RAVE: Etude House Bright Fit N02

Etude House Bright Fit BB Cream

I could totally just link to this post: P.S. Your Skin Looks Amazing for this review because what sums it up more than a compliment like that? Especially if you know what was really underneath that BB Cream!

But I'm going to try and be thorough here and talk about my undying love and adoration of this product. I suppose it's important to understand where I was in my quest for the perfect foundation before finding this lovely concoction of P.S. Your Skin Looks Amazing. I'd posted on reddit the following:

If you have dry skin, how do you keep your makeup looking nice all day? It's like my makeup is soaking up all my moisture. I'm not sure what else to do. My skin feels great in the morning after my cerave/aquaphor slathering overnight and my makeup looks fine. But then I look in the mirror when I get in my car after work and I'm like OMG who is this scary lady looking back at me??

My use of two question marks should signify my absolute desperation because I am not one for abusing punctuation without just cause. So when a user suggested Asian BB Creams as good foundations for dry skin, I ordered two right away (the other hasn't arrived yet).

One of these is not like the other.

If I have to have a complaint it's that the staying power doesn't seem to be what I'd like, but I have a feeling that's application error, not product shortfalls. I have been trying different ways to apply it and I just don't think I've found that perfect combo yet.

The first day (left), I applied it over my moisturizer and it was super dewy, though you really can't tell in the pic. I also used either 2 or 3 pumps that first day. The next day (middle) I used less product and applied it over a primer. Today (right), I used only one pump, no primer, but used a translucent powder over it to set it. I'm not sure which application I like the best but I think the pic on the left looks the most polished. So I think I'm going to try that application tomorrow. The other thing that worries me about today's application is that I ended up with some dry patches on my chin - however, I think that this may be the differin finally telling me to fuck off.

One of these days I'll figure out how to take pics is the same sort of lighting so they all look similar enough. The seatbelt is a dead giveaway for where I usually take my selfies  - I'd love to say it has to do with the lighting but the truth is that I use my rear view mirror to see the display screen of my phone so I can use the real camera to take the pics.

Where to buy:
If you're willing to wait on shipping from Korea, go the eBay route. It's much cheaper. But if you're impatient like me, order from a US eBay seller before realizing it's basically the same price through Amazon.

• eBay
• Amazon (Prime Eligible)

I'll figure out the application in due time, but one thing's for sure: this BB cream is a keeper. Here's what Etude House has to say about their Bright Fit product:

BB Cream formulated with Pearl Powder with an improved adhesive texture to promote moist, radiant looking skin while protecting against UV damage and wrinkles.

Yep, I'd say that's a wrap.