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Etude House Pink Bird Box January “Cover Makeup Done by Big Cover Concealer BB”

5. February 2016

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A new Etude House Pink Bird Box packed with newly launched products arrived at my doorsteps a couple of days ago and of course I want to share my opinion about them with you. The theme of the January Box is Cover Makeup Done by Big Cover Concealer BB, but apart from two items from the new Big Cover Concealer line the January Box contained the Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes released for the Lunar New Year as 2016 is the year of the Monkey. Let’s take a closer look at all the items!

Etude House Pink Bird

First of all, some words about the Korean brand Etude House: Etude House is one of the best known Korean brands for cute packaging. If you are a lover of cute, girly and pink packaging, reminding you of being a child and the princess you always dreamt to be, THIS is your brand. Their packaging is usually so adorable that you cannot keep yourself from impuls-buys – only because you saw the packaging… Etude House has a blogger program called Pink Bird. Selected blogger will receive a monthly box for a defined period of time packed with selected products for reviewing purpose. I’m really proud and happy to be part of their Pink Bird program!

Etude House Pink Bird

The January box contains 5 products: The Etude House Big Cover Concealer BB and the Big Cover Concealer Cushion are from the new Big Cover Concealer line including BB cream, cushion concealer, tip concealer, and concealer kit in order to help to cover imperfections in more convenient and easier ways. The three eyeshadow colors are from the Etude House Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes Collection, which was released for the new Lunar Year which is the year of the Monkey. The Monkey Wish Eyes include 10 colors in both jewel and velvet type. Each color has a “most want to hear message in new year” in Korean. The 3 colors selected for the Pink Birds are BE109 입금됐다몽 “Pay Day”, PK013 응원한다몽 “Cheer Up”, and GR707 합격했다몽 “Exam Passed”!

Etude House Pink Bird

I’ll start off with the Etude House Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes. As you can see below there are 10 Monkey Wish Eyes available, each with its own New Year Message. All the eyeshadow from this collection have a monkey face pattern imprinted. 6 of the 10 colors are limited new colors! The eyeshadow are available in either jewel or velvet types and they are designed to be silky and richly pigmented.

Etude House Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes

I really think that the monkey imprint is more than adorable and it is a nice idea to have each color with its own new years message. They can be used as cute gifts this way. The three colors below are from left to right GR707 (#10 합격했다몽 “Exam Passed”), BE109 (#6 BE109 입금됐다몽 “Pay Day”), and PK013 (#9 응원한다몽 “Cheer Up”). Look at those lovely monkey heads :D

Etude House Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes

All the three colors have a good pigmentation, but they also create some fall-off. The imprint also vanishes after using the colors frequently – unfortunately, because this makes the product so cute after all. PK013 and GR707 are jewel-type eyeshadow and contain shimmer particles. BE109 doesn’t have the label “Jewel”, but still I find that the color is sparkly and not really velvet. Nevertheless, all the colors are super pretty and shimmery when used, as you can see in the swatches already.

Etude House Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes

I especially love color GR707, since it is not a very common color. It is a brown base color with green shimmer and it looks stunning! Oh, and the backside of the eye shadow pots has the cutest bar code, doesn’t it? The three colors fit nicely together, too, and using an eyeshadow base the makeup lasts pretty nicely all day long. There may be some glitter fall-off on your face eventually, but all in all the eyeshadow are pretty descent.

Etude House Look At My Eyes Monkey Wish Eyes

The Etude House Big Cover Concealer products are the main products of the January box. The key product is the new Big Cover Concealer BB cream, which doesn’t come in a tube like most BB creams, but has a multi-touch tip applicator instead. In order to use you can spread the BB cream using the flat side of the applicator all over your face. Using the tip a second layer can be applied on the desired areas which need more cover.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

I really like the packaging and somehow it reminds me of Benefit products…What do you think? The bottle of the Big Cover Concealer BB cream contains 30 g of product, which is a good size for a BB cream. The cardboard box has a detailed description and ingredients list in both Korean and English. The shades available for this BB cream are Vanilla, Beige and Sand. I will show you Vanilla here.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

The Etude House Big Cover concealer BB has SPF50+/ PA+++. According to the ingredients list it contains Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide for the sun protection. You can look up the whole ingredients list on COSNDA. The ingredients seem to be safe to use mostly. There is Beeswax included which can cause irritations occasionally. Also there are some minor acne triggers, but all in all the ingredients are harmless.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

Vanilla is the lightest color of the BB cream. It matches my skin tone just fine at the moment. Unlike the Pony Play 101 Stick Foundation in Vanilla the Big Cover Concealer BB matches better and doesn’t make me look as ghostly, mainly because it has a more fluid consistency and adapts better to my skin tone. For summer I would probably need to use the shade “Beige” instead. Although I’m describing the BB cream as fluid it is more of the creamy type still. It is not a runny BB cream, but instead shows a good coverage without being too drying. The coverage is buildable, too, so by using a second layer on your problem areas you might be able to rich a good coverage.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

You can complete concealing with the Etude House Big Cover Concealer Cushion, a cushion concealer shaped like a pen. The Big Cover Concealer Cushion is available in 6 distinct shades. There are the shades Sand, Vanilla, and Beige, which match to the BB creams in the according shades and then there are Illuminate, Mint, and Peach Pink for color correcting your skin concerns. My box contained the shade Peach Pink and comes in a light pink packaging color.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

The Concealer Cushions have SPF 30/PA++ using Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and Zinc Oxide. The full ingredients list contains no harmful ingredients and you can look them up >>here<<. As the name already reveals, this pen type Concealer uses a cushion tip for application. By pushing the bottom of the pen for 1-2 times (a couple of more times for the first usage) the product is released into the cushion and can be applied on the desired areas.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

Below you can see a swatch of the Big Cover Concealer Cushion next to the BB cream. The Peach Pink color of the Concealer Cushion looks similar to the BB cream, but with a slightly more pink undertone. It applies thinner and feels lighter than the BB cream. I’m using it for my under eye area and the sides of my nose and I discovered it is perfect for taking it along in your handbag.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

I used the Concealer BB cream and the Concealer Cushion for my face make-up on the picture below. The concealer settles sometimes in the lines of my under eye area, but it isn’t as bad as with other concealers I tried. It doesn’t make the sides of my nose look patchy, which I really love. The BB cream gives my skin an even skin tone and looks neither too dewy, nor too matte. It has the perfect finish.

Etude House Big Cover Concealer

I’m happy about the selection of products in this months Pink Bird Box. The eyeshadow are very cute and I love the monkey imprint and the idea of making a collection of eyeshadow with new years messages. I can imagine that many Koreans use these as small gifts for a friend for example. I didn’t find the eyeshadow on the official Etude House page, but you can get them from W2Beauty for 5.99 US$ each. I also like the Big Cover Concealer BB and the Cushion. The Cushion Pen is part of my handbag now, because it is very convenient to use and doesn’t look cakey. The BB cream provides a nice finish and gives a good mount of coverage. Maybe the only downside for some would be the applicator and the fact that it is less hygienic than using a pump applicator. The BB cream retails for 18 US$ and the Cushion Pens for 13.20 US$!

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Did you try any of the new products already? Tell me about it in the comments below! And if you like to read my previous reviews on Etude House Pink Bord Boxes click >>here<<.

Etude House Pink Bird

Just as a short reminder: All products mentioned and reviewed on this blog are of my personal opinions. This product here was sent to me for reviewing purpose by http://www.etudehouse.com/ which doesn’t influence me in providing my honest opinion on the products.
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Review: Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer

22. December 2014

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These days I don’t have many products from the Korean brand Missha which I use more frequently, except for the Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer (and the Missha Magic Cushion Case). I bought it some while ago together with the Missha The Style Tinted Lips , when I found that Missha had opened a German online shop.

Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer

Missha is one of the worldwide famous Korean brands, especially their Missha M Perfect Cover BB cream is one of the most famous BB creams. They have a lot of online stores all over the world and are available in US/Canada, Australia and recently they even opened up an online store for Germany.  The products always come in a very luxurious looking packaging. The design is usually very mature and elegant and I think that it can be liked by almost everyone. The Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer comes in a suprisingly large cardboard box although it only contains a pot type concealer, but it also comes together with a brush, which is the reason for the size. The cardboard box is black and has golden lettering and thus looks very elegant. Two different shades are available, No.21 and No.23. I bought No. 23.

Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer

The description on the packaging is very detailled, and it is written in English and in Korean. You you will also find the full ingredients list on the packaging. The ingredients are safe according to COSDNA and the concealer comes with SPF30/PA++, too.

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The jar of the concealer is beautifully designed with the flower shaped logo of the Missha Signature line. The cubic pot is black and golden, like the cardboard packaging and is made of a sturdy hard plastic material. The approximately 10 cm long brush is delivered with a plastic protector bag.

Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer

I really like the design of the container. It looks very luxurious. The pot contains 10 g of concealer and has a shelf life of 24 months after opening.

Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer

The brush has soft bristles and keeps your pot hygienic (if you remember to clean your brush, too).

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There is a plastic lid between the container lid and the pot.

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The texture of this concealer is a solid one. It can be taken by the brush and applied on the desired areas of the skin. Afterwards you can use your fingers for blending it in, if you want to create a softer look. It has a pleasant soap-y scent. Although I chose No.23 it is quite a light color, so I gues No. 21 is suited for very pale people. Nevertheless, the color is perfect for me and suits my skintone after blending it in. It has a good coverage, too, and allows to hide reddened skin or spots perfectly. I use it only very lightly for my under eye area, since the thick consistency of this concealer is a bit dificult to work with on thin skin. If you don’t blend it properly there it will settle into the fine lines under your eyes and doesn’t look nice.

Missha Signature Extreme Cover Concealer

I can say that the coverage is really great here, so this concealer fulfills it’s purpose greatly. If you have a lot of fines in your eye area I would not advise you to get this type of solid concealer but rather go for a cream type one. The texture here is thick and may sink into your lines. If you are looking for a great coverage for hiding spots, you’ll like this a lot. I love that it comes with a brush :) There is also another design of this jar available, which has a fully golden lid and a white container, but other than the color these are the same. This product retails for 18.91 US$ at W2Beauty. I bought mine at Missha Germany for 19.90 € which is slightly more expensive.

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