Hello, I just wanted to take a moment to thank anyone who
has subscribed to my blog! I know it’s very new but I hope that it keeps
growing, even with my hectic work and school schedule. I have ambivalent
feelings of working in retail. Sometimes I have my good days and sometimes I
don’t. It can be overwhelming but it’s also rewarding. Working in the
skin/cosmetic section has allowed me to interact with a multitude of men and
women. I am far away from a dermatologist but I do know a thing or two about
skin and makeup. Hopefully blogging becomes another channel through which I can
somehow help you. Moving on to the
review.
L’oreal BB cream in shade Light: I have used the “regular”
L’oreal BB cream in shade light for about 7 months and am still not absolutely
sure whether I love it or not. Here’s the thing, it does even out your skin
tone and moisturizes your face but it doesn’t offer any actual coverage. It is
labeled as a BB cream and not a primer, which is why my expectations were not
fully met. If you have oily skin this might not be to your liking. If you do
not shake the product before applying, it can come out of the tube as greasy.
There is no way I can wear this on its own because it turns my face orange once
its blended out. This might be a hit or a miss for you. If your’e looking for a
BB cream skip it.
L’oreal Anti-Fatigue BB cream: This goes on orange and once
its blended it remains orange. Again, the name is deceiving because you can’t
use this on its own. I applied it over my face as a primer under my foundation
to see if the foundation would cancel out the orange tones on my face, but was
disappointed to see that my foundation looked like it had oxidized. I’m
assuming the orange tones in this product are to cancel out any veins or darkness
from under eye circles, so it might work well for small problem areas, but as a
bb cream no way. I wouldn’t recommend this at all. The worst thing is that I
had to go straight to work with this product on my face and although I tried to
cancel out the orange with my foundation, I still had visible orange/pink
tones. Throughout the end of the day I was very oily and my foundation looked
oxidized. If you’re wondering I used my Revlon Colorstay foundation on top of
this and that foundation gives exceptional coverage and keeps me relatively oil
free.
L’oreal Anti-Redness BB cream: I’m not sure if I am a good
candidate for this product since I don’t have a lot of redness on my face,
unless I have the occasional breakout. I only used this on certain spots that
were slightly red, as opposed to using it on my entire face. I didn’t want to
risk looking like a gobbling lol. Once its blended as you can see on the
swatches below, it looks yellow/beige. I actually like this product because I
have warm undertones and this evens my complexion out quite nicely. I don’t
think it will be my next Holy Grail product but I think it does what its
supposed to do. Again like the other L’oreal BB creams I reviewed, I don’t
think of it as a bb cream because it doesn’t offer any coverage, rather all it
does is color corrects your skin. I don’t think any of these bb creams do
anything to diminish the appearance of pores or lines, so I wouldn’t recommend
this as a primer because there are so many other options out there.
All are swatched from left to right in Light, Anti-Fatigue, and Anti-Redness
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