Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Review

I have fair skin, so I chose the light option. Sadly this option is far too orange for fair skin. I only applied a small amount to my skin and it has left me looking very orange. My skin certainly doesn't glow or look flawless as the packaging claims. It doesn't correct dullness or any blemishes on my skin - in fact, it only aids in making them more obvious because they are now an earthly orange. My skin feels sticky and has a texture like sunscreen, definitely not the "lightweight and comfortable texture" I was promised. Usually I would apply foundation with a brush, but it specifically said to apply like a moisturizer, which I do with my fingertips, and now i have a distasteful residue on my fingers which doesn't seem to wipe off. All in all, the makers need to design a product that is actually for light skin.

I've tried a few BB Creams over the last couple of years and unfortunately this one would have to be my least favourite. The cream itself comes out looking and feeling a nice thick consistency but once I started rubbing it in it seems very water based which I don't like in creams. Left my skin looking oily and shiny so I had to finish it off with some pressed powder. Coverage is very very sheer. If it wasn't for covering it with powder I'd barely notice I had a bb cream on. The smell is pleasant and packaging is fine. I would never pay for this and would not recommend it to anyone.

This was my first time with a BB creme and I must say I wasn't overly excited about it. It didn't give a matte finish nor good coverage. I did put a powder over top to get a matte finish and for better coverage. This is a product I would wear for a super natural no make up look. I would say it is more suited for young teenage girls that are just starting to wear make up as it is light blend perfectly without looking cakey.

Can't say it was quite the "Miracle Skin Perfector" it claims to be! I found it more of just a hyped up tinted moisturiser. I was hoping it would even out the redness on my cheeks or give me enough coverage to hide blemishes for a no make up day - but it didn't quite do anything except make my skin an odd colour. I am quite fair so got the light, but it didn't match me at all, or give me enough coverage to make it worthwhile wearing it. It has a nice light scent and seemed to be quite hydrating and lasted most of the day, but if I was to wear it again i'd still use my normal foundation routine on top - defeating the purpose of this product. I would never purchase it again.

Unfortunately to me this is not a BB cream, it is more like a tinted moisturiser and not even a good one at that. I was excited to see the products colour and consistanly when first squeezing the product onto my hand. The light shade matched me almost perfectly and the mouse like thick formula seemed promising... but when applying it thinned out and only changed the shade of my skin ever so slightly. There was no evening of skin tone or redness to be expected with any BB Creams I have tried before. Also I noticed after it being on my skin for several minutes the colour had oxidised and had quite an orange tone to my face. Sorry Garnier I will be sticking with my Lioele at this stage!

I hate to have to make a negative review but I think it's important to be honest. I have tried using this in every way possible. Hands, beauty blender, stippling brush, foundation brush but NOTHING works for me. I've tried using primer before hand, or just moisturizer or nothing but it still doesn't help. The fragrance is sickening, it's very strong and I'm not particularly fond of foundations that have scent. The formula is nice and creamy and it applies well but on me it's very oily and looks 'wet'. The lasting time is average, it wears off very quickly but lasts a little longer with powder on top. I can't use blush or contour when I wear this because it slips off and starts caking up and flakes off. My skin is normal/combination and I have never had a problem like this with other BB creams or foundations. It looks very dirty on me, it seems to build up and flake very easily. I really did try to make this product work however I couldn't. One positive thing I could say is that the coverage is very impressive (medium). But that's it. Big thumbs down from me!

To start off with, this bb cream doesn't really have any scent to it that i notice. The consistency is so much thicker than any foundation i use. I used different methods of applying this bb cream.

Flat top kabuki brush - This method made the bb cream go on a bit splotchy as its quite thick. It gave quite a medium coverage. It was not lightweight and it did feel like i have product on my skin.

Damp Beauty Blender - This sheered out the bb cream and gave a light to medium coverage and a dewy finish. The application went on a little better but still gave that heavy feeling of having a product on my face.

The product itself isn't impressive, within two hours of wear, my imperfections had peeped through the bb cream. My skin looked so cakey and textured than it actually is. I use essano moisturiser underneath and with or without primer, the results were not as good. It did not smooth my skin and brought out more texture than my skin actually has. It's very thick, and even though i use a little bit, it did not apply flawlessly. Unfortunately, my skin also reacted with this and had I had broken out of small comedones on my forehead. And this was the only product i added on my routine. Sorry Garnier, I probably won't repurchase.

Straight off the bat, this is too dark for me, I'm about an NC15 in mac so really light, I received the light colour. The formula is really nice and thick and feels pleasant. Once applied it reminds me of how sunblock makes your skin look, really dewy but in an obvious "I have a crap load of stuff on my face" kind of way. Maybe dewy is the wrong word. I powdered it and it looked more wearable. Over the day it didn't wear very well, faded off and went patchy and I was very oily in my T zone. I wouldn't purchase this product again and I wouldn't be quick to recommend it to a friend. I don't have a lot to say about it, it was too dark, too "wet" and it didn't wear well.