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Per-fekt Skin Perfection Gel: Primer, Anti-Aging, and Light Makeup in One

Per-fekt Beauty Skin Perfection Gel Primer Makeup Per-fekt Beauty Skin Perfection Gel is an interesting product. It basically is a tinted primer, making it perfect for a sheer smooth look or as a base for makeup. But it also adds Alpha Lipoic Acid and Vitamins A and E for anti-aging properties. I am rather in love with the stuff!

As a primer, it works beautifully. It fills fine lines and smoothes the skin, leaving a nice base for powder or makeup. With a sheer tint (a transparent version is also available), it can also be worn alone. Since I have melasma and like to try to cover up the areas of pigmentation, I use it as a primer. I find that it adds just what I need to ensure that hyperpigmentation gets nicely covered with makeup. It works great as a base for mineral makeup too!I found that my mineral makeup lasted most of the day when I used per-fekt as a primer for it.

As an anti-aging treatment, I don’t know that I have noticed much difference, but I like the addition of Alpha Lipoic Acid. It also is slightly moisturizing, which worked well for me, even though I have been on the oily side lately. With that said, if you are really oily. I suggest using a mattifying primer instead such as Exuviance Matte Perfection (read review).

Per-fekt is a bit pricy in the full size version, but there is also a small tube of it that retails for less: Per-fekt Beauty Skin Perfection Mini Gel.

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Exuviance Matte Perfection

Exuviance Matte Perfection I am in love with this mattifier!  Exuviance Matte Perfection is a light, oil-free gel primer.  Aside from acting as a mattifier, it also contains  Mandelic Acid, a naturally occurring Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) found in almonds, and Gluconolactone to improve uneven pigmentation and roughness.  Mandelic Acid can also help a bit with acne.

The primer feels like most silicone primers and absorbs quickly. It can be worn alone as a mattifier and treatment product, but it also provides a nice base for makeup by filling in fine lines and smoothing the skin. When I use it I find that I tend to stay shine free for most of the day with it.

Exuviance has a real winner with this one!

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Etude House BB Magic Cream SPF 30 and Foundation Review

Etude House BB Magic CreamUpdate! Look for Etude House, especially the BB Magic Cream at YesStyle.com or on  COSME-DE.COM.  YesStyle is my preferred source for Asian items. It is a great online store!

Etude House is a South Korean cosmetics brand that sells out of stores fashioned as adorable princess type houses. If you are able to get it at regular price, the Etude House line is one of the best bets out there for very affordable quality.

I recently gave a number of Etude House items a try. Today’s review looks at the popular Etude House BB Magic Cream and their foundation.

Etude House Magic Cream is essentially a makeup primer. The BB in Magic Cream stands for blemish balm, which is meant as a soothing treatment balm that also covers redness and blemishes, but it is not really an acne treatment. The  Blemish Balm is lightly tinted so as to provide a bit of coverage and evening of the skin tone, but it also provides a good base for foundation.  Overall, this is one of the better and more interesting makeup primers that I have used. I provides a nice base, and I particularly find that it works well as a light primer for mineral makeup or powder foundations. Between the tint in the blemish balm and that in the makeup, it covers my areas of redness and melasma very well without making me look way too overly made up.

Etude House’s regular Blemish Balm formulation is a bit on the oily side. I have had no problems with it breaking me out, but if you have oily skin, you might prefer one of their formulations for that skin type.  The added SPF 30 to the product is a big bonus, and actually is what I think makes it seem initially oily because the oily feeling goes away after it absorbs.

There are a couple of downsides to the Etude House Magic Cream.  First, it has a pump tube, which I really don’t care for all that much. Those tend to either break or they leave too much unused product when the tube gets low. Second, although labeled as a blemish balm, Magic Cream doesn’t really conceal quite enough to be used alone. It is better as an overall tinted base for foundation or powder unless you want particularly sheer coverage.  Etude House does make a heavier blemish balm though that covers more.

Etude House Dream On Foundation Etude House Dream On Foundation is wonderful stuff and is my new favorite in the area of liquid foundations. Etude House foundation has a moisturizing feel to it, but it is not at all oily. I wear it just fine on my currently oily skin. It sits on the skin quite well, without sinking into pores, which makes me wonder if it has some silicone in it—something that I love in a foundation. Because they are in Korean, I can’t read the ingredients to tell, but it feels like it does. Coverage is sheer-medium. Use the blemish balm under it, or a mineral powder over it for a bit more coverage. Use it alone for the most natural look if you are lucky (I’m not so lucky) and don’t have pigmentation to cover.

I will be reviewing more Etude House makeup items in the future as I purchased quite a bit in order to maximize on shipping costs. So far, I love everything that I have ordered!

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