Some Kind of Review Of Makeup Or Whatever

HELLO.

... I don't know why I always begin my blog with a greeting in caps...

I decided, that I.. would do a makeup review. :o
This isn't really something I normally do but that's because I've never really had any make up that I felt was really worth telling any one about - good or bad.
BUT, luckily for... me?... you?... for Rimmel? - I have found something that I think is definitely worth talking about!
Which is this!

That's right, Rimmel BB Cream. - If you don't know BB means Beauty Balm and cream means.. well.. cream. Duh.
Anyway, I not long ago purchased Rimmel's Stay Matte Foundation which I also love. I have the matching pressed powder. While I was at the shops I also saw this BB Cream. Now, if you watch a whole bunch of Beauty Guru kind of people on YouTube like I do (I actually think I have a problem...), you'll know that there's a whole lot of hype recently or.. for a long time there has been.. about BB Cream. If you don't know, well now you do.

Anyway, BB Creams where originally invented-  if I remember correctly - by a German man. However, they first became popular in many parts of Asia and amongst Asian brands. A lot of people say they prefer the Asian brand BB Creams to the western brands. - Unfortunately I can't really compare them as this is the only BB Cream I have ever tried, I picked it up because I was curious about trying a BB Cream and my current foundation (Rimmel Stay Matte that I mentioned earlier) has no SPF in it so I was planning to wear it underneath.

For those of you who aren't really familiar with what a BB cream is, basically it's supposed to be like foundation but better for your skin. Often people will use it instead of foundation when they don't really feel like wearing makeup or underneath their foundation in place of primer or for extra coverage or whatever.

So, from many reviews I've watched most people prefer Asian BB Creams over western ones because the texture is nicer and not runny and it has much better coverage, whereas (from what I've heard) a lot of western BB creams are more like a tinted moisturiser, providing very light coverage.

Well, I'd like to think from that description of what is classified as a good BB Cream, I've found one! :D
First of all, Rimmel claims that instead of using their BB cream as a base for makeup that it's so good it can replace your old makeup.
I'll be honest, I don't really pay attention to a whole lot of what most packaging on make up says, so while I wasn't sceptical I wasn't drawn in by the description either, honestly I was just curious. I didn't really have any expectations at all when I bought it. Basically, I like Rimmel's stuff so I thought "Why not try their BB Cream before I try anyone else's?"

On the bottle it says that the BB Cream is a "9 in 1 skin perfecting super makeup" - like seriously, I took that right of the bottle just now - It claims to prime, moisturise, minimise pores, conceal, cover, smooth, mattify, brighten and help protect your skin.

Those are some pretty big claims for one little BB Cream.
However, I'd be lying if I said I didn't fall in love with this stuff the instant I put it on.
The consistency is sort of like... a mousse I guess? That's the best way I can describe it.
It is SUPER easy to apply, it takes me about a quarter of the amount of time as my foundation does, because the texture is so nice and easy to spread and blend and it's not as runny as my foundation.

I'd say it has about equal coverage to my foundation? I wouldn't say that it covers everything but I need quite a high coverage make up anyway as I have a few acne scars and my skin occasionally breaks out and stuff and what not.

Having said that though, when I wear it, I don't really feel the need to put on concealer every time, even if the coverage isn't 100% perfect. It works especially well under my eyes, I often wear concealer to cover a little bit of darkness that I can get under my eyes and lighten it up a bit but this cream pretty much does that for me. If you have pretty clear skin I'd say that this would have perfect coverage for you. - It's probably a medium coverage if I had to class it in that way.

I also, don't feel the need to wear any moisturiser with it at all. It seems to do for my skin what my moisturiser does, and it has sunscreen in it so, yay! - But seriously, as far as saying it's a primer and moisturiser in a BB Cream, I would agree there. I don't feel any need to wear anything else underneath it. Which is nice for me cause sometimes I am so lazy about applying moisturiser before my foundation.. and waiting for it to setttt so your makeup doesn't slide all over your faaaace. Guh.

I can't really speak for the minimising pores claim because I've never really had a problem with large pores or anything on my skin. So someone else will have to figure that one out.

I'd say mattify and brighten is a fair claim. I do use Rimmel Stay Matte pressed poweder to set it though, because I like a really matte finish to my make up, so I can't say I've ever just worn the BB Cream alone without a matte finish powder. However, It looks almost equally as matte under my powder as my Stay Matte liquid foundation. It's not quite as matte but that foundation is a very matte finish so... that's okay, I can forgive them for that.

I wouldn't say I have any extremely dark spots on my skin.. like, in the way of uneven complexion but I'd still say that the cream does a good job of evening out my complexion, especially around my cheeks, sometimes it gets a bit weird round there.. haha.

There's no claim for how long it's supposed to last but I wear it about... 6-8 hours during the day? I'd say.. ish. It lasts pretty well, I haven't noticed the need to reapply or that it looks unfresh or anything. I wouldn't say it looks exactly like it did when I just applied it but I definitely don't feel like I get to the end of the day and it's all gone or anything. :)

I think those are all the claims I can really go into detail about.. like, protect my skin? Well.. it has sunscreen so I'd hope so... lolol.

Oh, one more thing!
One problem some people might have with this BB Cream is that, like most BB Creams it only comes in a limited about of shades. I picked it up in "Light"(because I'm a ghost :D) and that is a perfect match for me.
I think the only others are "Medium" and "Dark". So, as usual with most BB Creams, there isn't a lot of shade options. :(

All in all however, I am extremely impressed with this BB Cream~ Yay~!
I hope you enjoyed this review, I certainly enjoyed writing it!
Hopefully, I'll find some more exciting make up to tell you about! - Unless you find make up reviews boring, then I'll just write these kind of entries for me! :'(

Anyway!
I have a few ideas for blogs that I'll write soon. A few ideas especially about my trip to Japan I took at the beginning of the year! - The only reason I haven't posted anything about it yet is cause there's so much I don't even know where to start!

Thanks for reading! Seeyoubai~ <3 nbsp="" p="">