Alright ladies, if someone will want to pass the ketchup I’d like to eat my words now about not liking any BB Creams. Right after I make a momentous declaration like that, the cosmetics world erupts with BB Creams and I’m bombarded with them left and right. Some I like (Diorsnow BB Cream, Garnier BB Cream (I really like this and its affordable!)) but for the most part, I’m still ambivalent about them. At least I don’t hate them anymore 😛
Well, I’d just like to add one more to the “like” list – this is a very short list because I’m so picky. Its the Lioele Triple The Solution BB Cream. Odd name but there you go. Its a Korean brand so that might explain some of it away 😛
I must draw attention to what is printed on the tube “This product makes your skin moist as yogurt and hyaluronic acid supply moisture and nutrition“. “makes skin moist as yogurt“?? Seriously? 😯
Engrish aside, to be honest, I was prepared to dislike this BB cream because its a Korean formula and whilst I realise that the Koreans are the ones who popularized BB Creams and who, some say, have the best formula, I dislike most Korean made BB Creams because of poor colour match, oiliness and heavy texture. I know you are only supposed to use a tiny amount and I know about having to spread it thin. I also don’t buy into the all in one hype. To me, a BB Cream is a tinted moisturizer or tinted sunscreen or just a light tint of colour so I use it as foundation, nothing else. Now we’ve gotten that out of the way, I must say I like this Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream.
Gah! Having to eat your words is very bitter 😛
For some reason, when I saw the packaging, I immediately thought of Harlequin. Do you see that in your minds’ eye too? This BB Cream comes in a large 50ml tube which is a very generous size, considering all you ever need is a tiny little pea sized amount.
It pumps out from a nozzle that is easy to control so you don’t really end up pumping out more than you need. The texture of this BB Cream tends to be a little thick so you don’t really need a lot, as it offers medium coverage. I usually pump about half a pump on the back of my hand, spread it out thin and then apply to my skin.
The product as I’ve noted, is a little thick but it has stretch, so a little bit covers a wide area. On first application, I get a bit of a light cast but it quickly adjusts to my skintone and really, is a perfect fit for my skintone. I don’t know how anyone with darker skin will fare to be honest.
Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream Left: thickly swatched Right: blended
Can’t see the blended bit? Good 😛 Its a good fit for my skintone. Coverage is sheer-medium and that swatch I did up there is way too much for my face. I suggest using just under half a pump, use your fingers to spread it out and warm up on the back of your hand before applying to your face. It should just be a thin veil on your skin, not quite the same way you apply liquid foundation.
But the primary reason I place the Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream on my “like” list is that it does not turn my skin oily nor do I look oily even by the end of the day! Granted, I do apply a very thin layer of the Meteorites Pressed Powder or a light dusting of loose powder to set in the mornings. But even when I don’t, I only get a slight sheen that is easily dabbed away with tissue or a blotter. I find that impressive, and it seems to photograph well for me (example here).
The triple benefits it claims to have are whitening, anti-wrinkle and a sun protection factor of 30. I would attest to a brightening effect on the skin. If you apply it too thick it may look artificial, so don’t over do it. Slightly under half a pump, blended out is the way to go. I can’t tell if there are anti-wrinkle effects. Perhaps if you use it for the long term and an SPF30 is of course a good thing. What I appreciated is that on the box, Lioele tells you to apply this after your skincare. So they don’t go round touting this as the all in one replacement for your skincare, but as a base makeup and that is really what it is.
In a nutshell
An affordable Korean BB Cream that I like because it gives medium coverage without feeling too heavy and because it does not oil up in our hot humid weather. If you use too much it can feel heavy on the skin so I recommend using half a pump or less and to blend it on the back of your hand before applying to your face. The texture then is light. There is some skin brightening effect and I don’t know how this will look on darker skintones but I think it’ll work quite well for those with light-medium skin tones. The 50ml tube will likely last you forever and a day.
Pros: Lightweight texture if applied right, Does not turn my skin oily, Good colour match for me, Medium coverage and can double up as concealer if I’m not fussy, 50ml is a big tube
Cons: Strange metallic smell, Some may find the texture too thick
Oh and I forgot to mention that there is a strange metallic scent that I find strangely off putting. It lingers for a bit too so if there’s one thing that will stop me from using this in time to come or one reason why I won’t use it, is this. Texture wise, its very good.
Here is a quick comparison of the Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream and some other BB Creams
(1) Garnier BB Cream (2) Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream (3) Hada Labo BB Moist Cream – Natural Beige (4) Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation #51
You might be able to see that the texture of the Lioele BB Cream is the thickest of the 4 swatches, followed by the Hada Labo BB Moist Cream and Garnier BB Cream in descending order, both of which are markedly lighter. The Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum Foundation has the lightest texture and a very nice sheer coverage too but you do use more compared to the Lioele BB Cream.
It is interesting to note that barring the Hada Labo BB Moist Cream which is clearly too yellow on my skintone, the others are a foundation match for me, looking very natural on my skin. I wear the Garnier BB cream on weekends and off days when I just want evening out of the skintone but I will wear the Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream on a work day because it functions more like a foundation and offers a better coverage. Plus I know I sound like a broken record but the non oily factor really impresses me.
Oh and if you’re wondering if it “makes skin moist as yogurt” my answer is no. It does not make my skin dry, it does not oil me up, but I’m not feeling like fermented milk either 😛
Have you tried the Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream? Or are you over the whole BB Cream thing? I am, to be honest. I still prefer using a foundation any day. But this one just slipped under the radar and under my skin 🙂
Paris B
Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream SPF30 PA++ retails at RM89.90/50ml online and in most Parkson department stores.
Rainy Days & Lattes says
November 23, 2011 at 8:52 amI like your thought out reasons. I was really into BB creams last year but I started to feel suspicious of them. Not only the all in one crap, but the ingredients in them aren’t doing anything for your skin. I like the Lioele one you reviewed, and it’s probably the better bb cream out of the many I’ve tried but there have been some that just broke me out or made my skin really irritated. Someone I know buys BB creams so she can look 5 shades lighter than her own skin, and because of the the thick consistency, she can do it. I love foundations much more 🙂
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:03 pmIf I have to say one thing for BB Creams, the ingredient list is always a mile long! There is just so much in there and I have broken out from using BB Creams too. Sometimes I think its no wonder its so thick or so oily because they need all that to hold everything together LOL! I much prefer foundations because I like that it just does one thing – give me good base 😉 And I can’t believe the person you know actually does that? So she has a different face and neck colour? o_O
Sukie says
November 23, 2011 at 8:57 amI’ve tried so many BB creams and most of them (if not all) were too dark for me! I will have a look at this one if I can get my hands on it :p
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:05 pmI get the grey zombie effect most of the time. I don’t know how, but many Korean BB Creams are actually grey -_-
dom says
November 23, 2011 at 9:13 amMmmmm YUMMY! This sounds pretty good especially at the part where it doesn’t oil you up. Maybe that could work for me oilies!
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:05 pmYep! No oil so I’m terribly impressed but I don’t know if it’ll be a good colour match for you?
dom says
November 24, 2011 at 5:02 pmbb creams tend not to fit my color, as you’ve pointed out. but i’m such a sucker.
Hanny Daforcena says
November 23, 2011 at 9:27 amWell am glad that it works for you! Me? I’ve given up trying BB creams, seriously. None of them actually work on me. Bleh. Hopefully them Korean/Japanese/Taiwanese company realizes that there are those who are darker and have other skintones than what they usually know and see.
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:06 pmHaha I guess they cater to their market i.e. mostly fair skinned ladies 🙂 The most we can hope is for medium tones, unless the western brands step up their act
Syeang says
November 23, 2011 at 9:38 amyes the only problem i have with BB creams are the shades! or when you find the right shade, the texture is just so wrong! well we can’t win them all.
I personally like -Gowoonsesang Bb cream from Sasa. but shades a bit on the red side for me. Next would be the Skin79 Diamond Bb Cream. that one is ok too , but coverage is very light . 🙂
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:07 pmI’ve heard of many people likeing GoWoonSesang – gosh I can never spell that 😛 – and Skin79 but I think I’m all BB Creamed out 😛
Marie says
November 23, 2011 at 9:52 amAhhhhh babe, what an excellent bb cream and I have a super oily face. Thanks for the complete details of this bb cream, I will purchase this straight away from my korean supplier lol!
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:07 pmHope you like it too.
Stephanie/Yukaeshi says
November 23, 2011 at 10:38 amHmm I didn’t see it when I was in Parkson 1U yesterday, but maybe it’s because it’s in the corner displays with the miscellaneous items. Will root around harder for it 😛
This is actually one BB cream I’ve been hankering to try out since it first came out, which was actually quite some time ago (And wasn’t widely if ever available in Malaysia that time), but I’ve been distracted by other available BB creams and foundations. Now that you review it and like it, it re-ignited the fire and I think I should give it a try too! 😀 I’m also as fussy as you are about BB creams, and although I haven’t tried as many brands as you did I didn’t like all the ones I tried :\ Nothing can still beat foundation IMO haha! But yeah, probably worth trying… *Lemming-ed*
Angel says
November 23, 2011 at 3:28 pmHey, babe, Lioele counter has not being set up in Parkson 1U yet but I heard that it’s gonne be in probably next year or so but now, if you’re somewhere in Parkson Sg. Wang, PWTC or what’s the name of the new shopping mall in Setapak? Well, you can find Lioele’s products there.
Stephanie/Yukaeshi says
November 24, 2011 at 1:52 amI saw Liole’s products in either Shins or Sasa before as well, can’t remember. Ah, OK, I thought I missed out the counter at 1U haha! But I don’t go down to KL that often so I might wait for it to arrive in 1U, we’ll see 🙂
Angel says
November 24, 2011 at 1:59 amYeah, Lioele’s products are easily available in Shins and Sasa but they don’t have the full range. I don’t know if I’m able to remember clearly or not but previously when I dropped by Sasa to inquire about the price of the lip tint, it retailed at a whopping RM89.90 and that was, “Oh, man, that’s friggin’ expensive!” So, when Lioele’s almost-full range products were brought in, I was one of the privileged ones to be asked to go for the products’ launch in 2009 and hey, the same product was priced at RM49.90 only – same product, different retailers! My two-cent is that, Lioele Malaysia’s prices are perhaps cheaper than Sasa or Shins (maybe). Good luck in your hunt!
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:08 pmI don’t think its in 1U Parkson – strangely, its in the smaller Parkson stores. Or online 🙂
Anthea Villanueva says
November 23, 2011 at 11:09 amI don’t buy into the whitening/smoothening/anti-aging/etc claims. =P I just use BB creams because it’s a single step (tinted moisturizer with SPF!) and gives me a dewy glow. I don’t use them as sparingly as people do, because… that’s my SPF! I can’t skimp on that. If it looks off when I apply it, then I just consider it a bad color match and try a different one. =) I like moisturizing bb creams, over the mattifying ones, so I’m definitely interested in this moist as a yogurt bb cream, heheh.
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:09 pmHaha Yes if you are using it for SPF purposes then you can’t stint on it! But if it works for you then why not eh? You get a 2 in 1 and save time! 😀
nicoles mirror says
November 23, 2011 at 11:17 amI actually tried this and many other BB creams. So far none.. NONE works for me. I have no idea whats wrong my skin pH 🙁 all BB seems to oxidize on me 🙁
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:09 pmAh that’s a sign you probably don’t need to use BB Creams – just stick to foundations 😉
LeGeeque says
November 23, 2011 at 1:23 pmI’m giving up on bb creams too because I just can’t find one which works for me! Maybe I should start declaring my hatred so something will fall into my lap like what happened to you? Tee hee hee
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 3:57 pmHaha yes say something like you erm… hate Chanel or something 😉 But yes BB Creams are such tricky things I don’t know how they ever became known to be all in one perfect creams. There’s so many variables!
Jean says
November 23, 2011 at 2:18 pmI should try this.. I found that most of the product that you like, suit me well too!!
Am not a huge fans to bb cream due to the thick texture, but this one seems like not bad..
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 3:59 pmI’m not a fan of BB Creams too and this has the potential to be thick so you just have to be a bit lighthanded with it 🙂 Good to know that we have similar likes
Biianca says
November 23, 2011 at 3:32 pm*raises hands up. I’m still at the bb phase ESP hydrations cause it makes my oily skin behave itself. Hehe
I’m glad this one works out for u. I have the non SPF version and maybe it’s time to dig it out and try it. Hehe
Bb cream works for me because I like sheer coverage and easy to blend. Liquid foundation can sometimes a trial and error thing and I can’t find time in the morning for it. Lol. And because of my environment u think bb is a better option. ( tones of walking under the sun) lol
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:10 pmGlad most BB Creams work for you Biianca! I myself don’t find their coverage all that sheer. In fact, it can be thicker than the liquid foundations I like and I get really fussy about a thick base 🙂 But I guess it all comes down to a matter of preference. A Korean makeup artist told us that in Korea BB Creams are for the day when makeup is kept light but for evening, out comes the proper foundation 🙂
lyn says
November 23, 2011 at 3:40 pmI didn’t like this as it enhanced all the flaky bits on my face 🙁 But my skin was extremely dry and dehydrated back then so it may be different if I give it another go now. But I gave it away to one of the girls?
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:11 pmI remember the water drop one but not this 🙂 But now that your skin is better maybe these will work better too 😀
Issa says
November 23, 2011 at 4:30 pmI’ll go for foundation any day. BB creams are too light on me… maybe if they have shade that matches my skin, I will think about it…
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:12 pmYes shades are too limited and too light. I sometimes think BB Creams are only popular in Asia because they were made to suit only fair Asian skin! LOL!
Jamilla says
November 23, 2011 at 5:14 pmThanks for the review – I still like my Missha the best!
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:13 pmUnlike you Missha was an oil slick on me! Boo 🙁
Mari says
November 23, 2011 at 7:42 pmI never tried any BB creams, but I must say I feel compelled to try one! Everyone says wonders about BB creams! Maybe I’ll try Lioele’s when my Bourjois foundation is over. I like the “non-oily” effect you’re raving about. Have you tried BRTC’s? It is quite famous as well and they also say it’s good for oily skins.
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:14 pmThey’ll find their way to Brazil soon Mari! 😀 I haven’t tried many of the big ones – Skin79 and BRTC because I got so disillusioned! They do get a lot of raves though so maybe if you do want to try, best go for those 🙂
Lisa says
November 23, 2011 at 8:45 pmI recently was passed some Missha bb cream to try out.
Surprisingly, I sort of errr… love it. This is coming from me…someone who has not much good to say about this bb cream business.
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:14 pmTeehee I do remember that you don’t like BB Creams like me 🙂 But its good to know there are exceptions!
yuki says
November 23, 2011 at 8:47 pmLove my Skinfood sun aloe BB cream 🙂 Tried the Hot Pink one by Skin79 which was like raved by so many ppl, gave me breakouts… sighs…
Would like to try the western brands but they are rather expensive…
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:18 pmI have heard that the SkinFood Aloe BB Cream is very good. I guess I should give that a go before writing them off 😉 As for Western brands, I found that the Garnier one is pretty good – inexpensive, light and a decent enough colour match for me. I wouldn’t quite consider the Garnier a BB Cream in its true sense but its a nice enough inexpensive tinted moisturiser 🙂
Denise says
November 23, 2011 at 9:08 pmToo bad we don’t have Lioele here. It looks so nice. And you’re right, it really disappeared when you blended it on your hand. Lovely!
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:19 pmThere might be some sprees locally that you might be able to hop on or perhaps if you know anyone who’s going to Korea they could pick it up for you 😉
milktea says
November 24, 2011 at 12:27 amI purchased a sample pack each of Lioele Triple the solution BB cream and Beyond the solution BB cream. There are so many BB creams out there, this is one low-risk way to try them. The sachets are Cinderella-coach shaped. Triple the solution comes in a shiny gold sachet and Beyond is in silver. Maybe that implies Triple solution is better? A gold winner? 🙂 Cute.
Paris B says
November 24, 2011 at 4:20 pmSachets are a great idea! I think the Triple Solution is one of Lioele’s bestsellers so yeah, I’m glad I went straight for the bestseller and bypassed all the in betweens 😉