Thanks Sarah for being a guest and taking over my blog today! I am personally a huge fan of BB creams because I like that they feel light on my skin, so when I saw that this Rimmel one claimed to give the skin radiance, I was sold.
This BB claims to give the skin 9 skin benefits; it primes, smoothes, conceals, helps minimize the appearance of pores, provides natural looking coverage, moisturizes for 24 hours, awakens tired skin, brightens the skin with vitamin C complex and gives a radiant finish.
I got this product in the color light. When I first put the BB cream on it was a grey color. My first time applying this product, I decided to use a buffing brush by Real Techniques to get a maximum coverage. This was a terrible idea because this BB cream dries so fast. My first application turned out streaky.
The second time applying this product, I decided to use my fingers. Again, the product dried too fast and I ended up with a patchy application.
In this trial, I learned that this BB cream does not conceal anything and it does not provide a natural looking coverage. It did even my skin tone a bit, making my skin not look as red, but it didn’t do much. I also learned that this product didn’t provide any moisture, it made my skin feel very tight and dry.
Overall, I am not impressed with this product at all. I found that this BB cream dried way too fast to get a good smooth application, it was quite drying on my skin and it didn’t provide any coverage because of this I don’t agree that this product has 9 skin benefits. I wouldn’t recommend this product, however, Rimmel makes a Matte BB cream and a regular BB cream, these BB creams may be better.
If you are looking for a good BB cream from the drugstore, I highly recommend the Garnier Skin Renew BB cream or the Covergirl Smoothers BB cream. If you are looking for a high end BB cream, I highly recommend the Smashbox Camera Ready BB cream.
What are your thoughts on BB creams? Do you love them or hate them? Any BB cream recommendations?
Stay beautiful
Sarah
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I am Sarah from Not Your Average Beauty Blog. I write about all things beauty. I write reviews, hauls, monthly favorites, beauty unboxings and everything else in between. I am not a makeup artist but I know a good product when I have one. I’m just an average Canadian college student with a not so average knowledge of makeup. Come visit me at www.beautyjunkiesarah.blogspot.com, I’m always up for recommendations!
I've not tried BB creams before but I heard they are good!
ReplyDeleteSome are good but BB creams don't really work well with me because I can never find one that matches my skin tone or give me good coverage.
DeleteI haven't really messed with BB creams, but if I do, I'll avoid this one since you gave it 3 tries and it still failed.
ReplyDeleteYeah I would avoid it.
DeleteSorry that this one didn't work out for you Lou...I like BB creams currently I'm using MAC prep and prime BB cream.
ReplyDeleteCookie this is a guest post, I never have tried this brand BB cream before. BB creams regardless seems to never work for me.
DeleteGood to know. I've never tried one before.
ReplyDeleteI have tried BB creams in the past. However, I can never find one to match my skin tone. I think I need to consult with a makeup professional to see if they can help. When I go by photos online it is always too light or too dark.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the same boat as you Victoria BB creams never match my skin tone, it is either too light, too red, or too dark.
DeleteThanks for sharing your review. I have seen so many different BB cream products but wasn't sure which one was the best and honestly, didn't realize they had so many benefits!
ReplyDeleteI have never tried BB cream products before. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI love BB creams, but I usually use Cover Girl. I've used it for a few years now, and it works really well. I'm sorry to hear Rimmel wasn't great, but I'm glad you were willing to be the guinea pig!
ReplyDeleteI have used BB creams before and I love them. I haven't tried this brand yet, but I won't bother me. :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I'll use BB creams as a face primer, but in general the coverage and consistency doesn't work for my skin. This review sounds similar as to why it doesn't work for me.
ReplyDeleteI've only used one BB cream, but I want to try out more. Guess I should skip this one tough. Thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteI love Avon's BB creams and recently purchased a new blender brush - trying to recreate the look for last week's photo shoot!
ReplyDeleteGood to know. I like Studio Gear's BB Cream best! I recommend that one!
ReplyDeleteThere was one that used to work for me but since then somethings changed and it doesn't I have tried 2 more & they do not work for me. Now I do not use bb creams.
ReplyDeleteI too have this bb cream and I don't care for it. It doesn't look natural at all. Luckily I got my in an influenster box so I didn't pay for it.
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