BB Cream Craze

[pc101]

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naay preorder si kkochipida.multiply.com. but i think mu end na ron... i've placed my order na for lettuce and cucumber 2way cake and peach sake pore minimizing base... can't wait for them to arrive!

[foxyvain]

hmm.. i like to try bb cream craze. is it sold in the mall? or sa multiply ra jud?

[khymm]

^ naa sa Skinfood, Elianto and The Face shop.. =)

[latika]

para asa diay na bb cream?

[latika]

hi khymm pra asa diay na bb cream?

[pc101]

to answer your question. i took this from kimoko's blog. she's a big big fan of bb creams and she's tried just about every brand of bb cream out there so there's no other bb cream guru who could tell you more about it than her. she's also got reviews of the ones she's used. btw, here's her blog Taciturnity Serenity

BB Cream
1) What is a BB Cream?
B.B Cream, aka Blemish Balm Cream started off as a soothing treatment balm that dermatologists use on patients who have underwent laser skin treatment. BB Cream can help to shield, protect and regenerate delicate skin. Soon after, Korean actresses and celebrities started using this cream which sparked off a craze of this cream in Korea because of its excellent results.

And because of that, Korean beauty brands started formulating and developing BB Creams that was suitable for the everyday use on Asian skin. If you have noticed, there's quite a huge variety of BB Creams with various skin care properties in the market today.

2) So, what actually is a BB Cream?
BB Cream is a tinted skin care product that soothes and regenerates the skin. The degree of the coverage varies from one brand to another. Not every brand / type of BB Cream provides excellent coverage but most of the BB Creams are tinted that provides at least a sheer coverage. Depending on the brand / type of BB Cream, it can conceal dark eye rings, acne scar, evens out your skin tone, giving your skin a nautral glow and an oil control that does not comprise your skin's mosture level. Sounds like a liquid foundation yes? Well, yes, in my personal opinion, a BB Cream is a liquid foundation that has skin care properties.

3) Is it safe for acne-prone skin? *i get this question all the time!
Well, if a Blemish Balm cream is not for acne aka blemish. I really have no idea why its named a Blemish Balm Cream.

4) How did it work for me?
You would have read that BB Cream has improved my complexion without having to see a dermatologist. Prior switching over to BB Cream, I was seeing a dermatologist and was on the oral antibiotic, oratane which is a generic dupe for Roaccutane for my cystic acne problem. I was spending hundreds of dollars a month for the medication and consultation which left me with my nose bleeding every single day because it was too dry for me. Since the switch to BB Cream, I've been cured of my cystic acne without oral antibiotics or visits to the derm!

5) 'I've been using BB Cream for a week and there's no improvement! '
BB Creams are not miracle products! They do not work over night! If it was, would you think for the amount you have paid would be justifiable? Depending on your skin's reaction, the 'waiting time' varies. I personally started to notice visible improvement within the first month of using BB Creams. Only because I was extremely consistent with the application. I only wore BB Cream and a translucent powder to set it, every single day, including weekends! Everyone around me started noticing it too and I had a slight glow to my complexion.

6) 'There are so many brands of BB Creams in the market! Where do I begin?'
Well, fortunately for the internet, there are tons of reviews of BB Creams today. When I started in August 2006, there was hardly reviews that I could refer to. What you can do is to search for reviews and depending on your skin type and requirement, select the one that seems most suitable for you. Its all about trial & error!

7) 'I am so lazy to search and read through your reviews. Could you recommend me one for my XXX skin type, with XXX problem which has XXX property and YYY property.'
Honestly speaking, only you know your skin type the best. Yes, I could help by narrowing down a few but, my reviews are based on my skin type and what might work for me might not work for you. What you can do is to compare reviews done by different reviewers.

'How should I apply BB Cream?'
In the art of makeup, there isn't a right or wrong way of application but here's my method:
Cleansing
Toning
Serum
Eye Cream
Moisturizer
BB Cream (if the BB Cream that I'm using for the day that does not have SPF, I'll apply my sunblock after my moisturizer, before the BB Cream)
Concealer
Loose Powder

9) Do we apply it with a sponge or Brush?
Again, there's no right or wrong method for this. Personally, for any liquid foundation, in the past, I prefer to use my fingers. I can't get the hang of using a cosmetic wedge or foundation brush. My fingers seems to be able to spread out the BB Cream evenly. Today, I am using the MAC 187 duo optic brush which creates an airbrushed complexion.

10) What is your top 10 favourite?
Again, this is very subjective. Each BB Cream has a different property so I can't really give you my top favourite in rank. I may like this BB Cream for its oil control but I hate its coverage or I may like its coverage but it has absolute zero control. There isn't one BB Cream that has the best of everything and what may seem good for me may not be to you.

taken from Taciturnity Serenity - BB Cream or Mineral Makeup?

[janee456]

Give lang ko review sa 2 bb creams nga I personally use:

Faceshop Pure Berry Clear BB Cream
*Pros:
easy to apply
nice smell
has a dewy effect specially if maexpose ka outside an aircon room (got many compliments about it)
evens out skintone
cheap
*Cons:
light coverage (as in mura ug moisturizer). If you want to hide slight imperfections, mag gamit pa ka ug concealer
oil control is moderate

Skinfood Peach Sake Pore BB Cream
*Pros:
moderate coverage (better than Pureberry)
controls oil (till early afternoon )
Needs so little amount to cover face and neck (maka tipid ka)
One of the cheaper bb creams of Skinfood
*Cons:
consistency is thicker than Pureberry. If naanad ka sa Pureberry, mag adjust ka pag blend
walay smell (o maybe di ko kabaho) - or maybe this is a pro to others
pump style iyang tube, so first time users usually pump out more than needed. Sayang

By the way, my skin is not that sensitive (although I experienced allergy 1 time due to a pressed powder nga kailangan ipa derma). I never experienced breakouts with this two.

[prettyshai]

i want to buy missha bb cream too^^....it's the number 1 bb cream now in Korea^^~~

[pc101]

can't wait for my skinfood preorder from kkochipida! this monday na ma abot!

[missyangrabaya]

ako ni buy ko kanina sa faceshop 1k+
bb cream white crystal spf35, PA ++.
any comment? wa pa nako magamit sad.