REVIEW : Banila Co's Prime Primer "Classic Matte"

Hey! It's been quite sometime since my last review, but here is something that I really wanted to review, finally! It's a product from one of my favorite brand, Banila Co. It's the Prime Primer "Classic Matte"!

The primer retails for KRW 18.000 and they have 4 variation for the primer. It contain 30ml of product.

This product is not entirely new for me, I've emptied the whole bottle of the "Classic" one back before I started this whole cosmetic review kinda stuff! See here (I got the "classic" in the 7th Anniversary Limited Edition). I have a pretty (super) oily + combination skin, but I ended up getting the "classic" one back there because of some event promotion they had.

Actually the "classic" one is a pretty great product, I must say, but still I always thought that the "classic matte" will work better for me. The Prime Primer is one of Korean best selling primer, and definitely Banila Co.'s ace product. I stumbled upon Banila Co's Gmarket page where they have a 20% off the primer, and since I don't want to use my Benefit's Porefessional everyday, I finally got it.

There's nothing fancy about all the packaging (that's why I love it. So simple) and everything is written in Korean. Anyway, mostly the description on the box said that this product will help to reduce oiliness, especially around the T-zone and also helps the makeup to stays on all day. Also, this primer is translucent so it would not be seen through all the makeup.

I used around 1 pump for cover my whole face - yes I use it in my whole face, though I'm keeping the focus on my T-zone area. The product comes out like a gel, transparent with a slight hint of a mint color. But of course once it blends nothing will see through. Anyway, the pump is really make all the application easier and more hygienic!

I thought that once applied, this primer will give that velvet-smooth feeling (like how Porefessional did) but it didn't! There's a slight velvety feeling, just a slight. Overall, the "classic matte" application is very similar with the "classic". I expect that the "matte" will instantly mattify my face, but then, once I applied this primer allover my face, and let it set through 10+ minutes, my face does turn into more 'matte', like the oiliness that my moisturizer gives almost gone.

I don't say that you have to wait 10 minutes+ everyday, because it didn't change any of the effects. Also I didn't use much product to cover my whole face. The "classic" that I had used up contain 45ml of product and it lasts me for 2 years (!!!) and I finished it because I gave it to my friend for her job doing makeups for 9-10 people for a film project we did last summer. I still have some that I will scoop out of the bottle :p

really hard to see the difference..

The difference I felt with this product is that my makeup stays on longer! Especially in my T-zone, my makeup stays on longer and my makeup didn't melt off! At first I didn't see any noticeable difference, then I tried to use this primer only on half of my face, and the amount of oils in my face decreased by almost 70% on the side where I have this primer on.

Overall, I love this product! Especially in this autumn weather, because this product keeping my face matte - without drying at all. I can still feel the moist that my cream gives before. And I think this primer makes my blemishes less visible day by day because it serves as a layer between my skin and my foundation / bb cream. I've been pairing this primer with almost all bb creams and foundation I have, and it turned out amazing! <3

They gave me a bunch of samples! (Seems that they gave out the "classic" samples to all, even when they bought the other primer...), anyway, thankyou! 잘 쓸게용!

Just a tip here, even if you have a slight oily skin - i recommend you to pick on the "classic matte" instead of the "classic" because the "classic" still make your face look moist. And this product is transparent, it works well with all skin tone!

Thankyou for reading! Excuse me I have to download and watch "The Heirs" episode 10 *runs away*

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REVIEW : Innisfree's Green Tea Pure Cleansing Water

Finally, I got to write a review! Now that KKI 2013 is finished (very very succesfully), I may get back to my old schedule and might could do more review now! I was one of the performer in KKI, so I don't get to take much pictures (duh), I have so many selca tho! So after the official photos and videos are all uploaded, I'll make a post here about KKI 2013. Btw, KKI 2013 stands for Knock-Knock Indonesia, a performance full of Indonesian traditional dances and song, made by Indonesian students in Busan, specifically in Kyungsung Uni. This time we got the theater filled with people, we had to install more chairs. 

Ok, enough about that.

The product I'm reviewing is Innisfree's Green Tea Pure Cleansing Water. It contains 85% Natural Origin Ingredient and filled with green tea and green complex. Innisfree is famous for their Natural Ingredients, and this product is also 4-free system (No paraben, No artificial coloring, No Mineral Oils and greases, No animal raw material)

Retail for KRW 12.000 and I bought it on the store.

The first time I used these cleansing water, i was like, "wait, this is not how innisfree's green tea smells like??". And i told my innisfree-maniac-friend and she said, it's green tea seed's scent you're looking, not green tea! Well, now I just know that Innisfree have several types to their green tea line. So, in conclusion, I don't like the scent :(

Anyhoo I picked these up because 1. I wanted to try a cleansing water, any cleansing water really, because i just didn't get the idea on how water can erases your makeup. Innisfree's store provide these cleansing water to use so you can wipe off swatches off your hand. After trying it out in the store, i waited until the "membership day" sale and finally bought it!

The description on the bottle wrote :

"This dewy, easily washable cleansing water contained with Jeju eco-friendly green tea moisturizing, antioxidant ingredients and witch hazel water throughly removes not only sunscreen and BB cream but also light point makeup"

I usually like to use these only on my eye area, or lips, after I wash my face. My cleansing foam mostly washes out my makeup but very often my eyeliner or mascara were left out. I once tried to apply it on a cotton pad and apply it all over my face. My face became sticky and smelled bad (because I hate the scent...). I'm sure that my face is cleaner that way, but i'm not a fan of the feelings it gave. So far it erases my left out eye makeup good - and definitely not as sticky as when I applied it all over my face.

I did apply it all over my face once in a while, just when I want to re-apply my face makeup. I prefer to erase all and re-do everything than to apply over again - it felt so refreshing to walk out with a new "makeup"! 

As for the packaging - i can't get over on how easy it is to pump out the product out! Just flick the cap, put a cotton pad over it, and press! No mess, absolutely easy, and hygienic! This is the best bottle - packaging i ever encountered in my life and i can't get over this! 

If you are going to travel with this product, really be careful if you're going to bring the whole bottle because I noticed when I tilted the bottle to the side, the product inside kept flowing out. Even after I screwed the cap real tight, the product still found way out! So better to carry the product in a smaller bottle for travel. It's a 300ml product too, this is a lot! 

RIGHT to LEFT lipstick, full cover foundation, pen liner, pencil liner, metallic eyeshadow, gel pencil liner

Overall, it's a good product! With the price and the amount of product you get, it's a real deal! I haven't tried any other cleansing water (oh, bioderma...why you have to be super expensive here..), so I can't really compare. This product didn't erases makeup as good as a makeup remover, but definitely not oily (that's the thing I hate about eye makeup remover.. very oily). But it did stated to 'removes light point makeup" - not heavy duty, waterproof makeup, so it does what it stated! Not a fan of the scent, but maybe you'll like it if you're into greentea (I don't)

The bottle itself is a favorite of mine, as it really easy to dispense, though you have to dispense it to a cotton pad. This product is good enough, but I still want to try Bioderma. I have to go through this before I purchase any other cleansing water, and I still have a long way to go :)

ps | i forgot to write that these product didn't smell like greentea per se, it smells like grass-herb-thingy. though i would still hate the smell if it's green tea tho lol.

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REVIEW : The Faceshop's "Face it Artist Touch Lipstick" Creamy Matte Lipsticks

Guys, I felt so bad to not post anything recently, really. Not only the practice of Knock-Knock Indonesia (an Indonesian Night presented by Indonesian students in Busan, if you're curious ;) I'm one of the choir and the 'kecak' dancer...) and it took most of my evenings!! Grahh even if I have some time i filled it with watching Running Man while sewing my homework -.- two main reasons of not blogging : too busy for practice, and too broke to buy new stuffs. Yeap, if you're not around for long you might not know that this blog is filled with mostly reviews, and I done none for I don't know, WEEKS, because I don't have new stuffs to talk about! Now I hope I could totally catch up my schedule. Right now I'm supplying myself with vitamin C like candies because it's freakin H-3!!!!!! 

ehem.

Today review is The Faceshop's "Face it Artist Touch Lipstick" Creamy Matte lipsticks that I got the other day, both retail for KRW 10.900. I'm not sure on how many shades available because it's not stated on the site. 

The shades I own were BR802 and PP402 사랑중 버건디 (In love Burgundy?), the burgundy color is actually a part of new The Faceshop's 2013 Fall Collection, along with another lipstick and a eyeshadow palette. I was recommended by my friend, Jess, to pick these up!

So the packaging is really simple, similar to the other Faceshop's "Lesson" line. The packaging is black with subtle shimmers. A little bulky, but I love them! So as you can see on the pictures above, I got two colors, one nude colored, one bright colored. 

The description on the box wrote : 

"Creamy texture enhanced with Light Powder offers vivid and long-wearing color that glides effortlessly with a velvet-smooth finish."

I like it when lipsticks have this writings on it's bullet, because it makes the lipstick looks worth more than it is :p And I realized that the bullet is curved to fit my lips' curve. Though I'm sure it gonna washes out over time. 

The texture of the lipstick is very creamy, if you don't see it already from the name, it almost made me forgot that it's actually a matte lipstick! You know, because matte lipstick usually have drier texture and it doesn't happened with this product! 

LEFT without flash RIGHT with flash

The pigmentations of these products are amazing! You see on my wrist swatch, the first two from the left is one layer and the rests are two layers. Both swatches didn't have big difference, right? For the color, I love the nude color so much!! And for the burgundy, I even thought that I picked up the wrong color because it turned out so red! Like, chili red with a hint of maroon. I really hoped that the burgundy color comes out a little bit darker :(

The products stated that it's a long-lasting product. Matte lipsticks usually do last longer than glossy lipstick. I realized that these product lasts for about 2-3 hours until it worn out. The burgundy color definitely lasts longer than the nude one! Which is suck because I usually don't put much attention when I'm using nudes, so it was all worn out until I reapplied.

Even though it's creamy when applied, after some times the creaminess started to disappear and could really dry up your lips. Especially recently the weather has been very dry, it's really uncomfortable for my lips it I didn't put lip balm before hand. 

Overall, this is an OK product. 3 out of 5. I love the colors, and the texture is really nice. The pigmentation is great and the lasting power is an ok too, I guess. I actually got these for half price in a 1+1 event, so I think I got my money worth. What I love the most (and probably most of you won't) is the packaging! It's so simple, all black, just, LOVE. Haha 

Oh yeah, using lipbalm before applying this lipstick is a big must! 

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It's been a while since I review stuffs I got kinda awkward here. I warn you after this post, my blog will be filled with a lot of Innisfree products lol. I did some shopping recently after I got my allowance, so wait for the reviews guys! <3

So, until the next post! 

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