I will have a separate video and blog review of the liquid version:)
I usually get my Korean makeup products either from ebay.com or stores in Chinatown/Ktown. You can also shop on Roseroseshop.com, oo35mm.com(they have a store in Chinatown which I go to), sokoglam.com, yesstyle.com, and etc.
I love how they added one more shade to the range since Korean brands usually only carry two shades. However, this shade feels very similar to the standard second shade in normal Korean makeup. That being said, it's not much deeper/warmer than the original 02 or 23 I tried in other brands. It can also mean that the first shade in this line is probably lighter than usual. I would really love to see Korean brands expanding their foundation/bb cream/cc cream to shades that are more toward medium to tan because there are a lot of tanned complexion Southeast Asians out there. I can see that few Korean brands are coming out with different undertones such as for Neutral and Warm, but the warm ones are really not that much warmer and still on the paler side. It's time to match your foundation to the rest of your body! It's kind of scary to see people with paler face, and then in flash photography appearing to be ghost like:/ That's a big no no and so unflattering! I think maybe half or one shade lighter for the face is fine as long as you end up bronzing up the face or slightly contour a little bit. Or you can go with something that's a perfect match, and then highlight the high point of your face so it appears more 3 dimensional. Either way, Korean brands need to come out with more shades so more people can enjoy their products since the entire globe is all about Korean beauty now:)
I don't really like this air puff, and not sure if it's antibacterial. Since then, I started using either a brush or beauty blender to apply this foundation, and it's much better.
No flash indoor natural lighting
with flash indoor
no flash
no flash
night time no flash. pretty shining on the T-zone area. This was after few hours of wear.
I purchased this cushion compact from Watson while backpacking in Thailand. I found this in Bangkok, and was excited to try out a drugstore cushion foundation. I believe I paid around 599 baht so that's about 17 US dollars which is quite steep for a drugstore product. After I came back to New York, I found out that the drugstores here are carrying the new L'Oreal magic lumi cushion compact foundation as well. I found some at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for $15.99, but there weren't much shades to choose from because these sell out quick. I went to Ulta, and couldn't find any to my surprise:/ I will find the US version and do a comparison video soon to let you know my opinion on this. As far as the Thai version, this doesn't have much luminosity to the finish on the skin. It's more of a natural/satin finish which I like. This also has SPF29 which is probably higher than the US version. This shade in N3 Nude Miracle is definitely too light for me. I tried N4 from the US version in the store, and that seemed to match my current tan so I might just pick that one up along with a Warm undertone one to compare. The cool thing about cushion compact is that you can customize your own shades and not worry about spilling. I took my Laneige one to Hawaii and Thailand. I absolutely loved having it with me. Cushion compact cuts my makeup routine in half, and I love how the sponge applicator can work for face makeup as well as padding in concealers so I don't need brushes for neither. The best thing is that they come with spf and look very natural on the skin. The compact has mirror so it's great for doing touchups on the go. I like to mix in some darker shades of foundation I have into the sponge to customize my compact. Although this N3 shade comes off too pale for me right now, I can easily put some liquid foundation that's in a darker shade to make this more suitable for my current tan. Once you finish using a cushion compact, you can always add your own mixture of liquid foundations in the vault, and continue using it. It's easy to wash the sponge and the applicator if you want, or you can buy replacement applicator off of ebay, amazon, or asian beauty stores. Watch my review above for more details:)
Beautiful rose gold and white packaging, but the top does collect fingerprints easily.
The finish is natural/satin, and the coverage is about medium on this Thai version. I have to get the US version to try and compare. Stay tuned for updates:)
