Lancome Blanc Skilful Cushion Compact (Updated March 2016)

UPDATE March 2016:

In Feb 2016 Lancome released (in Asia) a novel version of its Blanc Expert Cushion Compact.
The novel version is labeled every bit "cover" together with has SPF 50.
The erstwhile version reviewed below has been re-labeled every bit "natural".

The novel Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact SPF50 (cover) uses the same non-woven fiber matrix applied scientific discipline every bit the cushion from some other L'Oreal build - Shu Uemura (this one.

Sponsored together with paid reviewers likewise seemed to direct keep fallen for the "new together with revolutionary drinking glass wool inward the cushion technology" PR spin. Oh well...

And this is what it looked similar within the sis brand's cushion (Shu Uemura blanc:chroma), which uses the same "revolutionary" concept:

That's the halt of the update.
If Lancome makes a lighter shade, I volition totally purchase it.
But every bit it is now, I'll pass.


Continue below for the review of the "natural" SPF 23 version released inward 2015:

Lancome Miracle Cushion review tin live on establish reviewed here).

Non-woven fiber matrix is basically a fancy bring upwardly for fiberglass (including drinking glass wool, a mutual wall insulation material). Yep, instead of a slice of sponge, these cushion direct keep chunks of wall filler inward them. I suppose nosotros should consider it a footstep upwardly from the depression quality, extremely porous sponge of the "natural" version cushion.

The folks at L'Oreal Group were careful to encompass it amongst a net, no uncertainty to disourage people from investigating what's underneath.

This is the surface of the novel Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact SPF50 (cover version):

 Using wall filler, oh pardon moi, fiberglass, instead of sponge allows for packing the cushion amongst much heavier foundation. That inward plough allows for fuller cover.

I was real interested inward this "new together with improved cover" version together with I was create to purchase it, but...

The shades exercise non stand upwardly for to the "natural" version.
Let me repeat it - they exercise non match.


The encompass version is a lot darker. Because patently Lancome thinks at that spot are no people inward Asia who are to a greater extent than or less NC15 or NW10. Well played, Lancome!

So hither you lot direct keep the argue why I didn't purchase this novel cushion.
Hence you lot volition non acquire a total review.


And hither you lot direct keep a closeup of the netting - you lot tin clearly run across the fibers below:

For what it's worth, sponsored shills are bending over backwards to praise this cushion, for example, this one.

Sponsored together with paid reviewers likewise seemed to direct keep fallen for the "new together with revolutionary drinking glass wool inward the cushion technology" PR spin. Oh well...

And this is what it looked similar within the sis brand's cushion (Shu Uemura blanc:chroma), which uses the same "revolutionary" concept:

That's the halt of the update.
If Lancome makes a lighter shade, I volition totally purchase it.
But every bit it is now, I'll pass.


Continue below for the review of the "natural" SPF 23 version released inward 2015:

Lancome Miracle Cushion review tin live on establish here. 

This is a side past times side comparing of Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact (Japan version) together with Lancome Miracle Cushion (European version).

If this is the starting fourth dimension time you lot are hearing virtually cushion foundations, delight click on the "Cushion Foundations" tab inward the meridian carte du jour to larn more.

Recenzja poduszki Lancome - Lancome Miracle Cushion jest this one.

Sponsored together with paid reviewers likewise seemed to direct keep fallen for the "new together with revolutionary drinking glass wool inward the cushion technology" PR spin. Oh well...

And this is what it looked similar within the sis brand's cushion (Shu Uemura blanc:chroma), which uses the same "revolutionary" concept:

That's the halt of the update.
If Lancome makes a lighter shade, I volition totally purchase it.
But every bit it is now, I'll pass.


Continue below for the review of the "natural" SPF 23 version released inward 2015:

Lancome Miracle Cushion review tin live on establish tutaj. 

Wpis ponizej to porownanie poduszki na rynek azjatycki (japonski) - Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact z poduszka na rynek europejski - Lancome Miracle Cushion.

Jesli to pierwszy raz, kiedy czytasz o podkladach w formie poduszki, kliknij na zakladke "Cushion Foundations" w gornym menu, aby dowiedziec sie wiecej.

Yesterday the long awaited Lancome cushion finally striking the stores inward Japan. Having had a jeopardy to play amongst it real briefly a calendar week before, I thought it powerfulness live on a goodness thought to stick it side past times side to the European version of Lancome Miracle Cushion together with run across what happens.

And this is what happened:


Wczoraj, dlugo wyczekiwana poduszka Lancome w koncu trafila exercise sprzedazy w Japonii. Mialam okazje pomacac ja juz w zeszlym tygodniu i pomyslalam sobie, ze moze warto byloby postawic ja obok Lancome Miracle Cushion dostepna w Europie i zobaczyc co wyjdzie.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wyszlo to:

Ha! Ten points if you lot tin spot the difference.
Yep. You're right. It's "same, same" but different.

The same outer packaging, a dissimilar name.
Europe - Lancome Miracle Cushion.
Japan - Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact, which likewise claims to direct keep a "fresh brightening effect".

Ha! Ekstra punkty jesli zauwazysz wszystkie roznice.
Tak, zgadza sie. Niby taki sam, ale jednak inny.

Takie samo pudelko, ale inna nazwa produktu.
W Europie - Lancome Miracle Cushion.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Azji - Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact, ktory ponoc ma nam dac "swiezy, rozjasniajacy efekt."




According to the Lancome website, "the Blanc Expert attain features the latest brightening applied scientific discipline designed to regulate melanin production together with awaken the luminosity of the skin."

OK, thence it would seem that Europe got the no frills version, spell Nihon - the brightening bells together with whistles.
I wonder why? Was it the convoluted logic of a Western cosmetics society convinced that if you lot label it "blanc" or "brightening", together with imply peel whitening properties, it would sell improve inward Asia?
Or was it but the fact that at that spot was no other agency to clothing upwardly this real average, drugstore character production to become far seem worth the high-end price?
Your estimate is every bit goodness every bit mine.

This is interesting:


Wedlug strony Lancome "linia Blanc Expert zawiera najnowsza technologie rozjasniajaca sformulowana exercise regulacji produkcji melaniny i exercise obudzenia naturalnej jasnosci cery", czy jakos tak.

Wiec wychodzi na to, ze poduszka na rynek europejski to nic szczegolnego, ale ta na rynek azjatycki ma dzialanie rozjasniajace.
Ciekawe dlaczego? Pewnie dlatego, ze zachodnie firmy sa swiecie przekonane, ze Azjatki kupia byle g*wno, jesli tylko w nazwie bedzie widnialo slowo "rozjasnianie".
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 moze dlatego, ze po prostu Lancome nie moglo wpasc na zaden inny pomysl jak usprawiedliwic wysoka cene tej bardzo przecietnej poduszki w Azji, gdzie tyle innych, duzo lepszych poduszek jest dostepnych o wiele taniej.
Ciort ich wie.

Ale to jest ciekawe:

While initially the element lists seem dissimilar (due to a slightly dissimilar layout, which fooled me every bit well), they are inward fact identical.
You direct keep Miracle Cushion on the left, together with Blanc Expert on the right. They're the same. Only the real terminal item, inward the "may contain" category is different.
Yet the i on the right, upon landing inward Japan, all of a abrupt acquired a fancy "Blanc Expert" title.

Hmmm... the plot thickens...

There direct keep been voices that Lancome Miracle Cushion is zippo else that Teint Miracle Foundation inward a cushion form. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 quick await at the ingredients lists for both products tells us that that is non true. Despite sharing the bring upwardly "Miracle", those are, inward fact, 2 dissimilar cosmetics. 

Na pierwszy rzut oka, lista skladnikow wydaje sie byc inna (to z powodu innej czcionki, sama nawet sie na to nabralam), ale w rzeczywistosci obie listy sa identyczne.
Miracle Cushion po lewej, Blanc Expert Cushion Compact po prawej. Takie same! Tylko ostatni punkt w liscie skladnikow, na szarym koncu w dopisku "moze zawierac" jest inny.

Ale jakims cudownym trafem, poduszka po prawej, po wyladowaniu w Japonii nabrala nagle mocy rozjasniajacej i dostala nowa nazwe - Blanc Expert.

No niezle, Lancome, niezle...

Pojawily sie rowniez glosy, ze poduszka Lancome Miracle Cushion to nic innego jak lancome'owski Teint Miracle podklad przelany w poduszkowe opakowanie. Ale rzut okiem na listy skladnikow obu tych kosmetykow i od razu widac, ze sa to dwa rozne produkty, pomimo tego, ze oba maja slowo "Miracle" w nazwie.



To fleece you lot inward a typical Japanese fashion, this cushion is sold hither piecemeal - you lot direct keep to purchase a compact instance together with a refill separately. While this is the commons agency cosmetics are sold inward Japan, this is zippo but an elaborate scam to build you lot role amongst every bit much coin every bit possible.

Aby oskubac cie exercise maksymum, w typowym japonskim stylu, ta poduszka sprzedawana jest tutaj "po kawalku" - trzeba kupic osobno kompakt i osobno wklad. Innej mozliwosci nie ma. To jest normalny sposob sprzedawania kosmetykow w Japonii, ale w rzeczywistosci to po prostu typowa sciema, aby wyciagnac od klienta jak najwiecej kasy przy jak najmniejszej linii oporu.

And they don't come upwardly cheap.
The Blanc Expert Cushion Compact Case volition gear upwardly you lot dorsum 1300 yen addition 8% tax.
The Blanc Expert Cushion Compact Refill costs an outrageous 5200 yen addition 8% tax.
So, inward all, later getting the entire gear upwardly you lot volition live on 7020 yen poorer (tax added). That is nearly 52 euro, or USD 59.00 (according to Yahoo currency converter).

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 kase ciagna az milo.
Blanc Expert Cushion Compact obudowa kosztuje 1300 jenow addition 8% VAT.
Blanc Expert Cushion Compact wklad to 5200 jenow addition 8% podatku.
Wiec aby zaczac uzywac ta poduszke, musimy pozegnac sie z 7020 jenami (podatek juz wliczony), co wychodzi przy obecnym przeliczniku na 52 euro lub 59 dolarow (wedlug Yahoo currency converter).

Unlike inward Europe, where Lancome Miracle Cushion comes inward 6 shades, at that spot are solely 2 available inward Japan.
As you lot tin see, I got BO-01. I don't know, but somehow when I run across "BO", I instinctively start sniffing. Despite this unfortunate color name, this cushion doesn't stink.

The other shade on sale inward Nihon is this:

Choc w Europie Lancome Miracle Cushion jest dostepna a 6 odcieniach, w Japonii Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact ma tylko dwa kolory.
Jak widac, ja wybralam BO-01.
Ten drugi dostepny to O-01.

BO-01 has beige tones, O-01 is yellow.

The lovely ladies at the Lancome counter swatched them for me together with fifty-fifty helped to direct keep a photo:


BO-01 ma bezowe tony, O-01 jest zolty.

Panie w stoisku Lancome byly bardzo mile i zeswatchowaly oba odcienie dla mnie i nawet pomogly zrobic zdjecie w jak najlepszym swietle.

I brought my Miracle Cushion for comparing purposes, together with it turned out to live on a great idea. The ladies were quite surprised to run across that the cushion sold inward Europe is "same, same, but different". You should direct keep seen their faces when I pulled out the A-True compact out of my purse. And the Banila Co compact. And together with then my novel Hera. They honestly had no thought that cushion foundation was non a Lancome invention.

The sales lady assembled my novel cushion for me:

Wzielam ze soba moja Lancome Miracle Cushion dla porownania i okazalo sie to bardzo dobrym pomyslem. Panie w stoisku byly mocno zaskoczone, ze niby poduszka taka sama, ale inna. Wyraz twarzy mialy bezcenny, kiedy wyciagnelam z kosmetyczki poduszke A-true i poduszke Banila Co i moja nowa poduszke Hera Ultra Moisture.
Konsultantki Lancome nie mialy najbledszego pojecia, ze podklad w poduszce nie jest wynalazkiem Lancome i ze istnieje juz od paru lat.

Tutaj pani konsultantka sklada moja nowa poduszke:

And watching her exercise it, I got an idea.

You see, on the Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Case box it says this:

I kiedy tak na nia patrzylam, cos wpadlo mi exercise glowy.
Na odwrocie pudelka exercise Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Case (obudowa), mozemy przeczytac, ze:

It claims to live on "specially designed for Blanc Expert Cushion Compact refill".
Of class that is non true. Lancome Miracle Cushion together with its twin - Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion are both cheap, run of the mill, no frills, drugstore character (both ingredient-wise, every bit good every bit bundle pattern wise) Korean cushions.

So it should live on possible to fit whatever other refill of the same pattern into a Lancome cushion pact, together with vice versa.

Let's check:


Ponoc jest to "specjalnie zaprojektowane dla Blanc Expert Cushion Compact wkladow".
Oczywiscie to bzdura. Lancome Miracle Cushion i blizniaczka Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion to tanie, typowe, drogeryjnej jakosci (i skladowo i opakowaniowo) koreanskie poduszki.

Wiec powinny pasowac exercise innych kompaktow tego samego typu i wice wersa. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 kompaktow tego samego typu jest sporo. Ja mam dwa.
No to sprawdzamy:

Yep. It plant amongst my A-true cushion case.
Pasuje exercise A-true obudowy.

And it plant over again amongst a Banila Co CC cushion case.
You should direct keep seen the faces of those piteous Lancome sales assistants when they saw it.

So... Specially designed? Nice try, Lancome. But side past times side time, assay harder.

While on the European cushion box nosotros had blurbs inward a bazillion dissimilar languages, the Japanese version has a unproblematic sticker:

I pasuje exercise kasetki Banila Co CC cushion.
Biedne panie konsultantki mialy niemrawe miny jak to zobaczyly.

Wiec... specjalnie zaprojektowane? Czy Lancome naprawde mysli, ze ich klienci sa totalnymi durniami?

Na europejskiej wersji poduszki mielismy opisy w kilku jezykach. Japonska wersja ma prosta naklejke.

I estimate this is yet some other agency that Lancome saves money. Since at that spot is no leaflet inward the box, it seems to me that dissimilar countries precisely slap stickers inward their ain languages on the dorsum together with telephone telephone it a day.

Under the sticker (of class I peeled it off, duh!) nosotros direct keep this:

Przypuszczam, ze w 10 sposob dusigrosze lancome'owskie oszczedzaja kase. Nie ma ulotki w pudelku, wiec wychodzi na to, ze zamiast drukowac wersje papierowa w kilku jezykach, w roznych krajach po prostu naklejaja information w roznych jezykach.

Pod naklejka (oczywiscie, ze ja oderwalam) jest to:

The "air cushion" wording is nonetheless here.

You tin likewise run across that it claims to direct keep "shades designed for Asian skin". And that's all fine together with dandy, but what are we, Europeans? Chopped liver? For us, Lancome, you lot released nasty night yellows together with shades totally non suitable for real pale together with fair skinned people. And yet for Asia you lot bent over backwards to become far coloristically half-way decent together with wearable.

This convoluted logic of western brands volition never cease to amaze me.

Ok, let's become on...

Fraza "air cushion" nadal tam widnieje.
Jest tez zapewnienie, ze "odcienie sa specjalnie sformulowane dla azjatyckiej skory". I spoko, nie mam nic przeciwko temu. Ale co to my, Europejki jestesmy? Niechciane bekarty? Dla nas, kochany Lancome, wypusciles ciemne i ohydne zolte kolory, ktore zupelnie nie nadaja sie dla jasnych kobiet z polnocy. Ale dla Azjatek, to od razu - specjalnie sformulowane.
Ta logika zachodnich work solid nigdy nie przestanie mnie zadziwiac.

Ale, idzmy dalej...

Good grief, the fingerprints. I couldn't live on bothered to wearable gloves. Sorry.

The Japanese (or is it "generic Asian"?) version is likewise made inward Korea:

Srebrne pudelka i odciski palcow. Nie chcialo mi sie wkladac rekawiczek. Sorry.
Wersja japonska (azjatycka) jest rowniez robiona w Korei.

And it has the same lamentable SPF23 / PA++. No comment.

OK, let's await at the compacts:

Ten sam nedzny filtr SPF23 / PA++. Bez komentarza.
Ok, tutaj kompakty.

Lancome Blanc Expert on the left, Lancome Miracle Cushion on the right.

And the other side:

Lancome Blanc Expert po lewej, Lancome Miracle Cushion po prawej.
I po drugiej stronie:

And opened:

I otwarte:

Other than the lid, they seem identical. So far.

Oprocz koloru obudowy wydaja sie byc indentyczne. Jak na razie.

Same...

And suddenly:


Takie same.
Ale nagle:

Different!

Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact on the left, Lancome Miracle Cushion on the right.
As you lot tin see, the Blanc Expert inner sponge is marginally finer together with improve character than Miracle Cushion.

And it powerfulness live on precisely fine for most people.
Until you lot position it side past times side to a real unproblematic Korean cushion:

Inne!

Lancome Blanc Expert Cushion Compact po lewej, Lancome Miracle Cushion po prawej.
Jak widac Blanc Expert wklad poduszkowy, srodkowa gabka, jest odrobine mniej porowata i nieco lepszej jakosci niz Miracle Cushion.

I to pewnie zadowala wiekszosc kobiet.
Ale tylko dopoki nie postawisz poduszek Lancome obok bardzo zwyklej koreanskiej poduszki.

Ah, Lancome, Lancome...
You'd mean value that for the Asian market, a huge multi-national build that wants to live on seen every bit high halt would liberate something a flake less bargain-basement looking, together with something a flake to a greater extent than fancy.
But I suppose inward the bring upwardly of maximizing profits together with squeezing every in conclusion yen (cent) out of this deal, Lancome but couldn't afford whatever higher character sponge for this compact.

If solely the foundation itself was worth the price...
Sadly, no.

The consistency of the Japanese version is a lot less runny than what's within the European Miracle Cushion. The texture is slightly to a greater extent than creamy than Miracle Cushion together with on par amongst most mid- together with lower-end Korean cushion brands.

Aj, Lancome, Lancome...
Ktos moglby pomyslec, ze wielka miedzynarodowa firma kosmetyczna, ktora zalicza sie exercise wysokopolkowych, moglaby wypuscic na rynek azjatycki cos bardziej ekskluzywnego i nie wygladajacego jak gabka z kuchennego zlewozmywaka. Ale wychodzi na to, ze w imie wycisniecia z tego kosmetyku ostatniego grosza (centa, jena), Lancome nie bylo stac na lepsza gabke.

Zeby choc sam podklad byl wart tych 7020 jenow...
Ale niestety nie.

Konsystencja wersji na rynek azjatycki jest ciut mniej wodnista niz to co siedzi w srodku europejskiej Miracle Cushion.
Tekstura jest tez bardziej kremowa i zblizona exercise tego, co oferuja typowe koreanskie poduszki.

In conclusion...
Lancome tried to reinvent Miracle Cushion every bit Blanc Expert Cushion Compact for Japan. It made a half-assed endeavour to become far slightly to a greater extent than presentable together with exciting for the naive together with western build hungry Japanese women. But it's nonetheless the same mediocre cushion.

A cushion of this real average quality, amongst this generic design, together with these bare bones ingredients together with depression SPF, together with without an extra refill inward the box, shouldn't cost to a greater extent than than US$25.

Shame, shame on you lot Lancome.

Podsumowujac...

Lancome przeinaczylo Miracle Cushion na Blanc Expert Cushion Compact na rynki azjatyckie. Cos tam chcialo wizualnie ulepszyc, zeby wygladlo ciut lepiej dla bardziej wymagajacych klientow azjatyckich. Ale efekt koncowy to ta sama mierna poduszka.

Poduszka tak przecietnej jakosci, w tak przecietnym, masowo produkowanym kompakcie, z tak slabym skladem i niskim filtrem SPF, i bez dodatkowego wkladu w pudelku, nie powinna kosztowac wiecej niz jakies 25 dolarow.

Wstydz sie Lancome!

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