MISSHA Perfect Blanc BB SPF50+PA+++ 19 RosyI haven't been able to buy another tube of my favourite BB, Missha's RX version, as it's been out of stock everywhere for ages. So I got this to try hoping it's as good. The ingredients list is not as impressive as at RX, but it still has niacinamide, a smidge of vitamin C, adenosine and some extracts, plus the SPF is 50 instead of 42. Shade 19 Rosy is lighter than #17 at RX and more pink. It makes me a bit too pale for my taste, which not something I say often, so I've been mixing it with It Cosmetics CC in Fair Ivory for a perfect match. Finish on me is dewy at first, eventually settling into a satin. There are some parts where it looks obvious (chin area), so I don't love it as much as RX. Coverage is low, light-medium at most - it's closer to light. It doesn't cover my under eye redness and most my freckles are visible. It doesn't cover spots well, so a separate concealer is needed. Together with It Cosmetics CC je coverage is much better and that's the way I've been using it since I tried that combination.
ALVERDE Swirly Rouge 15 Candy PinkI very rarely buy anything from Alverde and their other blush testers felt so hard, but this one was so buttery. This is a drugstore gem! It's the most pigmented blush in this post, it even works without foundation, which might be a weird thing to say, but most powder blushes don't stick on the skin well without something under it. Colour is an intense pink, which is doesn't...