Laneige BB Cushion Compact Review and Cleaning Cushion Sponge

With the newest makeup innovation, instead of making your fingers messy with the bb or cc cream, korean skincare have now been developed to making it convenient for women! There are many brands for these cushion compacts which all targets different ages, here are a few:

Dr. Jart+ BB Bounce Beauty Balm $48 at Sephora

These has only a few shades to choose from, so it is quite hard to find your exact color.


AmorePacific $60 at Sephora

I do not have much experience with this because it is more expensive for me
Givenchy's TEINT Couture Cushion Portable Fluid Foundation $50

This is more geared towards those that do not care about the skin benefits of bb creams. I absolutely love the packaging of this product, very smart. This is more of a regular liquid foundation rather than bb cream.


Laneige BB Cushion $34 at Target
So now that we have seen what these are, cushion compact is just a fancy way of saying bb cream in a compact form. It comes with a cushion pad applicator for easy handling and also perhaps, a cleaner method of cream application to face.

Picture was taken on my own, please give credit when using 

Picture was taken on my own, please give credit when using 

Picture was taken on my own, please give credit when using 

Why did I choose Laneige over any other brands?

 It was more affordable in my opinion, and it is geared towards women in their early 20's as well. It is not as heavy as any other cushion compact I've tested. It also has a lot of benefits for the skin, it helps brighten my skin.

For more specifics, I got myself two colors, the Light & Light Medium because my skin tends to be lighter in the winter and darker in the summer, therefore I wanted two different colors.

Swatch

So right now is Spring time, so my skin hasn't been exposed to much sun yet therefore the Light works a little better. Here are more comparison between both.

This is the Light Medium

This is the Light

Here's my face with a nice ugly zit (Cries...) This is to show you how effective this product is, I'm sorry about the ugliness of it. I have imperfect skin so that's what I have to work with.

Pros:
1) High, high high SPF!!
2) Moisturizing, gives you the dewy look that Korean girls get.
3) Extremely convenient
4) Mess free
5) Nice scent
6) Good skin benefits (as they claim)
7) Skin brightening

Cons
1) Need greater coverage, as you can see the product doesn't really cover up my acne it just sits there, so I would need better coverage
2) Not as much product as you think they give you
3) Most of the product is absorbed in their sponge

Essentially, I will definitely buy this product again because I absolutely love the dewy skin look and how it can at least remove a lot of redness in my face.

HOW TO WASH THE CUSHION SPONGE?

Many women tend to forget this part because it is moist so I assume more bacteria, which I do not want on my face. According to many many many sites I have looked at, almost all recommended an oil cleanser or makeup remover to remove the actual product from the sponge. Which I tried, here are the results:

Three types that I used to clean,


(1) Water-based makeup remover by Lancome
(2) Oil-based makeup remover by Shu Uemura
(3) Soap bar I made myself

The "claim" that worked:

Results in a still dirty sponge. (NOT GOOD)

Oil dissolves oil right? NOPE, used a whole bottle and still didn't work (small sample bottle), so what now?

Here's what I did : my own method (different, but it worked!! )

After cleaning , it was so much cleaner ! Steps to dry: 

Press hard enough 

See, CLEAN!! No yellow marks/bb cream residue

That's all for now, I have clean sponges and a great product. Please let me know if you have any other questions! 

Disclaimer: Both products were bought by myself, there were no sponsorship or shipping for review of any sorts. All reviews are honest and true.