There really is no stopping the BB cushion wave – every single time I go to Korea, I’ll think to myself “Ok, no more buying BB cushions! Say no!”
And then after barely 5 minutes in Myeongdong or Lotte Department store, I’ll be tottering over at remarkably fast speed (and leaving my friends in my dust-filled cloud), and oohing and ahhing over the latest cushion launched.
To date, I have bought and tried the following BB / CC cushions (listed in alphabetical order):
- IOPE Air Cushion Sunblock EX-Cover
- IOPE Air Cushion XP (the new and improved version of the IOPE Air Cushion Sunblock EX-Cover)
- Hera UV Mist Cushion
- Holika Holika Face 2 Change Moist Cushion BB
- Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion
- Laneige BB Cushion (the new and improved version of the Laneige Snow BB Soothing Cushion)
- O Hui Mineral Water BB Cushion
- Sulwhasoo Evenfair Perfecting Cushion
- The Face Shop Natural Sun AQ Smart Cushion
Even though I’ve also got the Etude House Magic Any Cushions that I’ve yet to review (you can check out their photos that I took when I attended the launch in Korea here!), I guess this makes it lucky number 10. Say hi to the (even) new(er) version of the Laneige BB Cushion – the Laneige Pore Control BB Cushion. (or Laneige BB Cushion Pore Control, if you’re a stickler).
Laneige BB Cushion Pore Control
I say…
First and foremost – the Laneige BB cushion is more for whitening and brightening, whilst this one (although it does brighten) is catered more for the following:
- Purify the pores and enhance skin’s capability to prevent further pore troubles
- Cover up pores with tight elastometer and soft focus powder
- Offers a fresh and semi-matte finish without greasiness with its powerful dual powder formula.
- Cools down the skin temperature by three degrees, anti-darkening and long-lasting shine-free effect (although these last two are similar qualities offered by the Laneige BB cushion.
Righty then, let’s get down to reviewing the product :D
- It comes in the usual casing as with more BB cushions, only this one comes with a blue top.
- And yes, the refill is compatible with Hera, AmorePacific, IOPE, Laneige and Etude House.
- The coverage is really goooood. It’s great for times when you’re in a rush and don’t have time to pat on multiple layers – this covers almost all my blemishes except for the dark eye circles (which I’ve come to accept as part of my genetic heirloom from my long-lost great-grandpanda).
- I’m proud to announce that a lot of my pores were covered up really nicely, with just one layer.
- It’s buildable and won’t cake (yippee!), but one layer will suffice.
- Despite using shade 21, I didn’t have that yellowish tinge to my skintone.
- It also covered up the redness in my skin.
- There’s a cooling sensation upon fresh application, but it doesn’t stay long. I’m not fussed about this -
- The wear time is loooong too. I only needed to touch up after 7 hours (and this includes some morning sinus sneezing and blowing of the nose).
- The finish is matte with a slight touch of dewiness. This is great cos once my sebum glands start production, I won’t need that extra shine to my face.
- Now comes the most important part – remember I said in my review for the Laneige BB Cushion that oxidisation was a major issue? Praise the AmorePacific Beauty gods – this has finally been resolved! Even after 7 hours, I didn’t see the spotty oxidised clumps of goo on my face. YAYYYY. And this was tested out in my crazy summer monster of a country Singapore, where temperatures average 32-35 degrees celsius with a 80% humidity.
Ok, very very excited now – this has become one of my favorite BB cushions! Go get yours nao!
