Oasis Beauty Full Cover Mineral Foundation Review

Previously a Mabelline supermarket bb cream obsessive I really wanted to try something natural and less mass produced but it is hard to try something new that is a daily staple. First tried a sample of this product and then purchased a full sized product. This is now a daily use product - after 3 weeks though I not sure I 100% love the matt finish? Makes me look a little pale and seems to have a drier finish, not ideal for under a powder. Foundation. But it is great just on its own. Might try this in another colour or type. I do absolutely love the natural ingredients and to support locally made products .

I got a sample of this about a year ago when Oasis was giving them out for free. I got Bardot but it was far too light for me I gave it to my niece who enjoyed it. Then I saw Hepburn for sale second hand I had my fingers crossed that it would be a match. Unfortunately my skintone is far too dark for it. But I am mixing it with other foundations to bring the colour up to my tone.

Oasis is a well known kiwi brand that caters towards a skincare market. So many fellow beauty reviewers have rated this highly and so I wanted to get a feel for what this product is like.

Packaging: Comes in a beautifully labelled pump bottle. It has how to use on the back of it. On the front it has the Oasis labelling with Beautiful array of colours going down one side. Each pump of cream comes out easily and non messy.

Consistency- A thin to medium layer of product. Has a slight scent to it. I can't really describe it but I didn't like it.

Application- I like to use my brush and beauty blender with this. This product smooths over my skin easily. For light coverage two pumps. For full coverage I needed four to five pumps.

Results- This BB cream lasted me up to a minimun of Four hours and started to fade out for me. I did need to do touch ups with this. It didn't really do a full coverage for me. But typically thats what I would expect from a BB cream. Price wise its high, theres no way I would spend this amount on a BB cream maybe foundation I would. I had no skin irritations at all. Would I use it again , no because it cost too much for me to buy.

I purchased this bb cream after it was been raved about by several members on here. Although I like this bb cream, I found that it didn't meet my expectations of the hype of this product. The coverage of this bb cream is a light coverage, which is what you would expect of a bb cream. However, a lot of people mentioned that this bb cream gave medium to high coverage, so I expected it to give my face more coverage than it did. It evened out my skin tone more, but you could still see my acne scars and blemishes and redness on my cheeks.

I have this in the shade Bardot which is the lightest shade. It's a little too light for my light-medium skin tone but I can get away with it. This shade also has more of a pink undertone when my skin has a yellow undertone.

The texture of this bb cream is very thick. I use a brush to apply this bb cream as its a bit hard to apply evenly when using fingers. The thick consistency makes it hard to blend. It has a matte finish but doesn't completely dry on your skin, so I always set my with powder.

This bb cream comes in a sturdy plastic tube in a cylinder shape. It has a pump which makes it easy to dispense the cream.

This bb cream is quite pricey. I do like the fact that it's NZ made, but for the price I can get something better, so unfortunately I will not be repurchasing this.

I purchased my BB Cream when they were having a special and changing the label so i got it for about $39 instead of the full price. Which i think is a little too high. It comes in a easy to use pump tube and is a good sized product - 50ml I have the Bardot which is the light, mid coverage. I actually really like it, it has a nice creamy consistency and goes on your skin well, i do layer a bit more on when I'm using it before a day at work but if its a day off i just put a little on and its great. It last all day and pretty much sinks into your skin straight away. I use my fingers to apply it and it washes off them easy as. If its a work day i usually apply foundation over top of the bb cream and away i go but i did try a couple of days with just a mineral powder over top of the bb cream and it works just as well. If not a bit better as it feels nice and light on your skin. I love the fact its produced in NZ and is cruelty free and Oasis is a small company - if they keep producing great products like this they won't be small for long!

Picked this up in an online sale for about $10 (I think?) I have this in the shade Medium. I thought this would suit my skin tone but turns out it's still a bit light unfortunately. I can make it work so will continue to use it up. Thick BB cream type consistency (similar to the Skinnies Looks BB Cream) which i'm not too fond of. Can blend it out well enough with a flat top kabuki brush. It's average. Not bowled over by this foundation. I still prefer other products over this one that have had better results. Glad I didn't pay full price.

I picked up one of the little sample sets from the Oasis website, and with it I got two of the different BB creams, one in Bardot and one in Monroe. Before starting on the products themselves, I just want to say that I already wanted to love them just by their names alone, unfortunately for me, I cannot wear these BB creams.

For starters, the two shades that I received are both really pink based, and are also really dark compared to my skintone (NARS Siberia). I would estimate the shade Bardot to be close to MAC NW20 and Monroe perhaps NW25-30. However, the consistency and the finish of these BB creams are gorgeous. They have a matte/demi-matte finish, but are not drying at all on the skin.

All and all, I do really love these BB creams, but I think that the shade selection needs to be a lot larger before I will be able to use these products on myself.

This product works well to improve your skin, but is not an overly effective concealer. Oasis BB Cream has a lovely smooth consistency and is easy to apply to your skin. It requires only a small amount to be appplied, and thus should last you a long time. It has worked well at improving my skin, although I experienced a minor break out as my skin adjusted to the product. My only criticism is that because it is so light and smooth, it does not work as an overly effective concealer on the redder more acne-prone areas of my face. I am not sure I completely understand how to use BB cream, so this problem may be down to my inexperience rather than the effectiveness of the product - some tips of how to apply BB cream would be useful!

The first thing I noticed about this BB cream is that it has a slightly odd smell, similar to playdoh. It's pretty faint so once I got past that and applied it I found it went on smoothly and absorbed into my skin quite quickly. It has a sheer coverage, even though it looks quite dark it blends into your skin well and enhances your natural complexion without covering it up too much. This would be an ideal product if your skin was already clear, and you just wanted a natural product to give you a more airbrushed finish. I wouldn't recommend it if you have problems wit breakouts or uneven skintone as it doesn't cover as well as other BB creams. I also found it can have a slightly sticky feel until it sets, or you put finishing powder on. Overall I love the look of the cream, but my skin isn't good enough to flaunt with this product alone.

I was quite scared of BB creams - I was about to throw in the towel. I tried another one (reviewing after this) and I ended up with big lines all over my face when the BB cream dried (EEEEK). But I thought that I better give BB cream the benefit of the doubt - so here we are.

My experience with this BB cream was DRASTICALLY better. It went on just like a moisturiser with a little bit of oomph.

I use the Bardot and it was the perfect colour for me. I use it everyday that I don't want the full coverage of foundation or to do anything particularly exciting with my makeup (You really can't use it underneath anything extravagant Haha).

I love that it feels really light and "no makeup-y" because I feel as though I'm letting my skin breath while not looking like the ghost I usually am.

The only thing is - I'm not too sure what the difference is between this and a tinted moisturiser. From reading the other reviews, it looks as though the darker colours pack a bigger punch in terms of feel but I'm happy to use it day to day regardless!

PS - The packaging is simple and gorgeous - like the rest of the Oasis products - and definitely my style.

Recently I tried out the Medium (formally the Munroe) Bb cream.

It was easy to apply & I found I got the best coverage when I dabbed on with my fingers and the blended with a beauty blender, although I image a good foundation brush would also be effective. Coverage was good and the tone was easy to match my skin. I have oily/combination skin, and normally use a mineral foundation, this gave more coverage, however I also felt quite oily half way through the day. (I always use primer too). It was improved with a finishing powder, but not eradicated. I would use this when heading out at night.