Review: Espoir Face Slip Nude Cushion SPF 50+ PA+++ Ivory Pure

Weight: 15g

Price: RM 77 with 1 refill & shipping

Onwards with the cushion craze! I bought this for my sistah... valid reason to try out new stuff! 

Anyway this came in the mail in 11 days but I was on my toes since it was shipped out. I can't stop tracking it.

the shade range available from espoir

The box was crushed because it was shipped in a plastic envelope. And another time because my bro sat on it cuz I put it on the sofa. Hahaaha. However, there is no ingredient list provided on or inside the box.

max opening angle about 120 deg.

The cushion case is a sleek pearly white colour, slightly thicker than my Holika Holika Photoready Cushion BB and feels 30% heavier than the latter.The interior is pretty standard cushion with the protective lid and the mirror. The good thing about buying Amore Pacific cushions is that you can purchase cushion refills from other Amore Pacific brands and they should fit. But no luck swapping with my Holika Holika one, heh!

This Espoir cushion was featured in one of the episodes of Get It Beauty last year. They also have a Dewy cushion, which of course provides dewy finish.

since it was featured on GIB, I was excited to try this out. I received the green light from my sis to 'officiate' the cushion, hehehe.

from left: Holika, Skinfood, Espoir air puff

The air puff smells rubbery and weird. My holika Holika one smelt so nice when I first received it. Hahaha. Anyway I have one from Holika Holika, one from Espoir and another from Skin Food. Every single one of them feel slightly different in terms of texture. 

The foundation inside was much thinner and sheerer compared to Holika Holika. The shade I picked for my sister is Ivory Pure, which has a yellow undertone. The coverage is minimal, and it didn't conceal my dark circles.

left: holika holika photoready cushion bb; right: espoir face slip nude cushion

after blending

The finish was not very matte, not dewy but not silky either. It has a tiiiny bit of dewiness and some powdered look and is very very sheer.

I wore this on my convocation day, which translates to taking pictures under the scorching sun at noon -.- I think this has to be the most extreme condition I have ever put anything to test under.

I put this on at 7 am and it lasted till I took it off at 4pm because I couldn't stand all the oils and sweat mixed on my face anymore.

Edit 5 July: Before & after pics

before

After patting on 1 layer of espoir nude cushion

after 5 hours w/o aircond, 30C

I'm having problematic skin lately with random zits on my cheeks, nose wing and right in the middle between my brows. The cushion doesn't really cover up my blemishes but it did correct my sallow skin tone and brighten up my face. If used in an air-conditioned room, it can last for about 6-8 hours without setting powder.

Packaging: 4.5/5 Looks very classy. Albeit it is thicker and a bit heavier than Holika Holika's Photo Ready Cushion BB.

Smell: 4/5 Faint, grassy bamboo smell. Not overpowering.

Texture:5/5 I kind of like this texture. Hehehe. It looks and feels like I have nothing on my face.

Coverage: 1/5 Very very minimal. It can't even conceal my dark circles. not even a tiny bit! Although it did correct some of my skintone but the effect is minimal.

Overall:4/5 For lazy people with few blemishes. I like that it is very lightweight and matches my skintone well.

Mini Haul Post May 2014!!

I made several different purchases in early May and they finally arrived before June kicks in!

However I will only be talking about cosme purchases~

Cushion for my sistah, eye patch (mask?) & a cleansing stick for myself and 3 replacement puffs for my bb cushion. 

Reviews up soon!

Upcoming Haul Post!!!

Cough. I just bought some stuff over the past week so I thought I'd share some tidbits.

Clothing:

3 pieces of cheongsam. These are for my graduation. I bought a long one, a knee-length one, and the last one is a cheongsam top. Finally shipped out from China after 7 days. =.= I just hope it can arrive in time!

Makeup:

I bought my sistah Espoir's Nude Face Slip Cushion in Ivory Pure (C21) Heheheh. Another cushion for me to try out next. Will be posting a mini review ;P

I also bought 3x rubycell puffs in case my Holika Holika Cushion BB's puff died on me. I never knew there were 2 types of rubycell puffs. There's a slimmer, stiffer one and a thicker, softer one. No wonder the beauty shop's rubycell puffs seem stiff and odd to me. My Holika Holika's puff is very soft and malleable. (cough i didn't twist or wring it okay)

I nearly bought myself another lip tint but it was too expensive (about RM20 so I didn't)

Skincare:

I bought a tub of Freeset hydrogel eye masks cuz my fine lines are getting out of hand *cough. Initially I bought Petitfee's but the aunty in me decided to cancel Petitfee and buy Freeset instead cuz it had 2x the no of masks compared to Petitfee.

And the last one...JENG JENG JENG!!

SUM 37 ROSE CLEANSING STICK!!! Without the case. A refill/sample. Nope it wasn't very expensive. It was USD 5 only... Heheheh. Can't wait to try it. Previously the cheapest one I could find is about RM65 or USD20. USD 5 is a huge bargain! I've been eyeing this since last year but couldn't convince myself to buy it because I have a lot of cleansers lining up to be finished!

The total damage? Urmmm around MYR 200 for cosmetics and another MYR 110 for my beautiful cheongsams. Being the aunty that I am, I like to hunt for good bargains so I think I will not buy anything for a good few months.

I'll share my thoughts and reviews on some of the items so stay tuned! xoxo