Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free Review

I had high hopes for this BB cream because I have heard lots of good things about BB creams in general. The light colour was a good match for my skin. I didn't like the finish of the product on my skin as it was really noticeable that I had something on. I didn't think it covered blemishes up particularly well either. Overall very disappointing.

I found this product quite runny and with each squeeze of the tube ended up with more than I needed! I found that this product was not long lasting and by early afternoon it appeared that I really had nothing on. Personally I prefer something full coverage and long lasting. This may suit those ladies that don't like full coverage but for me personally it wasn't suitable.

For the past couple of months my skin has become quite oily (i'm 16 which probably explains it!) so i thought this bb cream would suit me quite well. I didn't like it at all, the formula was way to watery so when i first unscrewed the top all this product shot out all over the sides of the tube. I found that it didn't really even out my skin tone as it was a little to pink for my skin. I had ordered medium as i am normally a medium in the Revlon bb cream but i found that this was also a bit to pale for me compared to my neck. However it did smell nice though, so it didn't irritate my nose. I found that the bb cream, due to being so watery, sunk into the fine lines by my eyes and made my face very shiny very fast. It claims that it will have instant results in clearing skin, which i found was far from the truth. I normally have good skin (no pimples except for the odd one), its just the discoloration i have around my face bothers me so when i tried this bb cream out for a couple of days, i found that it broke me out by my nose area. Didn't like that at all. Price wise, even if it was super cheap i wouldn't bother repurchasing this. Not worth the effort to try and make it work for my skin

The colour was too dark as I thought I wouldn't suit the lighter shade. Cream itself was runny and easily spread across my face so you don't need to apply a lot. Was easy to blend it with a flat top brush, did cover the redness on my cheeks and did give my skin a even tone and a matte finish. Wasn't too heavy on my skin, felt just like moisturiser. Did last a while, after some time the colour sort of settled down and the darkness of it was not as noticeable compared to my neck. Wasn't full coverage, did not manage to fully cover my freckles and blemishes.

Well, I was thinking that maybe I needed to use this cream long enough, to see if it was beneficial. However, even after applying the first times. The texture was quite thick and sunk into my wrinkles. Unlike the other (BB) creams, which I found to be smooth in that texture. There was no grit, if you know what I mean??

I've never tried a BB cream before, so I don't have any experience with what they're like or what they're supposed to do, but the description of this BB cream specifically says that it helps control oil on your face.

The consistency of the BB cream is runnier than I was expecting, and the scent is quite strong (but a nice scent at least). It's a tube so you have to squeeze it out, like toothpaste or something, which I guess is convenient since you can choose to use a small or large amount - unlike pumps, which give you a set amount whether you like it or not.

The first day I used the BB cream I applied it with a buffing brush and chose not to use any powder. It was really easy to apply this way (I did try applying it with my fingers the night before, just to see what the coverage was like before I wore it to work the next day, and I think applying it with a brush definitely gave it better coverage). The coverage was okay, probably the same as a medium-high coverage foundation, I used some concealer on some spots that weren't fully covered then was good to go. By lunch time I noticed that my forehead looked super shiney, and that the makeup had gathered/moved in between my eyebrows. I wasn't very happy with this result, so the next day I decided to wear some powder to see if that would help, however, I still got the same result - still looked oily by the middle of the day and the makeup still bunched up between my eyebrows and around my nose (the powder I used was MAC MSF natural).

Overall, I was not very impressed by this BB cream and would not recommend it to anyone I know who has oily skin - this brand of BB creams may be AMAZING for people who have dry or normal skin, but definitely not oily. The product did not do what it was designed to do, and the only reason I would use it again is because I now have it and don't like wasting products.

I didn't enjoy this product at all. I have recently tried and loved Garnier BB cream sensitive so assumed this would be very similar. I found this to be too liquidy in consistency. While this seems like a silly reason to not like the product I found that it came out of the tube too quickly and therefore made a mess in the lid and gave me excess amount each time I used it. I didn't like the colour of the product, and had the same colour in the other BB cream i used so I am not sure why it was so inconsistent. I also wasn't a huge fan of the smell - again in comparison to the BB cream - sensitive that I have tried previously. I did however like that while it went on (excessively) liquidy it dried and became a matte finish. Also it is a bonus that it has SPF in it. But because of the consistency and colour issues I wont be using this product in future.

I brought it hoping that it would replace my foundation during day time use, it goes on lovely... however after about half an hour or so it begins to oxidise on my skin and appears orange, and half way through the day I'm oilier than what I would have been if I had skipped the bb cream and went out with a bare face. I just do not think BB creams are for me which is a shame because they feel so light and airy on the skin.

I was really excited to try this as it's a reasonably price and accessible product, but when I did it was very disappointing. :/ My skin is quite light, and this 'light' toned BB cream was orange on my face from the get-go - then after wearing it for an hour it'd oxidised to a beautiful darkened oompa-loompa tone. Asides from the colour, it doesn't blend out very well, even over primer, and separates a lot on the skin. My skin is combination and I'm prone to acne, and this made my face look like a child's painting to be honest - caught all my drier patches, sunk into the pores and clung to the peach fuzz on my cheeks, and separated all over the face.

Overall, this BB cream is a greasy orange mess and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.