Hi my lovelies,
I'm sure you've all heard of BB creams by now - beauty balms, another word for tinted moisturiser, big in Asia - you know it all by now. And I'm sure that there are people out there like me who approached the subject with a scrunched up face and a whole lot of trepidation. Skincare benefits? Great. Light to transparent coverage? Not so great.
I'm the girl that has to be physically separated from her Double Wear and Studio Fix. If it ain't thick, heavy and of the same consistency as paint, I don't want it. Light coverage won't hide my blemishes, scars, dark circles and general uneven skintone. I'm the girl who wore full face makeup to Disney World, for goodness' sake!
And yet... I was intrigued. I too picked up the first Garnier offering when it hit the shelves of Boots. It's now sitting somewhere in the deep dark depths of my "disappointing products" drawer. I haven't even been able to pass it on to a nicer-skinned friend or sister. It was just blah. I declared it to be a failure and vowed never to stray from my heavy coverage bases again.
But I did... See, for all my layers and layers of make up, I dream of fresh-faced beauty. Of glowing natural skin a la Vivianna Does Make Up or Kate from Gh0stparties. So I bought more BB creams. And I actually use them this time round!
Essentially, if your skin is as imperfect as mine and you cannot bear the thought of going bare-faced with all the pimples on show, there is a way you can enjoy BB creams without skimping on coverage.
I use mine as a foundation forerunner. I sweep on a layer of whichever cream takes my fancy (always over primer though!) and then simply dot a teeny bit of foundation where my problem areas are (my whole face, most of the time). It helps me use less foundation, thus letting them last longer (a godsend if they're high end and cost a few bob to replace!) and my skin still looks relatively natural afterwards.
In recent weeks I've even branched out and LAYERED two BB creams - I know, shocking right? I like to use the Vichy Idealia BB cream first as the coverage is very low and it's a shade lighter than my natural skintone, then follow on with the Dr Jart Water Fuse BB cream as it's heavier coverage and when mixed with the Vichy matches my skin colour exactly! I then follow on with concealer if needed, a spritz of MAC Fix + and voila, a quick and suitable summertime face!
Of course it's all very well me rabbiting on about how it works for me, but it wouldn't be a review without an enormous and uncomfortably close picture to prove it:
What's your opinion on BB creams? Are you a convert or still on the fence like I was?
Love Dani
xoxo
Your skin looks beautiful! Sometimes it's nice to embrace the lighter face - I know how it feels to ditch the foundation at first..you feel totally naked on the skin! I love the Vichy BB, although the let down is coverage. Brilliant for this weather however! x
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Ahh thank you :) it is totally scary at first haha, wish they had a bit more coverage, especially the Vichy, but would defeat the object I suppose! That's what heavy-duty concealer is for ;) xx
DeleteYour skin looks gorgeous, so glowy and natural! I really want to try the Dr Jart BB cream, as I prefer a lighter coverage in the Summer and have been looking for a good BB cream for a while and this sounds right up my street! Great post, thanks for sharing :D x
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