History- BB Cream was created in the 1950's in Germany by a dermatologist named Christine Schrammek, M.D. She had created the product for her patients after they had completed treatments like skin peels and facials. This BB Cream was made to soothe the skin, but also hide redness, it was of course tinted. Then, 30 years after this, it was introduced to the Korean market, and took off in Asia.
What they do- BB Cream stands for Blemish Balm Cream. The Asian markets tend to refer to BB Creams as Beblish Balm, rather than Blemish Balm, but I'm not sure why. BB Creams truely are a multi-tasker! I love them so much for this. ha ha. So BB Creams offer sun protection, prevent blemishes, cover imperfections, include anti-aging/wrinkle coverage, prime skin, and prevent shine. Most are only offered in one shade. A lot of the asian ones contain whitening agents, making their skin appear more naturally pale, this is good for me because I'm quite pale so it applies fairly tan, but as it oxidizes, it whitens a bit so it matches my skin. But please don't think that just because you may be tan that you can't wear this product without being way more pale than the rest of your body. Most tend to kind of "know" what your skin tone is. I have a couple of friends who are more tan than me and who have used mine and it blends into their skin just fine. I love them because they really improve my skin and hide any blemishes I may have at the tie, they help get rid of blemish a lot more quickly too. :)
Because of the fact that the Asian BB Creams only came in one color, the United States felt it had to fit all of the different skin tones, so they decided to make many different shades, but maintain the benefits of a BB Cream. Personally, I am not a fan of the BB Creams created here in the U.S., they're just not right. I'm not sure what it is about them, but they're just not the same. I have yet to find a BB Cream from Germany, but I would like to do so soon. :)
Reviews:
I'm going to start this with my favorite BB Cream at the top and go to my least favorite one at the bottom. I like the smell of all three of them, to me they smell the exact same. These three smell like sunscreen and kinda clean, I just really like the way they each smell. The scent lasts for a while, maybe an hour, I never really timed how long it lasts. Ha ha.
First off is BB Bright Cream. The brand of it is called Etude House, their English website is "under construction" and has been for a few months, I don't know if it will reopen or not, but that was never where I purchased mine from anyway. I purchased mine off of this website http://www.asianfashioncity.com/bb-cream-gallery.html and on there it is $29. The packaging is really nice, definitely sanitary becuase the product just pumps out and can't go back into the tube, which can be a bit of a downside if you get too much product at once, but at least you know that your product won't be contaminated with little germies. :) I don't recall how much shipping costs on this website or long it took for my BB Cream to arrive, but I do know that it took quite a while. This is my favoriteee BB Cream for sooo many reasons! It covers up any redness and completely masks any blemishes on my face, so that it looks flawless. I love it so much! It is the quickest of these three to eliminate my blemishes too. I have been using this one for about a year now and still have quite a bit left! It's great because it's so buildable, so you can add more to get a darker color if you're tan, and for me, I just apply it sparingly on my face and it's perfect. Along with this I still use a concealer to cover up my dark undereye circles, just becuase mine tend to be really dark, so I need to. But, I just can't say enough great things about this product! :)
Up next is the Hot Pink Super Plus Beblish Balm from Skin79. On the Skin79 website for North America, the price is listed as $28. I actually got this product sent to me in two sample sizes as a free gift because I purchased the VIP Gold Super Plus Beblish Balm, which was done so on ebay. I ended up cutting the little packets open and putting them in a little jar with a lid so it's a bit easier to access and I don't have to struggle to squeeze it out every morning, haha. But the actual container looks like the one on the sample package that is pictured above. I felt like this one was a bit odd at first, it felt somewhat thick and cakey on my face, but it looked fine, then after about five minutes it was as light as could be, I felt as if I didn't have any makeup on my face, which I completely love. The coverage of this one is just alright, it is pretty sheer and somewhat buildable, I still had to conceal my dark undereye circles and then my blemishes with a concealer. I do like this product though. I will have to use what remains of the sample packages to determine whether I really want to invest in a full bottle of it though.
The last product is the VIP Gold Super Plus Beblish Balm from Skin79. On their website for North America it is being sold for $28. I was not a big fan of this one, it seemed really sheer to me and I am not a big fan of sheer products mainly because I feel that their purpose is to cover imperfections. I still had to go in with my concealer and conceal every little blemish and my dark circles. I really feel like this product is for more mature skin with acne scars and wrinkles and when you don't need much coverage. My mother loves this and she is in her 50's so she does have some wrinkles, she does have rosacea around the apples of her cheeks and it covered it really well. Her skin looked a lot more youthful and not pinky/red. So I'm surprised by the different experiences that we had. So I do recommend this for women who have existing wrinkles and minimal skin conditions. I don't recommend it to girls/women who get blemishes or have more severe skin conditions.
I swatched each product on my hand. The left picture has flash and the right one is without flash. They're thicker at the base of my fingers, and by my wrist I blended them into my skin, of course I blend them each more on my face so it doesn't look like a fake tan, ha ha.At the top is the Hot Pink Super Plus Beblish Balm, the one right below it is the VIP Gold Super Plus Beblish Balm, and at the bottom is the BB Bright Cream.
So this concludes my review on BB Creams and I do hope to try some new ones soon and I'll let you guys know when I do. :)
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For the love of BB Cream, Annie
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