Etude House's Precious Mineral BB Cream

Received some samples of this from eBay seller rubyruby76 with my latest skincare order, so I decided to give it a try~

Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream

The shade that I used was #2, "Sheer Glowing Skin".  This name couldn't be more wrong!

First of all, this BB cream isn't sheer!  The formula is a bit on the thicker side, and it actually has some really awesome coverage.  It's able to hide blemishes to create even-looking skin.

Second, I wouldn't say that this makes skin glow at all.  It leans more towards a yellow tint, and was a bit too dark for my skin.  The overall finish is very matte, which is usually a good thing but this is just too matte.  It leaves skin looking really two-dimensional and dull.  I actually had to contour with a highlighter (which I never do) for it to look good.

It lasts all day without getting oily, but it's really drying.  After a long day of wear it settles into imperfections and ends up looking cakey.  It's really not flattering...

PROS
Great coverage
Matte finish
Long-wearing

CONS
Dull
Drying
Yellow-tinted

Overall: 3/5

I'm kinda stuck in the middle with this one.  It's obviously not the right BB cream for me, even just due to the shade not matching my skin.  It might work better for someone with a different skin type, but I'm just not sure who that would be.  I have really oily skin, so you'd think that this dry formula would be perfect for me but...surprise, it's not!  Hmm~