This is the first BB cream I have tried. Being fair skinned with freckles, redness and acne scarring I did not consider myself a BB girl. I always opt for full coverage foundations and only recently after dulling my acne scarring through skincare, have I been able to put down my concealer. I decided to use the BB cream before my liquid foundation, as a lot of girls had mentioned this technique. I applied one thin layer, stood back and admired my reflection. All redness was gone, most of my acne scarring was covered and the colour and coverage was even, matte and smudge proof. On a day off I would have been happy to head to the shops with simply BB cream and mascara, a sentence I never would have imagined myself writing. I do have to wear full coverage makeup to work so I continued my initial path and applied a thin layer of foundation (Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse).
This is where I got a beautiful surprise. Since wearing makeup I have always completely covered my freckles. Not because I don't like them, but because they are duller than my acne scarring, so when I cover the scarring, my freckles end up hidden too. I don't know how it happened, but by layering the Garnier BB cream with a thin layer of foundation, my acne scarring and redness was covered but my freckles were lightly dotted around my nose. I have never been so happy with my face! My skin was glowing, yet still matte and the coverage was absolute perfection.
I had a busy day at work, from 9-5.30 and I didn't reapply any powder or use blotting sheets. I caught a quick glimpse of my reflection when reapplying my lipstick and was impressed to see that the colour and coverage had remained the same. When I checked my reflection at 6pm, it looked almost exactly the same as when I had applied it that morning. There was no oiliness, nothing had rubbed off and nothing had gone patchy.
The Garnier BB cream is a beautiful product, which I never thought would have a place in my routine. I will not hesitate to continue to use the combination of the Garnier BB cream and foundation, and will use the BB cream on its own on my days off. I feel like I am no longer hiding my skin or wearing a mask of makeup. My skin looks flawless yet natural and I continues to do so throughout the day. Unfortunately the 'light' shade only matches my fake tan, so if I decide to stop fake tanning during winter I may need to look at other options. Overall, I highly recommend this product, even to those who think BB cream isn't for them.
I went into this trial the biggest of skeptics.
Now you are preaching to the converted! Or whatever that saying is! I absolutely LOVE this cream - the difference it made was actually pretty amazing.
I applied it with my hands, thinking of it as like a foundation. And after a few days of that, didn't even want to use my foundation again.
I wear makeup about once a month, so not often, but when I do, I can do it well (one of my very small talents is applying my warpaint!)
This cream with just some mascara really changed how I feel about wearing an every day face now.
It's so smooth to apply, it's not heavy, it's soft, I actually got told that I looked like I was glowing by our office administrator. And that was weird to hear. Felt like I was in an ad and no one had told me so I didn't have the right reply to graciously accept that compliment ("whatever, you are!")
The single only downfall with this product is that it is runny. Boy oh boy, is it runny! This is going to be something I may keep in a bag - the lid is already packed with excess cream, rushing to get out and onto my face.
Dispite this, I couldn't rate it higher or be a newly converted BB fan!
Ps it came off really nicely too, unlike some foundations where you feel like it's still on your face even after washing. My skin still felt really nice after taking it off!
Tips: I'd suggest using a lightly damp sponge to apply, the cream really gets into every little valley in your hands if you put it on like I did and then it's hard to wash off!