Ah, this much-publicized, fawned over thing known as the “BB Cream.”juiceCCcream
Well, you cannot walk into any sort of beauty establishment or department store without getting practically smacked in the face with the latest offerings from EVERYONE. The BB was designed to be an all-in-one skin healing/helping complexion product. It was first credited to a German dermatologist who created it for her patients. It had moisture and hydration, antioxidants, sunscreen, light coverage, etc. Like a foundation, but with more BANG! Also, lighter in texture and weight.
This wonder cream, originally known as “Blemish Balm,” was adopted by beauty brands in South Korea where it took off like CRAZY. The Korean brands added skin lightening agents and many many other ingredients to boost the benefits of this all-in-one. Enter: American Cosmetics brands.
Obviously “Blemish Balm” has a somewhat negative connotation here, so most brands catering primarily to an American clientele jumped aboard with their own versions of the BB. Here it is mostly marketed as “Beauty Balm” or simply “BB Cream.”
If you truly want the benefits of skin-loving ingredients, sunscreen, and hydration choose a BB Cream made by an actual skin care company. These tend to boost the healthful benefits without all the junky, blocking silicone ingredients. You may not get the coverage you want from this alone, so use it as your base layer and finish with a powder. Many can even be layered under a liquid makeup, just be mindful of the ingredients as oil and water do not mix! An oil based BB Cream under an oil-free, water-based liquid foundation can be makeup break-up city.
If you are in seek of a lighter-feeling makeup and like the idea of added benefits, choose a BB from a makeup brand. These will behave like a makeup and give you the coverage you’re looking for. Stick to your serums and moisturizers with SPF first for the best skincare benefits possible.
So what are the tried and true favorites for us here at Critical Makeup? We fell in love with Too Faced Cosmetics original Beauty Balm for finish and coverage. It has a smooth as silk finish that lasts all day on almost every skin type. If you tend to be quite oily throughout the day, you can pair this with their phenomenal Primed and Poreless powder both before application and to set. The combo together is just dreamy, and the coverage of the Beauty Balm was beyond our expectations. For so much coverage we expected a very heavy feel. We got just the opposite!
For true skin care benefits and texture we love Juice Beauty’s CC Cream (CC stands for Color Correcting…just like the BBs but with added ingredients to help combat uneven skin tone and dark spots.) This is a Certified Organic brand, and it does not get any cleaner than that. The ingredients are healthful and can be understood in plain English! This would be more of a layering cream if you need coverage, and they have an amazing Stem Cell/Resveratrol juice base for intense anti-aging. We also love the SPF 30 AND that there is no water in their products! That is a rare find in the heavily diluted cosmetics world.
Did you fall in love with any BBs or CCs recently? Tell us what you think!
XO Pretty Penny XO
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