Etude House Face Liquid Blur Cherry Blossom Edition Review:
The first time I tried the original face blur I wasn’t that impressed with it – but that was my first impression of it. Once I tried it again I actually really liked it and I was about to order it again when I saw that Etude House came out with this Cherry Blossom edition. Naturally being a fan of sakura (cherry blossom) designs, I couldn’t resist trying this version of the face blur.
What I didn’t realize was that this is actually different from the regular one, but I didn’t realize that until it had arrived. So, I wasn’t sure how I would like this formula compared to the regular one. I wanted this for the pretty design mostly but it’s a shame it’s not the same as the regular one. What if I really love the formulation of this one and it’s discontinued too soon? Hopefully that won’t be the case, but let’s see if the formula matches the pretty and lovely packaging.
Claims:
+ Liquid makeup base expresses bright, smooth, cherry blossom skin as if having brightened and blurred the skin with spring sunlight!
+ Multi-blur effect of sliding powder
+ Turn bumpy skin into smooth and bright skin
+ Sliding powder finishes lightly with multi-blur effect
+ Clear and toned up blur face
+ Liquid blur, which contains cherry blossom extracts, lightly covers the skin with pink base and shimmering pearl
+ It makes your skin pure and clear
Ingredients:
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Homosalate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Silica, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Dipropylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Lauryl Peg-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl Dimethicone, Isopropyl Palmitate, Caprylyl Methicone, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Magnesium Sulfate, Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, 1,2-hexanediol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Quaternium-18 Bentonite, Phenoxyethanol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Dimethicone/vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Disodium Edta, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Tin Oxide, Prunus Serrulata Flower Extract, Butylene Glycol, Ci 77491, Fragrance, Limonene, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Volume: 35g
How to use:
Smooth over entire face after moisturizer and before make-up.
My Skin Type: Dry, easily dehydrated skin with mild rosacea
Etude House Face Liquid Blur Cherry Blossom Edition Review:
I fell for this because of the packaging – which I still think is beautiful. It comes in the same design as the original face blur except the bottle has a pink and purple gradient on it, with the purple at the bottom and a soft pink at the top.
It also has light pink flowers and petals printed over it, which I think is beautiful but might not appeal to everyone. The box has the same design, which is why I’ve kept it in the box.
It has a pump which is very easy to use, the only issue for me is that it gets dirty and messy fast. At first, I didn’t notice anything different in the names of the products, it was only after I used this primer for the first time that I realised the difference.
My previous face blur came out as a semi thick liquid, like the old choux primer, so I expected this one to be the same consistency. But what I hadn’t noticed was that this one had “liquid” in the name, and the normal face blur primer doesn’t.
Well Etude House doesn’t lie about it being a liquid, it’s a very thin, runny pink liquid. Honestly, I was quite surprised by that fact, and you can see in the swatches just how runny it is.
The first few times I used it, I felt that because it was so runny it just disappeared onto my cushion puff and wasn’t getting on my face well. But now I feel like because it is so liquid it actually makes it spread more evenly and adheres better to my skin. At least that’s how what I think, and I think because it is a liquid it’s easier to spread it around your face because it’s thin and runny.
Supposedly it smells of cherry blossoms, when it’s wet it smells like alcohol which is a bit unpleasant, but once it dries you can very faintly smell cherry blossoms.
It is a very light pink in color, I guess it matches my skin tone actually. I think it gives the skin a nice glow and makes it look very even. But it doesn’t cover blemishes or redness – so if you have red cheeks (like me) you’ll need concealer or something else as well.
I don’t think it can be used alone without a foundation or bb cream because it is quite pink. It is pinker than the previous face blur, and I remember hearing some people complain that it was too pink and this one is even pinker. But it does make a good base for your make up.
I’ve consistently been using this since early May and I have to say that I really like it. I like how liquid and smooth it is, the way it easily spreads onto the skin. It doesn’t cover redness but since my cheeks aren’t so red these days I can actually cope with just this.
I feel like it really helps to keep my bb cream in place, and stops it sweating off. When it was warmer I think this did a good job in stopping my make up from melting off. It also helps my bb cream look good all day, I only need to use powder once a day and sometimes I get away with no powder which is good too.
I’ve used bb cream without this primer and it felt too sticky/wet without it and I needed to powder more often too. It also hides pores and lines quite well although this effect doesn’t always last the whole day.
All in all, I really like this primer and I hope that Etude House will keep it around a for a long time. I definitely would repurchase this primer and in fact I am planning to do that soon. I think this works for all skin types although maybe it isn’t that good on oily skin?
I don’t know for sure since I don’t have oily skin. It might not work for people with a yellow undertone, although if you wear it under bb cream it shouldn’t be that noticeable.
