Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free Review

I was really looking forward to this product. Unfortunately light was too pale for me and dark, well it was too dark! It felt heavy and oily on my skin and I really just didn't like the feeling of it. I was expecting minimal and weightless. Big disappointment.

It didn't work very well for me it felt a bit thick and i broke out really bad but I did give it to my mum who loves it! also i know lots of my friends swear on it.

This product wasn't really for me. It was to orange for my skin tone & made my skin really oily, therefore causing breakouts which is what I don't want!

I absolutely love this!! Its great for day wear, I use a powder over it and its great for evening out skin tone but while still minimal.

I tend to get semi oily skin and prefer full coverage foundation so when I do use this BB cream I tend to apply it under foundation more as a moisturiser/primer. As a moisturiser it is amazing. I don't have very dry skin but I still found it made my face amazingly soft. Probably won't purchase again just because I can survive without it but would be great for anyone that wants light/minimal coverage

I didn't like this product. Maybe its just my skin type but I found the product felt that it sat heavy on my face. (if that makes sense!) I didn't find the coverage that great either..

BB Creams are a fave in summer. The fact that they are light and easy to chuck on with some powder, mascara and lippy and you are good to go is quick and easy. The lightest shade in this range is a little too dark for me but perfect when i'm a bit darker in summer. It gives good coverage and have the added SPF is a bonus! Pretty decent price, worth giving it a try!

This was the first ever bb cream I owned and actually just released that I don't have oily skin and have not bought the normal skin one. To me this was an alright bb cream but that was probably cause it was the wrong formula for me. I ended up purchasing this over the maybelline bb cream due to it being cheaper and I also preferred how it was in a skinny tube so took up less space for travelling. When i first started using it i wasn't a fan due to it is quite a thick formula and I did not have a proper beauty sponge. I found for me that using one of those wedges sponges would absorb all the product and made it has to blend out. I have found that now using the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion to apply my bb creams that this formula doesn't get absorbed into the sponge and is way easier to blend out. It covers up all my redness well and still leaves my skin looking natural and flawless. I liked this bb cream and have purchased it again for the normal skin types.

I have very sensitive skin and in 2 weeks my face hasn't reacted at all to this cream, so I would recommend for people with sensitive faces. It gives nice coverage and doesn't look cakey.

I've been using normal Garnier BB for years now. I love it, it's my favourite of all the BBs I've tried, and the cheapest. It's a fab product that perfectly suits my lifestyle as a stay at home mum. I like to feel confident in "my" skin but a full face of makeup is a bit much for playcentre and supermarket runs.

The one issue I have with the normal variety is that at the end of the day my skin does get a little oily. I have combination dry/oily skin that is also reactive. I wouldn't normally choose to use a targeted product for pimple prone skin as I've had issues with them actually causing pimples in the past. However, in the interest of experimentation and discovery I put my hand up for this trial.

Upon opening the tube I was initially surprised at the consistency. Unlike the other varieties I've tried, which are almost mousse-like, the oil-free version is very thin and almost pours out of the tube. I can see why it has different packaging to the other varieties, the standard bottle would let far too much product escape. The consistency is a little off-putting to be honest but it doesn't affect the application to a huge degree it just takes some getting used to.

I was also struck immediately by the smell. There is a STRONG smell of alcohol, which I'm not used to as I generally avoid alcohol in products where possible. I haven't actually checked the alcohol content of my normal BB so it probably has it too but it certainly doesn't confront me like the oil-free BB does.

I managed to achieve a nice finish with this product but it's perhaps a little more sheer than the normal finish (probably because of the consistency). I found the colour seemed slightly harder to blend into my own than I'm used to but this could be more to do with the fact that I am sick and haven't seen the sun in months being mid-winter rather than the tint.

As for the oiliness I normal suffer? I definitely noticed a difference. There was less sheen at the end of the day. I often get the odd break out from makeup if I wear it every day but this week I haven't gotten any which is great because less pimples leads to less makeup and so on breaking the cycle.

Will I buy again? Well the verdict is still out. I don't LOVE this product like I do the normal variety. Maybe it's just loyalty but I'm not fully on board with this new runnier BB cream. I'll continue with the tube though and if it doesn't cause a flare up of dry skin or irritation I may just jump ship.