Hello all you lovelies !!
So , as was promised in the inception of my blog, I will only review products or give my opinion on them after a detailed period of use and in all possible circumstances !Each of the below mentioned product has been loved and put to use for a good 3 months .
Being the beauty hoarder that I am, I have in varying times , got myself BB creams to find my Holy grail product....And have I ? Read on to find out ..
BB creams in literal mean "Beauty Balms" .What they are in real is just a tinted moisturiser basically with some add on goodie products for skincare . For an average day , it should provide a neat base without looking too cake-y or made up.
BB creams in general make the following claims and lets see which one really lives up to every expectation.
-Minimise the appearance of pores
-Evens out skin tone
-Controls shine all day
-Smoothen out skin tone
-Prevent blemishes
-Gives all day coverage
-Oil free formula if specified.
Yeah. That is quite a handful of claims but realistically speaking a good light to medium coverage with some minimising effect on pores , an overall uniform skin tone and an ability to keep the oils at bay is what I would look for in my ideal BB cream.Without much ado , lets get to the review.
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- Garnier BB cream Miracle Skin Perfector for combination to oily skin in the shade "Medium".
This one was released as a sequel to the the original Garnier BB cream that was such a rage .Since I belong to the world of combination to oily skin , I went for this in order to try out.
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It minimises pores and conceals imperfections , does give the skin a naturally smooth ,flawless finish and also blends in with skin tone.So whats missing ?? It does not keep the skin matte or oil free , unfortunately and thats the whole purpose of this product. If one needs additional mattifying powders to keep oil at bay , thats not making our lives easier , is it? For those of you living in cooler climates, and does not mind the occasional powdering ,this is indeed a good product for it lives to almost all of its claims.
My rating-3.75 /5
2-Rimmel BB cream Matte 9-in-1 Skin Perfecting Super Makeup in the shade "Medium".
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One of the first cosmetic brands to release a good coverage BB cream in the Middle east. A very affordable price tag, and a heavy name of "9 in 1" to accompany it. Since it being a cosmetic brand originally, the coverage you get is amazing.Skin tone is unified and pores get smaller in appearance .Oil control is not too bad.The only personal issue I had with this product was the shade .Medium turned out to be dark and light was too light.If I were to mix the two , probably I would get an appropriate shade but thats just so troublesome !
My rating -4/5
3-MAC Studio Moisture Tint with Spf 15 in the shade "Medium dark".
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Now I do have a soft spot for MAC. Lets not hide that.I had a huge baggage of expectation while i purchased this product.The shade matched well.And i honestly didn't think of anything that could go wrong with it then. To my dismay though ! The product in itself was quite thick and felt like a light weight foundation on its own.it applied quite well but through the day , I noticed how oxidised it got on me! I surely looked darker and more orange and thats not something I would have wanted out of this :( Well,I could make it work with some effort and a bit more additional powders but then it completely beats the purpose right ?
My rating-3/5
4-Ponds Age Miracle BB+ Anti ageing BB cream in the shade "Beige".
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This happened to be the most affordable product among the three and with that my expectations were also very reasonable.Ponds releases BB creams in two formulations. A pink tube with whitening effects and a red one with anti ageing. I opted for the red one. I slapped this one with my clean bare fingers andI instantly loved how it merged on my skin ! This product for me , is a God send and the shades they have is a big relief from the usual "fair-medium-dark". Obviously all the skin tones in the world cannot be grouped in three such trivial markings .The shade beige is a perfect colour for my NC 42 skin. You also get a whopping 30 Spf which means no need to slap on a separate sunscreen !
All in all , I am in love :)
My rating-4/5
Do you use BB creams as well or are you on the lookout for a good one ? Do comment below !
Until next time,
xoxo.