Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB Cream: Review
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Ever since BB cushions were invented, I rarely ever use bb creams or liquid foundations, but whenever I do, my go to bb cream is this Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB Cream
Description and claims:
Jelly BB makes moist and bounce jelly skin. Has jelly texture that helps spread evenly and creates fully hydrated and shiny skin. It is also perfect for covering up facial blemishes
Mint water hydrates facial skin, and marine jelly complex makes soft and bouncy skin.
Volume: 40 ml
Ingredients:
Water, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract, Codium Tomentosum Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Ecklonia Cava Extract, Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract, Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract, Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Caviar Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Triethanolamine, Stearic Acid, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyapatite, Agar, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Glycerin, PEG-8, Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Atelocollagen, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Chlorphenesin, Propylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance(Parfum), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499)
How to use:
Take an appropriate amount with spatula and spread it on face evenly. Gently pat with puffs (enclosed inside the box)
Packaging: 8/10
This bb cream comes in a glass jar with a spatula, that may be considered a bit unhygienic since you have to put it back in the jar after using it (and toward the end, I'm pretty sure I'll have to use my fingers to get the remaining products that the spatula won't reach).
It also comes with a makeup sponge that I might use on my nails for a gradient nail art. I prefer using my fingers or a bb cushion puff to blend bb cream instead anyways, so why wasting the sponge? :3
Scent: 9/10
This bb cream has a fresh scent that fades after few minutes.
Shades: 7/10
SPF: 20 PA++
Coverage: 8/10
No wonder many people love this bb cream. It is light, buildable, non sticky and non greasy. The perfect consistency for summer and all that sweat and sebum secretions... the only thing that doesn't really fit with summer is its low SPF (only SPF20 PA++) But it's not really a problem since I use a sunscreen anyways.
This bb cream has a jelly consistency (I even spent few minutes bouncing it and giggling like a 3 years old kid), and once in contact with the skin (body heat) it becomes watery.
Moisture/oil control: 8/10
This bb cream isn't moisturizing, but it isn't drying either
Lasting power: 9/10
It does last for quite a long time before it starts fading, and when it does, it fades beautifully, without leaving and breaks, streaks or ugly patches
Shades: 7/10
It comes in two shades: Aqua Beige and Aqua Neutral.
Some beauty bloggers said that it turns into an orange-ish color after a while, so I was afraid it would be true, but fortunately it didn't, I even think that its color (Aqua Beige) is just perfect for me.
Undertone: peachy
Coverage: 8/10
Finish: 9/10
This bb cream has a jelly consistency (I even spent few minutes bouncing it and giggling like a 3 years old kid), and once in contact with the skin (body heat) it becomes watery.
The packaging states that it makes your face shiny but it doesn't. Actually it has a semi-matte finish, that sets beautifully.
Moisture/oil control: 8/10
This bb cream isn't moisturizing, but it isn't drying either
As for oil contril, it has some oil control properties and prevents your face from reflecting your colleagues' faces on it after few hours. Here is the oil test I did, and surprisingly, it didn't product any oil even after 6 hours (I only took images during the first hour... I forgot to do so later so yeah..)
Here is a comparison with some other bb creams.
Lasting power: 9/10
It does last for quite a long time before it starts fading, and when it does, it fades beautifully, without leaving and breaks, streaks or ugly patches
Summary
After all of this awesomeness, I can absolutely say that this bb cream may be considered as my HG summer bb cream. I can't judge how great it would be in winter and fall since my skin becomes super dry, nor in spring since my skin becomes super sensitive. I'll make sure to tell you later.
Pros:
- Affordable price.
- Lovely packaging.
- The color suits my skin tone perfectly.
- Fresh scent.
- Light formula.
- Non sticky.
- Non greasy.
- great oil control.
- Semi matte finish.
- Buildable coverage without looking cakey.
- Light formula.
- Non sticky.
- Non greasy.
- great oil control.
- Semi matte finish.
- Buildable coverage without looking cakey.
Cons:
- Low SPF
- Will have to use your fingers to get the product out of the jar later.
- Only two shades which would be inconvenient for people with deeper skintones.
- Only two shades which would be inconvenient for people with deeper skintones.
Would I repurchase it?
Absolutely! I even regret not buying it earlier...
Where can you buy it?
Holika Holika Aqua Petit jelly BB Cream retails at Amazon for $11.99. (Click here for an Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial)
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