Friday, April 30, 2010

리오엘리 Lioele Review from Prettyandcute.com (Beyond the Solution BB Cream, Blooming Cushion Touch Blusher, and Mirror)

I really wanted to make a video review of these amazing products I bought recently, but I honestly have no time to film and edit because of I've been busy getting ready to move and studying/practicing the cello. T.T
I promise that after I move, I will be filming a more in-depth video review of these products. I guess that gives me even more time to try these products out and give an even better review! ^o^
I've tested these products for about 2 weeks now and I have to say I love them.
I actually was introduced to Lioele and the store, Pretty & Cute from Jen, who is known as frmheadtotoe on youtube and has an amazing blog! She made a review video explaining her experience with Lioele products and I knew that I had to try them out. :)

First, I'll start off by reviewing the store: Pretty & Cute
I was shocked by how fast they responded to my order. I literally just had clicked the checkout button, paid using paypal, and then I was sent an email right after saying that my order was processed.  Then, a few minutes later, they sent me a tracking number and my package was already shipped out. I was amazed by this service.  I would have to say it's the fastest service I've ever experienced in my life! LOL. I ordered on a Friday and the package came to me on Monday! Faster than I expected. They are somewhere located in Oregon and I am in Los Angeles.  Pretty & Cute has so many different selections of Asian cosmetics and the website is so cute and easy to navigate! I totally recommend that you check their website out. They don't only sell Lioele products.
The products were shipped in this nice box with lots of these puffy white stuff.  I always think these look like the puffy Cheetos. haha

They included their business card and a raffle ticket for their giveaway contests that they hold for their customers. I love giveaways! ^o^

Okay, now with the products! :D
Jen mentioned many products in her first review of Lioele (she now has 2 reviews!) but I decided to purchase only 2 of the products because I wasn't so sure about Lioele at first.  I just wanted to test out the two products that I was first interested in.  Lioele is a Korean brand.
Here are the products I bought:
First of all, I am loving all this pink packaging! I think the packaging and the boxes are soooo adorable!

Lioele Blooming Cushion Touch Blusher in Cutey Peach
This blush is super adorable! I wouldn't say it's very big, but there is quite a lot of product in it.  Again, the packaging is so cute!
To open the blush, you have to pop the cap off instead of unscrewing the cap off.
Once you take the cap off, there is a cushion where the powder travels up.
To apply the blush, you lightly dab the product into the face.  I will explain more in detail in my video.
The color, Cutey Peach is extremely light so it's perfect for getting a natural peach glow on the cheeks.
I tried to take swatch pics to the best of my ability. It was a kind of hard capturing the true color. The first picture is without flash and the next picture is with flash.

Lioele Beyond the Solution BB Cream
The Lioele Beyond the Solution BB Cream is getting really popular lately. I've been seeing this more in action in recent beauty videos, tutorials, reviews, etc.
Lately, I have been obsessed with BB creams. I don't know what sparked it, but I think it has to mainly do with how I'm trying to sport the no-makeup look these days.  My skin has been really acting up due to lack of sleep, stress, etc.  I noticed that I had lots of little bumps forming on my skin and I've been breaking out around my nose. :( That's why I've been trying to avoid foundations and instead I've been substituting BB cream into my everyday face routine.  I don't exactly cover my entire face with BB cream, but I apply only to parts that I feel need some coverage.

What I like about the packaging is that it has a pump to get the product out. I like this because it's more hygienic and easier to control the amount of product that you want to use.

The product itself comes out dark compared to my skin color. I'm pretty fair skinned (MAC NC 20-25) and I was a little scared at first.
Then I blended it into my skin and magically it fit the color of my skin tone. This is what I like about most BB creams. They magically seem to blend in perfectly.
I wouldn't recommend this BB cream to darker skinned people because it will be too light. I think it could work with some darker skin toned people than me if they mix it with foundation.

The coverage is very nice and I feel like it really does give that flawless affect to the skin. I don't really need to use concealer with this BB cream, but sometimes I do to cover up my bad acne scar right by my nose.
I usually have dry skin, but lately I noticed that my skin is becoming combination skin. I get pretty oily around my t-zone area around my forehead and nose.  This BB cream doesn't seem to make my face more oily than before, but I wouldn't say it controls it either. I do have to blot my face once in a while, but it's not too big of a deal. Also, there is no color transfer.
The one thing that I would say is a con is the fact that there is no SPF. I actually, don't mind it too much though because SPF will make the BB cream more whiter and also, I'm afraid about the oiliness to it.
Overall, excellent product and I will have plenty more to say in my video review of this BB cream! ^o^

Pretty & Cute is having a special promo where if you purchase more than $30 worth of stuff, then they will include a free Lioele Princess Mirror using Jen's promo code: frmheadtotoe.
Of course, I took advantage of this code and I received the princess mirror in Baby Pink!
Can I say "pretty and cute?" LOL!
This mirror is so adorable.

Oh and of course, I can't forget that they included free samples for me. Who doesn't love samples? :D
They included samples of the other BB creams that Lioele makes. The blue bottle one is the Lioele Water Drop BB Cream and the other is the Lioele Triple the Solution BB cream that has SPF.

I am now officially a big fan of Lioele and Pretty & Cute!
I think I'm going to do some major shopping and get some more Lioele products!
Oh, and I forgot to mention. Pretty & Cute ships worldwide!

리오엘리 짱!!

Disclaimer: I purchased all the products mentioned in this review.  I am not affiliated with the company mentioned and I am not being paid to make this review in any way. This is my honest opinion.

12 comments:

  1. Droppin by from Pretty&Cute on facebook haha
    Nice to meet you~

    I looove Lioele's BB Cream so far~ and darnie I ordered a tad too early for the promotion! Which means I'll have to get more!! Must have cute mirror!!

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  2. Hello l-article!
    Thank you for stopping by my blog. :)
    You should definitely get the cute mirror! It's so pretty and cute! ^o^

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  3. Hi Minky^^ I had the bb cream, love the coverage and the packaging...aw, they're soo cute =D

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  4. Hi Locke!
    Yeah I'm really impressed by the coverage of this BB cream! It really does give that flawless finish. Love love it! <3

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  5. the mirror is really cute!

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  6. Hello Anonymous!
    The mirror is super cute! I feel like a little girl playing princess again! ^o^

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  7. @JennyLee ooooh! Let me know what you get from Pretty & Cute! I can't wait to hear about it! <3

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  8. WHAT IS A BB CREAM?!? i dont undersyanndd

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  9. Hii~
    All the products are so cute!
    I was just wondering, where do you write in the code? Because when i checkout, i can't seem to find a place to write promotional codes.
    Ty :D

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  10. Aww, all of those looks so cute! xD lol.
    I have a question about the BB cream. I have light tan skin, do you think it would blend in well?

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  11. @Anonymous This BB cream is very light. I think it may be slightly too light for your skin color. What shade are you in MAC (if you use MAC)? I have light/pale skin and sometimes this BB cream can make my face look ghostly.

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  12. I don't use MAC, but I use Covergirl powder foundation in buff beige.
    But thanks for telling me! :D I was thinking of trying that BB cream out, but I wouldnt want my face to look super pale compared to my body. lol.

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