MISSHA Magic Cushion Foundation No.23 Natural Beige for light with neutral skin tone - Flawless Coverage, Dewy Finish, Easy Application for All Skin Types

Looks like silk on the face. I’ve tried a lot of makeup and this one deserves 10 stars. I go through it quick because it’s so light but high coverage you can touch up and never looks cakey. I suggest ordering 2. One for home and one for your purse.

Don’t let the color inside for you because this is labeled as light, but when I started to use it, it kind of looked too dark for me. However, it blends perfectly and has really good coverage for it being so lightweight. It also got a little bit lighter in color so in the end, it was a good shade for me. It blends and applies like a dream.

Coverage is nice (looks very soft, almost an airbrush-like finish). The application is buildable but imo a little bit goes a long way. I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 because I am paler than the palest shade offering, whereas the other missha products I’ve used do match my skin tone, so this is a little disappointing. Otherwise, it is good. Do make sure you have a good makeup remover because it stays on and leaves a bit of a residue (presumably from the sunscreen component)

Love this makeup. Goes on smooth not cakey at all like others I have used. Color is perfect. Looks natural and feels so nice. Just bought 2 more.

Quick Summary: The product goes on beautiful at first but about 4 hours in I was creasing and cakey. In depth review: Due to the pandemic and me working from home for the past year I decided to look for a cheaper alternative to my usual Estee Lauder foundation (Winter shade: 1W2 Sand, Summer Shade: 2W2 Rattan). I barely go out now and I used less than half my foundation over a period of 12 months. I have combination skin with my t-zone being oily and the areas around my nose being dry. Pros: - Buildable coverage. With one layer I was able to cover my redness and make my freckles more subtle. With 2 layers my freckles were covered the way I like them with it barely peeking from under. - Little bit of product goes a long way. Refer to my picture - that amount was able to cover half my face with a good coverage. Honestly it was like magic because I kept applying it and more just kept coming. - Looks amazing when first applied. My skin was beautiful (not under flash) when this was first applied on. It is dewy and looks just like skin. - Moisturizing. I used primer, powder foundation, and setting spray. Even after this my skin felt very moisturized compared to other foundations I have used, even Estee Lauder. - Has Sunscreen. As you can tell from my scary flash photo, this product has sunscreen which is why the skin is scary white. - Cute, compact, study cover. I only used this product twice but the cover for the cushion was cute and felt sturdy to me. It was smaller than the Etude House cushion makeup I also got. Cons: - Pink undertone (could be a pro for you). It was noticeable to me when I was passing by my reflection. With bronzer, contour, blush, and powder foundation (bare minerals Light 08 and yellow undertone and more suited for my skin for summer) it was less noticeable but I did not want to deal with having to make my foundation match my skin. - 4 hour mark is when my skin became noticeably cakey and creasing starting. Before the 4 hour mark my skin was very beautiful and natural looking. Once the 4 hour mark came and I checked my skin, it started to crease and get oily. By the 8 hour mark which was the end of my day I felt like my skin looked messy. Even with blotting to see if it would help, my skin still looked cakey. I did get oily with my Estee Lauder foundation however when I used tissue paper to blot my skin it would just take away the shine and my skin did not look cakey and creased like this one. However that is a +$40 foundation. - Transfers easily. About 2.5-3 hours in my skin started to get oily and because of this it transferred easily. Take what you need from this review. There are more pros than cons. I decided to return it and ultimately went with Etude House Double Lasting Cushion Glow shade 23N1 Sand because it looked better at the end of the day and was my exact shade. I was okay with paying $10 more for it.

UPDATE January 2019: The product has changed and is not the same. Dropping my rating from 5 to 3 stars. Ironically, my skin is much better due to diet and other changes, but the new formula makes my face look worse. The original had a mild but pleasant scent. No scent with the new one so that's good for those we sensitivity. It's much drier and leaves my skin blotchy. Very difficult to get this new formula applied evenly. After a couple hours it's pooled into little specks and even areas that weren't dry now look flaky and awful. While the original formula seemed best for dry skin the new one seems best for very oily skin, in my opinion. Original review- First let me say I have terrible skin- combination with sebaceous filaments, occasional breakouts, and dark patches (melasma). No matter what product I use, my skin likes it for a week, then I start getting dry patches, peeling, etc. So I was cautious. I use heavy moisturizing underneath to prevent dry patches, and after using it for many months I haven't had problems. That has never happened with any other makeup I've used. If you have naturally oily skin you may not like this makeup. I found that after blotting it (a little goes a long way), I still needed to give a light dusting with powder. I use mineral powder just to remove the shine. My face stays nice all day, and that's a first- ever! If you use too much it will settle into lines and pores, so back off and just use the sponge without more makeup. It leaves a nice dewy finish, but it's too shiny for my skin to leave as is, hence the blotting and light dusting of powder. The color (#23) blends perfectly- my skin is naturally a light/ medium beige. No ring around the collar! I don't have issues with allergies, so I can't comment on that. The same with whether or not it's waterproof. I use my normal makeup remover to take it off at night. I also can't compare it with high end makeup, since the most expensive I've ever tried is Lancome. On rare occasions, when my skin is having hormonal tantrums, I will have some dry flakes or areas that look blotchy, like the makeup wasn't applied evenly. That is totally a personal issue, and a not a problem with the makeup. Usually makeup has me feeling self conscious- are there dry flakes, streaks, is it shiny, has it settled into the lines and cracks, do I look like bad at the end of the day? Not so with this. I can honestly say that this is the best makeup I've found for my skin. I'm 53 years old, and I've tried everything- mineral makeup, cheap stuff, and all the way up to Lancome- that's the most my budget would allow. This blows them all out of the water, in my opinion. It takes getting used to, but I am back to order two more of them. That's how much I love it.

I'm a K-Beauty addict. There is something about K-Beauty that works with my skin so much better than other Western products. There are fewer nasty chemicals in them (they still have chemicals, of course). There is less irritation with them. My fair, sensitive, dry, acne-prone, menopausal skin is so much more calm and happy with them. Snail mucin and cica and mugwort and green tea? Yes, please! This cushion is amazing. It's beyond hydrating. It has the perfect amount of buildable coverage - not too sheer, not too heavy. It goes on and, in a matter of seconds, your face is on. Pat it on for fuller coverage. Swipe it on for sheerer coverage. Color wise it's a great match. Like I said, I'm fair (red hair, freckles, green eyes) and #21 is just about perfect. I can't build it up too much in the winter because it can start to look too dark. This won't be an issue in the summer months. I also have Missha's BB cream in #21 and #23. Many will say that there is a gray tint to K-Beauty face foundation products and they're sometimes correct. But I don't find the cushions to have that gray tint. I have a cool, pink complexion and this neutralizes that redness. It also brightens my face right up. And to have a foundation that you can carry around with you?? There's just so much to love! The ONLY issue I have with it is that it can crease but this is easily fixed with primer, setting spray/powder. I'm 46. Everything creases eventually. Not everyone will love the dewy glow it gives off. Oily skin types might not want as much glow and would probably be better off with a mattifying cushion. If so, this isn't for you. But for those with dry skin? Absolutely! I will definitely repurchase this cushion when it's kicked.

I started on this cushion foundation due to a video that I saw on tiktok. I ended up getting that recommended cushion foundation, by tirtir but it made me look... ick. Like greasy not glowy. However I perservered- thinking that there had to be a better cushion foundation out there. And i found it! The quality is so good u guys. It's sheer but provides coverage. It's moisturizing without being greasy or oily. I love it. It's also a color that works well with my skin tone, which is unusual for me. It's almost like it adapts to your tone, or balances any discoloration. Makes it so easy to use. Yep, it's what i reach for everyday- i love this brand now.