Garnier Skin Perfector BB Cream Anti Ageing Review

Thanks to this wonderful site (BR) and the fantastic group of ladies on it - I was able to trial this product for free. So for a freebie, I'm very happy with it. I agree it's perhaps better for people with dryer, more mature skin and as that's me - it works well. I do like the smell (albeit a little strong), it is quite thick, but does go on smoothly and blends well. I was surprised at how dark the medium is (almost looks like a fake tan) but once on it does blend nicely and coming into summer I believe it'll be just right for a more tanned look. I would describe it more like a tinted moisturiser rather than a BB though.

I also feel bad about writing this review but I have to be totally honest about it so here goes.

The scent for this BB cream was nice but that was about it really. I applied it with a damp Beauty Blender sponge to get better results but I didn't really.. I found it very oily, it made my forehead and nose shine!! Lol. Also, I didn't get enough coverage, I had a couple of red blemishes on my chin and one right in between my eyebrows that it didn't cover or hide the redness either. Also it didn't cover the slight discolouration on my forehead which was a bummer because it's not obvious but I know it's there. Thinking back on it now I think it may have made the blemishes worse because of the oiliness. I'm realllly happy and grateful for the freebie but I'll have to think about whether or not I'd use it again.

While the BB cream didn't quite give me the coverage I was expecting, I find it great for the days when i'm not working so don't want a full face of make-up but still want something to even out my skin a bit. I did find it went a bit oily if I used to much, but over all happy with it.

I feel a bit bad writing a bad review for this product seeing as I got it for free, but I'm going to be honest about it regardless :D This cream is NOTHING like the oil free one by Garnier (that I adore). It's oily and has very little coverage. I like to wear BB cream as a sort of "light foundation", but this one hardly covers imperfections and even worse, gives my face a shiny glare...the way oil would. It has a good consistency and spreads evenly though, so not all bad. I would recommend this to people who have very very dry skin, and even so I'd suggest a powder on top.

So i won this off the Garnier Facebook page like many other girls on here :) , I choose the medium in this which was sadly way to dark for me and came out very orange on my skin (yuck) i did how ever think it felt really nice on the skin but i don't need anti aging stuff yet so think il stick to there Sensitive skin one which i have in Light/Clair and its amazing!

When I first tried this BB cream, I thought it was quite good, but then noticed that when your skin is not looking so good as mine tends to, you find the coverage it gives you is not quite what you need to cover up those blemishes. Its a great tinted moisturiser that can cover up some redness, but if you're looking for excellent coverage, unfortunately I probably would go to something else.

I have two of these, one in light in the tube pictured, and one in medium which is a different formula. The light one I found to be more creamy and thicker in consistency but sat a little dry and cakey on my skin - and I have dry skin anyway so used a primer but still dried out around my nose. The medium shade is thiner (so is the tube) and easier to apply and it sits a lot nicer on my skin and I don't need to use a primer for that one. So all up, it's a bit hit-and-miss but I won't be buying the lighter shade formula again, the newer formula works much better for me.

Overall I like the finished look of this product, it gives quite light coverage and is nicely moisturizing so I didn't need to use anything first (usually I will apply a couple of drops of rosehip oil). I just find the smell pretty off putting, it is really strong! I accidentally rubbed my eye while wearing it & it got really sore & irritated. Also my hubby complains when he kisses me & is left with a yuck taste.

this bb cream is alright ,its very smooth and really good if you have dry skin but i got the light one and when i put it on my face i found that it was quite dark so i just put some lighter powder over it , it might just be me though i must need super light so that it blends in with the rest of my body :L