How do I use Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++?

Press the puff onto the cushion, then pat onto the face working outward from the center, building a second layer only where needed. Give it a few uses before judging the result, since a single application rarely shows the full effect a cushion foundation is built to deliver over a routine.

Is this the same formula sold in Korea?

Yes, this is the Korean-market formula HERA sells at retail in Seoul, not a version reformulated for a different market. It arrives with intact Korean-market packaging and batch coding rather than a repackaged export run.

How is this different from buying HERA on Amazon or a general beauty marketplace?

A marketplace listing for HERA is frequently the version reformulated for US retail, while what we sell is the Korean-market original.

Will the shade match what I see in photos?

Color rendering shifts by screen, so the safest check is the shade name and code printed on the packaging, which matches HERA's own Korean-market shade card for this line. If you are between two shades, the lighter one is easier to build up than the darker one is to soften.

HERA

Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++ 15g #00P1

Name: HERA Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++ 15g #00P1
Brand: HERA
SKU: 10769859188
Price: 100.0 USD
Availability: InStock

HERA Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++ is a cushion foundation, sized at 15g, a sponge-applied liquid-to-powder cushion, sold here in the Korean-market formula and finish.

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$100.00

15 g

$66.67 per 10 g

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: NormalCombinationOilyDry

Helps with: Everyday color and coverageBuilding over a skincare-finished baseTouch-ups through the day

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How it works

Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++ is a sponge-applied liquid-to-powder cushion (at 15g), built to the color and finish standard HERA sets for its Korean-market range. HERA is Amorepacific's prestige line, the house Korean department-store counters built their makeup and skincare hierarchy around. The point of buying it here rather than from a US reformulated line is that the shade, pigment load and finish match what HERA sells at retail in Seoul. It arrives with intact Korean-market packaging and batch coding rather than a repackaged export run.

Key benefits

A sponge-applied liquid-to-powder cushion
a formula built to Korean-market color and finish standards
Intact Korean-market barcode and batch coding on arrival
Full manufacturer size of 15g

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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Water solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Cyclopentasiloxane silicone: Cyclopentasiloxane is a volatile silicone: it spreads a formula thin and smooth then evaporates, leaving no residue. It is the silicone behind a dry, powdery primer finish.
Methyl Trimethicone silicone: Methyl Trimethicone is a light, volatile silicone chosen for a notably dry finish. It thins a formula and disperses powders evenly.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
Polymethyl Methacrylate absorbent: Polymethyl Methacrylate is an acrylic polymer used as fine spheres. They give a smooth, powdery slip and blur the look of surface texture.
Cyclohexasiloxane silicone: Cyclohexasiloxane is a volatile silicone used for a light, fast-spreading feel that leaves nothing behind.
Trimethylsiloxysilicate silicone: A silicone resin supplied in a volatile carrier. The carrier flashes off and the resin stays behind as a light, transfer-resistant film.
PEG-10 Dimethicone silicone: PEG-10 Dimethicone is a silicone with a water-loving chain attached, so it bridges the silicone and water phases. It is used as an emulsifier and to give a light, silky feel.
Mica colorant: Mica is a mineral ground into fine flakes. It scatters light, so it lightens a shade and gives the soft glow of a tinted or illuminating product.
Disteardimonium Hectorite thickener: Disteardimonium Hectorite is a modified clay used to thicken the oil phase and stop pigments settling to the bottom of the bottle.
Niacinamide active: Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone emulsifier: A silicone emulsifier carrying both a fatty lauryl chain and water friendly glycol units. It is what holds water inside a silicone base, so it is common in long wearing formulas.

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Dimethicone silicone: Dimethicone is the most used cosmetic silicone. It forms a breathable film that smooths the surface, slows water leaving skin, and gives the slip that makes a primer or cream feel silky. It is inert and does not penetrate.
Sodium Chloride thickener: Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
Aluminum Hydroxide absorbent: Aluminum Hydroxide is a mineral powder used to coat pigments so they disperse evenly, and to absorb a little oil. It is not an antiperspirant salt.
Iron Oxide Red colorant: Iron Oxides are mineral pigments in red, yellow and black, and the three are blended to make every skin-tone shade in a tinted product. They are inert and sit on the surface.
Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster: Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
Fragrance fragrance: Fragrance, or Parfum, is a single declaration standing for a whole scent blend, which can be dozens of materials. Regulators allow it as a trade secret, so a list showing only this word does not say what the scent is made of. It is the most common trigger named by people with reactive skin.
Stearic Acid fatty acid: Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
Dimethicone Crosspolymer silicone: Dimethicone Crosspolymer is silicone linked into a soft, springy network. It soaks up oil, blurs the look of texture, and gives the velvety feel of a primer.
Triethoxycaprylylsilane silicone: Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a coating applied to mineral powders so they disperse evenly and resist water rather than clumping.
Lauroyl Lysine amino acid: Lauroyl Lysine is the amino acid lysine with a fatty tail attached, which turns it into a fine powder that clings to skin. It gives a silky, dry feel and helps disperse pigments.
Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster: Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
Adenosine active: Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated.
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract plant extract: Field mint leaf extract, the plant most menthol is distilled from. The extract is far gentler than the oil and carries a light cooling character.
1,2-Hexanediol humectant: 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
BHT antioxidant: BHT is a synthetic antioxidant used in traces to stop the oils in a formula going rancid. It protects the product, not the skin.
Hyaluronic Acid humectant: Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.
Isododecane solvent: Isododecane is a light, volatile hydrocarbon. It carries pigments and film formers on smoothly and then evaporates, leaving the film behind and nothing oily.
Tocopherol antioxidant: Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Propanediol humectant: Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
Polysorbate 80 emulsifier: Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier and solubiliser used to keep oils, fragrance and oil-soluble actives dissolved in water.
Hydrogenated Lecithin emulsifier: Hydrogenated Lecithin is lecithin with its unsaturated bonds filled in, which makes it far more stable. It emulsifies and is the standard shell for the liposomes that carry actives into the outer layer of skin.

How to use

Press the puff onto the cushion, then pat onto the face working outward from the center, building a second layer only where needed.

Worth knowing

Patch test on the inner arm before first full-face use if you have not tried this specific formula before.
Remove fully at the end of the day with a proper makeup remover rather than a cleanser alone.

Complete the routine

This itemHERA Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++ 15g #00P1$100.00
The last step of the morning, over everything elseHERA UV Protector Tone-Up SPF50+ PA++++ 50ml #Peach$57.50
From the same Korean-market lineHERA Homme Black Active Special Set$157.50

Total for 3 items$315.00

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HERA, Korean-market original

HERA Black Cushion Foundation Single SPF34 PA++ (15g) is the Korean-market formula sold at Olive Young in Seoul.

Verify your unit when it arrives

Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.

On the unit itself

The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.

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