BB creams. They are basically a lighter version of foundation, so are great for teenagers because they give some coverage, but they allow your skin to breath. This is VERY important because then your pores won't be clogged up with foundation, causing more oiliness and spots, which I'm sure no one wants!
These are just a few of my favourites (from left - right):
. Rimmel 9 in 1 BB cream
.Maybelline Dream Fresh BB cream
.Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm
The Rimmel BB cream is great because it is SPF 25 (I'm sure I don't need to explain why that's good!). It's also quite a thick consistency so it has really good coverage. When it says 9 in 1 it means that it claims to do 9 things in one BB cream. It claims to 1) prime 2) moisturise 3) help minimise the appearance of pores 4) conceales 5) covers 6) smoothes 7) mattifies 8) brightens 9) helps protect and lasts all day. I definitely think it primes and moisturises, although I'm not sure if it helps minimise the appearance of pores because I don't have a problem with huge pores, it also definitely conceales and covers, I do think that it gives a smooth finish, but it it doesn't mattify totally, which I like, because I tried the radiance one, but I just felt like a disco ball in the summer so I found that one was a bit too dewy, and I don't have hugely oily skin, so I didn't even try the matte one because I knew I wouldn't like it, but I tried this one and I fell in love! It is just the right finish for me as it is not too dewy, but not too matte this is great for my skin as it is most definitely combination. I do agree that is last a long time and doesn't go patchy, but I have a SUPER oily nose and chin so any makeup that is there moves around within an hour or two! I still absolutely LOVE this BB cream! You can pick it up in Boots or Superdrug for £6.99
The Maybelline Dream Fresh BB cream is probably my least favourite of the three. This is only because it is quite a watery consistency so it takes a long time to get rid of any brush marks, but also, when you have buffed in all the brush marks, it has hardly any coverage! So I usually build on it until I have the coverage I want. I like the finish because it is quite dewy, but I will ALWAYS set it with a powder. You can buy it from Boots or Superdrug for £6.99
This one is my favourite: Urban Decay Naked Skin Beauty Balm. It is SPF 20, that's ALWAYS a bonus! It's also broad spectrum, so it adapts to your skintone, which means you don't have to pick a shade! Great huh! Another bonus is that it is oil free, so it suits all skin types oily or not! It is a really good consistency because it isn't too thick, but it isn't too watery, so it's quite light on your skin and allows it to breath. But at the same time it gives great coverage. The only down side it that it is the more pricey option, but I have found that this works the best. You can pick it up in John Lewis or Debenhams because they have more high-end makeup brands. You pick it up from other places, obviously, I was just suggesting these two because they are more high street shops! Rather than saying you can only pick it up from the urban decay shops, or something like that! Anyway... You can get the travel size version, which is 15ml for £9,which is also the one I have in the pictures, or you can get the full size version, which is 35ml for £23.50😁. I know it's expensive, but I would definitely say it's worth splashing out on a good base for you makeup more than anything, because you could have the most expensive and most gorgeous lipstick EVER and a terrible foundation/BB cream, and if someone had to choose, they would most definitely pick the person with an amazing base and no lipstick.
Anyway, I hope this helped in some way!
Dream on❤️
Dolly x
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