Today I caved and bought the new Garnier B.B Cream! Anyone who follows beauty blogs/youtubers will most likely have heard of this but for those who haven't it's basically a tinted moisturiser but lighter and I think it gives the coverage of a foundation. It's come from the Asian craze for their similar skincare products and there was so much hype surrounding it, especially online, and I can see why!
This is the packaging
It claims to 'even tone and boost glow, blur imperfections, smooth fine lines, hydrate for 24hrs' and it has SPF 15.
It definitely evened my skin tone and it really does make your skin glow and it looks really healthy and fresh! I don't really have 'fine lines' so can't comment on that! But it does leave your skin feeling really refreshed, light and so so smooth!
There are 2 shades, light or medium, it seems limited but I tested mine (medium) on 5 friends today, all ranging from pale to tanned skin, and it just blends with the colour of your skin so it doesn't matter!
It's £7.99 in Superdrug at the moment, I think the RRP is £9.99, and if you get student discount and your Beauty Card it's a bargain!
It also smells great, it's not fruity but kind of herbal and creamy if that makes sense!
The only negative thing for me is the fact it has SPF, for most people that's probably a good thing but at the moment the sun isn't at all strong so I don't want to go putting SPF on it otherwise I'll turn out like a ghost. It is handy for wearing it on holiday or in the summer though, and it certainly wouldn't stop me buying it.
Unfortunately the difference doesn't show up on camera so you'll just have to take my word for it, it really does work!
This is my hand before...
And this is it after...
So you can't really see it in the pictures but it really really is worth it!
It could be worn alone easily, it's enough coverage and still looks natural, it could be used as a base for a sheer foundation, a full coverage might be too heavy for it and defeats the object but it's up to you. I'd probably use it with my powder over the top.
Here, I've set it with Mac's Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium Plus
I'll definitely be using it at the moment, my skin's been a bit changeable over the last week or so, so I think a B.B cream will allow my skin to breathe better than a thick foundation to cover it up. Plus, Garnier claims that they've used natural ingredients where possible so that can only be good!
So, in conclusion:
Really, it's only £8 at the moment, it performs better that a lot of 'drugstore' foundations, is cheaper and better for your skin, plus points all round!
Hope you've liked this, let me know what you think please!
Grace
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