Took The BB Plunge!

No, I did not get a blackberry! :)

I've been reading positive review and raves about BB creams for a few years  now (yes years! I'm so late in my interest!), and finally I started getting curious. It has more to do with my quest to find a good [temporary] replacement for my depleted sunblock. So I did a lot of research and found out that one of the best ones out there is the one from Missha.

For the benefit of those who don't know what BB creams are, BB stands for Blemish Balm. This is the  alleged "beauty secret" of flawless Korean stars which I'm not buying because I'm pretty sure they were born with their light flawless skin, but a lot of people did and thus the BB craze was born. It's been said that the formula came from German dermatologists who prescribed it to post laser patients because it has healing, soothing, and skin-regenerating properties while providing a good coverage for post laser scars and redness.

In a nutshell, the BB cream claims to be an "all-in-one" beauty product. It is a tinted moisturizer, sunblock, anti-wrinkle, skin-lightening cream with healing properties to soften, smoothen, and refine skin while concealing all types of pigmentation, discoloration, acne and other blemishes.  The coverage is said to be light enough so it won't clog pores but obvious enough to cover what is needed. Sounds too good to be true, I know, but it really got me intrigued.

I'm not a big make up person but I like to look presentable when I go out and usually with my three kids, I don't have the luxury of time to put on make up (and even just powder my nose) before leaving. :( Which is why I was all for the idea of skipping the application of other skin products and makeup in favor of this BB cream.

Incidentally, while I was in Mirdif City Center a few weeks ago, I saw a newly opened Missha shop so I decided to put their available BB creams to test.

Well, I only ended up trying two because I didn't realize there was a LOT to choose from. 

I chose the Missha M Perfect Cover B.B. Cream SPF 42 PA+++ 21 Light Beige, 1.69oz, 50ml over the MISSHA M upgraded BB B.B. Cream- MATTE VITA BB CREAM SPF20 because of the higher Spf coverage although I felt that the latter was more moisturizing for my skin. 

Since I very rarely step out of our flat, I think I've only tried this product five times since I bought it three weeks ago, which is why I can't really say for sure if it has caused any improvement in my skin. However, I did find it easy to use and I like that it's so light that it doesn't look and feel like I have any makeup/powder on. It gave my skin a light, matte finish which I'm not used to because I prefer a more dewy look (which is normally what I get when I forget to put powder on). What I loved most is that I didn't have to "retouch" (I always forget to do that anyway) anytime during the day and I came home every time with skin coverage that looked exactly like it did 8-10 hours before.

Overall, I'm happy with this beauty product and I'm planning to use it as my everyday "on-the-go" regimen. I'll put my Pigeon face powder, which I've been using since I was in college and came highly recommended by my dermatologist, to a rest for now and see how it goes.