Level of coverage: A creamy, medium coverage.
Bonus features: Hydrating ingredients aloe barbadensis, leaf water and hyaluronic acid give skin a moisture boost, while vitamin e protects against environmental factors.
Best for: Skin that needs a little extra help.
Level of coverage: Somewhere between a foundation and a moisturiser, Max Factor’s CC Cream corrects and evens skin tone for a mid to full coverage.
Bonus features: Foundation pigments for fuller coverage, SPF10 and extra hydration from Glycerin.
Best for: Foundation-addicts that want a little bit extra from their skin colour.
Level of coverage: Full.
Bonus features: Not only does Avon’s creamy BB Cream offer a full foundation-like coverage, it boasts 10-in-1 action. Here goes: “SPF 15, smoothes skin, mineral infused, vitamin E infused, feels lightweight, hydrates skin, minimises redness, evens skin tone, conceals flaws and makes skin look better, even after you take it all off.”
Best for: Those looking for a full coverage with a few added skincare bonus points.
Level of coverage: Sheer to medium. This is great for giving skin that soft summer glow that we all love.
Bonus features: Reduces appearance of dark spots, boosts collagen production (for anti-ageing), helps prevent redness, protects skin from UVA/UVB rays and free radical UVA/UVB rays and free radical damage and brightens dull skin.
Best for: Dull skin in need of a bit of a glow.
Level of coverage: Creamy, fresh and smooth, The Body Shop’s cool Vitamin E BB Cream gives a medium coverage, while refreshing skin.
Bonus features: Vitamin E (obviously). It also promises a 12 hour moisture boost.
Best for: Bargain-hunters in search of an all-round skin coverage that won’t break the bank.
Clarins SPF 25 BB Skin Perfecting Cream, £28, www.clarins.co.uk from May 2013
Level of coverage: A barely-there smoothing veil.
Bonus features: Radiance-boosting thanks to kiwi extract and katafray bark (from a Madagascan tree), protection from vitamin E and white tea, and light-correcting pigments to smooth skin.
Best for: Will leave all skin types smooth and glowy.
Level of coverage: A barely-there smoothing veil.
Bonus features: Radiance-boosting thanks to kiwi extract and katafray bark (from a Madagascan tree), protection from vitamin E and white tea, and light-correcting pigments to smooth skin.
Best for: Will leave all skin types smooth and glowy.
Level of coverage: Medium to full.
Bonus features: It promises to hydrate, smooth and soften, even skin texture and protect your skin.
Best for: Foundation-addicts looking for a new BB best friend.
Level of coverage: Light to medium.
Bonus features: Protects skin from the sun’s harmful rays, aloe barbadensis and leaf juice prevent the loss of water from the skin while porulaca oleracea extract smooths, calms and prevents redness
Best for: A more skin-friendly foundation for everyday use.
Level of coverage: Light-weight, medium protection.
Bonus features: This super-silky oil-free formula protects, perfects and moisturises skin, while covering imperfections and evening skin tone.
Best for: Estée Lauder-addicts (guilty) looking to add a BB Cream to their make-up arsenal for smooth, healthy-looking skin.
Level of coverage: High. This is your classic cream compact with a BB twist.
Bonus features: There are no fewer than eight promised benefits. Here they are for you: evening out, smoothing, targeted correction, anti-fatigue, anti-shine, anti-ageing, hydrating, SPF 20. And that’s about all, folks.
Best for: If you want to get in on the BB action, but you just can’t kiss goodbye to the full coverage of a foundation (or that handy mirrored compact).
Level of coverage: Medium. But it slides on smooth as silk.
Bonus features: This luxury BB cream is a moisturiser, sunscreen, foundation, concealer and anti-ager all in one. It’s infused with Hungarian Healing Water and Mineral Cosmetology to boost healing and anti-ageing properties.
Best for: Luxury beauty buffs looking to really treat their skin. The good news is that if you invest in this all-in-one beauty balm, you’ll need little else to achieve flawless skin.
Level of coverage: We’re really impressed with the level of coverage this little BB cream gives, since it’s super-lightweight and glides on smoothly.
Bonus features: Pore-reducing, Fine-line-reducing, hydrating, radiance-boosting, long-wearing. It smells good too.
Best for: Everyone. Especially beauty minimalists – Origin’s BB gives a sheer, perfecting coverage while offering a whole host of other beauty benefits.
Level of coverage: A super-natural medium.
Bonus features: Offering full SPF protection, Shiseido’s BB Cream gives a mid-level coverage leaving skin flawless and glowing.
Best for: Those that want a summer glow, but are looking for something slightly more matte than a lot of Tinted Moisturisers and BB Creams offer.
Level of coverage: Medium: the light-weight oil-free formula covers flaws without looking too heavy.
Bonus features: Contains SPF 20, firms skin using Vitasource and dGlyage, can be used under make-up as a primer, and it promises to firm and as a primer, and it promises to firm and lift skin over a period of use.
Best for: Mid-tone-range skin (there’s one available shade that matches most mid-ranges) that needs an anti-ageing boost and minimal coverage.
Level of coverage: A sheer, glowing, medium coverage.
Bonus features: Photonic spheres redirect and diffuse light to give skin an airbrushed, glowy look. It glides on like a dream, too.
Best for: Absolutely everyone, especially in the summer. It’s light as air and masks imperfections without caking skin in make-up.
glamourmagazine.co.uk
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