REVIEW : Holika-Holika "Aqua Petit Jelly B.B"

Hello! Today I'm going to review a popular BB from Holika-Holika! I'm pretty sure y'all know what is this... (or probably because of the title! I know about this B.B from a looooooooooong time ago from one of Michelle Phan's video I think?

      BRAND      

holika holika

      PRODUCT NAME      

Aqua Petit Jelly B.B

      type of product      

B.B Gel

       shade       
#2 aqua natural

      PRICE      

KRW 13.500

      site info     

holika-holika official site
elevenia online shopping site

I think this is "Aqua Petit Jelly" new packaging (correct me if i'm wrong). The B.B comes with a makeup sponge inside. The packaging did some statements in English, but I'll just summarize it in my own words. 

"This B.B jelly texture that make makeup spread evenly, fully hydrated and shiny and flawless skin. Contain mint water to help skin hydration and marine jelly complex for soft and bouncy skin."

Also it contain SPF 20 PA++ and available in 2 shades only (typical..) and for a note here it contains paraben. As expected for an older B.B product (I didn't mean that this product is old, but it's been a while since this product is around.) 

Honestly I was kinda excited seeing that this B.B come with a sponge. But it was a quite disappointment as it doesn't really spread the B.B evenly and it's just worst makeup sponge I've ever used before.

Another problem that I found most people will kinda hate is the fact that this B.B came in a jar with a spatula. Some people will totally found this packaging not hygienic because you have to put the spatula back to the rest of the product. 

Despite stating that it'll make your skin 'shiny', I found out that this B.B has a semi-matte finish. Tried to apply this B.B without a primer on half of my face, and with a primer on the rest - at the end of the day both side of my face didn't have much difference! That is quite a shocker, because a BB cream that even has 'matte' label on it, isn't matte at all. 

This B.B felt really light on the skin, buildable coverage, has a very fresh scent and not at all sticky! This B.B might be everything that I look in a B.B cream!! There's only 1 REASON why this B.B is not on my HG list - the shade is too light for meeeeeee TT_TT 이럴수가.............

The coverage is actually much better than what I expected from a B.B with a gel texture. It could covers my blemishes but I still need concealer for my under eye.

I read somewhere that this B.B in #2 is suitable for MAC NC 25-30. That's is my shade! And when I swatched these, it matches the color of my hand! Really really sadly, when I put it on my face, the B.B made my face so pale that it definitely didn't match my neck. As much as I love Korean style makeup, that's the only thing I would never do to my face (using foundation lighter than my natural skin tone).

Sadness. 

I know that B.B could oxidize to match one's skin tone more, but it didn't happen for me - after a good minute passes, the color is still too light for me :( 

So here's what I do to make my purchase didn't go to a waste :

1. Apply the B.B only in the middle area of your face! Plus, bring in down to your neck f
2. Don't use a foundation brush to apply the product because it will make the product more concentrated - thus make the face look more white
3. Use bronzer to sculpt your face! The area that applied with the B.B will look as it was highlighted. Apply blush too if necessary!
4. Mix it with another B.B with darker shade! Or, apply the darker B.B on the outside frame of your face.

I still feel the B.B make me so white :( and pink :(

I believe that this B.B is made so that you'll get over your makeup process faster, without hustle. But since the shade is too light for me, it seems like I tend to be extra careful with this B.B and ended up skipping this product when I need to get ready quickly :(

Sometimes I also felt not comfortable and lost my self-confidence when I felt like I over-layered this B.B. I think light foundation is one of my pet-peeves. or fear. lol

As much as I adore the formulation of this Aqua Petit Jelly B.B - I really hope that it'll come up with more shades!!! :(

Have you ever tried this B.B? Comment down below! 

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Korean S/S 2014 Makeup Trends

Hello! As much as how fashion styles changes from season to season, makeup trends are also changing - thank God Korea has 4 seasons, meaning that the makeup style will always be dynamic and new! Not only fulfilling the needs of each seasons - make up looks also express images of each season!

I know a lot of my blog readers LOVE Korean makeup looks! You maybe see a lot of dramas, k-pop groups and even some editorial pictures.

But can you really say that the makeup looks those 'idols' wore is the real trend in Korea? I mean most of them I'm sure are dressed to match their respective group concept and song. When SNSD's "I Got A Boy" came, sure it was a big hit, but do I ever saw anyone sticks a star stickers under their eye? (probably not.) That also goes with editorial pictures and magazines - sure they're a pleasant to read!

(I didn't say that you shouldn't do idols makeup or anything, they're fun!! See that GIF? It's Yoona rockin' SS makeup trend.)

So today what I'm going to share with you is makeup trends that I saw here in Korea and also based on the new products from major Korean cosmetics company. Let's Start!

1. SUPER LIGHT SKIN 

This trend might be something that is around for years ago - when BB creams are 'grayish'. This time, let's minus the 'gray' effect!

Spring is the season where the sun shines, the flower blooms, and easy-brezzy super light makeup looks are most popular these days. Less blush and no heavy contouring - the skin looks as it is 'naked'. That's why the 'super light skin' seems to be the one of the 'focus' in this SS season.

"They're so white and fair! I want that kinda skin, I'm so jealous of them!!" might be the words that came right after you watch Korean Girl Group's MVs. Sure most of East Asian people are blessed with this complexion, most doesn't mean all. It's not rare to see someone with super obvious face and neck color difference. That's because all the people want to catch up with the white and fair skin trend. Since the focus of the trend is 'clean' look, the fair tone skin become the star of the look.

Naturally, the color of the face and neck is different! Usually one's face skin tone is more pale / sometimes more red than the neck - So wearing a foundation 1/2 shades lighter than your natural skin tone can still look super natural! Most korean products will automatically do this to your face - but if you're really afraid of face-neck-color-mismatch, apply the lighter foundation / bb cream only in centre area of your face.

This trend has a strong relation to the next trend I'll share to you!

Look at Sulli's super light skin - it's a pictorial for Etude House's Skin Fit foundation that only comes in 2 shades that is pretty light (review coming soon!) 

2. SUPER SHINY (bright) LIPS

For this trend, we have to thank Jun Ji-Hyun's role in "You Who Came From The Stars". As the drama hits the no.1 spot for the Wed/Thurs drama slot, Jun Ji-Hyun popularity as an actress rose again. Everyone is copying her! Mostly because her makeup in the drama is super natural and only have 1 point. The super shiny lips!!  (+vivid colors) 

Copying this looks is really easy. Flawless face + simple eyeliner (only in the waterline, plus a little bit of mascara if favorable) + Shiny bright lips! This trend is really easy to be followed, just apply a coat of clear gloss over your lipstick, and you're done! Go get your alien! 

3. MATTE PASTEL / BRIGHT LIPS

(what, shiny lips and the matte lips?? are you kidding me?? No seriously, this is totally a personal preference! but this 2 is really the trend I see in a lot of Korean!)

Next, it's a trend that I think screams spring the loudest - the matte pastel lips! Pastel, is a tone that really hits in the spring. It's sweet, cute and very girly. And matte give softer finish and last longer. Since the school started in the spring, of course most of the girls prefer a more low maintenance lip products for their every day wear.

This is where the super fair skin came to do it's role. Pastel color on lips looks better on fair skin. That's the reason a lot of Korean strive to attain white-r skin. For medium toned to dark toned skin, I would totally recommend to rock on the brighter lips! I also felt that the pastel look don't really look good on me :( 

There's a lot of new matte lip products from brands, for example : Etude House "Lips Fit" tint (review coming soon!), SkinFood Vita Color Lip Lacquer (Lip Mousse), Innisfree Creamy Tint Lip Mousse, and Espoir "No Wear" Lipstick. There's also Lip Lacquers from 3CE that have been around for sometime! 

To summarize all these SS trends : Light face and super shiny / matte bright lips. I hope you enjoyed reading this and make sure to comment down below! Tell me what trend do you want to try for this SS season??

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Two Videos in a row!

Hello!



Here I present you two videos that is actually correlate to each other! Trying to be not embarrassed here. Anyway, WHAT DO YOU THINK?? D: which style do you like better? (I mean the video editing style!!) 
Of course the eye look video was easier to edit (and definitely faster). Well, this video not only shows you how I done my makeup daily (yes, this is a DAILY look - I don't kid you I do this everyday and I can do all of those in 20+ minutes!) but also shows you stuffs that I review actually works! I would really glad if you guys can watch it and give me feedbacks! love ya! 

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