What in the world is this "BB Cream"???

         
Hey there!!! I know a lot of you have heard about BB cream. People are going crazy about this! Many of you might know about this BB cream already, since the craze has started in Kathmandu as well! So, I thought of writing about it. I, myself was very curious at first when I came to know about this.  With a little help of my cousins reciting in abroad  who are the first hand users of Korean BB cream, little bit of Google, and also little research in Kathmandu’s market; I finally have managed to write about it.

Introduction:

        So, what really is a BB cream?? BB cream stands for Blemish Balm (in Asian countries) or Beauty Balm (in western countries). It promises to give moisturizer, primer, sunscreen, skin treatment, concealer, and foundation (all in one bottle! woooo!), this sounds similar to tinted moisturizer right? I thought so too! Well, the difference isn’t that huge but BB cream has more advantage to its side. Good thing about BB cream compared to tinted moisturizer is that it gives better coverage, acts as a sunscreen, works as a good primer, gives a natural finish and yes, keeps the skin hydrated, or simply let’s just say foundation + skincare = BB cream!!! I really like to use this for daily use because it saves my time and gives that “natural” glowing finish that no foundation can give. 

History:

    BB cream was originally formulated by German dermatologist back in 1960s to help recover their patients who had Lasik surgery. Later, it was introduced to Korean and Japanese celebrities in 1985 which was an expensive beauty secret for their glowing skin, (no wonder why they have that glow all the time!). In the western market first ever BB cream was introduced in the spring of 2011 by well known cosmetic company, “Garnier”. Its multitasking qualities have made people go crazy about it, almost every drugstore and upper market cosmetic companies have BB cream in their product list.

Pro and Cons of BB cream:

I went through various reviews of both Korean and western BB cream from various sites. Compiling all those I have the Pros and Cons of both creams below:

Pros:

• Contains sunscreen
• Moisturizer
• Acts as primer
• Skincare
• conceals the minor zits and blemishes
• Gives a natural glow

Cons:

• Tends to give an oily finish
• Not many choices when it comes to shades
• Light to medium coverage only

After going through all these reviews I decided to explore the Kathmandu's market, which was kind of disappointing. I could only find four- five brands and one of them was clearly a fake one! Anyways, I decided to take "Garnier" and "L'oreal", and I have to say I am happy with the results I am getting. Problems were,"L'oreal" turned out to be a shade lighter than my skin tone, whereas Garnier made it look natural but had an oily finish. So, I usually finish it off with a translucent powder or powder foundation to give an extra coverage with a matte effect.

Here are the lists of some famous BB creams: 

• No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream
• Clarins BB Skin Perfecting Cream
• Decleor Hydra Floral Multi-Protection BB Cream
• Clinique Age Defense BB Cream,
• Witch anti-blemish BB cream
• Estee Lauder Daywear Anti-Oxidant BB Crème
• MAC Prep + Prime Beauty Balm
• Clinique Age Defense BB Cream
• Une Intuitive Touch BB Cream Foundation
• Garnier BB Cream Miracle Skin Perfector
• Smashbox Camera Ready BB cream
• Skin 79 BB cream
• Missha M Perfect

I had a fun time researching about it. I hope it was informative for ya'll. Let me know if you have any more queries about it. Please feel free to share your experience below. Send in your message on facebook for any beauty tips i'd be more than happy to help!

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