REVIEW: Iope Air Cushion XP Matte Finish M21 Vanilla

Iope Air Cushion XP Matte Finish in M21 Vanilla

This was the third cushion foundation that I have ever bought. The first two were from Hera and Innisfree. Considering Iope was the first to come out with the air cushion and to win so many awards, I don't know why I waited so long before purchasing the Iope one. This, obviously, isn't the original but the Matte version. The colour I choose was M21, M for matte. It does not offer the usual C for cover or N for natural like the other Air Cushion XP line.

Here's a picture of the ingredient listing for anyone who reads Korean:

I bought the full set. It comes with the compact and a refill. The pact itself is a simple and elegant looking design with a pearly white cover and a  silver, reflective lining on the side. It looks blue in the photo before but that's just the lining reflecting the blue background it is on. There's 15 g of product in each refill.

The compact comes with a nice blue "air puff." Is it air puff? I can't remember the actual name for them, but at the end of the day it's pretty much just a polyurethane material, similar to most sponges.

The colour looks a bit yellow in the photo, but it blends in perfectly to my skin.It's actually a bit on the sheer-er side, so you can easily layer on another layer over areas that need extra coverage. It doesn't have the pink tone that is often found with Korean brands, thankfully.

So, how does it perform? For me personally, I've never had a cushion foundation that truly lasted the whole day and I define a "whole day" as a full 8 hour shift at work including the one hour commute there and back. The Iope Air Cushion XP Matte Finish, surprisingly, held up for a whole work day. In fact, I had started wearing it exclusively to work and at work I run around between patients the whole day so it's not exactly stress free. It does start to wear off a little around my nose where I am the oiliest but that's not something that some blotting papers and a little touch up can't fix.

The coverage is decent. It covers most of my imperfections and blurs out any redness on my cheeks. So far, I don't think I've felt it oxidize on me yet, but I've been wearing it mostly inside, away from the sun.

How matte is it? With Korean brands, I don't think the word matte means the same as it does in the Western beauty world. It does not make your skin look dry or dull. The formula goes on clean and does not feel tacky like other Korean BB creams usually do. There's none of that extreme wet or dewiness but it isn't at all matte in the western sense either. It looks like... a dewy foundation with some finishing powder over it. If anyone gets my meaning? People with dry skin can easily wear this as well as those with oily skin. There's no need to actually layer on another layer of finishing powder unless someone wants their skin to look super matte.

Overall, I really like how this cushion makes my skin look!