I received samples of three Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion compacts for quite a while now. It took me a while to use them because I was using other products. And frankly, the packaging looks too teenybopper-ish for me as the brand’s designed for someone in a different age group.
UNTIL this past month when I was struck with one heckuva crazy bitchin’ acne breakout on my chin that refused to go away. :( I was increasingly grumpy as the weeks went by. Looking at the zits on my jaw made me want to go on a killing spree. Then I remembered that green cancels out skin redness so I dug deep into my cupboards. I was so happy to see the Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion compact that comes in a mint shade. Time to use these babies and put them to the test!
I wasn’t kidding about the awful acne breakout. This rampant breakout happens to be the extremely annoying kind. I experienced painful itchy bumps all the way beneath the skin and they just kept growing bigger and spreading wider. From a couple of spots, it turned into three then four. Then they just started spreading everywhere around my chin. There’s nothing I could do about it other than religiously applying topical anti-bacterial and antibiotic creams. It’s been weeks yet they were not showing any signs of deflating or going away anytime soon. I was pretty much cursing every day and every night.
Before [cursing bloody murder] and After [zen, zen]. Cystic acne is no joke.
The Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion is a 6-in-1 product, from AmorePacific the same parent company that’s brought us Laneige. This series of cushion compacts contains whitening, sun-protection (SPF34 PA++), wrinkle care, moisturizing, sheer coverage, and skin cooling properties. The main functions of the products are to help even out skin tone and reduce the appearance of blemishes.
I used the three shades: Mint, Pink, and Peach, as a primer to correct skin tone.
Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion MAGIC MINT
Green cancels out redness so this Mint shade is ideal for those who has rosacea.
Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion MAGIC PINK
Magic Pink restores radiance and glow to pale skin, making a dull complexion look more alive, less sickly, and giving it a rosy appearance.
Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion MAGIC PEACH
Magic Peach balances out uneven skin tone and is a neutral shade to brighten the face all around. I haven’t used it on its own, but I reckon it’d be a suitable one to layer underneath my usual BB or foundation for a radiance boost.
How I use Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion
I started out with patting the Magic Mint shade all around my jaw area. Then I used a little bit of Magic Pink under my eyes and then Magic Peach everywhere. First impression of applying Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion is how icy cool the air puff felt on the skin. Thumbs up!
Yo wait a second, the colors on my face looked totally wrong and unnatural! I wasn’t even applying a super thick pancake layer on my face. After all, the special airpuff was designed to pick up an adequate amount of makeup base for the face and minimize product wastage. If I were going to a Halloween costume party, I’d have stopped here as my work was done. I was looking pretty ghoulish, eeeps.
I needed to bring my skin tone back closer to a natural-looking shade. So I patted on my usual go-to Laneige BB Cushion (#23) all over the face. Then I proceeded to apply makeup because at this stage I looked too pale and bleh.
I reeeeally don’t like putting too much makeup on my face. It stresses me out and I have never been adept at applying makeup. But when one’s already at this stage, there’s no turning back. The only way is to keep going and try to look like a human being and not like a ghost.
I guess you can say that the redness-cancellation is not bad here. My jaw doesn’t look so offensive anymore. There’s definitely an improvement visually and the red spots aren’t glaringly obvious even up close. I feel much less self-conscious about the red acne spots on my jaw. They still were terribly itchy and painful, but seeing them subdued made me less irritated. A step closer to being a zen human being, hur hur.
On the right side of my chin where the acne bumps were more severe, the coverage was a-okay. Some slight redness still visible, but no doubt a tremendous improvement compared to its original state. I decided to stop here before I ended up with a pancake layer of makeup on my face. Even though I was worried my chin was going to look dry and cakey, it did not for an entire afternoon – wow.
Honestly I would rather not layer on so much stuff on my face. But using Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion together with Laneige BB Cushion actually turned out purrrrty fantastic for me. I used all the three shades introduced here, although just Magic Mint alone might’ve sufficed since my main objective was to tone down the redness.
Viewed from an arm’s length and further, my complexion actually could pass off as looking very decent – even good, according to unsuspecting friends with questionable eyesight (j/k).
And because the various anti-inflammatory acne creams I’ve used were quite drying, I’m glad that the Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion compacts all have a hydrating formula. My face didn’t look parched or had awkward patches of dry skin here and there for at least half a day.
Also wearing Stila Convertible Color in Peony on cheeks, Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick – #40 (Satin Bright Orange), Make Up For Ever Lab Shine Lip Gloss Diamond Collection – D20, Urban Decay Vice 2 eye shadow palette “Damaged” (a shimmery pine green shade) as eyeliner, and Make Up For Ever HD High Definition Microfinish Powder dusted all around to tone down the shiny glossy oil-spill look.
Trying my darnest to smile even though inside I was an overflowing boiling cauldron of irritation. When the hell’s this proliferation of acne going away?!! I can’t can’t can’t can’t can’t stand them. :(
Have you checked out my other blog post on how to get Korean skin? Read all about the 12 step Korean skin care routine explained in details. After our skin is hydrated and glowing, we can then use Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion more effectively.
After trying out these Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushions, I am pleased with the performance. The texture feels really nice on my skin too, so I will continue using it. I’d like to visit an Etude House store to get Etude House Precious Mineral Magic Any Cushion again next time.
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