Garnier BB Cream - Sensitive Review - Medium

I wanted to love this product. I really did. The regular Garnier BB cream was the first BB cream I tried and I genuinely loved it - until I realised my skin was reacting to it.

I love BB cream, I really do. And I love that they have a formula for sensitive skin.

As with the regular stuff, the tube is a generous 50ml - which is great for a BB cream. You usually get a stingy 20-30ml. It has a very very faint aroma that vaguely reminds me of sunblock, but this is more reassuring than anything as they haven't added any extra fragrance to cover this smell, something which is important when you are dealing with sensitive skin.

When I put it on the back of my hand it felt quite light, and went on quite smoothly. But when it came to applying it to my face - that was another story.

On my first attempt I must have put it on too thick because it ended up being a very bizarre experience. It was like it it went all thick and clumpy, especially around my temples. Like the sort of goopy chunks you get when you've kept a foundation for many many years past its use-by date. I wondered if maybe it was because the BB cream didn't mix too well with the moisturiser I was already wearing. So I wiped everything off my face and started again.

This time I applied it sparingly and worked it in with my hands (I tend to use my hands for BB cream, rather than a brush. It just works better for me). It turned out to one of those products that, once it gets into your eyebrows, is really difficult to smooth out.

I have a couple of patches of very mild contact dermatitis on my face (above my eyebrow and on my cheek) at the moment. This is left over from the last product that I reacted adversely to and a this BB cream really stuck in these areas and emphasized them, rather than hiding them. This was unfortunate, given that such rough patches are quite common amongst people with sensitive skin, and thus the exact target audience of this product.

I did note that the aforementioned dermatitises did not become any more inflammed or itchy when I used this product - so it would probably usually be quite good for my sensitive skin.

On the plus side, the rest of my face looks quite nice from a distance. And the rest of my skin feels quite smooth, which is always a plus. And because I applied the product with my hands, it is all over my fingertips and is proving quite difficult to scrape off. In fact, the product has remained all over my fingers whilst I typed this whole review, which is more wear-and-tear than I would ever expect my face to go through on the average work day - so I am going to go ahead and say that the longevity for this product is excellent.

The colour of this product is also lovely. Nice and matte.

I have sensitive, combination and recently quite acne prone. I am very fair - nw10.

I found this product extremely oily, sheer and most of all it was bright orange on my face. I got the colour "light" which is not really light at all unfortunately :(

I really wanted to like this product because I use Garnier pore filler and dark spot corrector everyday and I love them! But this one just fell flat.

I applied it with my fingers and with a brush and neither of them worked. My face looked neon orange - my boyfriend commented on it straight away. Quite embarrassing.

The formula felt very very thin. Maybe I am just used to Korean BB products are are quite thick but this one was very very sheer.

The smell, normal Garnier kind of smells - not too bad. Didn't seem as strong though.

Overall, this product isn't for me. But my mum does love her one (the anti-aging BB)

Appreciate the opportunity to sample it though - I probably would have picked it up in store anyways.

I reviewed light for sensitive skin. I like the packaging and the tube makes it so quick & easy for application. Firstly it didn't match my skin tone, found it far too light and basically it was unnoticeable on so perhaps I need a medium shade. It was really thick & gluggy coming out of the tube and sticky to apply, the 3rd/4th time I ended up putting foundation over the top because I didn’t like the coverage, much prefer a full coverage so it was too light for my personal preference, I don’t think BB Cream is the ideal choice for me. And I also broke out on the chin & forehead areas after 2 days of use when I normally have good skin. I was hoping good things would come of this product but really don't like it.

I've never been a big fan of Garnier and unfortunately this product didn't change my view. I have combination/oily skin which can easily flare up with the use of new products. The formula was light and silky with a nice moisturising feel. It applied like a moisturiser and glided on with little trouble. Unfortunately that is where the positives stop. The coverage wasn't great and it left my face shiny and greasy feeling. Considering I used the lightest shade I found the colour to be far too orangey and unnatutal. By the ens of the day my skin looked patchy and far from perfect. I don't think the product lived up to expectations and I certainly didn't see a miracle!

I've been using the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector Oil- Free since I discovered it last year, however because I have dry, sensitive skin I thought it'd be great to try a version meant for my skin type. I was terribly disappointed, not only did it feel like a tinted moisturiser with a severe lack of coverage it was also extremely difficult to apply. I tried a variety of techniques for applying it, from a Beauty Blender to a stippling brush and even with my hands there was no technique I used which made it glide on and look flawless. From the moment I applied it, it started to gather all around the dry sections of my face, particularly around my mouth and eyes, looking so unappealing I removed it within 5 minutes and went back to my old favourite. I will not be touching this BB Cream again.

I tried the BB cream over a 5 day period. Found it to be rather thin and didn't cover very well. It seemed to be very liquid. The cream actually has a lovely smooth feel to it and a nice subtle smell but overall the coverage wasn't what I expected. When applied even in layers it seemed to just melt into your skin like a moisturizer.

I have been trying a few varieties of BB creams recently to find my perfect one. I tried the Medium Garnier for Sensitive Skin. I found the colour very orange in shade did not match my skin at all . I also found from the first time I applied it, it would peel off in bits like my skin was peeling, I tried several times to put it on (fingers, foundation brush) and it had the same effect on my skin, I wore it for as long as I could but it doesn't last long as it would fail if I got hot and look uneven, it is really oil and I have had constant pimples on my face since I started using it (I hardly get pimples normally). I didn't mind the smell of it but I only used a very light layer otherwise it felt like I had a load of makeup caked on my face. I have sensitive skin and it didn't burn or sting which was good. The packaging is great I do appreciate the upside down bottle for creams/foundations etc as you can get almost all of it out when you get down to the last of it :) Even as a free product I will not be using it again and I definitely would not recommend it to a friend - Sorry Garnier, better luck next time :(

I have tried quite a few BB creams over the past year and this one is probably one of my least favourites. I'm not sure why, but this BB was really hard to spread evenly over my face. The consistency and texture was the same as other Garnier BB's that I have tried so I'm not sure what it was that made it go patchy on my skin. I do find it hard to give this a fair review as the fact that it looked bad on, meant that I only used it a couple of times. So I can't say for certain that it is good for sensitive skin.

I was so excited to see an affordable BB cream, especially one for sensitive skin, however I was not impressed. First of all it made me break out in a disgusting rash (which I have never had before) which resulted in me having to pay hundreds of dollars to visit a skin specialist to fix :( secondly, although the colour looked okay when first applied, I found that it oxidised and turned rather orangey on my skin and also became very shiny! I'm glad it was cheap otherwise I would have been extremely frustrated.

I dunno. I've been told that the one for oily skin is better? But this one just... it doesn't give very good coverage, it's quite patchy and it clings to my dry areas like nobody's business. I tried one in the past that I liked but I can't remember which one it is. It's not buildable at all and it's quite orangey. Just not the best one out of the range.