Korean Cosmetics: The Bottom Three!

J&R Lovely Sponge Blusher, Korean Peach Blush Php 200.00
Missha The Style Face Powder 20g, low bid, #2 Php 245.00
Skinfood Choco Melt Lip Tube 14g #3 Peach Gloss Php265

As frequent visitors of my blog know, I'm a huge fan of Korean cosmetics. There's something about the care they put into their packaging and the effectiveness of their products that I simply adore. However, like all makeup brands, there are also hits and misses in Korean products.

Out of the dozens and dozens of products that I have tried, I'd like to present my Bottom Three: the only three Korean products that I recommend that you avoid. :P

J&R Lovely Sponge Blusher

Pros- Excellent packaging, easy to use, no mess application. It's a lovely pearly pink can with a lid that pops off, and a built-in sponge. What's not to love? (I also got this on sale at P200. The regular price is about double that.)

Cons- A lot, apparently. I find this blush (if it can even be classified as such), an insult to all blush. :P The color payoff is practically non-existent, and even after rubbing and rubbing it on your cheeks, you barely get the tiniest hint of peach shimmer. I find it quite ridiculous, since if I wanted a pearlescent highlighter, I would have bought one. I don't recommend this as a blush at all, though it will work if you're looking for a pearl highlighter for your T-Zone.

Missha The Style Face Powder 20g

Pros- Huge can, filled to the brim with product. Pretty, sleek packaging. Smells very perfume-y, (which I personally love), but this can be a con if you're not into that sort of thing. Goes on very light and provides a tiny bit of sheen.

Cons- This is supposed to be a face powder, but it's so sheer that I wonder if it was possibly mis-labeled. I swear it should just be a highlighter... It has zero coverage, a nice sheen, and so-so oil control. I'd use this to set my BB Cream (or even lightly dust it atop my mineral makeup), but I wasn't able to use it by itself. I tried it once and didn't like the results at all. :P I suppose it's cheap enough to be a superfluous purchase, but I can't really recommend it for people looking for an actual face powder that, you know, works.

Skinfood Choco Melt Lip Tube

 Pros- Skin Food is many things, but I can honestly say that they never skimp on packaging. This is an absolutely beautifully-packaged gloss, from the choco brown body to its cardboard cap. Lovely!

Cons- Unfortunately, I don't understand why anyone would even bother with this. It says it's a transparent peach gloss with a lovely choco scent, but I could barely smell any chocolate and there was zero color! It also doesn't taste like chocolate, and with so many gorgeous lippies out there, I can't think of a single reason why I'd choose this.

Here I am wearing all three products -- yes, I'm aware that it doesn't look like I'm wearing any blush, haha! It's a good thing all three items were cheap, because I don't think I'd be too happy if I actually paid full price for them.

If anyone's curious, I bought these at my regular Korean cosmetic supplier Sun Kim at ebay.ph. I don't recommend any of these particular products, but she's got a lot of pretty good stuff (other than this).

Stay beautiful, ladies!