Battle of the BB Creams

This was a requested post over on my facebook page. I'm a full coverage kind of gal so I didn’t have high hopes for these BB creams.

 

BB creams have been huge in Asia for years now and the ones we have are more like the cousins of the ones available in Asia. In Asia they are mainly used to whiten the skin. Something ladies in Ireland might not need. I'll let you look at this Link here to get all the nitty gritty on them.  BB creams claim to be multi-tasking, from illuminating to anti-wrinkle to covering blemishes and scars. They can be worn alone as a tinted moisturiser or underneath your usual foundation depending on what coverage you like yourself. So I picked myself up 3 all mid price range and all available in Boots to give them ago and let you guys know how I got on with them.



L’Oreal Paris - Nude Magique BB Cream.  €15.49

• Flawless Coverage
• Perfectly even skin texture
•  Fresh dewy glow
• 24Hr Hydration
• Protects with SPF 12

This is a 5-in-1 BB cream, bare skin beautifier which mimics the texture and glow of perfect bare skin.  The shade I got was light skin tone. When I squeezed this onto the back of my hand I was a bit taken back by the appearance, it’s white with what look like grains of sand in it.  Strange!I then read the packaging to be told these are “smart pigment capsules”....ahha....  Anyway once you blend it into the skin it blends into a flesh tone colour. I am not the palest of skin tones, I’m normally the 2^nd shade in a range, this to me wasn’t light enough for my skin tone, so I had to add some bronzer to my neck and décolletage area to match it up.  Coverage was very light I needed to add concealer to my under eye area too. For me it didn’t have enough coverage to wear on its own which is a personal choice, like I have said already I am a full coverage person. I didn’t feel like my skin was hydrated or dewy. Can’t say I loved it, it was my least favourite of the three, especially as the colour was too dark anyway! I would say that none of the 5 claims above where true for me.


Garnier Skin Naturals BB Cream Skin Perfector €15.24

 

•  Evens tone and boosts glow
• Blurs imperfections
• Smoothes fine lines 
•  24hr hydration
• Spf 15 UV protection

This is an all-in-one BB Cream. I also got this in the light shade although still not very pale it was slightly paler than the L’Oreal one. This one smells lovely and does leave you skin looking dewy and glowing and your skin definitely feels hydrated.  Again the coverage with this one wasn’t up to my standards but felt better than the L’Oreal one,needing less concealing and faffing around with other products.  I think I would be happy to use this on holidays when you feel that you need something on your skin but not necessarily foundation.  I’d also consider using this as a primer for my foundation as I have dry skin and like full coverage this could be an alternative use for this for me. I would say I only like it.  But if you have good skin anyway this would be a great alternative to foundation for you.

Rimmel London BB Cream €8.95

 

• Primes
• Moisturises
• Minimises pores
• Conceals
• Covers 
• Smoothes
• Mattifies
• Brightens
• Helps protect

This is a 9-in1 BB Cream although I think a couple of the points are the same thing lol, with SPF of 25 fantastic!!! My shade again was light. This one was the cheapest of all 3 and my overall favourite.  Smells fresh, leaves your skin looking dewy but not shiny and the coverage was the best of all 3 too.  I actually wore this to work that’s how impressed I was with the coverage. With an SPF of 25 would be fantastic for sun holidays to wear by the pool for anyone who likes that kind of thing. Would be great for just throwing on if you were heading to the shops or on a school run.  And with a great price tag too I would have no problems recommending this one.


So that’s it ladies, that’s my low down on BB Creams.  

Do keep in mind that I love full coverage and I would never just wear atinted moisturiser on its own, so my favourite is based on that. And I do have dry skin too. I would say if you’re more oily skin side the Rimmel one would probably be best for you as the Garnier one might be too dewy.
Anyone any favourite BB creams? 

Love

Donna
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