My Skin Type: Im dry like the Sahara with a few dry patches around my nose area. To combat this I’m a bit of a product junkie and so this product is applied on top of serums, moisturiser AND a primer.
For me a BB needs to lean more towards the moisturiser side rather than foundation.
With the Garnier BB cream lets be real… This is a foundation. Straight up. It is a VERY thick formula. Much more so than any other foundation I own. Because of this thickness I applied with a synthetic buffing brush and blended til it felt like me arm was going to fall off.
Application was good, no noticeable areas of patchiness. But this is ORANGE. I have the shade medium which has a very strong orange undertone that made it unwearable for me during the day. When wearing it at night I had to take it all down my neck, over my ears etc etc just to blend in.
This smells like sunscreen which is expected from a BB cream. Its not unpleasant but noticeable.
Coverage is medium. Much better than I expected from a BB, so much so that for me it crossed the line into foundation town. The thickness, the application needed to blend it, the coverage… it’s a foundation.
With that in mind, I reviewed this as such. For a foundation lasting power was ok, a good few hours wear but by the end of the day it was clinging to my dry patches. Would I reach for It over my regular foundations? No. Would it do if I didn’t have anything else? Yes.
The big positive of this is that the finish is really lovely. Satin and skinlike with a nice glow. If you have normal skin this will look beautiful.
The BB aka Foundation comes in a sqeezy tube which gives good value for money (as you can get every drop) but it made it easy to push out too much. Surprised it runs so cheap! Good value for money – a nice choice for a first timer in the foundation world.
I don’t think the product does what it says – mostly because it isn’t skincare with a touch of foundation; its foundation with a touch of skincare. Having not worn this product for a long enough time I can’t speak to whether any of the skincare claims stand up. Nor is it easy to talk about the sensitive factor as I have nothing to really compare it with. In saying that, I didn’t have any adverse reaction nor did it break me out.
Overall it’s a nice foundation; not the best I’ve tried but also not the worst. It isn’t a BB cream.
Garnier, don’t put BB on the packaging just for the marketing hype… Thanks.
I have used other BB creams before, and they were too light for me. However this one seems to dark. I had to mix it with liquid highlighter to make it a bit lighter in colour, also it made it a bit smoother to apply as it is a bit thick. (I normally use MAC NC25 or Bobbi brown 4) Coverage seems to be quite good compared to other BB creams I have used. Its also long lasting, and not too oily