Waking up at 7 in the morning trying to peel myself out of bed the last thing I want to do is slap on a a face full of makeup. During the day I'm not a fan of wearing much makeup and having to wait the recommended 5 minutes after moisturising to apply foundation really drags! But I find that tinted moisturisers can leave you with an oily face or with no coverage at all so I was really excited when I heard about this new BB cream that Garnier have brought out. It stands for blemish balm and is supposed to have 5 amazing properties, it claims to:
1.Even, to blur imperfections and lines
2.Cover with mineral pigments
3.Hydrate for 24 hours
4.Illuminate to give the appearance of smoother skin
5.Help protect skin against UV rays
It all sounds too good to be true right?
Sadly it is. Unfortunately this isn't the amazing miracle cure we've all been searching for. I have to give it credit, it does illuminate and hydrate but I think you'd have to have pretty much perfect skin in the first place for it to cover all those pesky imperfections. Having said that, it gives more coverage than the average tinted moisturiser which is a plus.
I don't think it'll replace my foundation but for those days when I only want really basic coverage or can't be bothered putting on my war paint I'll definitely be using this.
The 'miracle skin perfecter' just comes in 2 shades, light and medium and I got mine from Boots for £9.99 which I think is a fair price for a good all rounder. I'd give it a 3/5 and carry on the search for the perfect skin product.
