |
The shade 01 is fair and quite neutral but more on the pink side and not too yellow, which is great for me. A small dab on the cushion picked up a lot of product!
However, as you can tell from the image, the foundation is very 'wet' looking, and also has this wet/dewy finish on the face when applied (which is what this product is made to do since it is a "Dewy Glow Foundation").
The foundation gives a really nice natural glow after setting with a powder. If you don't set it, it looks suuuper dewy and luminous but feels a bit sticky on the skin. Here is a few selfies of Moi with the Magique BB! :)
(P.s. I have Sexy Balm on my lips :P)
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| Very natural looking with good coverage. (Artificial lighting) If you want dewy cheeks, just set the T-Zone and leave the cheeks to shine! :) |
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| Natural lighting |
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| Next to my front door. It does contain SPF 25 so it will have a slight white-cast. |
CONCLUSION
I think the colour matched me pretty well, I got the lightest shade and there are 7 shades available at Boots. The foundation is also buildable for a medium-full coverage, but for my dry skin I tend to stick with only one layer, otherwise my dry patches will start to show up.
I don't think it's quite comparable to Asian BB Cushions.. I think L'Oreal have made a good attempt at it but it does need some improvements in my opinion, especially with the actual cushion inside the compact. It has very large pores and therefore you pick up way more product than needed, then you have to spread it all over your face before you can even start blending it in which can cause some patchiness.
And I know this product is formulated as a Dewy/Glowy foundation, however it does feel pretty sticky and wet on the skin.. and without powder I think this will definitely slip and slide and not hold up in warm humid conditions. Even after leaving the foundation on the skin for a while to try and let it settle in, it still felt slightly sticky.
Therefore..
I rate this product a 3/5!
I really like the colour range and the coverage of the foundation, but I just wish it was a different finish!
I hope you all enjoyed this product review! I am looking forward to seeing if L'Oreal will release a matte or semi-matte version of this product which I will definitely buy! :D
Thank you all for reading,
x J x
