It's so damn difficult to come upwardly dorsum to blogging after an extended break. Even harder when you lot are feeling sick. And it's mutual frigidity outside. And you lot conduct hold a crapload of operate to conduct hold aid of earlier Mon morning.
Anyway, plenty of this self-pity. We conduct hold a cushion review to write.
Today's contestant is none other than Dior Capture Totale Dreamskin Perfect Skin Cushion SPF50 PA+++ in shade 012.
The cite definitely is an improvement over the previous Diorsnow Bloom Perfect Blooming Skin something something cushion. And I experience similar this is the exclusively improvement as well as I could basically complete this review correct here, correct now.
Dior, I dear you lot darling as well as you lot know it. But, damn... What is upwardly alongside those shit cushions you lot maintain releasing?
You conduct hold a direct pipeline to the Korean cushion gods themselves, the mighty Amore Pacific, as well as yet, fifty-fifty alongside their assistance as well as licensing, you lot silent can't build a decent cushion. Oh, for fucks sakes, I'm done beingness pleasant here.
By forthwith everyone should know what a cushion foundation is. If not, larn on alongside the computer program as well as read some reviews (click here). It's basically liquid foundation inwards a compact. The foundation sits within (or under, inwards some cases) a sponge on which you lot press alongside an applicator puff. Hence "cushion".
So at that spot you lot conduct hold it, your portable liquid foundation that is tardily to apply on the go.
Amore Pacific, the Korean cosmetic giant responsible for brands such equally Iope, Sulwhasoo, Hera, Hanyul and many, many others, is the granddaddy of cushion foundations. It holds a bunch of patents that build cushions possible. Dior wanted some of this cushion goodness as well as developed its cushions using Amore Pacific patents. The even out is to a greater extent than complicated than that, but this is the TL;DR version for those of us alongside really brusk attending spans.
But earlier nosotros travel along whatever further, I conduct hold a confession to make.
I am over cushions.
So over cushions.
I was an early on adopter as well as really gave them my all. Don't larn me wrong, I silent similar cushions. But given a selection of spending my difficult earned cash on a cushion or a bottle of traditional liquid foundation, I am going to become alongside the liquid.
Why? Cost-performance. And hygiene. But by as well as large the fact that alongside cushions you lot conduct hold to pass a lot of coin for a minuscule amount of product. Which may, or may not, live crap.
So yeah, I'm over cushions...
I wasn't going to purchase this one.
I had no intention of buying this one.
I went inwards for some blast polishes as well as the sales lady remembered me from dorsum inwards Feb when I was lamenting how chop-chop the previous Dior cushion oxidized.
This fourth dimension the lady was prepared.
As before long equally I sat downwards to hold off for my blast smoothen swatches to dry, she grabbed the cushion as well as started to demo me the novel shades.
Here they all are. In Nippon the darkest shade (030) isn't available.
I was going to become to the subdivision store alongside my trusty MAC NC15 subway for comparing purposes, but I've been feeling lazy. I'll swatch all the colors before long as well as ship service an update.
My cushion comes inwards shade 012. It's non the lightest color, but it's nowhere close equally night equally it looks inwards the screenshot above.
And what else tin I tell you?
This cushion silent oxidizes inwards a hurry. Granted, non to the signal of another base of operations makeup products (ahem ahem, Blooming cushion, I'm looking at you), but close.
However, when applied over a white, glowing base, it looked pretty decent. That was what fooled me. That's why I bought this cushion. Unfortunately, when I brought it habitation as well as tried to play alongside it the adjacent day, it didn't play nicely at all.
It hated my park sunblocks.
Yes, despite having SPF50 PA+++, this is non a stand upwardly lonely sunscreen. Don't live an idiot. Don't rely on a makeup production equally your exclusively root of Sun protection. It amazes me that some beauty bloggers really refer to cushion foundations equally "sunscreens". They are not. They are makeup. But hey, it's your human face upwardly as well as your photograph aging process, so enjoy!
So anyway, this Dior Capture Totale Dreamskin Perfect Skin Cushion hated the park sunblocks I use. It would whorl as well as flake forcing me to redo parts of my routine.
It needed to live laid alongside powder.
Now, on a normal twenty-four hours I conduct hold zero against that. But... it seemed to exclusively similar the free pulverisation from Dior. With that combo it looked perfect. The other free powders I tested it alongside (Laura Mercier, Kanebo, dissimilar Kanebo as well as Kose) made it settle angrily into wrinkles as well as fine lines. Seriously, it accentuated fine lines inwards places I didn't know I had them.
And finally, its staying power.
Less than v hours. More similar 4 hours. And that was alongside using a primer. This is non what I expected from a cushion that cost me an arm as well as a leg as well as a firstborn. Meh all around.
So, that's what I say. Because what I tell is the argue why you're reading this review inwards the start place. But, inwards the cite of fairness, let's banking concern lucifer out what the marketing honchos at Dior conduct hold to tell almost this cushion.
Blurbs about Dior Capture Totale DreamSkin Perfect Skin Cushion SPF 50 PA+++ straight from the box:
And inwards detail:
And hither inwards a linguistic communication that I tin really understand:
Such awesome claims would hateful an awesome element list, right?
Right?
Well... non quite...
Dior Capture Totale DreamSkin Perfect Skin Cushion SPF 50 PA+++ ingredients:
Dior touts its organic gardens somewhere inwards the Alps as well as Madagascar. That's supposedly where the "natural" ingredients came from. Well, you lot know what? They are at the really goal of this element list. They practice zero inwards this production as well as whatever magical skincare results you lot allegedly experienced spell using this cushion, are zero but wishful thinking.
I'm really curious almost these Dior gardens as well as would similar to see them someday. Or at to the lowest degree locate them on google maps, or something. Because considering the sheer divulge of products that Dior offers, as well as considering that nearly all of these products require works life extracts, these gardens must live mighty huge to come across all the demand. Or, it only shows you lot that the highly touted ingredients appear inwards genuinely minuscule amounts. Just plenty to justify fancy marketing slogans.
And howdy Dior, I ever wanted to see Madagascar. Hook me up! I desire to view your Dior Gardens there!
Now, the color...
Here are the swatches of Dior Capture Totale Dreamskin Perfect Skin Cushion SPF 50 PA+++ inwards shade 012:
See what I mean?
Why the hell did I purchase this matter inwards the start place?
Overall, I am really disappointed. It's a really average cushion alongside an to a higher house than average cost tag.
For 8500 yen summation taxation (yes, I alive inwards Nippon as well as that's where I bought it) you lot larn 2 refills of xv grams each as well as a compact. Standard materials for Korean cushions, but a generous novelty amid western as well as Japanese brands.
The puff is identical to the puffs you lot tin detect inwards Korean roadshop build cushion compacts:
It doesn't experience equally sturdy equally the typical bluish as well as white Amore Pacific puff nosotros all know as well as love. This is a flimsier version.
The surface is protected past times a sticker so you lot know that nobody else was playing alongside your cushion.
When you lot peel off the sticker you lot tin view that the sponge (the cushion) is the same equally inwards the older generation cushions from Amore Pacific brands:
It's a lot finer than the abominations offered past times the L'Oreal brands. Finer pores hateful that the foundation is dispensed a lot to a greater extent than evenly onto the puff, as well as thence easier to apply on your face.
So, is at that spot anything else I tin tell you lot almost this cushion?
Other than "save your coin as well as don't purchase this crap"?
Let's see...
The complete is moderately glowy, the coverage is minimal. It volition fifty-fifty out the peel musical note but that's almost it. It won't comprehend whatever major redness or blemishes. It may accentuate pores as well as settle inwards wrinkles. It volition oxidize.
I ever tell "In Dior We Trust" when it comes to color makeup.
But Dior silent has a long way to become earlier they build a cushion that nosotros tin trust.
If however, you lot similar fancy logos as well as high goal build names print you, so past times all means, become out as well as purchase it. Just don't complain after on.
You've been warned...
Final verdict?
For 8500 yen summation taxation I could conduct hold had 15.3 tall night mocha combat soy frappuccinos. That agency almost i every calendar week for 4 months. Yet instead I conduct hold this crappy cushion...
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