e.l.f Studio BB Cream Review

This is my go to bb cream and set as I would the foundation when I have the time though seems to do really well on its own. Glides on nicely and lasts in hot weather as well, the packaging is interesting but it's a good thing. Prefer the pump to squeezing bb creams and a lot cleaner too, anyone looking for a bb cream should get it and give it a try. There's not much I can say on how wonderful it is and affordable.

ELF jumped on the BB craze with this BB Cream. I bought this around 6 months ago when I was trialling different BB Creams. At that stage I had only tried one Korean BB Cream, and had tried numerous Western BB Creams.

The packaging of this is really sleek and easy to hold in your hand. I like the way that it looks and it has a very functional pump which makes dispersing product easy. It is also easy to keep clean (I wiped it with a baby wipe after use), so you don't get that gross build up of product.

Unlike a lot of other BB Creams, this has 6 shade choices - which is ideal for those that may struggle to find an appropriate colour. I have this in the shade 'fair' - which is perfect for my light skin. I am not super pale so if you are extremely fair then I am not sure if this would be light enough (unless you put powder or similar over this).

Also unlike most western BB creams, the consistency of this is really thick - like most Korean BB Creams. Even though it is thick, the cream is easily blended out onto your skin and leaves your skin feeling fresh, looking slightly dewy and feeling hydrated.

I used my hands to apply and blend this out, although I also tried this with a brush and that also produced a nice finish. I just prefer to use my hands.

In conclusion, I do like this BB Cream and I think it is one of the best Western BB Creams on the market. However, I have a slight obsession with Korean cosmetics (their BB Creams in particular), so I won't repurchase this for myself - as I have a few Korean BB Creams that I love. In saying that though, if I were to buy a Western BB Cream - this would be the one I purchase. Also, I have purchased this for my sister and mum and they love it.

BB Cream is one of my favourite make-up products and I'm always trying out new ones in my search for the ultimate BB, so when I saw that elf had one I had to give it a go and chose the colour 'Buff' which suits my light to medium skin tone perfectly. I have oily, acne-prone skin with scarring so I don't expect my BB cream to create a 'flawless' appearance, but I do want a natural finish which I can pop on alone to help diminish my imperfections or use as a base for other make-up.

The packaging of elf's BB cream is really great, my favourite of those I have tried so far. It has a pump which I prefer for liquid make-up as I find it helps me dispense an even amount of product so I don't end up wasting heaps. Mine was slightly damaged so I couldn't really test it out well, but it's a great packaging idea.

What I wasn't a fan of so much was the fragrance of the cream. I'm not a big fan of heavily scented products for my skin and this BB cream really did have a strong perfume. It wasn't that I disliked the smell, it smells really pretty and similar to a perfume I have smelled before, I just found the scent really strong and I could still smell it long after I applied it.

I've applied this both to bare skin and after using a tone-adjusting primer and I found with my skin that I did get more long-lasting results using a primer. While it does go on really well just using your fingers to rub it in, I still prefer applying it with a flat-top foundation brush as I found it easier this way to build the BB cream up in areas I needed it which wasn't much as it does provide a good medium, buildable coverage. The formula itself is lovely and creamy, so feels really hydrating. The packaging emphasises it's broad spectrum SPF which could account for the finish which I found on my skin was really dewy. I prefer a matte finish, so I set this with powder and a setting spray and it lasted well throughout the day.

I recommend this for anyone wanting a BB cream with good coverage and a great range of shades. I'm still tossing up whether I would repurchase as I normally like my BB creams to have the choice of being worn alone should I desire, and with the shine factor this created on me I really do need to wear it with powder.

This is one of the better BB creams I have purchased. It is nice and moisturising, and the coverage is light.

I find it is great for smoothing out your skin tone on those days you can't be bothered with a full make up look. I find for me, a primer is still needed, because it can sit in your pores a little bit.

They have completely messed up with the packaging though. It is a squeezey tube, with a pump. I don't know about anyone else but I just can't get this to work very well. I can't get the product in the right spot to get the pump to pick it up.

I love this bb cream. It's so easy to apply and it makes me feel pretty. I love wearing it and I am sure I will be buying more.

I ordered this online and my initial reaction was that the tube was smaller than I expected. That said, it's a great BB cream and still low cost.

It has decent SPF (20), provides good coverage and is comfortable to wear. I love the pump, it is much easier to dispense product than from a tube.

I used Fair and no orange tones on my skin.