Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Garnier BB Cream: Review

Garnier BB Cream

I have been obsessed with BB Creams lately. I pretty much want to try them all. A BB cream is basically a "blender balm" and it falls somewhere in the middle of a tinted moisturizer and a foundation. It's meant for light coverage, not to cover up all your spots and blemishes. If you have acne scaring or darks spots I probably wouldn't recommend a BB Cream, I would go for something with a little more coverage or combine one with a heavy concealer. Everyone has been raving or ranting about this BB Cream. I had to see what all the hype was about, so I went and picked some up and I have been using it for about a month now. 

What they say..
  • Provides advanced skin care and immediate perfecting coverage.
  • Renews, Brightens, Evens and Hydrates 
  • Enriched with Vitamin C and Mineral Pigments
  • Multi-Benefit product 

What I Say...

PROS
  • Light Coverage, perfect for summer.
  • The color is about two shades lighter when applied then it is in the swatch.
  • Extra Moisturizing
  • Lightweight
  • Works perfect in place of foundation
  • Blends Well 
  • Has SPF 15 
CONS
  • Leaves you very shiny, definitely suggest applying a matte powder on top 
  • Smells awful at first but it fades
  • Not a lot of coverage (which isn't really a con, it's what it is meant for) for someone who wants something heavy. 

The Verdict...

Is this the best BB Cream I have tried? Far from it. Is it the worst? Absolutely not. This is perfect for someone who wants a BB Cream but doesn't want to shell out tons of money on one (they get pricey). I love a drugstore brand that can hold it's own against the high end competition and in my opinion this one definitely does. 

Have you jumped on the BB Cream bandwagon yet? Thoughts?

**Also, if you noticed I used a bit of a different format for this review. I feel like it's more straight and to the point but I write this for you all so I wanted to know if you'd rather see reviews this way or how I usually do them in a more paragraph format... Let me know :) 

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19 comments:

  1. I haven't tried this yet but I so want to!!

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  2. I'm all about BBs now. I'm so addicted to the Holika Holika Shimmering. Price wise it's comparable to the drugstore brands.

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  3. I wish this one came in more colors it didn't match my skin I'm just too pale lol. Did you see that Ulta is now carrying the maybelline and I think it was a loreal bb cream? Those seem interesting I haven't seen any of the swatches for them yet.

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  4. I've tried this and just didn't get on with it, I don't like wearing powder so it just looked so shiny and greasy! i like the way you wrote this x

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    1. It's definitely super shiny, I couldn't wear it without powder.

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  5. glad you tried it--your review saves me from wanting to try:D

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  6. I haven't tried any BB creams yet, I think the pros definitely outweighed the cons in your review. I have dry skin so this sounds perfect, I think I will get this if it is available in the UK.

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  7. I got it to and i actually like to wear it during wintertime when my skin is not that oily. I also wore it on the MakeUp post from yesterday and you can see how "glowy". If i use it, always with a matte powder over it. I like the smell though and fo a little coverage it's always good- like to wear it home, to look alittle fresh for hubby :)

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    1. You like the smell? God bless you, it was driving me insane. I'll have to try it in the winter, I just always feel like I need more coverage then!

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  8. I'm still a BB Cream virgin! I gotta get on it!!!

    Tina
    OfficialStinaD.blogspot.com

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  9. I must try a BB Cream!! I hear great things about this one! I just started using tinted moisturizer, I'm always late to te game.

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    1. Maybelline just released one and I am DYING to try it!!

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  10. Thanks for sharing! I had gotten this several months back and really was on the fence about it. I liked that it was tinted moisturizer but no where near a true 'BB' cream. It was very shiny and did nothing with helping my combo oily skin. I just saw the Maybelline one but may hold off on it until I can try the Korean BB cream I recently purchased.

    Ree
    ReeRacoma.com

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    1. I want to try the Maybelline BB cream immediately <3

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  11. I actually like this BB cream. It gives me a decent coverage. Yah, it's a little shiny but I neutralize that with some powder and call it good.

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    1. I'm really on the fence with it. I can't decide :(

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