Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Review

i have combination skin and my nose tends to be slightly dry, the cream is thick and a good coverage which is easy to apply using either fingers or a make up sponge, it is a sheer enough coverage to make it look natural and the finish is a matte which helps avoid unwanted shine, coverage lasted all day without me needing to reapply. Price wise it is very reasonable and i like that i can pick it up from the local supermarket along with my groceries. packaging is good and product is easy to get out however i did find that i squeezed out to much so had left over that had to be washed down the drain other than that a great product that i will continue to purchase as this along with a little mascara is a quick and great looking beauty routine for the busy mum i am

Let me start by asserting some specifics; I have dry skin, as most do in winter, blemishes and redness. Now we've got those down we can talk about how Garnier went about correcting this. I applied the BB cream after moisturising, and found application incredibly easy, smooth with no clinging to patchiness. Once applied I found that the finish was very light coverage, not quite heavy enough to cover my blemishes sadly, and very very dewy, almost oily. HOWEVER! Within about 5 minutes this dewiness had faded and the bb had settled on my skin. The coverage increased as the dewiness died down and my redness was completely covered! My acne, while still requiring some concealer was much less visible. All in all it lasted about 6 hours before I felt it needed a touch up but during that time it felt lovely on my skin, very lightweight and moisturising.

I was pretty excited to try this stuff... I've been glued to my maybelline dream fresh for a long time now and was looking forward to changing things up! The packaging is really nice, the shiny light gold tube allows easy access to the product, and ensures that you can actually get most of the product out (vs. a pump). The BB cream itself smells AMAZING - kind of fruity I'd say. So you can see how exciting this was for me... until i squeezed out the product. Looking at it in my hands I thought "have they put the medium shade in here by mistake?" This stuff is DARK. And I'm not even super pale. So I blended it out onto my face, and the colour was way too warm. It comes off really yellow in natural lighting, which looks rather horrid on my cool-toned skin. I think this product would work better on olive skin. To prove my point further, I tested this out on my Asian flatmates hand... It was her colour. Not exactly catering for the light-skinned crowd. This stuff does blend out surprisingly well, which it needs to since the colour is so dark, which I did like. It meant it could be applied really quickly with your fingers. The finish is really dewy, and super light coverage. The product claims to even the complexion and correct blemishes, but I didn't really see this. my cheeks still looked red, and my pimples looked exactly the same. The dewy finish and the SPF 15 are the only two things about this product that I like. Maybe if you have clear, warm-toned medium skin, this product will work for you. Personally, I will be sticking to the maybelline dream fresh for everyday use. Maybe I could use this as a primer for when I'm going out... But for now I am not impressed.

Lets start off with the good. I think that the packaging is great. I found the box to be very informative, more than any other BB Cream I have used in the past. Not only does it have it's claims as to what it does for your skin. It also has the % results from a survey taken during testing. It has an age indicator on the box showing the recommended age groups for this cream. So over all if you were standing in the shops you could tell pretty much from the box if this is what you are after.

I did like the smell of the product...slightly floral perhaps or citrusy. Mostly a lovely fresh smell. I also like that it feels quite weightless on the skin (apart from when I touch it,I will cover below in my dislikes)

*please note here that there was a mix up & I received the Medium shade instead of the Light as request*

I found this cream went on quite dark. I am by no means pale or super fair skinned so when picking out of the 2 shades medium would seem like the logical choice for me. However having found the Anti-aging BB cream by Garnier in Medium that I brought some time ago quite dark I had asked to try this in Light instead. Im glad I didn't because I think it would be too pale for me. Let me explain. When I apply this cream it does go on quite dark & orange but once rubbed in it seems to settle into the skin after awhile & becomes almost a perfect fit shade wise. Still a little dark but not orange like first applied. That's not to say that I wouldn't like to one day to eventually try a sample of this in the Light to see if it is a better fit but I don't see me buying another tube.

What I didn't like about it. I found it to be quite hard to blend. I tried with both my fingers & a sponge on different days. The fingers were the better application but because I found this to absorb quite fast I found it a bit difficult to keep moving around & blending. I also don't like that my sink feels a little tacky/slightly sticky to touch once it's applied. I find this strange because it does absorb so fast, so not sure what causes that. I didn't find this to correct blemishes or give me much of an improved flawless look either. It really only gave me a slight tint to my skin, very light coverage if any coverage at all, so better suited in my opinion as more or a primer in summer when I have more of a tan & wearing a darker foundation shade. I have other BB creams that I feel work better for that no make-up look.\ One last thing to note is that while I have normal skin I found my skin became quite oily in the afternoon when wearing this. (I have had this problem recently with another product that I will review so this is more of a side note because it may be my skin being weird lately)

Over all I wouldn't personally buy it again but as I say I will hold on to it for the warmer months to wear under foundation as a prep & primer until I have used the bottle because I wasn't 100% unhappy with it, I just wasn't blown away.

This BB cream had a very strong scent which made me nauseous and gave me headaches. Went on Dewy I prefer Matte but I can see how it would give women a look they want. Covered most redness not all. Went on sticky but that subdued after about an hour and the look was ok. By the mid afternoon it was oily and definitely needed touch up. I wouldn't buy it again.

Found this quite good. Got quite good coverage and good results in terms of removing redness and evening out skin tone. Definitely need something more intense if there are big pimples but usually it is enough for every day wear and pretty good value for money.

The smell of the product was good. It wasn't strong, or have a fake make up type smell. When applying the BB Cream it went on very easy and evenly. I did feel that I may have needed to match my neck skin colour with bronzer. I wore it through the hottest part of the day at the pools and it didn't run or make my skin go oily nor did it make my skin irritated. I'm a new mum of two boys so I defiantly don't have time to apply foundation so this BB Cream is a perfect product for my life style. Will purchase once the trail sample is gone.

I have dry/combination skin and found this product great for my skin type, the texture is quite thick but it spreads easily and feels light on the skin. I applied using my fingers and found it easy to blend.The coverage did not cover my freckles but did even out my skin tone, it doesn't cover as good as the photo on the packaging shows. I found it lasted all day and didn't make me break out I would defiantly buy this product as I think it is good value for money.

Firstly a little about my skin. I have fair skin mostly normal am pron to breakouts and as a busy mother of three and being an ece teacher quick easy make up that looks natural is very important to me. I tried this product three different ways on it's own with blush and eye makeup and as a base for foundation and it worked for every look. On it's own it gives a natural look covering most of my imperfections but a concealer is needed for the harder to cover blemishes. This BB cream is a perfect substitute for everyday wear with medium cover but if I was going out and needed more cover I would pair it with my normal foundation. This cream has a thick consistancy but felt light on my skin and a little goes a long way it didn't seem to have much of a fragrance which I liked and it lasted all day. Because this product was easy to apply gavee a natural look as well as being good value for money I feel it is a perfect product for me and I am now a BB cream convert and have added this to my daily make up routine.