Review: VOV Mineral Illuminated Makeup Cushion and Blush!
As some of you perhaps noticed, I only
reviewed cushions like 2-3 times in this blog. It’s not only because that I’m a
hygiene freak – which indeed makes me hate the concept of wet sponge soaked in
product – but also because most Korean base makeups contain skincare properties
in it, including sunscreen agent with high SPF which my skin hates the most ☹ To make it worse, my skin hates few
chemical sunscreen agents which are usually added in those products. Boo!
Few weeks ago, I was invited to VOV Makeup’s
Store Opening where they officially launched the Mineral Illuminated Makeup
collection for Surabaya bound. From that event, I got two products from this
collection: Mineral Perfection Cushion SPF 50/PA+++ and Mineral Illuminated
Shimmer Blusher. After trying those products in several different occasions,
here’s my thoughts about them.
VOV Mineral Perfection Cushion SPF 50/PA+++
Origin: South Korea
Price: Rp 465.000,-
Netto weight: 15 g
Where to Buy: VOV counter
Variant: #21 Light Beige and #23 Natural
Beige
I think I don’t really need to talk much
about the packaging – it’s just as
gorgeous as what’s seen on pictures here. The main color themes for this
collection are rose gold and beige. For the cushion, they added sweet, grey marble detail on top of the
rose-gold metallic lid to make it looks even more exclusive.
Here’s the interesting part of this
collection: they use metal divider
between the actual soaked-up sponges and your rubicell puff. This concept works
pretty much the same as any other cushions – you push that metal part which has
several mini holes, and from them the liquid will be dispensed out. With this
brilliant idea, a hygiene freak like me can say yes to cushion, as the rubicell
puff which is in contact the troubled skin won’t
directly touch the cushion sponge now 😊
As the name suggests, VOV added mineral
ingredients to formulate the products in this collection. They also use mineral/physical sunscreen agents
instead of the chemical ones. Since my face’s getting better and less sensitive
after changing my skincare regime, the
high SPF in this cushion does nothing harm to my face, yay!
The consistency of the liquid is kind of thick. Due to this, this cushion is
kinda tricky when it comes to application: it clings to dry patches; also, a separate
concealer is still needed to hide redness, acne scars, and dark circles. Even
with the light-to-medium coverage, this
cushion offers a beautiful natural and glowy finish – not too dewy or shiny –
and makes your skin looks healthy.
What I love the most about this cushion is
its great staying power on skin and the fact that it doesn’t oxidize, darken,
or get cakey throughout the day. To be honest, the longer I wear it the more I like how it looks! Besides, this
product is the first Korean cushion that doesn’t cause me breakouts. Double yay!
***
VOV Mineral Illuminated Shimmer Blusher 01 Blending Coral
Origin: South Korea
Price: Rp 295.000,-
Netto weight: 10 g
Where to Buy: VOV counter
Variant: 01 Blending Coral & 02
Blending Rose
The lid is made of such a gorgeous reflective rose-gold plastic
material. Super beautiful indeed, but catches dust and dirt easily. Forgivable
though, because it’s Instagram-able 😉
Inside, you will get a curved brush which
sits on top of a dome-like plastic separator. The brush is made of natural
hair, and surprisingly has great quality
– super soft, fluffy, and no shedding at all!
The blusher is of a dome shape, just like
other mineral pressed products out there. I got the 01 Blending Coral, which is a beautiful gradation of coral pink and warm medium gold. Texture wise, it’s finely
milled with zero powder fallout. It has vibrant and true color payoff which is
easy to blend too 😉
You can wear this blush in two different way to achieve different
color and finish! First, you can swirl regular blush brush throughout the pan
and mix both color. It will give you the
perfect blend of coral and gold, and this color was similar to one of the
Chanel stick blush on my wish list 😉 Second, you can use the curved flat brush
from this blush to create multi-dimensional
blush and highlighter application in one go. I also love this method of application;
the gold creates such a beautiful highlighter on cheek bones, and your blush
will be a gradation of gold-coral pink.
However, this blush fades a little bit after 5-6 hours of wear, especially when I wear
a wet/dewy finish base makeup underneath it. To fix it, I lightly set the first
layer of blush with translucent powder then proceed onto applying the second
layer.
***
Overall, I think the Mineral Illuminated
Makeup collection of VOV is amazing. This line is a higher end range from this
brand, and I think they’re really worth
the price. One thing to note though, I think my sensitive skin kinda loves
mineral makeup. Not all people can use mineral makeup, even if your skin is
normal and not as sensitive as mine. If this may be your concern, sadly these
babies can’t be yours :( Try the other collection from VOV, trust me it’s
waaaay better than most Korean makeup products you’ve tried before 😉
Find more information here!
Website: www.vovmakeup.co.id
Instagram: @vovmakeupid
Thank you for reading, see you on my next
post! XO
5 kisses
Waaaaah bagus-bagus ya product VOV, tapi harganya agak mahal huuuuuuhuuuuu tapi worth to buy lah yaaaa :)
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Packagingnya Cushion sama blush on nya lucu dan varian warna dari blush on nya cantik2 :) harus di coba ni...
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Kemasannya mewah banget ya Lin, ini cocok nih sama kamu warnanya cute hahaha :D
ReplyDeletelucuuuk ih warnanyaaa kemasannya pun jugaa tapi mayaan pricey yaak :(
ReplyDeletedulu pertama kali aku nyoba VOV eyeliner dan bulumata palsunya lin.. sekarang makin komplit ada cushion juga <3 <3 <3
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