[REVIEW] Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB

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So the Holika Holika Aqua Petit Jelly BB was recommended by meejmuse on YouTube as one of her favourite foundations.

The shade I bought is in #1 Aqua Beige. It comes with 2 shades only (so if you're any tanner than shade #2, I would recommend you guys not to purchase this). This foundation is known for its unique and interesting mousse texture.

It comes with a twistable, frosted matte glass packaging, a spatula to scoop the foundation out and a free sponge which comes in the box with the BB cream. It is a water-based BB cream.

As you can see, it does have a mousse texture. It's like chocolate mousse (I was tempted to taste it though, don't judge). It is said to have a slightly dewy finish with a semi-matte finish.

I have to say that this BB cream is actually quite decent. It has a light to medium coverage, very natural and dewy finish and also, it has SPF 20 Pa++ sun protection and easy to blend. It definitely blends well with a sponge compared to a foundation brush. It did have a semi-matte finish with a bit of dewiness going on and plus, it did sort of lasted a long time (without primer).

I did not use the sponge that comes with the BB cream because I have heard from other sources that it doesn't work well, so I used my Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge to blend the BB cream.

Besides the foundation itself, the packaging is very adorable. The downside is that it's going to be very difficult to scoop out the product with the spatula because the spatula is not long enough to scoop the foundation out from the very bottom of the bottle, and I find that quite irritating. I would prefer a pump bottle. Also, with this packaging that comes with a spatula, it is not very hygienic, considering that once you swipe the spatula across the face or hand, you're gonna put the spatula back into the bottle again.

Also, the packaging is definitely not light, portable and travel-friendly because it's heavy and it's made of frosted glass (if you bring this BB cream with you, the bottle might have a high chance of breaking because it's made of frosted glass).

It does have a yellow undertone, but it also matches my skin tone (which is red undertone) so anyone can use this.

Twist the cap and stir the spatula to blend everything in before using the spatula and swipe it onto your face or hand. Use a makeup sponge and dab it gently onto your face, blending it in the process.

Price:  8,800KRW (it was on sale, original price is 13,500KRW)

Store Location: Holika Holika branches

How much product: 40ml

Would I repurchase this? No, I did not regret purchasing this, but I don't think it's that great that I'll repurchase it again.

Overall Comment:

It's not bad of a product. Formula is pretty good (light to medium coverage, semi-matte but slightly dewy finish, kind of long-lasting, sun protection and a unique texture), but I would not repurchase it again because I've got other foundations I've got in my head that I'm thinking of repurchasing because they're better than this BB cream (sorry to say that, though). I would like it if they changed the packaging of the product and released more shades so other people with darker skin tones can buy this.

Pros:

-good finish

-natural finish

-blends well

-matches well with skin tone

-smells nice

-suitable for all skin types

-very affordable

-has SPF

Cons:

-not long-lasting at all

-transfers

-coverage is not high

-unhygienic packaging

-comes with 2 shades only (all very fair)

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