Powder pact review : skin79 skinny mirror pact

Actually i have this pact since like more than a year ago.. i know i knowww... a very late review.. hohoho.. That time i was looking for a new powder pact to replace my skin food lettuce cucumber pact.. i was browsing and found this..now you can guess why i chose this right? hehehe yup... one of the reason was the cute packaging! look at that picture above.. and this picture below..

When other pact are conventional, just flip to open and close, this one you can rotate the mirror as you like... and it's skinny size and model, it looks like a phone..And what i like more about this is that when i have this i don't have to bring another small mirror. i used this as a mirror to go. i don't have to flip open the pact because the mirror is actually on the outside side, not inside like other pact. so when i needed to apply lipstick, for example, or just checking my face, i just used this.
ok well, let's see more...
what's this pact offer?
well, you can see the information on the first picture.. just click to view larger..
to make it short, this pact powder offer spf 22 sun protection, smooth and natural result, and sebum control

so this is what it looks like.. simple, skinny, with a mirror on the outside packaging.. not inside.. well, there is a mirror inside too but not as clear as the one outside

look how it rotate... to open the pact you can rotate it, or flip it open like regular pact

this is how it looks like when it's open.. i used to apply the powder like this..

 the shade i have is #21, the lighter shade..

i tried to make swatch on my hand but as i took a picture it didn't show so i just swipe with my powder brush and this is what i got..
Normally i chose no #23 from korean brand, but at that time it wa sonly this shade available and i'm glad that it's good for me too, not too light. in fact it's kind of perfect shade!
now to the product..
first, the scent.. it claims to have a hint of floral scent. i was curious so i sniffed the powder.. well, i douldn't smell any floral at all.. it just smells like normal talk.. no floral or any other sweet scent.
it comes with a small squere sponge powder applicator which is smooth and nice to use. But for more natural finish sometimes i use my powder brush..

the performance of the powder..
it claims to create a smooth natural looking.. indeed, it is.. i like how it gave me natural finish.. not like wearing a mask or heavy make up on my face.. it's just like my skin but better look. as for the sebum control it's quite good, although not superb.. in the time when my nose became more oily i prefer to dab extra on the nose area with skinfood peach sake silky finish powder.. but in normal time or condition this pact was enough for me.
The only down side from this pact for me is that it's not good when my skin was in dryer condition.. i have to be careful using this because it tend to be chalky and the result was not smooth. i needed extra moisturiser or very good moisturizing base/bb cream before applying this pact or else it would be chalky and show my dry skin (sometimes dry flakes) even more.. But when i applied this with powder brush it was better and not chalky..

overall..
i like this pact.. in fact this is my pact to go that i always have it inside my bag. it's like for my touch up pact.. it's been more than a year but still not finish because i didn't use it everyday.. i only use this powder to touch up when i'm not home.. but when i'm home i prefer loose powder.
As long as my face normal or normal combination, not dry, this pact is good for me.

review : skin79 the oriental smooth sun bb pact

Skin79 the oriental smooth sun bb pact

from the pact ;

UV interception SPF25 PA++

the functional BB pact keeps skin bright and sleek

Waktu awal-awal coba produk-produk korea tahun lalu, untuk loose powder aku pilih palgantong (morning set) dan untuk compact powder nya aku pilih skin79.

well, sebenernya aku beli ini juga ketidaksengajaan, kalau ngga bisa disebut kesalahan.
Jadi awalnya aku itu pesen skin79 compact yang hot pink, karena sekalian beli BB cream yang pink pearl waterdrop. Kemudian aku transfer, beberapa hari kemudian sellernya telpon bilang compact hot pink nya habis!! lah? aku kan udah transfer.. aku pikir, apa ada orang lain yang duluan transfer yang pesen compact yang sama?
sellernya nawarin untuk dipesenin lagi atau ikut PO atau barangnya udah jalan aku luoa, yang aku inget kata sellernya barang itu akan datang lagi sekitar 2-3minggu lagi.

waduuuhh waktu itu aku di jakarta jadwalnya gak lama, ga bisa nunggu selama itu. Akhirnya sellernya nawarin compact ini. the oriental. aku pikir, ah sama-sama skin79. yah oke lah daripada gak ada aku ambil aja yang ready stock.

ok, now back to the review.
Packagingnya aku sukaaa,,, ada kaca plastik pemisah antara bedak dan spons nya.. jadi ga perlu pake plastik pemisah seperti kebanyakan bedak di pasaran. Setelah survey2, ternyata sekarang emang banyak kosmetik yang pake model seperti ini untuk compact powdernya. aku lihat produk2 skinfood juga modelnya seperti ini.

what i like :

Pas pertama aku lihat produknya, kok kayanya light ya.. jangan jangan keputihan pas aku coba, ih enggak kookk natural banget malah.. warnanya kaya sama banget dengan kulitku. aku jejerin dengan bedak compact loreal true match ku, warnanya hampir mirip, cuma kalo loreal ada tone pink nya dikit, kalo skin79 ga ada, bener2 warna naturalll banget..

aku juga mau comment untuk spons bedaknya,.. so far it is the smoooothest spons bedak yang pernah aku pakai (dan free dari bedaknya bukan beli terpisah!) spons yang ada dari revlon, loreal, dan bedak2 lain yang pernah aku pakai ngga selembut ini.. ini paliiinngg lembut dan memudahkan aplikasi

Dipake di muka, baguuuss.. menyempurnakan tampilan bb cream, dan bikin muka aluss.. trus ringan, ngga kerasa seperti pake bedak. dan untuk kulit keringku selama tinggal di Yaman ini lumayan, ngga bikin kering asal sebelumnya pakai pelembab yang cukup


oh ya, ini mengandung SPF 25 PA++

what i dont like

bedak ini ngga bisa dipake sendirian, dalam artian cuma pake ini aja tanpa pake apa-apa sebelumnya. Padahal aku suka bedak yang bisa dipake cepet saat lagi buru-buru.. Misalnya saat malem lagi ngga ber make-up lagi santai2 di rumah, trus suami ajak keluar makan malam, disuruh cepet gak pake lama, aku suka cuma semptrot face mist trus pake compact powder.. Naahhh dengan skin79 ini gak bisa.. pertama, muka jadi kering dan terlihat dry flakes..kedua, warnanya jadi keputihan dan ngga terlihat natural..

waktu dulu aku pake compact powder revlon, itu bisa banget cuma semprot face mist trus poles bedak, and ready to go..

jadi kesimpulannya bedak ini perfect dipake bareng bb cream (atau foundation)

for next aku mau coba compact powder nya skin food atau etude.. ada yang pake compact skin food atau etude house? buat kulit indonesia bagusnya yang mana ya?

update march 20, 2011--> as far as i like this pact, i didn't wait until it finish to buy another pact. i guess it's the fact that sometimes it made my skin dry, showing the dry flakes, so i just bought skin food lettuce cucumber pact and put this pact aside in my drawer.