Another Limited mamechiyo Edition: shu uemura UV Under Base Brightening Mousse SPF30 PA++ in Pink Purple

mamechiyo for shu uemura UV Under Base Brightening Mousse SPF30 PA++ in Pink Purple

Besides the highly popular cleansing oils, another best-selling product from shu uemura is the UV Under Base Mousse. Now this has been in the market for years, but I’ve only tried it out about a month ago. I remembered blogging about Maybelline’s BB Mousse when someone commented the mousse was similar in texture to shu uemura’s Base Mousse. Obviously I hadn’t a clue what she was talking about, but I nodded along all the same. Tsk tsk 😛

Anyway, when I had the opportunity to try out the Whitefficient Clear Brightening Gentle Cleansing Oil, I was also given a limited edition mamechiyo-designed UV Under Base Mousse. It’s the same as the regular ones you see in store, but in a prettier can.

mamechiyo for shu uemura UV Under Base Brightening Mousse SPF30 PA++ in Pink Purple

Texture-wise, well, it’s a mousse. Like most mousses, it’s foamy and very light. It goes on the skin oil-free, so it does not leave a sticky residue. It’s a pink-toned mousse, which is good for brightening the skin.

mamechiyo for shu uemura UV Under Base Brightening Mousse SPF30 PA++ in Pink Purple

Speaking of brightening the skin, it’s the reason I love this mousse. Sometimes when my skin is misbehaving, it tends to look sallow and dull, especially below the eyes to the cheeks. Pop this on and it’s like my skin’s been given a shot of Red Bull. It wakes up instantly and looks radiant. Sometimes I need to trick my skin into thinking it’s not sickishly yellow, and this works a real treat.

I found another way to use this mousse too, quite by accident. I was recently given a bottle of foundation by L’Oreal (Lumi Magique). Unfortunately, the foundation was 1-2 shades darker than my skin. I didn’t want to waste it because it felt pretty good on the skin. I thought I’d try it with the shu uemura base mousse under the foundation. Voila! Problem instantly fixed. The originally-darker foundation matched my skintone to a T.

shu uemura UV Under Base Brightening Mousse and Loreal's Lumi Magique Foundation

The mousse is a decent primer. My foundations lasted all day without slipping off. I wouldn’t say it’s the best primer I’ve used as it doesn’t fill in the nooks and crannies on my face as I’d hoped it would and I did get an oily T-zone after just an hour. But as a skin brightener and cheat for radiant skin, I’d give it a good thumbs up.

Mamechiyo for shu uemura’s UV Under Base Brightening Mousse SPF30 PA++ in Pink Purple retails at AU$58 for 50g and is available exclusively at David Jones nationwide (for stockists call 1300 651 991)

What I like about it: Brightens the skin instantly, darker foundations looks very natural on my skin with the use of the mousse, contains SPF 30.

What I do not like about it: As a primer, it doesn’t fill in the fine lines and holes on my skin as I normally expect primers to.

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8 comments… add one
  1. Nikki

    I have this one too!!! I love the packaging ! I actually have the original packaging but can’t resist to get another one for its limited edition packaging! I agree with you about the immediate brightening effect!
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    1. Tine

      Nikki: Haha it’s such a pretty can, isn’t it? I’ve seen the original cans in store, but they look so blah in comparison 😛

  2. plue

    I have this one in the normal version, the skin coloured one i think… wearing on it’s own, makes me look a bit paler (?), but I guess it might be due to it canceling ruddiness around my cheeks n nose, not sure if it’s a good or bad thing!

    it doesn’t do oil control much, that I have to agree 😛

    but it’s weird for it to alter that darker foundation shade to match you to a T though! I think I’ll try using it with my slightly darker BB cream your way and see if I have such luck as yours! 😛 I hate to see things goes to waste especially when I like the formula but not the colour >.<
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    1. Tine

      Plue: I know, right? I found it so strange that the darker foundation worked on my skin. The base may have lightened the foundation or something. It’s weird, but for some unknown reason, it worked!

      I’ve not tried the one in Beige, but I’m really liking the the Pink one. In fact, there are days where I just wear the pink base with no foundations or BB cream on top 😛

  3. emmabovary

    Radiant skin sounds lovely, and I like that you’ve mixed it with that L’Oreal foundation! I was so happy when the girls swapped with me to get the right shade, finally a shade that matches my lily white skin! The can of this is adorable <3
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    1. Tine

      Emma: Haha so glad you managed to get the right colour in the swap! I don’t know if I swapped mine that day or it was the original one I received, but it was still a tad dark.

  4. Peta

    Ooh I like the look of this, but would you recommend it for pale pink skin? I wouldn’t want to look even whiter than I am now.
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    1. Tine

      Peta: Hmm in that case, I don’t think I will. But if you’d still like to give it a go, might I suggest the beige one? It might tone the pinkness down a bit. I use the pink one to tone down my yellowness 🙂

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