Review: INNISFREE Ampoule Intense Cushion

 

This will be my first review of make-up! Lately, I've been a bit (OK, I admit - A LOT) obsessed with make-up, especially with the ones from Korea (Are they called K-makeup?). Unfortunately, I've discovered this passion of mine last year when I wasn't able to visit my home country. I know that I'm a late bloomer, haha. (Sigh...how I miss that country...) Either way, I couldn't wait/resist, so I've ordered a few items via good old ebay. All the items I've purchased were without shipping fees, but of course they were a bit pricier than in Korea. Today I will show you one of my favorite items:

When you already know Innisfree and their brand mentality of being eco-friendly, then you're probably also aware that their packages and cases are recyclable and printed with soy ink, leading to their typical, clean, white/ivory color. Korean make-up brands, also called road shops, tend to make collaborations throughout the year with other brands or designers. As you can see above, my cushion case is from their S/S 2015 collection, depicting different flowers from Jeju Island, where the base of Innisfree is stationed and where their natural ingredients come from. I looove flower patterns - so pretty, right?

On the underside, it is written that the cushion contains 15g with an SPF of 34. Also, don't be shocked by the red-colored date, it's not the expiration date, but rather the date when it was manufactured.

When you open the case, you can find the magic puff inside and a mirror is attached to the lid.

This is the puff - a very fine sponge to tap your face with.

Under the puff, you can find a lid which helps to avoid spilling and smudging. And after you remove the film...

...you can finally see the cushion filled with CC cream! It promises to moisturize and hydrate your skin while naturally brightening it.

As you can see above, the coverage is really natural, there is no masking-effect at all! It hydrates my skin throughout the day as well, leaving it moisturized and with a little glow that doesn't look greasy. In addition, it lasts quite a long time.

Conclusion: I have combination/dry skin, so it's easy for my skin to show dry patches, especially in the winter season. But this cushion is so hydrating that I don't even have to worry when I forget to apply moisturizer beforehand. I really recommend this cushion for all dry-types and for the fall-winter-spring season (it could get off in summer and look a bit greasy with sebum).
I've got this cushion in shade number 21 natural beige for 18000 Won=18$.

A New Creative Tool: My Wacom Tablet

Hey guys!
I know, I know...it's been AGES since I've last posted something...Sorry! School worns me out a lot and I just couldn't find the time to write anything, but I'm back again! Today I want to present you my new creative tool and it's the Wacom Intuos Creative Pen and Touch Tablet!  I'm so happy because I wanted to have a graphic tablet for a really long time now (since december actually!).
Firstly, I have to say that I'm a complete beginner at this and I've never touched a graphic tablet before...even so, I'm excited to explore a new tool!

First of all the packaging:
I find it very appealing! When I went into the store and saw all these little doodles and sketches on it, I immediately fell in love with it and I just knew that this tablet would be right for me.

I've got the smaller version because I don't need a big and professional one since I'm still a beginner at this. The size is about 210x178x10mm which is around 2/3 of an A4 paper. The blue rubber band on the pen and the blue fabric tag can be switched with a black version, but I like it as it is.

When you install your tablet onto your PC and open it in Adobe Illustrator (for example), you can actually decide how sensitive you want the tip of your pen to be. In my opinion, the tip glides on smoothly over the surface and the pen fits nicely into my hand.

Overall, I think that this tablet is very user-friendly for beginners. Of course, if you have trained your skill and have some basic photoshop knowledge, I think that you could even create/illustrate on a high level with this one. Since it's small, it would be easy to carry around and you don't have to move your hand as much.
Here are my first little (tiny!) doodles with it:

(I have uploaded these pictures on my instagram account already^^)

I'm still in the middle of practising my skills and I mostly use my tablet for small doodles, but I will try to learn new methods to improve my style. So please stay tuned and look forward to see little doodles in my upcoming blogposts because I will definitely integrate them, too!
Learning a new skill might be hard and it will probably take a long time, but it's important to never give up. It's like this: No one is born with the skill to master everything right from the start, so cheer up, get up and practise it!

Do you have something you have always wanted to try and master? Any new techniques you want to control? Or are you like me right now and you are also a beginner at this? Comment down below!