It has been way harder than it seems!! For a start I have very fair skin and so most BB creams, tinted moisturiser and even CC creams come out too dark or orange on my skin. Combine that with the fact that the skin on my nose is very dry/flaky but the rest of my skin is normal and you have a very difficult task.
About BB creams... The "BB" tends to stand for Blemish Balm or Beauty Balm and appeared in the UK after being popular within Asia.
After my months of searching and trying out different BB creams, tinted moisturisers and CC creams, I finally came across Boots Botanics BB Cream, Radiant Youth. It was around £8, so I thought I'd pick one up to give it a go.
It comes in a white tube, with 50ml of product. (Which is more than normal BB creams and CC creams which tend to have 30/40ml of product). I think the packaging is very simple and pretty and it fits in my make up bag easily. It also came in a little box which had the same design as the tube.
Another thing that attracted me to the product, as well as the pretty packaging, was the fact it has SPF 30 within the formula. This is great as the sun is finally starting to come out!!
So, as you can see, I chose the colour "Light". There are 3 shades, "Light", "Medium" and "Dark". (Please excuse the make up on the bottom, I have used it religiously since I bought it!).
The pictures above show how it blends in natural light. As you can see, I'm pale but not deathly white but to start, it looks very dark on my skin. I used my fingers to blend this in but I have also used my Real Techniques foundation brush too. It blends in a lot nicer than a normal foundation and leaves a nice dewy look. If you have oily skin or would prefer a matte look, just brush a bit of powder on over the top. I tend to do this just to set it as when I am hot, it tends to slide a little.
It has quite good staying power. I wore it for 8 hours and only when I was taking it off for bed did I notice it had sunk into my skin a little.
Here is a very bad "selfie" of how the BB cream sits on my face, minus any powder. This photo is in natural light. It looks very natural & covers any blemishes and redness ( I forgot to mention, my nose gets very red where the dry skin is). I think if I was to wear it on a night out, I would probably need to put a little extra concealer on my spot scars but otherwise, it gives a really nice coverage that is breathable and not too heavy!
All in all, I think this is a nice BB cream for lighter skin tones & a must in my make up bag this Summer for when I want to even up my skin tone & hide the horrible red patches & scars from spots!!
Thanks for reading!!
