#beyond the solution

Product: Lioele Beyond The Solution BB Cream Price: ~USD 16.00 @ Amazon

This is one of the more recent BB creams that I had bought; I purchased it back in January of this year. I actually think I had meant to buy the ‘Triple the Solution’ BB cream but bought this Lioele BB cream instead. I had looked up some reviews on it very briefly and felt like I wanted to go for it. I swatched it below along with my usual Missha Perfect Cover BB cream in #23 as a comparison. I’ll mainly be comparing this to the Missha bb cream since it is the only other bb cream I use at the moment.

In terms of the texture, it is pretty thick and very similar to the consistency of the Missha Perfect Cover bb cream. Make sure your skin is moisturized before you apply for better spreadability. I often will rub it between my fingers to “warm it up” before applying onto my face. This bb cream only comes in one shade and is slightly lighter than the Missha Perfect Cover #23 bb cream though, so it doesn’t really work for my skin. It makes me sad because it has more yellow undertones, so if it were only slightly darker, this bb cream would have been a perfect fit for my skintone. As you can see from the pictures above, this bb cream doesn’t have the greyish cast that the Missha Perfect Cover has.

In terms of coverage, I would say that it has medium coverage. Since it is thicker in consistency, you can always build it up to full coverage. Be aware that for me, “full coverage” for bb creams is different than “full coverage foundation”. So this bb cream would never give you the coverage that your average full coverage liquid foundation might have (but I personally don’t think anyone using bb creams should be expecting it to cover like a foundation would). This will not be able to fully cover any dark acne scars but it does a good job filling in pores and evening out the skintone. If you have flawless skin to begin with (ie: no acne or mild acne), this will probably be enough to give you full coverage.

The bb cream has a subtle dewy finish but I feel like my skin is slightly sticky after applying. For people like me with oily, acne-prone skin, a dewy finish is rarely a plus. Theoil-control for this bb cream is only average. I feel like the Missha Perfect Cover bb cream is better in terms of oil control. You can extend the oil-control of this bb cream by using a good primer and mattifying powder.

Ingredients: water, cyclomethicone, titanium dioxide (Cl 77891), glycerin, dipropylene glycol, talc, hydrogenated polydecene, butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1, Dimethicone, macadamia intefrifolia seed oil, polygyceryl-3 diisotearate, sorbitan olivate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) oil, squalane, betaine, magnesium sulfate, dimethicone, distear-dimonium hectorite, plyglutamic acid, iron oxide (Cl 77492), iron oxide (Cl 77491), bisabolol, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, polymethyl methacrylate, allantoin,hydrolyzed collagen, sodium hyaluronate,phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propyl paraben, butylparaben, fragrance

The packaging is very cute and it has a pump to dispense the bb cream in a sanitary manner. My only qualm is that the cap can sometimes be loose and the inside of it needs to be cleaned regularly because residue from the pump can get on it. Maybe it’s just me being clumsy, but I can’t seem to prevent bb cream from smearing on the inside of the cap when I put it on/off. This also happens with my Missha Perfect Cover bb cream pump tube. Maybe I’m just stupid.

There is a slight flowery fragrance to the product but it is very faint and barely noticeable. One downside that I find to this bb cream is the fact that it doesn’t contain any SPF or sun protection. It contains titanium dioxide, a physical sunscreen but since it doesn’t list any degree of sun protection on the label, I can’t say if the amount of titanium dioxide in the product is enough to suffice.

Overall, this is a pretty good bb cream. Since my skin is a little too dark for it, I tend to only use this bb cream as a highlighter or illuminator to contour my nose and brighten my eye area.

Packaging: The packaging is very adorable. It’s pink and very girly and it makes me feel like a princess. The nice thing about this bb cream is that it’s in a tube but has a pump, which makes it very hygienic. I find pumps easier to use, just because it gives me a better control of how much product I want, but that’s just my preference.

Color: Sadly, just like most bb creams, it only comes in one shade. I would suggest this shade to you if you are an NC20 to NC 30, but I think it looks best on NC25's.

Consistency/Texture: It has a nice consistency and texture. It’s smooth, creamy, and buildable. It may seem thick at first, but that’s only because you need very little to apply. I usually apply this with a foundation brush or my fingers. It has a very nice texture, it’s not cakey at all and is very blends very well. For me, one pump is more than enough to cover my entire face. It gives a natural color and makes your skin appear very dewy. I suggest to apply some sort of powder to set the bb cream.

Coverage: I would have to say this bb cream has medium coverage, but it is buildable. If I need extra coverage on a certain area of my face, I can just dab it on to that area, rather than reach for concealer.

Overall: The thing I really like about this bb cream is that it looks nautral. It looks like my own skin. It makes my skin look brighter and more even in skintone. I've received several compliments while wearing this bb cream. If you are new to bb creams, I think that this would be a good one to start out with.

I am a crazy Lioele girl. I've been order pooling from my trusted online shops with these Lioele items. I'm waiting for the next batch of my orders~! weeeee~

I'm gonna make a short review with Lioele's ever famous Beyond The Solution BB Cream. From all the BB creams I have now, this one is my #2 favorite, second to The Face Shop's Face it! Waterproof BB Cream..Though this one gives me the best coverage.

And this is why I sooooo love Lioele~! They do have the cutest, prettiest packaging ever~! I love the color of the packaging, the BB cream comes in a plastic tube with a very comfy metal pump. It dispenses the product you need for the entire face. The pump does not get stuck~unlike other pumps which are made of plastic (like what happened to my EH Magic BB, I have to remove the pump coz it got stuck!!! grrrrr). 

See? The pump looks so nice and efficient. =) wooohoo~

I drew a heart shaped thingy on my hand using a waterproof eyeliner. =) Hehehe~! I'm gonna cover this using Lioele's Beyond the Solution BB Cream.

I like the coverage, how about you? It's enough to conceal my imperfections and I actually don't have to put concealers anymore. See the heart thing I drew? It's not really that noticeable anymore! Great.

But of course, this product is not all too perfect. 

LIKES: 

1. Cute packaging and efficient pump

2. Creamy texture and Very easy to blend.

3. Full coverage

4. Very good Oil control! It lasted for almost 12 hours on me without retouching.

5. Matte finish

6. Soft scent that easily goes away once you blend it.

7. Worth the price! (25,000 korean won) (800 - 900 php) ($19)

8. I've been using it for 2 weeks and~!! It made some of my blemishes disappear~!

DISLIKES: (But not really hate..okay?)

1. No SPF, I have to put sunscreen first. =(

2. Not sweatproof.

That's it~! But yeah, if you're asking me if I'm gonna buy this again? YES. I'll definitely get this again~But since I want BB creams with SPF, then I may try Lioele Triple Beyond Solution BB Cream.That one has SPF 30 and it contains ingredients which helps in Whitening and Wrinkle Care. This one is what I will buy next. =)