Last month I bought myself a few B.B. Creams from a Korean website called
PinkParadise.com. I've heard a lot about them but have also heard that the American BB creams aren't
real BB creams. I heard the American ones are just tinted moisturizers. After watching a few reviews on
YouTube I decide buy these:
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| MISSHA Perfect Cover B.B. Cream with SPF42 PA+++ No. 23. I bought this one because it's the darker of the two options and I was worried that it would be too light on me. It turned out to be too dark. Maybe for the Summer. :) |
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| I heard a lot of good things about the SKIN 79 brand so I decided to buy a sample set of their BB Creams instead. There were just too many full size bottles to choose from! |
The biggest thing I was worried about BB Creams was the oxidizing process. Most of the time when you put on BB Creams they will not look like your skin color. As time goes on and it oxidizes it is
suppose to become closer to your skin color.
So for this experiment I placed all 5 on my arm and took pictures of my arm after 5 minutes and 10 minutes.
FOR CONSISTENCY PURPOSES, ALL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN UNDER CONTROLLED STUDIO LIGHTING. Check it out! (Numbering of each BB Cream is explained below)
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| Photo taken RIGHT AFTER application. |
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| Photo taken 5 MINUTES AFTER application. |
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| TEN MINUTES after application. |
Here are my final thoughts and notes on each numbered BB CREAM:
- MISSHA Perfect Cover B.B. Cream with SPF42 PA+++ No. 23 - As you can see this foundation is too dark for me right now. I will definitely be trying this again in the Summer. What I did like about it was that it was very cream and lightweight feeling on the skin.
- SKIN79 SUPER+ BEBLESH BALM - This one seemed to never match my skin color/tone. All the SKIN79 BB Creams definitely seemed to have a more grey undertone to them. This one in particular had an almost powder finish, which I liked. Too bad it wasn't a match.
- SKIN79 SUPER + BEBLESH BALM TRIPLE FUNCTION - You can seem from the photos that after 5 minutes this one was the first to match my skin color. By 10 minutes it was almost invisible. I loved the Airated gel texture and can't wait to try this one on my face tomorrow :)
- SKIN79 THE PRESTIGE BEBLESH BALM - Out of the 5 BB Creams you can obviously tell front he photos how liquify this BB Cream is. When rubbed between the fingers it still gives off the gel texture that all the SKIN79 BB Creams had, but I really disliked the liquid quality of it. On top of that, it had too much iridescence to it for my liking.
- SKIN79 LLUMINOUS PEARL BEBLESH BALM - After 10 minutes this one seemed to join #3 in being able to match my skin. Out of the the two I would still rather wear #3. #5 simple had too much of a iridescence for me, but still less that #4. On top of that, once dried, this one felt greasy to the touch.
I hope that helped some of you guys! I can wait to be trying some of these out on my face over the next few months. I need to wear them through my days to give a better review in terms of staying power and coverage. For now, at least I got a match!
