Parnell

Parnell Cicamanu Serum Cushion Foundation.

Foundation

About this product

A cushion foundation infused with a serum, designed to give buildable, natural-looking coverage while soothing and hydrating the skin. It comes in 40 shades.

Full ingredients

Centella Asiatica Extract*(37,374Ppm), Titanium Dioxide(Ci 77891), Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Methyl Trimethicone, Propanediol, Diisostearyl Malate, Glycerin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Lauryl Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Mica(Ci 77019), 1,2-Hexanediol, Honey Extract*(799Ppm), Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Leptospermum Scoparium Leaf Extract*(10Ppm), Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Magnesium Sulfate, Water, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Glyceryl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Aluminum Hydroxide, Alumina, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Lactobacillus*, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ceramide NP, Madecassoside*(10Ppm), Phytosphingosine, Tocopherol, Iron Oxides(Ci 77492), Iron Oxides(Ci 77491), Iron Oxides(Ci 77499)

Guru Score

71%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

A serum tucked into a cushion is the detail these reviews keep returning to, soothing and hydrating as you wear it. Takes describe a buildable, natural-looking finish, and the deeper shades earn special praise. However, one take found it heavy to pat on and drying for dry, mature skin, and hard to blend on oily combination skin, so those people may want to weigh that up before buying.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take November 2025

What they liked

Buildable medium coverage with thin formula
Doesn't sink into lines or look cakey
Extensive shade range

What they flagged

Feels dry on application
Difficult to blend on oily skin
Not suited to dry mature skin

Type

FoundationLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin ECeramides

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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CYoung

95k subs

~Nay

"The Parnell serum cushion is actually pretty heavy when you tap it on, and combined with the puff it feels dry instantly. I don't recommend it for dry mature skin, this is for nobody, and for oily combo skin it doesn't give you that coverage either, it's a struggle [...] to blend. Parnell did a [...] good job making so many shades and the cushion itself is lightweight, but I don't think it's a good cushion."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Yay

"I think I absolutely love this Parnell brand. This cushion makes similar claims to their serum and toner, it's got seaweed extract and manuka honey in it, soothing and hydrating the skin while offering a buildable radiant finish. [...] I absolutely love the texture of this, it's that higher coverage but thin formula that I feel like K beauty cushions do so well, [...] not super high coverage, good coverage, kind of more medium buildable."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Yay

"One cushion foundation has a whole bottle of serum in this foundation. It is stunning. I wore this [...] for the whole day and it looked so great on my skin all day. It's [...] that semi-matte finish, so if you don't want to be over the top glowy, this is going to be a great one. They actually claim that this is the number one cushion foundation people use in South Korea. [...] The benefits you get from the serum in the foundation is it reduces redness, it soothes the skin, it's nourishing."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Parnell Cicamanu Serum Cushion Foundation?

A cushion foundation infused with a serum, designed to give buildable, natural-looking coverage while soothing and hydrating the skin. It comes in 40 shades.

Is Parnell Cicamanu Serum Cushion Foundation worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 71%.

What is Parnell Cicamanu Serum Cushion Foundation's Guru Score?

Parnell Cicamanu Serum Cushion Foundation holds a Guru Score of 71%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.