First off I don’t buy many BB creams as I don’t really tend
to gravitate towards them, purely based on the reason they don’t give me the
medium to full coverage that I like (and I think I need). So when the sun
decided to come out and the weather started to get much warmer I began feeling
a little fed up with the heavy make-up and wanted to go for something much
lighter and more natural looking.
So
the first BB cream that I went out and bought was The Body Shop’s All-In-One BB
Cream, and I got it in shade number 2. The Body Shop’s BB cream is a colour
adapting tinted cream, so it starts off as a white cream but as you keep
blending the product it adapts its colour.
As
you would expect, the BB cream is light and non-cakey, and gives a very nice
dewy finish and it has a silky feeling over the skin and blends really nicely.
If you do have some blemishes, I suggest you use a concealer beforehand just to
help cover them up, as the BB cream alone won’t hide them away. Also as the
finish is quite moist, it might be best suited for normal to dry skin, rather
than oily, or combination like myself, so it will not be suitable if you want
anything matte. Recently though, despite my combination skin I have been into
the dewy look for the summer, so I didn’t mind the finish as much. I tapped
some powder mainly on my T-Zone (forehead, nose and chin) and I’ve been good to
go. I have also found it lasting a good few hours (roughly about 5 hours), before
I felt the need to hide the shine, which I was quite pleasantly surprised at as
I expected it would have melted off my face by then. Unfortunately, this cream
does not have an SPF, so it won’t help to protect you from the sun. Also there
are only four different shades to chose, from the fair skin tone at 00 to dark
skin tone at 03. At my local store there were only the shades 01,02 and 03,
knowing full well that 03 would not be a match I took my chances and went with
02 (for medium skin tones). It is
slightly too dark for me on my natural skin tone, but when I put my fake tan on
it does seem to be an alright match, but I’ve seemed to have lost my love of
fake tanning often recently (solely based on I’m a bit lazy to do so), I won’t
be reaching for it to use daily.
All in all, the question is, would I repurchase this
product? Honestly, probably not because for £12 a pop, to repurchase a product
that I found that didn’t really do much except make my skin glowy, I know I would
find a similar product for a lesser price.
Rate – 2/5
The Body Shop All-In-One BB Cream - £12.
The second BB cream that I had purchase was the Benefits
Bigger than BB, Big Easy.
This BB cream has a liquid to powder finish with SPF
of 35. The people of Benefit has also put a thought for us girls with oily to
combination skin and has created a BB cream that is non-oily, non greasy and
that is a multi-balancing complexion perfector. It is so lightweight and what
is best about it, it covers all of your minor blemishes just like as if you
would be using a foundation. It blends in nicely like a cream onto the skin and
has a powder finish so it has that matte finish without making your skin look
caked with make-up. It has a flawless, natural finish. It doesn’t crease or
settle into any lines or wrinkles during the day. It is amazing at controlling
shine throughout the day, so you won’t find yourself needing to powder up
often. Once again, as I have combination skin, I am unsure of how it will be
for those of you who have dry skin, but it doesn’t show up any dry patches that
I have on my cheeks, but if you have dry skin and unsure whether to purchase
this product then it would be best to ask for a sample at your nearest counter
or get them to apply some on you as you can have a colour match as well. The
colours come in six different shades, all ranging from fair to beige. The shade
that I use is in 04-medium, and it matches really nicely to my natural skin
tone as well as when I have a bit of a tan on. As I said earlier, with its SPF
of 35 it is perfect for protecting your face against the sun for the warmer
weather.
This BB cream is the first that I have actually really
enjoyed using and that I haven’t regret purchasing which I’m pretty glad about
as it’s a bit pricey for £27.50 for a 35ml tube. It is most defiantly an
investment but it’s something that you will not regret.
Would I repurchase? Yes
Rate – 5/5
Benefits Bigger than BB Big Easy – £27.50
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