TROIAREUKE A+ Cushion Foundation (Shade 21) I Natural Coverage Foundation Makeup, Moisturizing Finish for Sensitive, Oily, Combination Skin, Skin Care Cushion I Korean Aesthetic Makeup

My new favorite BB cushion! Unfortunately, there IS fragrance in this product along with other questionable ingredients, but the ingredients are still better for your skin than other products. I have light-medium skin, so it's a bit lighter than my actual skin shade which I did expect. (If it helps, Laneige's BB cushion in the medium shade for Target and MISSHA's Perfect Cover BB cream in No. 23 are too dark for me. However, the SKIN79 Hot Pink BB cream is too light for me. I'm between those shades.)I was going to purchase the H+ BB cushion until I saw that the A+ cushion is for slightly darker skin tones, so if you are a light-medium shade, you might want to purchase this instead unless you have bronzer or any foundations that you can mix the H+ with. It's also supposed to be formulated for acne-prone skin, which works for me since my T-zone is pretty oily and prone to pimples.I was surprised at the generous coverage. I've only used this product once but it gave me very good coverage and covered the very red pimples I had on my forehead, the unfortunate blackheads on my nose, the redness around my nose area, and my acne scars. I only tapped the cushion very lightly with the puff but it still picked up a lot of the product and gave me very natural looking skin. I hate matte finishes, so I was happy to see that this gives you a slightly dewy finish. It's very natural looking. I don't own any powder since I rarely wear makeup due to my laziness, but it lasted me for an entire hot day without needing me to reapply it.It also looks great in pictures! My skin looked naturally flawless in the pictures as if I wasn't wearing any makeup.Unfortunately, this is an extremely expensive BB cushion. I splurged on this because I wanted something that was less irritating on my skin than Laneige's BB cushion (which kept breaking my skin out) but it's very hard to justify a cushion that doesn't come with a refill cushion. It does come with an extra puff, but I could only bring myself to purchase this because I rarely wear makeup and I wanted something for special occasions. And in the end, you're exposing your skin to something much less harmful than other BB creams, which might be worth it. I can't see it lasting for more than a few months if you use it often, however.

The frustrating thing about this product is that it's the only cushion that matches my shade, of all the korean and american products I've tried and it is the only one that doesn't break me out. The only problem is that it oxidizes and expires quickly.

I have used so many brands of foundation, bb and cc creams. Troiareuke cushions are my favorite. I have oily skin, so in the summer I use the A+ cushion and in the winter I use the Bridal cushion. My skin tone is light-medium but my neck is pretty light with a yellow-olive tone so I can wear 23 in A+ but prefer 22 in the Bridal cushion because it matches my neck more so my face look brighter. It’s so muggy here in NC and yesterday I wore this A+ cushion. I sweated but my face still looked pretty even even though it just looked like my skin (I have a very dull, uneven skin tone when bare). It’s also nice to be able to dab some more foundation on when needed (though I haven’t felt the need to do that.)The downside is it’s pricey since there’s not a whole lot of product in their containers and there’s no refill. So I absolutely encourage you to do a subscription and at least save a little.

I was so excited to finally try this product after watching Joan Kim and Edward Avila rave about it. I had been pining for months over it! I was disappointed when I finally tried it.I totally understood why so many people liked this product. It provides high coverage and a nice matte finish. I had redness from some acne that was totally covered by one layer of this product and I didn't feel the need to use concealer or primer with it.But it was immediately clear to me that this product was more dark and gray toned than I expected. I am usually a MAC NW 20 but I prefer my cushions to be slightly lighter over slightly darker. It is summer, so I am a bit more tan than usual but I still felt like it made me much tanner than I usually am. But I realize this is a personal problem.My other qualm was that I have dry, acne prone skin and this really didn't compliment my skin type. It was VERY drying and felt a bit tight on my skin. I wore it out for about half a day and after a few hours, I could see it caking and clinging to my dry patches. It had quite a powdery finish which isn't what I personally look for in foundation. By the end of the night, I was very uncomfortable with the way my skin felt. Though I have to say, for being so drying, it did not sink very far into my fine lines.I would not recommend this to people with dry skin types especially if you prefer your foundation to be more dewy and moisturizing. Even though it's summer and my skin is theoretically less dry than the winter, this was still way too drying for me. BUT I could totally understand people enjoying this product if they like that powdery feeling or if they have more oily skin. I'm honestly not sure how Joan Kim deals with this feeling but I am choking it up to the fact that she likes matte finishes and maybe her skin isn't as dry as mine. I have already purchased the H+ and am hoping that it will be a better fit for me.