Hey Guys! This week I will be reviewing L’Oreal BB Cream. I have been looking for a BB cream to simplify my make up routine and save some money. For those of you who read my BareMinerals foundation review, you know that I really enjoy using their make up. I plan on using a BB cream on the days I don’t have much to do and I need to get ready quickly in the morning. I will still use BareMinerals when I want a full coverage look for events and such. While searching the internet for BB creams that would be worth buying, I noticed that L’Oreal’s Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream was practically on every list. So, for starters I decided to try it out! I noticed at just about every store I looked it was sold out. Luckily, I finally found it at my local Walmart!
My skin type is combination. I get very oily around my
forehead, nose, and cheeks. I am dry around my mouth. I heard that this BB
cream stays on well and controls oil well!
Price
$7.16 for 1 oz. at Walmart. If you visit L’Oreal’s website,
you can also get $3.00 off any facial product when you take one of their
quizzes. So, I got this make up for $4.16- an absolute steal! The bottle is
quite small so I am not sure how long it will last.
How I used it
I applied as small amount onto my fingers and rubbed in an
even layer all over my face. The product comes out white and then blends into
your skin. I applied two layers over my cheeks because I didn’t feel like I was
getting enough coverage. I wanted to use a beauty blender but I wasn’t sure how
a white product would blend with the beauty blender. Once all of it was on I
smoothed it out with my beauty blender (especially around my hairline and
neck). I didn’t use any sort of primer or setting powder with this make up.
Initial thoughts
I thought that the make up was a lot more watery than I was
expecting. It applied nice, but I could instantly notice it was slightly too
orange for my skin tone. I was surprised because I got it in shade light. I
also noticed that it didn’t cover much. I still could see my thread veins in my
cheeks and a few blemishes. The finish of the make up was between natural and dewy.
Looking at pictures of it I think it looks too shiny. I can feel that the
product is a little sticky or tacky after application. I am writing this a half
an hour later and can still feel the tackiness to the make up which is quite
irritating to my skin. Also, I found the smell of this make up to be terrible.
Initially- I am not loving this product :(
8 hours later
This was more like
7.5 hours later because I needed to get this stuff off of my face!! The BB
cream has stayed on pretty well. I feel like it wore off around my mouth the
most. But it’s hard to say because it had light coverage to begin with. The
make up did do a great job controlling oil. I found that my skin stayed consistently
the same in the whole 7.5 hour period which was great! For some reason my skin
is NOT responding well to this make up. I am itchy all over my face and neck
where I applied it.
Overall thoughts
I had such high expectations for this make up! All the blogs
and reviews I read had nothing but great things to say. Obviously from
everything above I did NOT enjoy really anything about this makeup. Read below
to see specifically what I liked and didn’t like.
Likes
Cute packaging, stays on well, make skin soft (initially),
and helps control oil.
Dislikes
Orange tint, poor
coverage, watery consistency, sticky/tacky, smells bad, and makes me itchy!
Buy/use again
No way. I will not be buying or using this product again. I
am going to try to return it and get my money back!
Keep in mind that this is my personal reaction towards the
make up and this make up may work well for others, but it didn’t work well for
me :(
Thanks for reading!
-K
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Thanks for reading!
-K
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