Today’s post is brought to you for the letter B…and also another B. BB Creams have been a craze in Asia for quite some time, but truly became popular in the US early this Summer. For those of you who are unaware of what makes these two little letters so powerful, they actually stand for Beauty Balm. They’re basically tinted moisturizer meets primer, sprinkled with a little SPF. While it’s supposed to kind of be an all-in-one, I of course use it underneath everything..in other words, I still use other products on top since I like fuller coverage. For all my friends out there who are perfectly content with just tinted moisturizer as your face makeup (couldn’t be more envious), this is definitely a product for you! For the other crazies like myself, it’s great underneath your makeup or for when you’re running out of the house and don’t have time for makeup, or using it as moisturizer before heading to pilates.
Since becoming so popular, dozens of brands now make a BB Cream. Literally there are so many to choose from! (Sephora alone carries 15 online.) The two I love are:
Too Faced Beauty Balm was the first BB I had tried. A little on the pricey side, $32, although I can say that I loved it. Nice size as well. The great thing about it is it definitely gave good coverage and it comes in four different colors, I used the Nude Glow.
After I finished my Too Faced I figured I’d test out another brand. While I normally don’t call out brands/products that I don’t particularly love (everyone gets it wrong once in a while), I don’t want to mislead anyone and I did in fact end up returning one from Sephora after being heavily dissatisfied and dropping way too much money on way too little of a tube. So that being said, I don’t recommend one that’s $39 for 1 oz. and rhymes with Crashmox.
After that escapade, I ventured off to Target and purchased Garnier’s BB Cream. This comes in a huge tube, in two different colors (I opted for the Medium/Deep) and scored it for about $10. I can honestly say I really like it! Maybe not as much as the Too Faced, but then again I don’t use them everyday and couldn’t beat the price! Definitely recommend!
Here’s to a great week ahead!
Xo,
Leah
