Ten years ago, you may not have heard a thing about BB Creams, but it has made its way to the top our favorite beauty products. Starting its roots from the Asian market, beauty or blemish balms have come to transform the way people from all over the world see a beauty item, all because we’ve learned that we can get multi-benefits from a single product.
While tinted moisturizers can claim that they have done the multi-tasking thing by providing coverage and hydration, BB creams take that several steps further. The sheer and dewy coverage of BB creams are added with moisturizing properties, SPF protection, and anti-oxidants. For some other versions of BB creams, more skin-improving and correcting ingredients are packed into the mix, making it a product you’d love to always have around. Here are some of the best luxury BB creams to let you have that beautiful porcelain skin.
Clinique Acne Solutions BB Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 40 ($39)
Price: US$39.00
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Clinique offers an SPF 40 in its Acne Solutions BB Cream with a great coverage. It can hide your acne marks and prevent your skin from oiling up and shining terribly as the hours go by. Another plus: it’s non-greasy, too!
Estee Lauder ‘DayWear’ Anti-Oxidant BB Creme Broad Spectrum SPF 35 ($43)
Price: US$43.00
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The ‘DayWear’ Anti-Oxidant BB Creme Broad Spectrum SPF 35 from Estee Lauder is a product that aims to treat all possible common skin issues you have. Dry skin? The hyaluronic acid in this cream will take care of that. Clogged pores? This product is oil-free and won’t seep into your pores. All-round product at its finest!
Laneige BB Cushion Hydra Radiance SPF 50 ($38)
Price: US$38.00
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BB cream in the form of a cushion is such a genius idea for portability and easy retouch. Laneige gives that convenience through its BB Cushion Hydra Radiance SPF 50. It has a pretty good coverage that doesn’t feel heavy on the skin, while ensuring that you look glowy with its slight shimmery finish.
Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 ($42)
Price: US$42.00
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Don’t you just love products that don’t need a huge amount to actually work? Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 is like that, as a little goes a long way with this product. Your blemishes can be easily concealed by building this cream while hydrating your skin.
Omorovicza Complexion Perfector BB SPF 20 ($95)
Price: £60.00
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Omorovicza introduces white lupin to the BB cream game with this lightweight Complexion Perfector BB. With its SPF 20, you’ll be protected from harmful sun rays, while its ruby crystal content takes care of reducing the appearance of fine lines.
Dior Diorskin Nude BB Crème ($44)
Price: US$44.00
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Dior’s Diorskin Nude BB Crème follows the original effect of Asian BB creams that people have come to love. It has a great coverage and it provides options for light and fair shades. Its formula adapts to look natural over your skin tone, preventing a white cast even when you’re taking photos with a flash!
Bobbi Brown BB Cream SPF 35 ($47)
Price: US$47.00
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Bobbi Brown gives is a greatly balanced beauty product through its BB Cream. It guarantees extreme hydration through its water-attracting molecules and skin brightening through the light-reflective pearls added to it. Another amazing element was added to the formula to take care of wrinkles—the argireline peptide, which is more popularly known as “botox in a jar”.
La Roche-Posay Effaclar BB Blur ($29)
Price: US$29.99
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Got an oily skin and afraid that the usual dewy finish of BB creams will make your face shiny? Say no more. La Roche-Posay gives you the Effaclar BB Blur that was made for oily skin. Aside from the oil absorption and shine prevention through the Airlicium, it also takes care of making the pores look small.
MAC Prep & Prime Beauty Balm SPF 35 ($31)
Price: US$31.00
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MAC has taken the BB cream game seriously and did well in improving the usual formula. It injected pearlised pigments into the formula to help the face have a gorgeous glow even without much sleep. It also dries into a matte finish, a quick solution for those with oil control issues.
So, are you ready to have that gorgeous porcelain skin? If you haven’t got any of the BB cream listed here, well, you’re probably not. Keep up with the latest in the skincare game and do yourself a favor: trust only the best products to gain the best results.
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