Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Anti Ageing Review

I have fairly even skin, with some serious break outs once a month, so have tried it all. Except this BB cream concept much to my excitement for this trial. The consistency was light but a little thicker than expected, and my first thought was how smoothly the cream applied to my face with just my fingers. The moisturising aspect of the cream was great I thought, very impressive and with a lovely floral scent to the cream, was a real winner. After a few days though my skin has started to feel very oily around my nose, so possibly a little too oily for my skin type. The coverage was ok, but due to my outbreaks from time to time, just did not hide enough for me to feel comfortable ( except at the gym etc). Once I applied foundation over the top, it did leave my skin looking more flawless with the wrinkles and lines less easy to spot, so from that point of view was quite pleased. The product lasted well through the day, and my skin felt very hydrated right through the day. The packaging is fresh and appealing, and with the size of the bottle it would be very easy to carry around in your bag for emergency top ups if required. Overall, I liked the ease of the moisturiser and cover all in one so would definately continue to use from time to time, but the coverage would not be enough for me to trade my foundation. At a fairly reasonable price though, I would happily repeat purchase and leave in my make up bag for occasional use.

I've used a few different BB creams since they came on the market and I do have a favourite after trying a few of the major brands. I have normal skin (I think haha). This one is thinker in consistency than Garniers normal skin option. You do get some good coverage and for me it does last a full day at work. I don't use with moisturiser as I think it gets too greasy. Easy to use as it goes on like moisturiser and you don't need much to get the coverage. I like that it's got SPF 15 and it does have that dewy look. I think it may disguise some fine, fine, fine lines however I don't think this is the best BB I have used. It would be nice to know a bit more about any long term benefits. I'd potentially use this again but it's not the top of my list at the moment.

I have been using this for four days so I wouldn't say that I could tell if the anti ageing claims are true.

My skin felt hydrated and not greasy. The coverage was rather light, I am used to wearing a full foundation, so it was refreshing to wear something more lighter then usual.

I found the smell of the product not unpleasant but it was a little strong.

The texture and colour of of the BB creme was good.

I am not sure I would buy it again, for the price its ok and worked nicely as a primer under my normal foundation.

I also tried mixing a bit of my concealer with it for more of a fuller coverage and this seemed to work nicely.

Its not bad....not fantastic but seems to do the job ok.

This was quite a nice face cream to apply, it smells pleasant, glides on nicely, and a little goes a long way. I applied it in the morning after moisturising (I have combination skin), and it made my skin soft and dewy. But, the colour was a little too dark for my skin tone. I’m quite pale and I had Light to trial so I had to bronze up around my neck and décolletage. I had to use some concealer as it did nothing to cover some obvious redness. But it was good to see it has a SPF as I won’t buy a product without it. I'm in my mid 30’s and I use regular foundation every day to work because I like to cover up my freckles, but I think I’d wear this in the weekends as its much lighter and it did make my skin look fresher. But the colour just needs to come down a shade or two.

The BB cream was rich and creamy, and spread easily and evenly on my face and neck. It covered my sunspots and gave me a lovely glow and my skin did look brighter . I liked that it was an all in one product that had SPF 15 protection as well as rich moisturising. While wearing it through the day it seems to keep consist with an even tone, especially as I do have oily-combination skin. The smell of the BB cream was gentle and not too over powering. It will be a great product for someone who travels a lot - with its all in one attributes.

I used this over several days trying it with a single application and a double. It is a beautifully smooth product that has a real luminous glow to it. It really feels like a skin primer to apply. I used the medium and found the colour really nice. No orange tinge or ruddy look that you can sometimes get. It does illuminate and disguise the blemishes as claimed but i didn't feel that it reduced wrinkles or firm the skin. Maybe with continued use over weeks? It gives you quite a glowy/shiny finish. Skin feels nicely hydrated. All in all its a nice product. Easy, smooth application, good coverage and still looks good at the end of the day.

I received a sample in Light. I found the colour good, not too orange. The consistency was a pleasantly thick cream. The fragrance was pleasant and not off-putting.

I found the product hard to spread and blend initially but had more success when I applied only a thin layer. But I had concerns that the spf would not be enough with only slight layer. I'm suspicious about the sun protection offered because the lable does not state the spf factor.

I found the product had an anti-aging effect everywhere except the t-zone. But the t-zone got very oily and needed powder.

I will persevere with the product through winter by using a thin layer and using powder on the t-zone. However the product will not have enough sun protection for me to use it in summer.

Thankfully being 23 I have no signs of aging.. Yet. But I have a few imperfections and worries which this particular BB cream says it covers. It was an interesting trial as it was the same week as the dreaded time of the month (TMI I know, sorry).

The first thing i noticed was the smell, as with the Garnier 'Normal' skin BB cream I found the same, but the anti aging cream does smell a little better even though it would be great if it didn't have a scent at all. I found it got worse as the day went.

The next thing I noticed was the consistency. It looks thick, but it applies really smoothly. As with all foundations, I prefer applying with a flat top brush. Gave me a dewy finish, but only lasted half the day. The other half of the day my face got really greasy.

The first day, I felt some sort of tingling just after I applied the bb cream. I wasn't sure if it was a reaction to it, or if it was something the cream did, I have applied it everyday this week and it definitely was not a reaction. Although as the week went on I started breaking out! And again, not sure if it was the "monthly".

As this week has gone by I have noticed my skin has felt a bit firmer but apart from that I haven't really noticed any other visible changes.

Pros: * Dewy finish * Applies really well

Cons: * Having oily skin, my face got greasier as the day went on * My face went blotchy/ looked cakey from putting powder on throughout the day to hide the oilyness * Strong fragant smell, that stays all day.

Inital thoughts were this was going to be greasy and dark on my skin, I was happily surprised. It was easy to apply and I felt like my skin had a luminescent glow to it.. which of course made me feel that I looked younger and my skin felt brighter. Won't say its a WOW product but I would definatley keep as a weekend/holiday product when you want just a little pep to your skin but don't want to have to put on a full face of make up. Would be great if it has a SPF in it. Thanks for the trial.