Review: Etude House Dr. Oil Solution Anti-Shine BB Lotion

Finally, here it is! The review that many has been requesting for and the review that I have been procrastinating. I have my reasons though. In fact, there’s only one reason – I hardly use this. Erm…that says a lot about this product isn’t it?

The fact is that I need pictures for reviews and I usually snap them when I actually use the product in one of my daily FOTDs. So for this product in particular, somehow, I am not very keen to reach for.

Okay, why not I just admit it right from the start. I do not like this. Not any bit. But I really wished I would. Sigh.




This is how it looks like with the packaging box. A considerably cute bottle with a pump and a plastic cap. Though it may seem to be a pleasing idea, the cap however fall out easily. So it basically serves almost no point.




It is described as shine control BB cream which supplies moist and flawless coverage complexion. Read moist. Read flawless complexion. In actual – none of these.

See how it fares on my hand first.




Can you even spot any difference on the left and right side of my hand in the last picture? Nothing. It looks like just any BB cream at first but upon blending in, it disappears. I fail to understand. It doesn’t even feel light as a cream. I have had runnier BB cream which feels a lot lighter but performed much better.




This is how I look like with the BB lotion on. Left picture is bare faced and right picture on. Can you see how powdery it leaves my skin is? Flaky, powdery is my number one enemy for any base makeup. I don’t mind lack of coverage, but NO powdery to me.

Further, it leaves a white cast on my skin. I am not even dark to start with and it manage to leave a white cast. I never have this experience with other BB cream before.

My Thoughts

Initially, it was the name BB Lotion which attracted me to add it into the virtual cart during my first Gmarket haul. I mean, logically, ‘lotion’ means lighter than ‘cream’ and anything that spells light attracts me. And, I admit, my curiosity level is higher than an average girl, so I had to try this. =P

I thought this would be great on lazy days and days when I want a light face out. When I say light, it still must at least have certain compulsory properties, i.e. even out my skin tone, looks natural like my own skin and looks luminous on my skin. This product however, like I said earlier, leaves a white cast which also means no natural like skin! Another point pointed out earlier – powdery which also means no luminous skin!
I almost always regret right after I put this on each time, thinking it might work this time. But it failed. It sucks to not like something which I have high hopes for at the beginning.

To be fair, if this is used as a lotion, as in NOT a base makeup, it will not sound so bad. After all, it does smell good like lotion! Perhaps, as the name indicates, it is supposed to be used as a lotion? I’m not sure.

FINAL VERDICT: 1/5

You can skip this ladies. =)

That’s about this review. Hope you find it helpful and thanks for reading! =)