PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: GENOMER BY CI- LABO LOOSE FACE POWDER IN 9H2

Here's an initial review on GENOMER BY CI- LABO LOOSE FACE POWDER IN 9H2

PRICE: GIVEN AS A GIFT
PLACE BOUGHT: JAPAN
OTHER LOCATIONS ?

THE VERDICT:

This is my tita's pasalubong for me. She knows that I love make- up so much, so she gave me this one.

According to my mom, this brand is expensive. It's like Japan's version of Sisley or La Mer. My tita gave mom a Fac- I loose powder and a Dr. Ci- Labo foundation.

Actually, I don't really know these brands. They're new to me. But there's thrill in discovering make- up brands that I've never heard of before (except those sold in cheap stalls).

I can't find any links on the net that talk about Genomer, but ci-labo.com keeps on coming out in searches. Probably this is a product by Ci-Labo. I've seen a picture of Genomer's anti- aging line which targets high- income consumers so indeed, this make- up is expensive.

Anyway, mom said that the loose face powder is approximately 5k when converted to Pesos. 0.0 GEEZ!

So let's now review this. So what do you expect with loose powders? They're in fat jars and they eat too much space. All face powder tubs and jars are like that. so there's nothing we can do about it.

The shade is 9h2 if I'm not mistaken.

The texture of the powder is smooth because it is finely milled. It feels starchy, which is a characteristic of translucent powders. And the color pay- off of this is 2 shades lighter than my skintone.

It comes with a powder puff. I actually don't find puffs helpful in applying loose powders, because it gets concentrated on one facial area, as opposed to using a brush which helps the powder be distributed evenly to the face.

Here's the powder on my face. I actually thought that this would be too light for my skin tone, but it just disappeared into a translucent finish! It is unscented, and it glided like feather on my skin without the nasty, chalky feeling.

Coverage stayed for a day and a half on my face without the need to retouch.

This is my current love as of the moment. Good thing I've a few pressed powders to spare because I don't want to use this too much. I'll use it up quickly!