[Review] 7Hara Spotlight Cover Tone Up Cushion

Price: RM183.26

(Discounted to RM124.78 on 0.8L Malaysia) 
Verdict: 10/10
Repurchase: NA

7HARA Spotlight Tone Up Cushion

I received this 7HARA Spotlight Cushion Tone Up Cushion from 08L Malaysia in exchange for an honest review, but all thoughts are my own, as always. It's available from Lazada at a discounted price of RM124.78.

When 08L offered to send me the 7HARA cushion to review, I didn't know they were going to send both the  7HARA Spolight Cover Cushion 21 Peach Beige and the 7Hara Spolight Tone Up cushion. I was estatic to receive both, but I have to admit I didn't know what the tone up was for. The question answered itself the moment I swatched this on the back of my hand. It does exactly what the name implies. It improves and lightens skin tone. ^^

7HARA is a makeup and skincare brand from Korea. It produces makeup products that comibines convenience and enjoyance with a collection of products made with plant extracts. Some of the bestselling products include the tone up cushion, cover cushion, and their lipstick series. :)

Packaging

The Tone Up Cushion comes in two separate boxes. At first I thought the additional box was a refill, but I was quickly proven wrong. The silver box, shown on the left, contains the cushion case whereas the white box is what's carrying the actual 15g cushion. In order to use the product, I was to open the silver foil and fill that into the case (shown below), which is exactly how the Cover cushion worked as well. ^^

One thing worth mentioning (that a lot of people miss) is that the mirror isn't blurry. As you can see in the picutre above, there is a protective layer over the mirror that's attached so perfectly that you wouldn't be able to tell it's there unless you scratch at a corner to take it off. Once off, you'll have a fully-functional mirror. ^^

The sponge for the 7HARA Cushion is also a little different from other formulations. It has a dual protection system with the ingredients kept nestled between the cushion so that it doesn't evaporate when unused. In addition, the moisture is locked inside the cushion and compressed within it, as illustrated by the diagram below:

I also reviewed the Cover Cushion in an earlier post linked here. To hide blemishes and scars, use the cover cushion. For brightening and a clearer complexion, use the tone up. The containers are compatible between the tone up and cover cushions, however. :)

In this review, I'll be talking about the Tone Up Cushion.

Ingredients

The ingredient list is fairly long, but two things to note is that they're certified by the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug safety and passed the test of hypoallergenic cosmetics. In addition, in lieu with 7hara's mission to break the market perception of color makeup that's bad for th skin, 7hara products the makeup product that is made with natural and safe ingredients in addition to ingredients that are able to promote healthier skin.

The Tone Up contains extracts from 5 kinds of white flowers, Japenese apricot flower (anti-aging, whitening), cheery blossom (anti-again, soothing, exfoliating), white magnolia (anti-inflammatory), lotus flower (skin purifying, minimizing redness), & peach blossom (hydrating, whitening).

In general, I tend to not think about cushions as something that's good for my face cause it's makeup. It'll make my skin look good, yeah, but it's a given that in the long run, makeup is bad for my skin. I love that skincare and makeup brands are trying to counter that perception by putting good ingredients in makeup products. Thid 7HARA cushion is actually SPF50+ PA+++ as well, so if you forget your sunscreen, it's kind of okay? It would be good to apply your sunscreen before using the cushion nevertheless!

Directions & Texture

Instructions says to first moisturize your skin with skin care products but to skip sun protection since this contains sun-protection properties, but I would suggest putting on sunscreen nevertheless. :) After skin care, gently press on the cushion sponge with an integral puff to release the liquid formula and apply onto the face along the texture of the skin. Careful not to drag the product and pat on the pad gently on your skin. :) 

This lauds as a sticky-free and smooth formula, which is pretty true. I didn't find the product hard to apply or being particularly sticky after application, so I was really happy with it. The scent is... like all other bb/cc creams I've tried. Smells slightly medicinal, but the scent goes away upon application so I was fine with it. :)

Performance

The cushion is supposed to brighten skin tone, provide moisture, and give you that dewy, soft look. It applies well, as I mentioned earlier, and leaves my skin feeling healthy and glowy without being suffocating, much like the cover cushion.

I was surprised by how well this blended into my skin. I tried to take the pictures above in the same light, but pic 2 was a tad brighter. When I first applied the cushion, I thought it wasn't doing anything. Then, I realized that was perfect, because this was the right color! :D While it didn't have the same amount of coverage as the cover cushion, it was able to cover up some skin blemishes nevertheless. My skin is dewy, soft, and radiant after application!

Does it do what it does? Yeah! It gives a gorgeous, clear complexion and is basically a makeup that looks like you haven't applied make up! :D It applies wonderfully naturally and scores a perfect 10/10 in my book.

The coverage is pretty low since it focuses on giving you that natural glow, so I do think this would be the perfect tone up cushion for you, regardless of your skin tone.

Price: RM183.26

(Discounted to RM124.78 on 0.8L Malaysia) 
Verdict: 10/10
Repurchase: NA

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[Review] 7Hara Spotlight Cover Cushion 21 Peach Beige

Price: RM183.26

(Discounted to RM124.78 on 0.8L Malaysia) 
Verdict: 8/10
Repurchase: NA

7HARA Spotlight Cover Cushion #21 Peach Beige

I received this 7HARA Spotlight Cushion #21 Peach Beige from 08L Malaysia in exchange for an honest review, but all thoughts are my own, as always. It's available from Lazada at a discounted price of RM124.78.

When 08L offered to send me the 7HARA cushion to review, I was beyond estatic. I've been dealing with a bunch of breakouts on my cheeks recently and have been having a problem of not knowing how to hide them and the cushion could not have arrived at a more opportune time.

7HARA is a makeup and skincare brand from Korea. It produces makeup products that comibines convenience and enjoyance with a collection of products made with plant extracts. Some of the bestselling products include the tone up cushion, cover cushion, and their lipstick series. :)

Packaging

The Cover Cushion comes in two separate boxes. At first I thought the additional box was a refill, but I was quickly proven wrong. The silver box, shown on the left, contains the cushion case whereas the white box is what's carrying the actual 15g cushion. In order to use the product, I was to open the silver foil and fill that into the case (shown below).

One thing worth mentioning (that a lot of people miss) is that the mirror isn't blurry. As you can see in the picutre above, there is a protective layer over the mirror that's attached so perfectly that you wouldn't be able to tell it's there unless you scratch at a corner to take it off. Once off, you'll have a fully-functional mirror. ^^

The sponge for the 7HARA Cushion is also a little different from other formulations. It has a dual protection system with the ingredients kept nestled between the cushion so that it doesn't evaporate when unused. In addition, the moisture is locked inside the cushion and compressed within it, as illustrated by the diagram below:

7HARA has another cushion called the 7HARA Spolight Tone Up Cushion. The cover cushion covers, whereas the tone up cushion tones. ^^ It's pretty self-explanatory. To hide blemishes and scars, use the cover cushion. For brightening and a clearer complexion, use the tone up. The containers are compatible between the tone up and cover cushions, however. :)

In this review, I'll be talking about the 21 Peach Beige. 

Ingredients

The ingredient list is fairly long, but two things to note is that they're certified by the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug safety and passed the test of hypoallergenic cosmetics. In addition, in lieu with 7hara's mission to break the market perception of color makeup that's bad for th skin, 7hara products the makeup product that is made with natural and safe ingredients in addition to ingredients that are able to promote healthier skin.

The Cover Cushion continas extracts from 5 kinds of white flowers, Japenese apricot flower (anti-aging, whitening), cheery blossom (anti-again, soothing, exfoliating), white magnolia (anti-inflammatory), lotus flower (skin purifying, minimizing redness), & peach blossom (hydrating, whitening).

In general, I tend to not think about cushions as something that's good for my face cause it's makeup. It'll make my skin look good, yeah, but it's a given that in the long run, makeup is bad for my skin. I love that skincare and makeup brands are trying to counter that perception by putting good ingredients in makeup products. The 7HARA cushion is actually SPF50+ PA+++ as well, so if you forget your sunscreen, it's kind of okay? It would be good to apply your sunscreen before using the cushion nevertheless!

Directions & Texture

Instructions says to first moisturize your skin with skin care products but sto skin sun protection since this contains sun-protection properties, but I would suggest putting on sunscreen nevertheless. :) After skin care, gently press on the cushion sponge with an integral puff to release the liquid formula and apply onto the face along the texture of the skin. Careful not to drag the product and pat on the pad gently on your skin. :) 

This lauds as a sticky-free and smooth formula, which is pretty true. I didn't find the product hard to apply or being particularly sticky after application, so I was really happy with it. The scent is... like all other bb/cc creams I've tried. Smells slightly medicinal, but the scent goes away upon application so I was fine with it. :)

Performance

The cushion is supposed to brighten skin tone, provide coverage and create a luminous skin. It can cover blemishes and glides on skin without stickiness. It applies well, as I mentioned earlier, and leaves my skin feeling healthy and glowy without being suffocating.

I wasn't expecting #21 to be a perfect fit, since my skin tone seems to fall awkwardly between #21 and #23, depending on the brand, so I was pleasantly surprised when the color ended up not being too bad on my skin. It does leave my skin tone a tad too bright, but as long as I continue to apply cushion all the way down my neck, it shouldn't be too obvious. ^^

As you can see from the picture on the left, I'm suffering from a mild breakout that's just obvious enough to be annoying. After applying the cushion, my breakouts were a lot less glaring. It also made my skin more glowy~ The sheer coverage helps even out skin tone and makes me feel like a spotlight it focused on my skin. Lol. So glowy~

Ahhh. I was so pleased with the condition it left my skin in that I went on to apply eyeliner and a lipstick afterwards. XD

The only reason why it's not sitting on a perfect 10/10 is that the color still feels a tad too light for me and it never quite oxidizes enough for that to go unnoticed. In addition, the limited shades (shade?) of #21 Peach Beige means I can't try a shade above to see if that'll work better either. Even so, I'm glad to have this cushion in my makeup box. ^^

Price: RM183.26

(Discounted to RM124.78 on 0.8L Malaysia) 
Verdict: 8/10
Repurchase: NA

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[Review] Demeter x Moomi Cushion Perfume: Icelandic Aurora Scent

Price: NA

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: No.

Price & Shop

I won this from 0.8L Malaysia's instagram share and win contest and like last time with the Innisfree Clay Mask that I won, I received it within a month of winning.  I reviewed it briefly on my instagram account too. :) You can also buy this from ebay for about $24... which is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. 

Demeter is a fragrance company that specializes in unique scents. It's original mission was to capture the beautiful smells of the garden and nature in wearable form, with fragrances such as Dirt, Grass, And Tomato. They've since gotten waaaay side-tracked with fragrances like sweet baby (one of the refill packs given), pizza, play-doh, and clean soap (anothe refill pack). They're now known for their catalog of unexpected and interesting scents. Who would like to smell like play-doh? D= 

Directions

I couldn't find the ingredients of the cushion, but they do promise to keep all fragrances completely natural. The brand also doesn't use artificial color of parabens. 

There were no instructions with the cushion perfume, but it wasn't exactly rocket science. Basically, you just dab the tiny cushion on the cushion and transfer the perfume to your hand or neck or basically whereever you wanted to smell nice (wink?). These are good for touchups and are non-intrusive as compared to touching up spray perfumes. 

Packaging, Fragrance & Performance

The tiny cushion pack is actually surprisingly sturdy. The cushion puff is inside the pact and is seperate from the cushion, which soaked up 2.5g of product. The mini cushion puff is so tiny that I worry about dropping it accidentally and breaking my heart in the process because it's so cute and how am I supposed to replace such cuteness? T.T Actually, that's a valid question. How am I supposed to replace this? 

The fragrance for this Demeter cushion perfume is Icelandic Aurora, which is fresh and cooling. It boasts to be long lasting and cooling with no sticky residue. I tried this on my hand and it's definitely not sticky. The scent is pleasant but as is the fact with most perfumes, my nose stopped picking up the fragrance after a while so I'm not so certain about the long-lasting promise. The scent does fade completely after about three hours though, so maybe it's not  The refill packs are clean soap, baby powder, fuzzy navel, white musk, and sweet baby respectively and it looks to be 2.5g of product per refill pack. I suppose once this fragrance is used up, I have to wash everything and refill the pack with a different fragrance. Cool. ^^ 

I've never heard of cushion perfumes before and I was super intrigued by this. It turned out to be very simple and just soo.... unnecessary really. Why in the world would anyone need a cushion perfume? Other than for novelty and cuteness factor of course, and this is really super cute.

 Pros & Cons

Pros

• Super adorable packaging
• Fresh, pleasant scent
• Convenient for travelling (and okay for airplane travel since it's not a spray perfume).

Cons

• Very little product (2.5g will not last you long at all)
• It's super small, so chances of dropping the puff is quite high. T.T 
• Expensive

Price: NA

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: No.

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[Review] Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask

Price: NA

Verdict: 9/10
Repurchase: Maybe

Price & Shop

I won this from 0.8L Malaysia's instagram share and win contest a few months back and recieved it about a month after winning it.  I reviewed it briefly on my instagram account too. :) You can also buy this from my.althea.kr or any local Innisfree stores you can access. It also came with an Innisfree  Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam which I will be reviewing shortly. :) 

I'm really glad I won this since I seem to have a addiction to wash off masks, clay masks, and just masks in general. This is one of the best loved items in Korean skincare and I have only managed to try and small sample from Innisfree's best loved kit a while back.  I initally thought this caused a bad reaction on my skin, but that turned out to be completely wrong and my skin was just freaking out from travelling. 

Ingredients and Directions

Ingredients: Water, Titanium Dioxide, Butylene Glycol, Volcanic Ash, Glycerin, Silica, Trehalose, Kaolin, Bentonite, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Zinc Oxide (Ci 77947), Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Juglans Regia (Walnut) Shell Powder, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract, Orchid Extract, Camellia Japonica Leaf Extract, Pvp, Peg-100 Stearate, Polysorbate 60, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Xanthan Gum, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Sorbitan Stearate, Polyacrylate-13, Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Lactic Acid, Polyisobutene, Menthoxypropanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Polysorbate 20, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol

The CosDNA is fairly okay, with the highest rating at 3 for Hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is an odd thing to have in a clay mask and really shouldn't be in there in the first place. 

Directions: After cleansing, wipe your face gently with the toner to even out skin texture. Then apply the mask voer the entire face, avoiding the eye and lip afrea. After 10 minutes, gently rinse off withe lukewarm water using your fingertips. 

Texture & Fragrance

So, here's something odd about this mask. When I got it as a part of a sample in the Innisfree store, the texture of this clay mask was noticably thicker and drier, taking a significant amount more in order to be spreadable on my skin whereas in the bottle, it's actually quite soft and smooth and applies really easily. It's lightweight and doesn't dry tight. That's interesting. I would hope that the sample would be the same as the original product but no, the full-sized product is so much better. It could be because the sample has been around longer and has dried out somewhat. 

I didn't need much of this at all to spread it on my entire face, which is very nice and means it would last a good long while. The texture of this mask is softer than the Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque Pack, which was surprising for me. I prefer the packaging of the Queen Helene's mask though, since that came in a tube and minimized contamination. There's also tiny capsules on the mask that melts (bursts) as you spread this on your skin. 

It smells... like nothing. Actually, it's not fragranced so unless your nose is really sensitive, I don't think you can smell anything annoying about it. :) 

Performance

This is me with the sample clay mask that I tried! ^^ It aims to shrink pores, control sebum, exfoliate, deeply cleanse, brighten, and cools. I think it satisfies 5 out of 6 of the promised functions because I don't see how it managed to brighten my skin tone. It does do everything else though, which is great. :) The super version is apparently marketed for those with oilier skin (like mine) while the normal is for dry/normal skin. 

The difference between this mask and the Queen Helene masks and the Elizavecca mask is that it leaves my skin super soft after. It's less stripping and is capable of doing everything the two other masks promised, which is a nice thing, I suppose. It's slightly cooling upon application which I enjoy because the Queen Helene Mint Mask tends to be super tingly and minty, which is fun, but I want to just relax and have less excitement in my life sometimes. XD It's also less harsh and Oh! Did you know you could just roll off this mask? I tried this a few times, but found that I much prefer washing this off instead of rolling off the mask with my finger tips because it's much gentler for my skin that way. 

I would repurchase this if I ever run out of the product, but I also want to keep my options open. There are so many other masks out there and I want to try all the them. All. Of. Them. 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Exfoliates, controls sebum, cleanses, shrinks pores (temporarily), and cools
• Pretty reasonably priced at RM39 on Althea Malaysia

Cons

• Packaging isn't too hygenic (-0.5)
• Product seems to dry up if you don't use it up quickly (as proven by the sample that I have that's pretty dried up) (-0.5)

Price: NA

Verdict: 9/10

Repurchase: Maybe

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