My First BB Cream!

After watching Ava's youtube video on Korean makeup, I couldn't resist myself from browsing online for some! For those of you who don't know, Ava is a Hong Kong singer who does beauty videos on youtube. Most of her videos are in Cantonese, sorry to those who don't speak the language :( I initially had my eyes on the Lioele line as it has been enormously raved about from different Youtube gurus. The product on the left is the Lioele Beyond Solution BB Cream ($19 on prettyandcute.com). The only concern is that this product doesn't have UV protection. Of course you can go up a notch and pay $32 for the Lioele Triple Beyond Solution BB Cream that has SPF30 and PA++. (You'll also be able to find some cheaper ones on ebay, but you just gotta be more careful) I'm hesitant to spend that much on a product that I haven't seen in person so I decided to visit Pacific Mall in Markham to hunt down this product and also check out some other BB Cream brands.

To my surprise, none of the stores in Pacific Mall had Lioele products, or maybe I missed it.. If you know which stores carry them, please let me know! But they did have brands such as Skin79, Missha, Dr Jart, L'egere, and so on. Being a sucker for packaging, the oh-so-cute pink Skin79 bottles instantly attracted my attention :S And I purchased my first BB Cream: Skin79 Hot Pink Super+ BB Cream! It claims to have 3 functions: whitening, UV protecting (SPF25 PA++), and wrinkle free (I guess that just means it improves wrinkle prone areas (?))

The colour is a bit 'ashy' but being extremely pale myself, I think it suits my skintone. One thing to note is that the coverage is quite sheer. And also, a little bit of product would cover the whole face. I can't give a detailed review until I've tried this product for longer. Skin79 also has different BB Cream lines suitable for different people. Check their website for more information.

Price wise, it's listed at $32 on the website. However, most stores sell them for $25 at Pacific Mall. I did find this store that sells it for $23 on the 2nd floor, that's where I bought mine, but they don't have any samples there. You're better off trying it at another store beforehand.

After 2 days of browsing online, I officially started a wish list.... -__-

Left to Right:

Lioele Blooming Pop in Pink Tint (similar to the benetint)
Lioele 3D Jewel Cheek & Highlighter
Lioele Silky Highlighter BB Touch

Skin79 Luminous Pearl BB Cream (similar to Lioele BB Touch but brush can be removed for cleaning)