Its time for me to review yet another BB cream. Its been some time since I last review a BB cream as I have been using this faithfully for the past 3 to 4 months.
Laneige in Korea was pretty generous when their promoters gave me four complimentary 10ml tubes after I bought 2 boxes of their hydrating sheet masks. ( not the same range as Singapore ).
I was pleasantly surprised as one 10ml tube can last for quite a while. I have given 2 tubes to both my sister and my mum.
Before I received this freebie, I have never heard of Iope. A good friend of mine shared with me that Iope belong to the same company as Laniege. You can read more about Iope here as I do not understand Korean. Iope is from Amore Pacific.
Amore Pacific, a cosmetics and skin care giant in Korea manufactures Laneige, Sulwhasoo, Hera, Mamonde, Iope and some other Korean brands.
The first ingredient on Amore Pacific products is usually ginseng or another key ingredient (such as bamboo sap) from the line. And according to Joseibi, most of the Amore Pacific products don’t contain sulfates, phthalates, petrochemicals, etc.
Containing SPF20 and PA+, it also boasts of ingredients like Madecassoside, Black Bean and Jujube extracts. Madecassoside is a skin healing agent with anti-aging properties (source)
Wow. I am indeed impressed and is filled with much anticipation of using the Iope Repair BB cream.
The illustration on the tube gives me a white, pure and simplicity feeling. Its also easy to use - just twist the tube and squeeze out the contents. It flowed out easily. The texture is inbetween creamy and liquid. Fragrance is nice and soothing with a slight whiff of being minty.
The colour tone is pretty light and is most suitable for fair-skinned ladies. It blends into my skin seamlessly, leaving no trace on my face. It made my skin looks fairer with a luminous glow and recently a stranger near my workplace tried to make friends with me, thinking that I am a Japanese or Korean intern student. The power of Iope on my face! Heh!
It claims to have redness control formula however I do not feel that its working that great. It did conceal some of the broken capillaries on my nose but its not that fantastic. My sensitive skin still have some redness after using this BB cream so I would say the redness control is pretty weak.
Coverage is not alot and only works to conceal on very light blemishes. Oil control is not bad. After 6 hours, the wings of my nose did shine but dabbing on it with a tissue paper is still optional.
When I tried to use my compact powder on top of this BB cream, it was quite a disaster as I looked too fair and the different tones on my neck and face was just too obvious.
In summary, I would think Iope Repair BB Cream is more for those with pretty good skin.
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