Review: Skin79 currently tests on animals and I cannot recommend such a brand...

I DO NOT RECOMMEND SKIN79 PRODUCTS

Since I first started getting into Korean cosmetics, I was unsure which companies tested on animals and was going on information provided by other reviewers and bloggers that turned out to be false 99% of the time. As of January 2014, Skin79 DOES test on animals and I cannot recommend them or their products due to that.

Skin79 Water Drop BB Balm

I know I'm a little behind in this, but my first BB cream arrived in the mail yesterday...
BB cream is a popular Korean cosmetic product that -like fashion to the midwest- just hasn't arrived in the US as of 2010.
BB cream is the term used for "Blemish Balm" which was actually copyrighted by a Korean company.
*The origins are Germany -it was used as a therapy moisturizer for the irritated skin after skin treatment (microdermabrasion,laser,etc.) It was picked up by Korean actresses, singers... and manufactored by several different Korean companies(Skin79, Skinfood, Shills, Missha...)for the masses. *The general uses are skin brightening, oil control, wrinkle improvement, and sometimes whitening complete with built in UV protection.
it is a foundation/concealer of sorts with a light sheer look and feel which also evens out skin tones (red spots,etc.)

The one I got was under $10 shipped but they sell in online import make-up stores for $23 +.
Skin79 Water Drop BB is part of the Hot Pink line -also know as the "summer collection" and comes in a 45.3 g squeeze tube(see photo). The outside packaging is a pink box. It is oil free and contains plant extracts.
The back reads: *pic coming*


On to the review:

Color: The color is a nice neutral light nude color with shimmer - it looks much too fake just out of the tube, but it absorbs into skin flawlessly and leaves behind sheer coverage and shimmer.

Texture: Creamy, not at all greasy or oily, and after it absorbs into your skin it is weightless. Does leave behind a slight cooling feeling, not sure if it moisturizes as my skin was pretty soft today prior to use...it also did not feel any tighter(?)

Coverage: It does even out "red spots" but won't make dark or bright ones disappear - I haven't tried it on my under eye circles yet because mine are much more severe than most and generally blow even specially formulated eye concealers away. >_<

Scent: Good, but does not smell like "aqua" as stated...?

Protection: Unsure - the weather is not warm here and the sun is in hiding...