Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free Review

I've been using BB cream on a daily basis for over a year now, so I was excited to try this one out. I found it quite good, it gives me a good thin coverage (doesn't exactly hide blemishes but sort of blends everything in and gives me a more even tone). Two things I noted though: Even though I ordered the lightest colour, it is still a bit too dark for my skin, so for very fair people out there, they may find the same problem. Also, the product is very liquidy and I found when I opened the lid it drips out all over the place and it's difficult to control how much comes out. Overall, I'm happy with it, but I think I'll stick with my usual BB cream as the shade suits my skin better.

I have combo skin - I'm generally prone to dry patches on my cheeks, the sides of my nose and my forehead. My nose and chin on the other hand are oily. I'm also prone to redness, I guess it's the English in me!

First impressions - product comes in a box, whilst I'm not a fan of extra packaging, the box is full of product information. This BB Cream is in a different packaging to the rest of the range, it's a slender, long tube with a screw lid, which I do prefer to the clip tops. (I'm heavy handed, and always snap clip tops off) My only gripe is the product does come out of the tube rather fast!

I love BB Cream and I usually go for a medium shade, but as it's Winter I decided to opt for light. Brilliant choice - it's a great match for my skin, and blends well. The product itself is quite runny, which I've not experienced in a BB cream before, but it does make the application really quick and blending easy.

It smells a little like sunscreen, which given it's got SPF in it you can't really complain!

Ok, results time.

Upon first application (after my usual moisturising routine) I found the product easy to apply and blend. The finish was matte, without being flat and dull, and I felt it covered my rosy cheeks really well. However it did cling to the sides of my nose, leaving a flaky finish. Luckily I wasn't leaving the house! My face stayed oil free until my evening shower.

Second time round I really moisturised my face, and applied a primer first. (L'Oreal Lumi Magic, aka, the most amazing primer in the world). I then applied the BB cream to everywhere except my nose crevices. I mixed a little moisturiser with a little BB cream and used the mixture on that area. It worked a treat. Again the finish was sheer and light, not too matte and lasted really well through the day.

I love this BB Cream, being fussy I'd want it to be a bit more rich in moisture, but it's an easy fix by adding my usual moisturiser,

I love this product.It is affordable and available in any supermarket and chemist. For a BB cream, it offers light to full coverage but still manages to feel light on the skin. I used this at work and it manages to stay on without wearing off for at least 8 hours. It does control oil most of the time. It is plus points in convenience as I dont have to use concealer anymore to even it out. It is perfect for me as I am in a rush most mornings.the formula though is very runny so I have to be careful in storing and opening it. I will definitely buy this product again.

Its brilliant to see Garnier is now catering to more skin types. While I am loving this product there are still a few things that are in need of a little fine tuning. To start, the slim design of the bottle is great to pop in your handbag or if you're like me and have a counter packed with products it slips in nicely without taking up much room. Unfortunately when you go to open the lid it is best to face the nozzle upwards, otherwise the procduct tends to ooze or even explode out of the tube and make a mess so be aware. The product itself is on the runny side but its smoothes on nice and evenly and it really does give great coverage, so for those who match the colour tone it could be used as your everyday makeup. It gives your skin a lovely smooth, matte look and feels very light to wear. A down side is the choice of only two shades, unfortunately the medium colour is far to dark and the light is too light for me, for this review I had the medium and had to go over with a light foundation. In conclusion it is an amazing product, if there were a few more shade options and the tube was worked on a bit more it would be close to a perfect :)

this bb cream was the first bb cream i had ever tried. I think it worked rather well but sometimes it would make my skin dry out. But to be fair that was only a few times out it, most of the time it was great. Nice light coverage and barely felt like i was wearing anything. My go to replacement for foundation when i wanted to look good but kind of be good to my skin and have a more natural coverage.

I am a convert to BB creams. This cream came in a great easy to use tube with a small nozzle..to stop people like me squirting out far to much at a time. I found a little went a long way and it was easy to apply and provided great and even coverage covering those wee skin imperfections and leaving me looking glowing...not shiny.

My face had a lovely matte finish, no oil and no shine! It lasted all day long and was easy enough to remove at the end of the day. Indeed I am a convert....or perhaps at my age it's time to try the cc creams......thank you Garmier

I've been using this product for "light" skin tones, which is the lightest available color, however when worn, it is still a bit too dark for my skin tone and gives that badly matched foundation look unless the color is countered with a lighter powder over the top. The consistency of the product is very liquid, so it's easy to end up using too much. I've found that using a foundation brush to apply has been the best way to control this as I can wipe off excess product before applying.

Overall, it provides a bit of coverage and lasts all day without feeling like I'm wearing a lot of makeup. I did get comments about how healthy and "glowy" my skin was looking when I first wore it.

I haven't had a blemish breakout since I started using it which is a plus, as my skin will usually have major breakouts when using new products.

I would definitely use this again if it came in a wider range of shades with one available for a lighter skin tone.

The consistency of this product seems to be halfway between a liquid and a cream which I thought was a bit odd. It was easy to put on my face, but since I usually put it on the back of my hand and sponge it on, I felt like it may have run off the edge of my hand if I wasn't careful enough. This made me feel like I had to seriously think about what I was doing- On a Monday morning, I don't think.

I had the medium coloured one, and I felt like it was a bit orangey on me. My mum swore it didn't, but I did feel like it was just slightly more orangey than my other BB cream- But it may be that I just need the light going into winter (but this would be the first case of me ever needing a lighter one, as my skin has never lightened up for winter).

I do love the way this BB cream seriously smooths my skin and brightens it up. It covers the redness in my cheeks beautifully, that I need minimal extra concealer (which I almost always need with other BB creams).

I felt that this didn't feel heavy on my skin, it was beautifully light with some seriously nice coverage. I didn't expect something that light on my skin was going to make it look so stunning.

I also found that this BB cream had some serious lasting power, even without primer. I slapped it on before leaving the house at 9, had to go shopping, and then spent three hours in the kitchen, stressing out over the stove and everything, and by the time it was time for me to get ready at 5 (Partners 21st), the BB cream was still there, still looking flawless. This was without any touch ups, powder, or primer. It is seriously impressive stuff.

I didn't find the scent of this product either pleasant nor unpleasant. It wasn't something that I thought "Hell naw I'm not putting that on my face" but it wasn't something I was saying "OMGSH need on my face" either.

I think I might give this all five stars if I tried the light shade and it wasn't as orange. The consistency and slight orangeyness of this is the only thing I am iffy about of this product.

To be honest - I have had bad luck with Garnier skin care products in the past so I had fairly low expectations for this product. Fortunately, these were squashed and I was in for a pleasant surprise when I trialed this BB Cream!

Starting with the packaging and price - personally I like the packaging. You get HEAPS of product?! You don't need to use much at all and I feel like this is going to last me for forever! I think also because it's about the same size as normal foundations - it's actually pretty awesome because as a BB Cream you use much less than you would with a foundation so it's pretty good value for money. That being said I'm not sure how much this product costs (I can't find the price above) but i'm assuming it is around the $10-$15 mark. In which case - GREAT deal!

My skin type is very oily - plus I'm a primary school teacher and so I'm constantly touching my face, being sneezed on, sweating, stressing, painting etc so my makeup tends to rub off fairly quickly. This product was very helpful in settling my oil - I had no breakouts and my skin wasn't as oily with this product - however it didn't help my makeup last, nor did it last on my face for the whole school day.

The consistency was gorgeous! I would compare it a little bit to a moisturizing primer like MAC Strobe Cream, and a little bit like a liquid foundation. It was super moisturizing and easy to apply. I applied mine with a beauty blender and it blended in really nicely and almost sunk into the skin. I think it would also apply nicely with a kabuki brush or even your fingers. It's very much like a moisturizer.

The coverage, however, wasn't quite what I prefer. I am more of a medium to full coverage gal and this was very light coverage. It did leave an amazing dewy sort of glow over the face (I wouldn't say it's mattifying at all?) and covered some discoloration but not really enough for me. It isn't very buildable either as it just sort of sinks into the skin. However this makes it perfect for someone with great skin, or for someone in their teens who just wants a bit of coverage and a nice glowy finish.

After trialing the product for a few days I haven't noticed any changes to my skin but I will keep using for a few weeks and see what happens. I would say that it absolutely does everything it claims to do, although I didn't think it was very mattifying - gave more of a dewy finish.

Overall, I would 100% recommend this product to someone starting out with makeup, teenagers who just want a bit of coverage and glow at school, or someone with gorgeous skin with minimal imperfections as it doesn't have a lot of coverage and doesn't last for that long.

I will definitely be using this product again, however I think I will only use it as a base for my foundation rather than using it alone. I'll primarily use it to produce a nice glowy finish and will observe whether it makes any difference to my skin regarding pores and oil.

I have oily/combination skin, and have trouble finding a product that helps combat the oilyness and products that dont make me any more 'shiney'. On first impressions i was pleasantly suprised with the packaging, it was easy to tell what the product was and easy to read. now to the review: The actual cream itself is very runny and if left without the lid on, it leaks everywhere (i didnt really like this about it), but in saying that, it makes it alot easier to apply. (quicker and easier to blend) I wore this 6 different ways so i could get a decent understanding of the product, no primer/with primer with hands, no primer/primer with beauty blender, under foundation, and with setting powder. The best application came with Primer/no primer used with Beauty Blender! flawless finish and had heaps a great compliments. Now, the thing is I have a olivey skin tone and am definatley not a light colour, but the colouring of this (medium) is too dark for me. I had to blend it all the way down my neck so i didnt look funny. I even tried a lesser amount but was still not too happy. That aside, i LOVED the finish, matte and not oily and even ater 12 hours wear under fluro lights and air con, it stayed perfect. It wasnt until about the 10 hour mark that i noticed that i was getting oily. The coverage for me is full, but my skin could still breathe, which for me is fantastic, as a dont like feeling cakey. It also covered my blemishes which was awesome as i didnt need a concealer. The smell is not strong and it doesnt last long at all, Usually smells in makeup make me sneeze all day, but this product didnt, and i didnt find it unpleasent at all. For the price of this product i would purchase for myself most probably in summer when i am darker, or if Garnier bring out a Mid tone shade ie: light/medium, (this was a trial product for BR), So to sum it up, I really liked this product minus the colouring and the consistancy, other than that i would totally reccomend to family and friends but will tell them about my issues with it also.