VDL COLOR CORRECTING PRIMER (MINT) FIRST IMPRESSION

Hi everyone,

Today I have a new product to review. It's a primer from VDL cosmetic brand which is recently became famous in korean cosmetic industry.  I got this from my sister in law. This is the VDL Color Correcting Primer SPF 32 PA++ (mint).

The packaging is a black color box with hologram letter printed on the box. All information about this product are writen as you see on the pic below.

So it's writen :

The color correcting primer that even out the skin tone with radiance and deliver smooth skin.

VDL is a unique cosmetics brand dedicated to women who actively seek out and realize their dreams and desires. Through interactions with world-renowned make up artists, fashion designers and celebrities, the Color Lab presents endless variations of color inspired by latest trend and global sensibility.

Violet Lumilayer Technology applied :

Violet Lumilayer Technology is an exclusive technology by LG that creates bright shades of colors not by mixing pigments but by delicately layering different shades of lights. Deriving energy from the color violet, the strongest wave in the color spectrum, we present to you colors of your dreams that never loses its original radiance no matter how many different shades are layered or mixed.

Reading the description, who didn't tempted to try this? I found this is a great marketing way to attract customers. And it sounds classy. So without further do, let's check for the container inside.

It comes in a rectangle shaped transparent glass bottle with pump. So we can see the color of the primer inside. And the texture is like a physical sun cream that usually leave a white cast on the skin. It has light green color which is suitable for skin with redness problem. 

So you can see the texture is like a thick cream. But it's easy to blend. Now I will start to blend on my skin and see the result.

And tadaaaaa.....

It drastically change the color of my skin and it looks so white. Actually I applied too much I guess. I tried on my face before to test whether it broke me out or not. And it didn't break out my skin. I have a very sensitive over reacted skin, so when i applied a product that didn't suit my skin, my skin will break out within 3-4 hours. This morning I tested for 5 hours and it was fine. So glad. 

And i only applied a thin layer. A little goes along the way. It looks so white after first application but within an hour it oxidated and became more natural. So you can use it either with or without foundation since it has SPF 32 PA++ that functioned as a suncream.

Here's some more specific information about this primer.

VDL Color Correcting Primer SPF 32 PA++ 

A color correcting primer that evens out the skin tone with radiance and delivers smooth skin.

- Provide bright and silky skin tone

- More than 80% of skin conditioning ingredients keep moisture for glowing and moisturized skin for long hours.

No 1 : MINT -> for reddish skin tone, giving bright and clear look

For this color correcting primer, VDL got 2 variant. You can check on the pic below.

I got a sensitive skin with redness on cheek, so I believe no 1 (mint) is more suitable for my skin.

Now l'm gonna try this product. Here is my bare face. You can see some redness due to acne scar on my cheek. 

Now i will apply this primer on my face. As usual, i always use my skincare (SK II facial treatment essence + dr jart. Ceramidin liquid) before make up. And here's the result. 

This primer did a great job in covering the redness on my cheek. I only apply a thin layer so mu skin won't look too white. I also love the glow it brings. It's such a natural glow, i feel as if I was applying cream moisturizer which absorbed and didn't feel heavy on my skin.

I only put on half of my face because i wanna try this primer with my bb cream. 

On the left side is my face without primer and on the right side is using primer. It looks way too white compare to my skin tone. But in 1 hour it will become more natural. Now i will apply bb cream all over my face. And here it is.

I don't know whether you can see through this pic but the right side with primer looks brighter than the  left side without primer. But it only slightly different. However, I love how my bb cream glide smoothly over this primer. It became so easy to blend. I'm gonna leave it for hours and will update comparison after few hours. Back soon, ladies 😘

Hi, I'm back after 2,5 hours and here's the result.

The right side of my face using primer + bb cream looks more oily than the other side. But in fact, it's not oily but the glowing effect of the primer. I touch my skin and the left side (without primer is more oily than the left side (with primer).

I usually use loose powder after bb cream, but today i didn't use powder because i wanna know the lasting power of this primer.

Here's the before after pic of my bare face, using primer only and primer + bb cream

So after all, here's my pros & cons about this primer

Pros :

~ easy to blend

~ has SPF 32 PA++ (can be used alone as suncream)

~ cover redness

~ glowing finish

~ moisturizing

~ didn't break me out

~ has no silicon in the ingredient list

~ makes my bb cream stay longer 

Cons :

~ a little too white after application

~ not travel friendly 

I rate this 4.5 out of 5.

So far I'm satisfied with the result and will continue using this primer under my bb cream.

Thank you for reading my post and I'm looking forward to hear from you. Please leave a comment below if you have question upon this product and let me know what primer is good for sensitive, normal to dry skin. Have a great day, everyone... 😘😘😘