Review: Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly

Seriously i bought this BB because it was featured on Michelle Phan Korean inspired makeup. I am kind of ingredient conscious person, which i want to avoid as much as toxic ingredient in my skincare and makeup product. But the thing is, i also hate to waste money and product. Even if i shop like a queen, i will make sure that i used up everything, although the ingredients are not that good or convincing (as long as it fits my skin). Well i should admit that i bought this bb cream without any glanced towards the ingredient..lol.

Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB SPF 20 PA++ 40ml

Bought at Myeongdong, Seoul

Price: KRW 13,500

 The bottle is a thick glass and comes with the sponge.

 Let's see what it claims,

  

I was quite shocked that this cream have 4 types of paraben..ooppsyy

 

 It really looks like a jelly pudding to me.

My Opinion:

Well so many things i can say about this cream. It's actually one of the best BB Cream i have tried so far. It has a semi-matte finish and so easy to blend. I love to apply it using sponge as it will give more natural effects than using my bare hands. Apparently it's because the sponge will absorb some of the liquid. I am more to a natural makeup but in some occasions, i do wear a full makeup. For example, on my graduation day.

I don't know if u can tell or not, but it really shows on my printed studio photos that my skin has sort of like glowing effects on it. This is one of the photo i took from the CD (not printed). I'm not sure is it because of the hot weather or because of the bb cream itself but i think the cream did helps to boost the effect. I'm not an oily type skin. My skin is dry to normal and i guess this cream really does a good job to keep my skin moist.

So to sum up,

Pros:

• Easy to blend
• Fast absorption
• Semi-matte finish
• Medium to full coverage 
  
• Suitable for dry and oily skin
• Skin feel plumper and glowing
• Long power stay especially in hot weather (4-5 hours outside)
• Although the cream is quite thick but it does not feel heavy at all

Cons:

• Not enough SPF especially in a tropical weather (only 20 PA++)
• Have 4 family of Paraben which is the major turnoff (more info in here)
• Strong smell of fragrance

Not much i can say about the cons as it really does not that obvious actually. I will still using this despite the ingredients because of the pleasant feeling towards my skin and after that done is done! 

:)

P/S: Review are based on my experience only and it may differ to certain type of skin but of course it is worth to try.

Thanks for reading and have a nice day!