Review: COCO BLANC AURA FOUNDATION STICK & CC PRESSED POWDER

Approximately months ago,  I was introduced by this new makeup brand called Coco Blanc. Apparently this brand was very famous in Thailand that most Thai bloggers raved about it especially the coverage. So I got my hands on two top products - Coco Blanc Aura Foundation Stick & Coco Blanc Aura CC Pressed Powder.

Isn't their white packaging look sleek and clean? I am actually quite intrigued about the Foundation Stick mainly because it comes in a very unique packaging similar to the new makeup stick that recently launched in Korea.

COCO BLANC AURA FOUNDATION STICK

They say:

Coco Blanc Aura Foundation Stick is All in one Foundation which has Whitening, Moisturising, Anti- Wrinkle and High Coverage Sun- Protection SPF50+. Contain primer,  Vitamin E to heal and smoothen acne scar, Vitamin C for whitening and SPF 50 to protect your skin from harmful rays. Build in ultra-fine 0.05 mm plush bristles with 15 angle special designed professional foundation brush for flawlessly blended and high definition result . 

Review: ELF Studio Complexion Perfection

Before I decide to purchase this, I've googled over the net and read many hypes and raves about this. I was so excited about thus but unfortunately is was a downturn to me. ELF Studio Complexion Perfection create a balanced and radiant complexion that is beautiful and healthy. The lightweight formula evens out the skin tone and absorbs excess oil. The sheer formula brightens, mattes and neutralizes the skin. All you need to do is just blend the powder over the entire face to brighten and even out the skin tone as well as neutralize any redness.
As you can see, the product come with a black sleek and sophisticated style compact which a big mirror. The 4 colors pastel containing yellow to correct the dark eye circles, blue for highlighting, green for correcting redness and neutralising red acne scars an pink to cover the green veins and give your face a perfect radiant glow.I've tried to swatch the colors but the colors is too sheer to show up. Thus this proved that the powder is very light and sheer. I've tried using a big buffer brush to swirl the powder on my face but it did nothing. This probably works better by using the color individually.

I used the yellow shade to set my under-eye concealer and it does great. But if you expect to use the powder to cover your dark eye circles, then it might disappoint you. For the blue shade, I never try it as I'm unsure about the purpose. The pink shade is said to give a radiant glow to my face but I guess it does not show up on my NC30 skin. Do let me know if it works for fairer skin?

I used the green shade with a tapered crease brush to blend on my nose and my red acne scars.
As the color is too sheer, I have to use surprisingly a large amount to neutralise the redness. Yet, the coverage is still blah for me.

Rating: 2/5

Overall, it was quite a disappointment to me. I reckon that this is just not suitable for acne-prone skin and darker skin. But if you have a fair and good skin, this might helps you a bit in correcting the little redness and dark-eye circles. If you expect higher coverage from this, you might as well look for another concealers.

Review: ELF Studio Translucent Matifying Powder

We've learn that ELF offered budget cosmetic which is good for our wallet. But do their product good for our face too? Let's see.

I've bought this ELF Studio Translucent Matifying Powder quite sometime joining a spree in LYN. The first impression I had on this powder was: "Wow! It was big!" The size of the product is twice bigger than a name card holder.
According to the ELF, this product helps achieve flawless skin that’s smoother, shine free and help set your makeup in so it lasts longer. It is almost the same function as a loose powder except the texture which I think is great as loose powder often makes my dressing table messier. I do not swatch it as the powder are translucent, you won't able to spot the differences.

This product comes with a huge mirror and a sponge for application. Is perfect to slide it inside your handbag for daily use. I usually use this powder upon my BB cream application. It gives me a flawless translucent and matte-look. Usually by afternoon, my BB cream will give me a little shine (showing that my skin is oily) but with this, my face stay matte up to 6hours. My friends even commented that my skin look healthier. ^^

The only cons I found in this product is the sponge. I don't use the sponge as the quality is bad. It is worst than the one I got at Watson. Instead, I use a brush to buffer on my face. It would be nice if ELF upgrade their sponge to a better one. But with only USD3, what do you expect?

Rating: 4/5

Overall, I LOVE this product. With this product I can say no-more-oily skin during the hassle day. For the price and the quality, this product worth more than those high-end brand outside. Thumb-ups for ELF Studio range.