Hello, fellow BB cream lovers. I bet you're already aware of this product, especially if you live in Jakarta. This product is available at most Watsons, Guardian, Century, particularly any drugstore/department store that sells Maybelline New York products.
This BB Cream has been released earlier this year in Jakarta, but I've only tried it last month. So, after a month of using this, it's to review it.
Maybelline New York Clear Smooth Minerals Instant Skin Perfecting Cream (BB Cream)
Our Instant Skin Perfecting Cream is a perfect blend of 8 mineral ingredients. The unique earth color shade instantly improves and perfects your skin.
- Brightens skin: visible whitening effect
- Covers imperfections: reduces the appearance of pores, skin redness disappears
- Moisturizes + Protects : all day hydration + helps to protect skin from UV rays and free radicals
How I Use It
I squeeze a 2 cm diameter on the back of my hand and apply it evenly all over my face and neck, after using my sunscreen. However, if my face is drier than usual, I would mix this with a little moisturizer.
What I Like About It
- It's readily available here in Jakarta at most drugstore/department store
- The price tag is very affordable, retailing at Rp 30,000 (prices may vary)
- It's nicely packaged in a compact, travel-friendly squeeze tube
- Ingredients are nothing to worry about
- It has no fragrance
- It blends effortlessly on my face
- After blending it all in, it feels lightweight on my face, unlike wearing foundation
- It has sheer to medium (if you apply more than 2 layers) coverage. It evens out my skin tone (redness on my cheeks), but doesn't really cover my blemishes
- It gives a satin finish, between dewy and matte
- It didn't break me out
- I can see immediate brightening of my face
What I Hate About It
- If used alone, it accentuates the dry flakes on my face
- It only comes in 1 shade, which is a natural beige (sort of)
- It's not very moisturizing for me (dry skin)
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Summary
Even though it says cream, the texture can be described more as lotion than cream.
I will recommend this product for :
- People with combination/oily skin as it gives a more satin finish, rather than dewy
- People who won't mind sheer coverage
- People who isn't sensitive against silicone-based products (note that this has dimethicone as the third ingredient)
Have you tried this BB cream yet?
Thanks for the review, it was about time that Maybelline jumped to the BB cream bandwagon. In an unrelated note, I like how your pictures have a seamless white/transparent background!
ReplyDeleteSuki : Yeah, I'm now waiting for Revlon to release a BB cream version, not that it's gonna happen anytime soon... ^^ awh, glad that someone liked the seamless white background.. thanks, sweetie~ <3
ReplyDeleteIt looks quite good! I want to try it but afraid coz my skin is quite sensitive to bb cream >.<
ReplyDeleteCominica, seriously?? That's really too badddd... What BB creams have you tried?
ReplyDeletei think it comes in 2 shades bcs when i see the product is "fresh" no.x (i forgot) but the promotion show antoher shade "natural beige" no. y (i think? i forgot again >.< )
ReplyDeleteAnon, I think you're right. I haven't seen another shade apart from Fresh, though >.<
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