Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Review

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.

So obviously, my skin is pretty normal, never gets dry but previously it's leaned a bit towards the oily side. First applying this, I was a bit scared as it felt extremely oily and slippery, and I thought it would probably slide off and melt very quickly. However, it was very easy to blend and buff in, and gave even, light coverage. The formula is almost like a mousse. I didn't like the fragrance, it smelt like that generic skincare scent, which would have been alright except it was extremely strong. The finish was very dewy, too much for my liking, but with a translucent powder applied over it gave quite a nice, natural dewy finish. The packaging it nice, seems like a decent amount of product, and very easy to dispense the right amount of product. For the price, it is pretty reasonable, although you can get some Korean and Japanese BB creams for the same price that are amazing quality. I haven't really noticed any major skincare benefits, but also no issues with the product either. For how oily it felt, it didn't break me out, and actually lasted a pretty reasonable time, I noticed it fading after about 4 hours. It was pretty hydrating, so it did do that as it says it does. I think this is an okay product, and I will be using it, but probably won't repurchase.

Not sure if I like this BB cream or not. It's quite thick, almost as thick as a foundation. I did have some nice compliments the night I wore it out at night, so that is a good thing. It has a pleasant fragrance, and I didn't have to use makeup remover on my fingers to get the residue off like I have had to with other brands. With my pale face, I used the light colour for the trial, but for people with extremely pale skin, it would still be too dark. It didn't do a bad job with my 40 year old skin, and it lasted a night out.

I have a complete love hate relationship with this BB cream, I have been using a lot of different BB creams lately. I found the scent very over-powering. I loved the fact that unlike many other BB Creams it did not make my skin pale, I liked that it wasn't too runny. I will definitely use it every now and then as a base for my foundation. I feel it is a light coverage and would be good to use in the summer time instead of a heavy foundation. I have also noticed my foundation is staying on a lot longer now I have been using this BB cream as a primer. Thanks Garnier!

I have been using this for the past 4 days (since i received it) it has quite a thick consistency but applies nice and smooth, it doesnt feel caked on when i use it and easily washes off at the end of the day. I found it good for everyday use as it gives you a slight coverage without looking like you have any make-up on at all. In saying that though i do have a lot of freckles which i do like to cover up, especially when i go out, even with an extra layer on it still didnt give me the coverage that i prefer, so would still rather use a foundation. Over all i found it to be really good for everyday wear, the medium shade suited my skin perfectly, and the packaging is nice and easy to take on the go. Another tick from me for Garnier!

There are many really great things about having porcelain skin. It's striking and means you suit tonnes of lip colours, but is not so great in that you must search to the ends of the earth for complexion products and avoid the sun like the plague. I have been blessed with NW5/10 skin that I love and look after, and so I put my hand up for this trial to do all fair skinned ladies like me a service and see if this product in 'light' really was light enough. I knew it would be touch and go, and that since such products need to be formulated to fit a range of skin tones, I recieved this product cautiously hopeful but ready to be dissapointed. Alas, as per my prediction this product is significantly too dark for moi. I reckon that for about NC/NW20 to 30 it would be just beautiful. And that is because it is a really beautiful product. It applies like a dream, feels just like a moisturiser and hydrates the skin without being heavy or sticky. It veils the skin with a lovely lightweight coverage that seems to blend and blurr out uneveness and give the skin a gorgeous dewy lustre. Did I use enough adjectives in that sentence? I think so. I did try this on my face despite it not being my shade and I loved the way that it blended out into the skin and provided a coverage which was somewhat between that of a tinted moisturiser and a light coverage foundation. Win. My sister and mother both gave it a go and thought it made their skin look awesome. I think that for 17.50 you can't go wrong with this product, and I'm very thrilled that Garnier is churning out very high quality products at affordable prices. If only they made it in extra-light. The expedition for a pale BB continues!

I have a love, hate relationship with this product. I love the feel of the cream against my skin, and the way it stays. It's brilliantly moisturising and smells lovely. Although, I didn't really like the way it pretty much doesn't cover anything. It did even out my skin tone, but just still shows everything. I think I would buy this product, but I wouldn't buy it as a foundation replacement. I normally use just a tinted moisturiser, so I don't usually have a full coverage type make-up, but this is even less than this. It is very light in feel on your skin too. Hardly notice it's there at all. I do like it, but I would need to consider the benefits of a BB cream as against the tinted moisturiser that I currently use.

I have just reviewed the Anti-Ageing version of this product which is definitely the one for me. This one, which is still a great product just did not have the level of moisturisation that I require at 54 years old. I therefore felt I did not want to continue using this one as it was not right for me. I do think that it would be perfect for someone much younger. I am a convert to the Anti-Ageing product!

Pros: _ Even out skin tone. _ Light weight feel.

Cons: _ Smell like Garnier shampoo, strong fruity sense. _ Not enough coverage. _ Getting greasy at the end of the day or oily area.

Overall, its an ok bb cream, but not the best one. I would prefer the Maybelline BB cream as it has more even out power.

I really really want to love this. But for some reason I just can't. When it goes on it gives a little bit of coverage which I like on days when i'm not really doing anything, and it seems okay at the time but It's a little to drying for my liking- I have to apply a really good moisturizer before hand (And I don't have dry skin!). This is one of those products I don't absolutely love- but will continue to use on the days when I want to go basically makeup free and when I'm short on time.