From www.skinfood.com.sg:
A skin-care and make-up in one, this cream leaves your skin feeling moisturized while it corrects your skin tone. Your complexion looks naturally air-brushed, clear and fresh! Rich with aloe, it excellently soothes skin and provides moisture. Also contains SPF 20!
My Skin Type:
Actually very oily, but surpressed with BHA exfoliator. Results in generally ranging from very dry to normal/dry skin. Generally dehydrated, very sensitive, and acne prone.
My Skin Tone:
Some said I have very fair, Casper-ish complexion. Frankly speaking, that’s what you see in my FOTDs, but I personally think I look (much) darker in person than in those photos. Still, yes, I’m quite fair.
Bottomline: my skintone range is lighter than MAC NC/NW15 to NC/NW20.
I have neutral cool undertone.
Packaging:
Portable, easy to use plastic.
Color Selection:
Only 2 colors available. They said #1 is lighter and more yellow toned. #2 is darker and pink toned. I purchased this in #1.
Texture:
Like most BB cream, this is thick!
Coverage:
Rather medium. Doesn’t cover all my sins, but it’s not super sheer either.
Blendability:
Not the best, considering its thick texture. You may be tempted to tug your skin in your effort to even it out, but for the love of all things that is Holy, please avoid that.
Good news is it’s spreadable on top of sunscreen or good primer. Just try tapping and blending it gently.
Finish:
Matte!
Oil Control:
Good. Or should I say, great? Because I used this when I was dry, and it dried the heck out of me. I was like a wrinkly prune.
Sun Protection:
Can’t say much how high, since no active ingredients percentage listed. If you trust Skinfood (and KFDA, as Skinfood is quite a big name there in Korea), then it provides some broad spectrum UV protection.
To my standard, PA+ gives very low UVA protection though. Since I only use a little of this on top of my usual sunscreen, then I only expect it to prevent itself diluting my sunscreen. So I’ll just accept it as it is. I won’t recommend you to use this product as your sole sunscreen though.
My General Review:
I own 3 BB cream from Skinfood, and for me, this is the least favorite. I usually have normal/dry to very dry skin, so I bought this just to complete my collection
At that time only 3 bb creams are available from Skinfood: Gingko, Aloe, and Mushroom.
What turns me off so badly is the color. #1 is pretty light, but very yellow on me. I don’t like how it makes me look a bit sallow. And the oil control is great, so I can’t really use it. I tried it on my dry days, and it really sucks the moisture out of me, geez.
In the end I sold this before my skin turned oilier again. For those days, I much prefer BRTC Perfect Recover BB Cream. More balanced color, and oil control is good. And I think BRTC have better ingredients than Skinfood. This Aloe BB cream is filled by silicones, lots of them! I don’t see skincare ingredients in there, but somehow some people really feels its healing properties.
Each to their own, I guess.
What Else You Need To Know:
At the moment, Skinfood has 4 other BB cream: Gingko, Mushroom, Agave, and Peach Sake.
Skinfood released Gingko BB cream first, then Aloe and Mushroom followed Gingko at the same time. Both Agave and Peach Sake are newer than Aloe.
Every Skinfood BB cream comes in 2 color: #1 and #2. But the color is not standard in every type of product. For example, Aloe #1 is very yellow on me. Gingko #1 is more neutral-yellow compared to Aloe #1, and Mushroom #1 have very strong pink undertone.
Application:
I use this on top of skincare and sunscreen, just like a tinted moisturizer. I always use moisturizer, even though BB cream claims to be a skincare product.
Price:
I don’t remember it exactly, but it should be around IDR200,000.
Availability:
You can get it at Skinfood’s store, like in Senayan City or Taman Anggrek Mall.
Ingredients:
Water, Cyclomethicone, Titanium Dioxide, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Cetyl PEG, PPG-10, 1 Dimethicone, 1,3-Butylene Glycol, Micro Particle Titanium Dioxide, Aluminium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Polymethylmethacrylate, Ceresin, Boron Nitride, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Sodium Chloride, Phenyl Trimethicone, Sorbitan Olivate, Silica, Vinyl Dimethicone, Methicone, Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Hydrated Ferric Oxide, Ferrous Ferric Oxide, Perfume (Aloe CH-5103008), Ultramarine, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Aloe Extract, Ferric Oxide, Propylparaben
Overall Rating:
3 out of 5. Color match is off, it’s thick and doesn’t really contain skincare properties. Good oil control though, and some people really benefit from its healing properties (though I don’t know where it comes from).
Try a sample if you can. For me personally, I prefer BRTC Perfect Recover BB Cream when I’m on the oilier side, but it has been discontinued.
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