[Rimmel London BB Cream ‘Beauty Balm’ in Medium]Call me late off the mark, but whatever :P
So I’ve freely admitted on here before to sticking to the simple touch when it comes to my skin care/make up routine. However, the past few months I’ve been branching out – mostly thanks to reading more beauty blogs – and trying out a couple of new products. It’s fair to say BB Creams have pretty much been the most talked about make up item of the year, but as usual it’s taken me a while to really see what the fuss is about.
There was a decent sample of the Rimmel London BB Cream [in light] in this month’s Glamour and I tried it out for a normal working day. I quite liked it and was had also been on the hunt for a foundation that I could use to help with my dry skin problems this a/w season – it also helps that it was on offer in Savers for £4.98. The product promises to ‘Prime, moisturise, minimise pores, conceal, cover, smooth, mattify, brighten and protect‘ – pretty bold statements for a tiny little bottle, most of which it only half lived up to.
I usually only use a tinted moisturiser on a day to day basis, so despite it’s sheen-y smooth appearance in the photo below I found it much thicker than what I usually use. I’m also normally one to apply my base make up with my fingers so the application wasn’t as smooth, unless I used a sponge. I also found after a while in the cold and wind, it was drying up quite quickly and left my face feeling slightly stiff – this may be partly my own fault having not had time to properly moisturise my skin that morning, but still. The consistency of the cream itself is basically my main problem here. For a product that claims not to be a foundation, it definitely acts like one.
However, using it as a cover over the top of my tinted moisturiser – even a cheap-y one from Boot’s Natural Collection – worked much better and much less heavy than before. The application was smoother and felt much softer compared to when I used it on its own.
So all in all, those reading into the 9-in-1 message of this BB cream should be wary. It’s moisturising properties are a little misleading and the cream itself felt thicker than I expected. Though probably not the best product for harsh winter weather, I would probably give it another go once Summer rolls around – if not just for the decent SPF factor – and it most likely works better alongside a decent moisturising skin routine.
Keep on wishing…
R.xoxo