ORDER SUMMARY

Cushion special set

Green tea sample kit

Where: innisfreeworld.com

innisfreeworld.com Cost: $47.93 CAD ($37.00 USD) total

$47.93 CAD ($37.00 USD) total Shipped: March 16 (EMS)

March 16 (EMS) Delivered: March 19

This was my first order with innisfreeworld, so I used the free EMS code provided when I registered, which is why it arrived at my doorstep so quickly. Hooray for speedy shipping! They had a Cushion Special Set sale, which was a great deal as it included (as shown in the first photo):

1 regular Long Wear Cushion (cushion, air puff, pact) in #31 (15g)

2 additional Long Wear Cushion refills in #31 (15g x2)

1 additional air puff

For all of this, it cost me $37.00 USD (which equalled to $47.93 CAD at that time. Ah, our sad dollar.) I also completed the how-to tutorial, so I received their Green Tea 8-Solutions Sample Kit, which included 4 samples:

Innisfree green tea balancing skin (10ml)

Innisfree green tea seed serum (5ml)

Innisfree green tea balancing lotion (10ml)

Innisfree green tea balancing cream (5ml)

COMPARISON/SWATCHES

I’ve read that Innisfree shades run lighter and more yellow than most brands, so Innisfree’s #31 Deep Beige is not really a #31 shade-wise if you compare it to something like Missha’s #31. I’d say Innisfree’s #31 is closer to a #27 (or #25?*) from other brands, which [cue triumphant music] is meee!



I decided to swatch the Innisfree Long Wear Cushion in #31 with other cushions that I own: IOPE XP Air Cushion in C23 and Etude House Precious Mineral Any Cushion in W24 (which are both a bit too light/too neutral for me).

I bought the Etude House & IOPE cushions quite some time ago. Prior to taking the photo, I actually flipped the Etude cushion because the other side was fairly dried-out–hence the patchy look of the Etude one. I use the IOPE cushion in #23 to brighten dark circles and as a highlighter. IOPE’s is a tad too light and neutral for me to wear on my entire face. I could probably get away with wearing it on my whole face during the winter…but I’d rather not, especially since I now have something that matches my shade more.

I should note that I am a yellow-undertoned Asian. I often find myself saying “this needs more yellow” whenever I test face makeup. I do have some (unwanted) redness in the face, but the rest of me (especially my neck) has a strong yellow-undertone so I’m always on the hunt for products that are jaune-friendly.

For the purposes of swatching, I pressed (clean!) fingers into the cushions to get the colours to show up more. Unless you’re swatching, don’t do it!–the air puff is your friend. I swatched on both sides of my arm. The first photo is of the inner side of my arm, which rarely sees the sun. The second photo is an extreme close-up, sorry of the outer side of my arm, which is frolicking in melanin.

I’ve only been using the cushion for the past two weeks, and I’m liking it so far. The shade matches very well with my skintone. Sometimes it looks like I’m patting nothing on my skin because the shade matches me so well. True to its name, the staying power of this cushion is fairly long-lasting. I do touch-up midday, especially around the areas where my glasses sit, which is to be expected (I wear gigantic glasses that pretty much rest at the end of my nose). Coverage is medium on me, I still reach for my concealer to cover problem areas, but the cushion does do a good job of toning down the redness in my face. It is formulated to control sebum and has a matte finish, so while it does a great job of not making me look oily, it does emphasize dry flaky parts of my face, unfortunately.

So If you have dry skin, I’d stay away from the Long Wear Cushion. I’ve got combination skin, so it looks fine on me for the most part–it’s just not doing the dry parts of my face any favours. To somewhat combat the dryness, I spritz my face with a mist before using the cushion. I find the mist helps a tiny bit with the application on the drier parts of my face. (I’m also looking for a hydrating moisturizer, so I maybe that will help too.)

FINAL THOUGHTS

Although I do like the Long Wear Cushion, I do wish shade #31 was available in Innisfree’s other cushions (especially the Ampoule Intense Cushion, which sounds more hydrating than the Long Wear). I find it strange that they’d only offer this shade for only one of their products–but baby steps, I guess!

Unfortunately, the special set sale is over now. And if you’re looking for this particular shade, Innisfree’s online shop is pretty much the only place that’s selling it.

Would I repurchase it? I think so, especially since the shade matches me and there aren’t too many alternatives out there for me to choose from (*I have yet to try Sulwhasoo’s Evenfair Cushion in #25, which might possibly be a good match for me). I just wish it wasn’t so drying!