Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free Review

I use a Mineral powder religiously so was a bit nervous about using this, also as my skin is so fair even the lightest option sometimes isn’t right.

I applied with a foundation brush, as it seemed quite thick. I liked the feel of it on my skin and the dewy look but the colour just wasn’t quite right for my complexion. It has a nice fragrance and it definitely gives a 'not wearing make-up but wearing something kind of look' which is good when you just want to wear the absolute minimum.

I personally think this product is more of a summer thing, as it would suit my colouring a bit better once I had some sun.

The packaging is nice, and is very reasonably priced. I would not hesitate to recommend this product but maybe not for all the lovely ladies with a porcelain complexion!

Having never used a BB Cream before, I had no expectations when trialing this product. I found it very easy to use, the light texture made it spread evenly across skin, and the coverage from one application was enough for a natural day look. I also used it mixed with primer under only concealer and powder for a casual evening out, and the coverage held up well.

Shine Control and Matte Effect: While it did control shine longer than if I were wearing foundation, I wouldn't claim it to be a matte effect on my skin.

Reduces Pores and Imperfections: For a light coverage product, I was surprised at how well it did cover imperfections, though I didn't notice an improvement to pore size visibility.

Evens Tone and Boosts Healthy Glow: Yes to both these claims for me when worn alone.

Hydrates and UV Protection SPF 15: I found I could wear without moisturiser, but my skin felt better when under eye cream was also applied first. Loved that it also had a little SPF.

I was pleasantly surprised with the Garnier BB cream. It was easy to use and despite my fair skin, I found it gave a nice, natural coverage. The product is quite runny (oozed out without squeezing as soon as I opened the lid) which makes it messy but also easy to apply and spread. I found I still needed to apply a powder to finish the look. There is a slight fragrance but I didn't find it offensive at all. Overall, I think its a great, affordable option for daily use. I'm quite fair and find it hard to get a good colour that doesn't make me look orange and this cream didn't so I'm impressed.

This product does what is says it does - It reduces imperfections, moisturises, gives skin a healthy glow and delivers a beautiful matte finish to skin. My skin stayed matte all day and I didn't have to touch up with powder at all.

I really enjoy using this product as a daily touch up before heading out of the front door. It certainly delivers on it's promise of a matte finish that smoothes away imperfections. It did however take me a few attempts to perfectly balance the amount of product and blending required in order to achieve the matte finish I wanted without too much of a "make-up" look. Now I use it on a daily basis to hide those little imperfections, keep my t-zone shine under control and for a little extra sun protection. I really love this product and a little can go a long way, especially when using underneath foundation or powder.

Having very light skin, I was a bit apprehensive about how this product would look on my complexion. Previously I have a had some meh results with BB creams and tend to just stick with my normal sheer foundation and powder. There are quite a few claims on this cream, and pleasantly this product's claims actually are true. The cream was a light, very smooth cream that went on very smoothly and gave a very good coverage. On my skin it gave a coverage I would expect from an upmarket foundation. The cream gave a nice velvety smooth matt finish. It hide a multitude of skin imperfections. I have a few age spots, and it covered these completely along with improving the appearance of the wrinkles (I am 50!)- it really is a "miracle skin perfecter" I really liked the feel of the BB cream finish, it made the skin velvet smooth, but a dry smooth. The typical oil zone, the nose and chin for me, remained shinefree for over 12 hours with full skin coverage. I really like this product and will continue to use as a foundation rather than a BB cream as on my very fair skin it really gives full coverage and that's not what I like for everyday use. I couldn't comment on the pore reducing claim as this is not one of my skin's particular problems. The price is awesome for the quality of this product.

I normally have combination skin with some problem areas and find it hard to get foundation to sit right on my skin, I liked the Garnier BB Cream as it was a light formula that is moisturizing for the skin. It is quite a light coverage, but if you are wanting to build on it I reapplied a few times. I found that the shade is what let me down with this product, it was a bit too dark/orange for my skin tone and I think they would benefit from having a few more shades to choose from. The packaging is standard, nothing too flash but pleasing enough, it is easy to control how much comes out at one time which was a bonus! I found that this product helped clear some problem areas on my skin as I wasn't having to use that much, and it's not a thick consistency. I found it was a dewy texture on my skin but that works for me as I have dry areas. Overall I would reccommend this product as it is a light, affordable options for people who don't like or need to wear a heavy coverage foundation.

It's more liquid than cream so I was surprised after using the garnier sensitive bb cream- this is completely different. The packaging was effective but I can see that it can be hard to control the liquid coming out. The coverage was very good and it didn't have the typical moisturising cream feel of bb creams but I'm happy with how well it does evening out my complexion. I got it in 'Medium' which I think suits my complexion perfectly. As it's winter, my skin is not really that oily so the bb cream lasted all day and I haven't really tested the mattifying properties of this bb cream (will have to wait until summer). But otherwise it meets the claims on the packaging, would love it more if the SPF was higher and if it didn't contain denatured alcohol.

I really enjoyed using this product and would recommend to others. It went on well and I found it to be sufficient moisturising. It gave good coverage and left my skin dewy but after a few hours looked a bit oily. The consistency was great, not to thick and not to runny, basically a good tinted moisturiser with a better coverage.