[TONYMOLY] Luminous Pure Aura CC Cream SPF30 PA++

By: J

So I've been looking for something more moisturising for my skin during the winter time, as my cheeks get really dry );
Prior to trying this CC cream out I was using a BB lotion for Etude House, which was supposed to be pretty moisturising, but for my Sahara desert cheeks it wasn't really making any difference.
K suggested for me to try CC cream instead, as its properties are supposed to be better.
I actually looked around for quite a while first and it ended up being a toss up between the Etude House shiny one and this one. So without further ado, here's the beaut.

If it counts for anything, the packaging is really nice; nice and clean looking, vaguely 'luminous'. The bottle comes with a pump that's pretty easy to control.

Another good thing is that the cap is opaque, so if you get any cream on the inside it doesn't look messy or gross. (Not like that happened with my previous BB cream or anything :D)

Left: CC cream with black colour capsules. Right: CC cream blended out.

So the cream comes out white, and the little capsules in the cream are supposed to release the colour and adjust to your skin tone.

It does blend out to a fair skin tone (which is awesome as I'm pretty fair). I'm doubtful of its ability to adjust to a dark skin tone though, so be aware!

The 7 properties it's supposed to have are:

 - sun protection SPF30 PA++

 - whitening
 - anti wrinkle

 - natural glow

 - moisturizing

 - makeup base

 - primer

On the left is my 'lovely' bare face, and on the right is with one layer of CC cream applied. 

The blur is because I took the photos in a distracting environment and in pjs... lol.

SPF30 PA++: it gives you a ghost face in photography so I'm assuming there's a good amount of sunscreen.

whitening: It gives does whiten upon application but not in the long term (hard to tell as I'm quite fair, so I'll be passing it onto K so she can give it a shot!)

anti wrinkle: I don't have wrinkles or fine lines so I can't vouch for anything

natural glow: YAY. I glow. Can you see on the right picture? It gives a nice healthy glow.

moisturizing: Yes and no. It oils up my forehead (I'm talking about 6+hrs of wear though) and does moisturise my  cheeks a little, but it's not as moisturising as I'd like it.

makeup base/primer: I've put this under BB cream before and it adds a really nice glow to my skin.

As a CC cream, it does adjust my skin tone. If you look on the left photo, there's a little discolouration on my cheeks and uneveness to my skin tone, but it's barely noticeable on the right! :D

As for coverage though, it doesn't do much. My punched-in-the-eye dark circles are still out there for everyone to see (but cc creams ain't for that so it's okay!)

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Pros

✓ It does most of the things it says it does (whitens, moisturises, gives a glow, decent base)

✓ It lasts about 5-8+ hours before oiling up to point of requiring blotting.

✓ Evens out your skin tone

✓ Hygienic packaging

✓ No weird smells

Cons

✗ Lacks coverage (use concealer peeps)

✗ Might feel heavy if you live in hot humid places

Overall: 4/5

I got this from http://cosmetic.jolse.com/ during their weekly sales, for about $15USD for 50ml. You can get it even cheaper from ebay, but I was buying more stuff from the site and they give combo freebies :D

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By: K

I borrowed this from J so I could review this too xD

Note: My eyes are not actually that large. They have just been enhanced with ground-breaking technology.

The difference with it on in photos is abysmal; I'd rather wear no makeup. In person, I can see a subtle difference when the light hits my face but it's VERY hard to tell. This would be an okay base though or you could mix it in with a bb cream to make it lighter.

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Pros

✓ Convenient packaging
✓ Moisturising
✓ Doesn't leave a white cast (unlike the Etude House CC cream I have)
✓ Quite light - may not be good for super oily skin

Cons

✗ Lacks coverage - which is okay 'cause CC creams weren't made for that purpose

✗✗✗ No noticeable difference in evening out skin tone

Overall: 3/5