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Artclass By Rodin Blusher 9.5g #De Peche$27.50BLACK CUSHION SPF 34 / PA++ 15g (#21 VANILLA)
HERA BLACK CUSHION SPF / 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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15 g
$36.67 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
In stock. Arrives in 3 to 7 business days
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How it works
BLACK CUSHION SPF / 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
Inside the formula
43
Ingredients declared
#30
Fragrance on the list
What is BLACK CUSHION SPF / PA++ used for?
It is a cushion foundation from HERA, a sponge-applied liquid-to-powder cushion. HERA is Amorepacific's prestige line, the house Korean department-store counters built their makeup and skincare hierarchy around. It is meant to be used as one step in a routine rather than a stand-alone treatment, and it ships here in the same Korean-market formula sold at retail in Seoul.
How do I use BLACK CUSHION SPF / 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. What here is the identical Korean-market version HERA sells at Olive Young and other Seoul retailers, carrying its original packaging, Korean-market barcode, and batch code rather than a swapped-in export version.
How is this different from buying HERA on Amazon or a general beauty marketplace?
The difference is the formula itself: this is what HERA sells at retail in Seoul, not a substitute made for a different market.
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.
Contains fragrance (parfum)
Not on the ingredient list below: denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants and mineral oil or petrolatum.
Full INCI (43): Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Mica, Cyclohexasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Iron Oxide Yellow, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Aluminum Hydroxide, Glycerin, Polysilicone-11, Polysorbate 40, Iron Oxide Red, Polysorbate 80, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Propanediol, Fragrance, Lauroyl Lysine, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Iron Oxide Black, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Bismuth Oxychloride, Isododecane, BHT, Acrylates/Polytrimethylsiloxymethacrylate Copolymer, Tocopherol, Osmanthus Fragrans Flower Extract
Ingredient list read from amoremall.com on 13 September 2026.
31 of 43 explained
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- Iron Oxide Yellow 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Polysilicone-11 silicone
- A silicone elastomer used as a film former and thickener. It gives a formula a soft cushioned body and helps it cling.
- Polysorbate 80 emulsifier
- Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifier and solubiliser used to keep oils, fragrance and oil-soluble actives dissolved in water.
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane silicone
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a coating applied to mineral powders so they disperse evenly and resist water rather than clumping.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809925172753
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 15 g
- Category
- Makeup
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
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 SPF 34 / PA++ 15g (#21 VANILLA)$55.00
- 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$270.00
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HERA, Korean-market original
HERA BLACK CUSHION SPF / PA++ (15g) is the Korean-market formula sold at Olive Young in Seoul.
Verify your unit when it arrives
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.
정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock
What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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