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Kobus Magnolia or Japanese Magnolia being showcased at Sakura 2024 in the conservatory. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

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UYU REVIEW: YADAH products from BB COSMETIC! 💗 use my code ‘bbuyuro’ for 8% off at bb cosmetic! ✨

Hello again everyone! This has been a very busy few months for me. I've spent the last two weeks basically breaking down because I had a killer exam that was worth 40% and recovering from flu 😓 I'm still very uneasy about how I did but it's Easter now and I'd like to relax and have a break~ I hope you’ve all been well.

Yadah is not one of the more popular brands, but I have seen them popping up more recently. Their mascot is a really cute girl with red hair and she kinda reminds me of a pumpkin. They have a decent mix of skincare and make-up products, and they did a collab with the Korean fashion site Sonyunara recently! If you go to their Korean website, it has a really cute design and theme, I linked it below and I’d recommend visiting just to see the illustrations. Since I haven't seen many other people talking about this brand, I hope it'll be interesting for you guys to discover a new k-beauty brand!

BB Cosmetic is a relatively new Korean beauty store, and they stock a lot of the more popular Korean brands + they ship worldwide for free! 💗 Their prices are really affordable and competitive with some of my other faves with free shipping like Jolse and Beautynetkorea, as well as eBay stores. Don’t forget, you can use my discount code ’BBUYURO’ for 8% off. 

I personally love BB Cosmetic and it’s become one of my go-to websites for Korean beauty shopping. While they do provide me products to review, I shop there frequently as well - I’ve provided a mini-review of some other BB Cosmetic products at the bottom, one that was a free gift and one that I purchased personally. I would highly suggest BB Cosmetic if you live in the US because they have USPS shipping which arrives super quick!

Disclaimer: Some items were sent to me for review and consideration by BB Cosmetic. I am not being compensated for this review and opinions are always 100% honest.

✏️ ABOUT THE ITEM: AUTO LIP CRAYON

First things first, I’ll be reviewing the Yadah Auto Lip Crayon. Here are the features:

Creates rich colour with a soft-matte finish

Long-lasting and lightweight

Contains macadamia seed oil that moisturizes and soothes lips

Paraben-free 

There are 7 shades available (from L-R in the image): #01 Dazzling Red, #02 Tangerine Orange, #03 Pink Holic, #04 Rose Coral, #05 Cotton Candy, #06 Plum Burgundy, #07 Rose Beige.

Here are the swatches of the colours (in the same order)

Here's a suggestion from Yadah to use two different colours from the range for a two-toned lip! This one combines #06 Plum Burgundy and #07 Rose Beige.

Ingredients

These are taken from Yadah’s Korean website. All the colours are listed, but the ones I pasted are specific for #06 Plum Burgundy:

Diisostearyl malate, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Capric / Caprylic triglycerides, Polyglyceryl-2-triisostearate, CI 15850, Ozokerite, Candelilla wax, Microcrystalline wax, Dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate / Hexastearate / Hexarosinate, Adeps lanae, Polymethyl methacrylate, Polyethylene, Iron oxide red, Black iron oxide, Avocado oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Macadamia integrifolia seed oil, Dibutyl hydroxy toluene.

I've bolded the ingredients that they listed as key ingredients, and italics are ones that came up as 'problematic' on cosDNA.

CI 15850, Candelilla wax and avocado oil all came up as slight acne triggers, which I don't think is really a problem as this is a lip product.

CI 15850 is a red pigment and has a safety rating of 1 - 4.

Dibutyl hydroxy toluene is a preservative with a safety rating of 6. If you're not familiar with cosDNA, for the safety rating, the lower numbers are better. However it's still not a 100% perfect indicator as it depends on the concentration of the ingredient and the usage as well.

Pricing 

BB Cosmetic: $6.16 (free shipping worldwide)

Koreadepart: $6.51 USD (shipping by weight)

Yadah's official website: 8,000 won / $7.04 USD (within Korea only)

You can see here that BB Cosmetic actually has the cheapest price by far, especially considering that they include free shipping!

As I mentioned before, Yadah isn’t extremely well-known and I wasn’t able to find their products on some other popular k-beauty sites like Jolse and Testerkorea, etc.

📷 PHOTOS + DETAILS: AUTO LIP CRAYON

The packaging is a black triangle box with shiny lettering. The colour I’m going to be reviewing is #06 Plum Burgundy. I like that the twisty part of the tube has the colour of the crayon on it too.

The tube of the lip crayon has the silouhette of the mascot which I think is cute 😊

Here are some swatches that I did on my arm. The left is with just one swipe - I have tried layering it but the colour doesn't build since it's very pigmented already. On the right side, I tried very hard to scrub it off with just a tissue (no remover) and you can see a stain is still left behind.

This means the lasting power is great, but I wouldn't recommend using it before a day that you plan on wearing nude colours, since the stain will most likely still be there.

The colour is very similar to the swatches but it seems a bit more purple rather than red. I'm still very happy with the colour though since I don't have a lot of dark colours!

Here are some lip swatches! In the top picture I attempted a gradient lip, but just one-tone instead of two-toned like in the suggestion image. I think dark colours look really good for the centre of the gradient and I love how this smoothed out at the edges! If you don't like dealing with watery tints but still want a dark colour to do gradient lip with, I would really recommend this one.

I basically never do a full-on layer of lipstick but I thought it would be helpful for this post 😛 Like many lipsticks, it's hard for me to get a smooth line right away and it's noticeable since this is a dark colour. If you plan on wearing full lip colour, I would suggest using a lip liner with this one.

The last picture is just blotted away, and this is what the lip looks like after about 5 hours on me (with eating). It's still noticeable but the colour has worn away a bit. I actually quite like this pink-red stain that is left behind.

Here's a selca while wearing the Auto Lip Crayon~ No make-up so don't judge 😛 I actually really like bold lip colours on no make-up days because it helps take away attention from the other parts of my face.

I found the lip crayon to be very, very comfortable to wear. I found myself not having to wearing lip balm underneath for once since it really is moisturising. The lasting power is quite good, although I do find lipstick-type products a bit annoying since I drink water a lot. It's easy to reapply though so it's not a huge issue.

The Mamonde Creamy Tint is a popular product that I've seen around and I have to say that the Yadah Auto Lip Crayon is a lot more comfortable. In comparison, the Mamonde one is basically not creamy or moisturising at all, in fact it's drier than a lot of lipsticks I own. If you wanted to invest in a lip crayon but you have dry lips, I would highly suggest the Yadah Auto Lip Crayon over the Mamonde Creamy Tint!

✏️ ABOUT THE ITEM: ANTI-T RED ZERO SPOT CREAM

The next Yadah product is the Anti-T Red Zero Spot Cream. It's a spot treatment for acne and comes in handy tube packaging.

Yadah actually has a whole Anti-T trouble care line, all of which feature their cute mascot.

I really wanted to share some drawings from their website because they are so nice! The drawings show the key ingredients of the cream, which you can also see in the ingredients list.

Here are some of the features:

Natural extracts control excessive sebum secretions, improve skin environments, and soothe the troubled area.

Vegetable extracts naturally moisturize the sensitive skin.

Paraben, Benzophenone, Mineral oil, Sulfate, Artificial dyes, Minimal chemical materials free.

Main ingredients: Salicylic acid, Green tea extract, Rosemary extract, Sage extract.

Ingredients

Taken from the Korean Yadah website and analysed with cosDNA.

Aqua, Propanediol, Capric / Caprylic triglycerides, Nicotinamide, Glycerol, Hydrogenated palm kernel oil, Lecithine, Phytosteryl macadamiate, Pentylene glycol, Shea butter, Mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, Camellia japonica (camellia) seed oil, Xantham gum, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Chamomilla recutita (chamomile) leaf extract, Thujopsis dolabrata (thujopsis) branch extract, Centella asiatica (centella) extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Sorbitan caprylate, Arginine, Stearyl glycyrrhetinate, Phytosqualane, Magnolia kobus (magnolia) bark extract, Salix alba (willow) bark extract, Lonicera caprifolium (honeysuckle) extract, Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed) root extract, Aloe barbadenis (aloe) leaf extract, D-flavanoids, Brassica oleracea italica (broccoli) extract, Vitamin E, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Glycine soja (soybean) peptide, Adenosine, Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap) root extract, Pueraria lobata (kudzu) root extract, Trehalose, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Opuntia ficus-indica (barbary fig) fruit extract, Glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, Hydrolysed pea protein, Pisum sativum (pea) extract, Isoflavone, Panax ginseng root extract, Ginkgo biloba leaf extract, Angelica gigas extract, Cimicifuga dahurica root extract, Equisetum himemale extract, Linoleic acid, Punica granatum (pomegranate) fruit extract, Trifolium pratense (clover) flower extract, Hizikia fusiforme extract, Coptis chinensis (Chinese goldthread) root extract, Portulaca oleracea extract, Citrus unshiu (Satsuma mandarin) peel extract, Grape skin extract, Yeast betaglucan, Levulinic acid, Dioscorea villosa (wild yam) root extract, Vaccinium angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, Hyaluronan, Malus domestica (apple) fruit extract, Silybum marianum (milk thistle), Sophorin, Astaxanthin, Quercetin, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil.

Oh boy, this ingredients list is super long, full of extracts, and probably means nothing to you. To be honest, it doesn't really mean much to me either since I don't know what most of these ingredients do. I've tried to add the common names for most of the extracts, although are pretty obsure regardless. In a way, I feel like loading the product with so many extracts is pointless though. 

Most of the ingredients don't come up with any acne triggers or safety issues. The only one that came up is vitamin E which I don't personally know too much about, but please take note if this is an ingredient that causes acne for you!

Pricing

BB Cosmetic: $13.58 (free shipping worldwide)

Koreadepart: $9.45 USD (shipping by weight)

Yadah's official website: 17,500 won / $15.40 USD (within Korea only)

With the Anti Zero Spot Cream, Koreadepart comes in a bit cheaper (although this is a sale price I believe). If you are planning a haul with Koreadepart then it might be worth it to pick this up too, but otherwise I would recommend BB Cosmetic since Koreadepart shipping fees are quite expensive for a small amount of items.

📷 PHOTOS + DETAILS: ANTI-T RED ZERO SPOT CREAM

Here is the tube and the packaging! I really like the overall design of this product. The colour contrast and the simple drawings are really nice.

A far bit of warning: if you don't like seeing acne / acne marks, don't scroll any further! I have some photos of my own acne further down.

The tube design is actually quite unique (or at least I've never seen anything like this before), and there's a small knob on the side that you press to dispense the product.

(I'm really sorry for the low quality of this picture. I've been having so much trouble with Tumblr recently and the photo I originally took just wouldn't upload.. I've had to try over 20 times just to upload all the pictures in this review and it's really becoming troublesome 😓)

Anyway, the cream is quite light in texture, kind of like a gel cream. It feels quite smoothing and fresh once you apply it and it feels moisturising too.

So here is my experience with this spot cream! Before using the cream, I have quite a few active pimples which are raised as you can see. After using it every day, and pausing my other spot treatments, the second side is my after.

The odd thing about this cream is that it didn't calm down all my pimples. It did help soothe some of them. A lot of the ones that hadn't come to a head yet, came to a head immediately after using the cream. This allowed me to use my pimple patches and quickly get rid of them.

If you have problematic skin and you're interested in k-beauty, you've most likely heard of the COSRX Centella Blemish Cream. However, apart from being a spot treatment they're not really that similar. They do both have centella asiatica as an ingredient, but it's definitely more prominent in the COSRX cream. The main difference is that the COSRX cream is a lot thicker, and a little goes a long way. 

I've found that the COSRX cream doesn't really work that well on me anymore... this is different for everyone's skin though. I think if you have one, and it works, you probably don't need the other.

💭 OVERVIEW + FINAL THOUGHTS

yadah auto lip crayon: 5 / 5

I have become very fond of this lip crayon. I like how pigmented and vivid the colour is, and it's creamy and moisturising. I also enjoy the stain that it leaves behind, so it looks pretty even when it fades.

It's easy to use, and especially easy to create a gradient lip with which is my favourite lip application technique. I've used it around 10 times and the tip hasn't even changed shape really so I could imagine that it would last a long time.

I wouldn't wear this lip crayon everyday since I don't like lip products that transfer (since I drink a lot of water, as I mentioned earlier). Howvever, that's not necessarily a problem with the product, it's just a feature of the type of product and it can't really be helped so I won't be marking it down just for that.

💖 Pros: Pigmented colour, moisturising, long-lasting. 💔 Cons: Transfers easily, leaves a stain (could be good or bad, up to you).

yadah anti-t red zero spot cream: 4 / 5

This isn't a perfect spot cream for me - I'd love for it to just make my spots disappear but I doubt many people find a product as perfect as that. This spot cream has been working well for me though. I like that it soothes some away but it also inflames some so I can get rid of them more easily with other methods.

I'm not quite sure how long this would last, but I haven't made a noticeable dent in it yet. Since it's a spot treatment, it should last a while.

The packaging is handy and a lot more portable than the COSRX Centella Cream, so if you ever feel like you need to soothe your blemishes on the go, you can! I also love the packaging design. If you're looking for a new spot cream, I would suggest checking this one out! 💕

💖 Pros: Handy packaging, soothes pimples, helps bring blemishes to a head. 💔 Cons: Doesn’t work on all blemishes, may not work for everyone!

Please keep in mind for acne products, it varies for everyone! 😬

OTHER MINI REVIEWS: WELCOS CONFUME ARGAN TREATMENT OIL + THE FACE SHOP THE THERAPY 

welcos confume argan treatment oil: 5 / 5 I've been trying out different Korean hair oils for a while to soothe my damaged ends. I saw a lot of good reviews on this one, and I liked how it came in a huge bottle (it also comes with a mini travel sized bottle).

It's hard to really describe how an oil works in a unique way, but this oil has been working well for me in soothing my damaged ends. I use it just after showering on damp hair and also once my hair is dry. If you're looking for an affordable hair oil, you should try this one 😍

I bought this from BB Cosmetic for $10.83.

the face shop the therapy royal made moisture blending formula cream: 5 / 5

Even though I have dry skin, I've always been more fond of gel creams. I got this in a sample set pouch but I'm going to be purchasing the full size once I come back from China. I originally started using this when I ran out of my Belif Aqua Bomb, but I think I actually like this one better since it's not as heavily fragranced.

It has a very light, soft texture but still very moisturising. This has been very good for keeping my eyes and nose moisturised, but it's very good for all over the face. A bonus is that it seems to be lasting a long, long time. This is only the sample size and I'm only about halfway through so far.

The sample / travel kit that this is available in goes for $10.98 (with 2 other small products). The full size is available for $28.37.

Thank you for checking out my review today! I hope you enjoyed reading and here are links for mentioned products again if you were interested in any of them:

YADAH auto lip crayon YADAH anti-t red zero spot cream WELCOS confume argan treatment oil THE FACE SHOP the therapy royal made moisture blending formula cream (whew, long name!)

Don't forget to use my code 'BBUYURO' for an additional 8% off❣ Have a lovely day~