Being morbidly sick for a good sack of two weeks makes me really appreciate the times of being able to breathe through at least one god damn nostril. 

That's right, I've been bed-ridden (while not forcibly) because of this absurd flu, cough, fever combination that seemingly wants to fester inside even with anti-biotics, tons of cough medicine, pill after pill, AFTER PILL. Gosh darn it, I can barely make a proper YouTube vlog without pausing ever 5 minutes to hurl my phlegm out. "TOO MUCH INFO?" Well, I'm sorry your opulent eyes had to witness my disgusting vivid description. 

Since I am a total mess, still in the healing process, I thought I'd make up for my shit content on YouTube with some-what better content here on my blog. It's still a place where I do sit down and pen my thoughts even though I don't think a lot people have the time to read the ramblings of a random blogger, when there's sites out there that show you how to lead a fabulously fun and money wrenching life out with cafe hopping.

I digress.

As you may or may not know; this blog is wildly popular because of my old posts about my acne problems - crazily enough, I'm twenty-two and acne is still somewhat plaguing my life (alongside my LITERAL PLAGUE) and because of my sensitive acne prone skin, I am very skeptical about using BB creams, foundation, basically any sort of BB, CC creams/powders because I am afraid that my skin will hate me for it. 

Not gonna lie, I used to hate BB creams and powder presses because they made my pores awfully obvious (i'm shit at makeup) and causes my flared angry pimples to turn red and surly. I try not to incorporate foundation (*gasp*) into my makeup routine simply because I know my skin will be clogged, blocked, start getting all sensitive on me. Do note that foundation isn't the cause of my breakouts, but it does happen whenever I wear makeup for too long, ugh.

HOWEVER, I found something that definitely caught my eye. A little diamond in the mess of discombobulated content of YouTube who goes by the title of ElaineMokk. I've been an AVID FAN of hers because she's just so amiable and she does a lot of videos regarding acne makeup/skin care! I love her personality because she's just so open about her acne issues and I think that really takes a crapton of courage to muster up to talk about.

I stumbled across one of her recent YouTube videos talking about a BB cushion that caters to acne-prone customers. 

Low and behold, THE ETUDE HOUSE AC CLEANUP MILD BB CUSHION.

Before I even watched her video, I went to buy it. Yep. No hesitation at all because firstly: I've used Etude House's AC collection before ranging from their cleanser to their pimple spot cream and it's worked wonders for me, SO hearing that they have A BB CUSHION catered specifically for acne prone people WITHIN this Acne Clean Up collection, I went ahead and bought it.

In retrospect, that was like the most reckless purchase I ever made. I did not even watch the video and I rushed to Qoo10 to find the AC Clean Up Mild BB Cushion. Thankfully, they had this Qoo10 time sale on it and at 2am in the morning, I found myself squinting at my credit card information in the dim light of my iphone, typing the numbers down one by one and pondering whether I would be making the right decision.

Turns out I did.

BECAUSE I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS.

First of all, the packaging - I KNOW some people do not like how the way the AC Mild BB Cushion is packaged in a simple way, It has no button, or clasp to keep it shut securely - it just clamps down shut and I do know some people might find that rather unsecured but heck, I like how simple it is. Gone are the annoying buttons to press. It's compact, slim and easy to slot into my bag, no worries about the case being unsecured, it's been pretty closed tight even though I jiggle it around my school bad non stop.

I've never really used any of Etude House's foundation, BB creams or powders before so I can't exactly judge them on their old products, but if theres any tiny LITTLE setback of this BB Cushion, it it's cushion lol. It's unlike the ones I've used before - Innisfree's soft cushion - and it's definitely more plastic-ish compared to that. It does what it does for sure, but I'm just not a fan of it.

The etude house AC Cleanup Mild BB cushion (wow thats a mouthful) comes in three different colours. I picked Natural beige because my skin happens to be tan! 

Usually I would go for honey beige because that matches my tone the most, but oddly enough, the colours are slightly darker than what you see! I've seen reviews talking about how light beige doesn't really fit pale skin because it's darker than usual, and that's definitely true. Doesn't hurt me though, the natural beige fits snugly with my skin tone!

Texture wise, I LOVE HOW IT'S SO LIGHT ON MY SKIN. IT'S CREAMY IN A GOOD WAY! Easily spread out and you don't feel it hanging like an angry top coat of thick bloody paste, and the BB cream actually makes my skin feel fresh! It's got quite a sheer finish that doesn't make your skin look super dewey or matte, it's just right and it looks as if you haven't got any foundation on at all! Feels like that too - gosh I love how it makes my skin feel light and caressed by the tea-tree gods.

I have oily skin and even as a cream, it doesn't make my skin look oily and gives it a semi-matte sort of finish. Not to forget to mention that the AC Clean Up Mild BB Cushion has an SPF50+ and PA +++ for people like me who are kinda lazy to wear suncreen, oops. IT SMELLS LIKE TEA-TREE BY THE WAY! Not your usual gross BB cream scent but something really refreshing and nice. 

The problem that most people have with this product is it's coverage, and I gotta admit, it doesn't really have good coverage. For angry pimples, one round of AC BB Cushion won't cut it. I don't mind though, I suppose Etude House wanted to make it light on your skin so it won't clog your pores or something of that sort.

You can go over your pimples and or dark circles a few more times and it does last for a good 4-5 hours without looking too patchy over your skin. 

THE BEST PART OF THIS BB CUSHION IS THAT IT DOES NOT CAUSE MY SKIN TO BREAKOUT AT ALL. In fact, my red pimples don't flare up after long hours of wearing this BB Cushion, holy moly what a godsend. 

PROS: 

LIGHT WEIGHT ON SKIN (SO COMFY)

SMELLS FREAKING GOOD

Stays on for a good 4-5 hours

Look very natural with a semi-matte finish 

Great for my stupid oily skin

CONS:

I don't like the puff (IMO)

Coverage doesn't do much to hide your acne/pimples

Overall, it's light on your skin, makes your skin just LOVE YOU for it because it feels actually feels fresher and controls (maybe even some what stop breakouts) breakouts! Coverage might not be that great but you can always cover up with concealer of your own! It doesn't bother me even after 4-5 hours of walking out in the sun, staying pretty nicely on the skin without looking patchy. Kudos to that!

On a side note, I was originally supposed to go to Korea to stock up on all these good korean products but now I am not. Sigh, looks like I will have to count on you, Mom. THANK YOU I LOVE YOU hehe.

So that's sorta the end of this post, I tried doing a review (IM NOT SPONSORED BTW) on a makeup cushion. Woop. I'm still sick even after writing this long draft, please send some help or honey. See you guys on YouTube.

xoxo

evelyn