Amazing brand but sadly their BB cream products does not work for me.
I'm a 22 year old student who struggled to figure out my 'skin type' . When it was established that I have combination skin I tried Garnier BB cream for the combination skin. After using this specific BB Cream my face was dry and flaked. My face seemed as if it was peeling because of sunburn, which was not the case. I have used the regular BB Cream by Garnier but sadly left my skin to oily and to shiny.
Hi there! The BB cream of Garnier is actually not that great. I tried the medium one yet it's like a tanned effect on me plus it's sticky with dry patches and does not have the touch BB cream should have. And throughout the day I could tell there was a layer of makeup on me. Not really worth the money unfortunately I have the l'oreal one and I could tell the difference.
The smell is nice, but the product does not impress me. It caused me to breakout more and the lightest colour was still too dark for me (I'm actually quite tan so I was surprised to see it's too dark for my skintone). It also left my skin feeling greasy. I would not buy this product again.
I was introduced to BB cream by my sister, however, for a person with oily/combination skin, this is not a good product. Within 3 to 4 hours of applying it, my skin looked terrible; more oily than its ever been. Unfortunately, not a product for me!
So I finally got around to trying Garnier's BB cream, to be honest I have never been a huge BB fan as I have already found my ultimate lightweight base (Clinique Even Better) and it works perfectly for me so why venture off into BB land.
There has been much confusion as Garnier actually have two versions of this cream the Asian one and the US version, sadly here in SA we only get the US version. The consistency among other things differ completely so when one hears all the hype about how amazing their BB cream is it is most likely the Asian version.
During the relaxed holiday when one can't be bothered to apply a cream then foundation etc and you want to be able to slap one thing on that moisturizes as well as helps to unify ones skin, I decided this was the ideal time to test this out.
I got both light and medium just to see. As I generally have a fairer complexion on my face but as I also don't want to look too washed out, I thought perhaps a medium would work for when I my body is bit more tanned to match.
Firstly I found the shade to be very yellow, not flattering nor in line with my complexion. One has to blend a lot to create an even shade. It is very greasy but not very moisturizing which I found to be disappointing. After just an hour of wearing it I looked so greasy and it felt like a mask that I had to wash it off.
Overall I would never waste my money on this product however if you do prefer BB creams to foundation then there are far better options to choose from.
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