Crazy: Making my Own CC (Correct & Care) Cream

I am leaving for another grueling 2 years at the University so I started packing my face stuff first (duh!) As you guys see, I have quite a number of bb creams at home and since I only have one face, finishing them up seems to be N years later... And if I don't use them, no one's gonna touch them at home.

Well I have these small jars at home (sample sized products) so I thought to hmm... make my own CC cream! (I am also gonna wash up my cushion BB after I've finished it, and then refill it with my other BB creams at home lol) My version of CC cream will be Correct & Care, which is somewhat a lighter BB cream with more skincare instead of normal bb creams.

I know what I like: Some coverage (to even out skin tone), very very very lightweight, and non sticky. And not smelly.

I whipped out 3 products to mix them up:

• O'slee Aqua Medi (for that refreshing, fast absorbing finish)
• 3W Clinic Intensive UV Sunblock Cream (Urmm to be a mediator for my BB cream later)
• Missha Signature Wrinkle Filler BB Cream (to even out skin tone)

and a special guest...NARUKO's Narcissus DNA Repairing Night Gelly (Just a dime size...for fun!)

The ratio is something like 2:2:1 (Oslee:3W Clinic:Missha) but I cannot be sure cuz I kinda mix it up bit by bit.

My mixer is a metal chopstick hahahah!

First batch: Airy, souffle kind of mixture

Testing out the first batch

No stickiness! With a hint of brightening going on

Going crazy with my cc cream

Tadah: the end result! Super light weight fast drying CC cream! And I shall name it The Noobz CC Cream. Will report back after using it. 

A creamier but still lightweight final mixture

Review: History of Whoo Gongjinhyang Seol Whitening CC Sun Cream SPF 46 PA++

Volume: 45ml (Full Size)/1ml (Sample Sachet)

Price: 30x1ml at RM13.20

(edit)Ingredients list: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Titanium Dioxide,Zinc Oxide,Butylene Glycol,PEG-10 Dimethicone,2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid, Cyclohexasiloxane, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone,Methyl trimethicone,Tromethamine,Glycerin,Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone,Zinc Stearate,Panthenol,1,2-Hexanediol,Disteardimonium Hectorite,Velvet Extract,Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract,Thymus vulgaris,Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract,Nardostachys Chinensis Root Extract,Citrus Nobilis,Santalum album,zingiber Officinale Root Extract,Eugenia caryophyllus,Foeniculum vulgare,Agastache Rugosa Extract,Poria Cocos Extract,Morus Alba Bark Extract,Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract,Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract,Atractyloides Japonica Rhizome Extract,Panax Ginseng Root Extract,Ampelopsis Japonica Root Extract,Tribulus Terrestris Fruit Extract,Atractyloides Japonica Root Oil,Mica,Nylon-12,Magnesium sulfate,Dimethicone/methicone copolymer,Stearic Acid,Aluminum hydroxide,Distearyldimonium chloride,Polyester-1,Silica Dimethyl Silylate,Tocopheryl Acetate,Palmitoyl proline,Palmitic Acid,Magnesium Palmitoyl Glutamate,Sodium palmitoyl sarcosinate,Triethoxysilylethyl polydimethylsiloxyethyl hexyl dimethicone,Triethoxycaprylylsilane,Butylphenyl Methylpropional,Linalool,Benzyl Benzoate,Hexyl Cinnamal,Limonene,Citronellol,Geraniol,Fragrance,CI 77492,CI 77491,CI 77499 (taken from CosDNA.com)

I bought the sample size of this CC Sun Cream because I wanted to try Korea's newest beauty hit, the CC cream and also to replace my old sunscreen. This CC cream fits the bill of what I wanted and needed!

I purchased the sample size (30pcs) and only started using a few times these 2 weeks, because I am still enjoying my semester break at home lol.

So I've searched up the internet for a bit, and I found out several essential things about this CC cream:

·       it contains Antler deers extract, Peony extract,  Corni extract

·       it actually has 3 different encapsulated  colours which are red, yellow and brown

·       it contains 6 different herbal ingredients

·       it functions to moisturise and brighten the skin

Yup, that's about it. I couldn't find the ingredients list but please leave a comment if you have found it, thanks!

My first impression:

Thick, creamy, and a bit sticky.

This is what is looks like before blended. Like every other CC cream out there, it is white. Upon being blended, the capsules will burst and the colour will show.

I drew a star next to the cream, just to show its concealing power. 

After fully blended, the final colour has a pinkish sheen which is also 1-2 shades lighter than my original skin tone. The finish was a bit cakey but it is not as cakey as Etude House's CC cream (yeah I tried their tester to see if they live up to the hype). The concealing power is low-medium, so it does not cover much of my blemishes.

The CC cream is waterproof!

I hoped for a barely there, porcelain skin look by using this cream but apparently I had raised my hopes too high, I guess? The finished look was 'I have makeup on' instead of 'no makeup' which I wanted to achieve. Although it might be my application skill though, haha!

Long hour wearing:

This CC Sun Cream did not make me look oily, and the cream melted off after a long day. Without using the primer, a about 2-3 hours it'd melted off already.

On another trial, I used it with A'pieu's primer, and it helped in increasing the coverage and held it on my face for a longer time.

The good: great deals (samples), not drying, doesn't trigger breakout

The bad: weak coverage, 1 skin tone only

Edit: I put the CC cream to test in Bangkok!

Right after applying the CC cream: it leaves a whitish cast on my face

Approx 3.5~4 hours after wearing : I was in a Bangkok bus heading from Chinatown to Wat Pho yaw! The weather is very very hot!

6 hours after wearing

Sorry, my eyes are flowery. Lol

edit (28/9) : Hmmmmmmm. It seems that my pores are pretty clogged up whenever I use the CC cream. I cannot put a thick layer of the CC cream or I will breakout (even while wearing this). I guess something in this CC cream is not right for me.