Anyone Using a BB Cream?

[SusieQ]

If this helps- I wear MAC NW20 and am able to wear Missha in #21 and #23.  I absolutely love these creams and would have saved so much money on foundation if I knew they existed a year ago.  I bought mine on Amazon from soeulglamor.

True. I love my Skin79. I bought a backup already.  Everyone love Missha for coverage but SKin79 is the only one that they seem to agree that minimizes the pores.

[makinalist]

I am about NW20 also, but do you mean that you mix #21 and #23 together, or that they are interchangeable?

[Tupelo]

The Missha BB cream has just the 2 colors. Both are beige. #21 is lighter. It's the only BB cream I've seen that has any color choice, at all.

[makinalist]

This just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser!   I'm going to hop over to Amazon right now and pick something out.  I can't believe you guys all say this is better than any foundation!

[Ammie]

#23 is a little darker so it's good for me in the summer when I may get a little color.

[makinalist]

So I ordered the Missha #21 from seoulglamour for my first try.  It has already shipped, but I don't know how long I will have to wait.  I am thinking that this cream may replace my Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer, after all these years!

[Tupelo]

Good for you, Anne!  Hope you love it. Don't forget to report in.

It may get there more quickly than they estimate. My cream came in 1.5 weeks, although 3 weeks was the estimated shipping time.

[SusieQ]

Yes, mine came sooner than estimated and I will definitely order from Seoulglamour again.

[Styyna]

I purchased the Skin79 BB cream and have tried it twice.

The first time I was in a hurry and put it straight on my bare face. The good news: it wears for hours and hours, requiring MU remover to fully remove, and once applied I didn't feel it at all. The less-than-good news: the grayish cast didn't go away and it looked very matte after 10-15 minutes.

Today I applied it over moisturizer and I thought the color adjusted much better to my natural skin tone, especially after applying a little blush. It has lasted for hours without budging. It was still a little more matte than I would have liked, preferring a hint of a dewy, soft look in foundation. Once again, I couldn't feel it on my face after applying it.

It might not be "perfection in a pump" for me but it's close enough that I will continue using it on a daily basis.

Thanks for the heads up and the reviews.

[makinalist]

I am really getting excited now that I know it may come early!  It sounds as if I will need to play with this until I get the hang of it -- I haven't had to worry about that in quite a while.  Usually anything I get is similar to something else I have used before.  It will be fun to actually try a whole new category of product!

I also realize that I may have to try some others before I find my best one.  Reading the reviews, I saw that some people have as many as 10 or more of these!  (I know -- I was as shocked as you are! )

[SusieQ]

I purchased the Skin79 BB cream and have tried it twice.

The first time I was in a hurry and put it straight on my bare face. The good news: it wears for hours and hours, requiring MU remover to fully remove, and once applied I didn't feel it at all. The less-than-good news: the grayish cast didn't go away and it looked very matte after 10-15 minutes.

Styyna, this happened to me the first time I used it because I had put on too much.  I think after a couple of try, you get the hang of what amount to put on your face. Also, BettyBoop mentioned patting on the face rather than smoothing it over. This seems to work best and the gray cast goes away after 10-15 minutes. I usually put on a finishing powder. Then, add blush and a little bit of highlight and that gives me a nice finish. 

[SusieQ]

I also realize that I may have to try some others before I find my best one.  Reading the reviews, I saw that some people have as many as 10 or more of these!  (I know -- I was as shocked as you are! )

I think because it is so inexpensive that people were willing to buy a few more. I'm really happy with Skin79 and don't have the urge to try Missha, which I heard was really good, too.  I've been using  Skin79 everyday since I received it. I love it so much that I purchased a backup. 

[makinalist]

Okay...so while I am waiting I have more questions!  I have read that many people mix a drop of another product with their BB creams.  Anyone doing that?

I know to use a very small amount.  What about removing the cream?  Does it take extra effort to get this stuff off?  (I read this as well.)

[Styyna]

I know to use a very small amount.  What about removing the cream?  Does it take extra effort to get this stuff off?  (I read this as well.)

As SusieQ mentioned, you are correct about using a tiny amount.

Regarding removing, when I first received Skin79 I put a tiny amount on the back of my hand. After examining it for a while I forgot about it. A couple hours later when I went to wash my hands I noticed that I needed extra liquid soap to remove the bit on the back of my hand.

When I applied it to my face I needed to use a cream cleanser before my regular M2 cleanser (malic and mandelic acids are the actives and it's not very creamy) to totally remove it.

I am willing to add the extra removal step (which I need if I've applied many other kinds of makeup anyway) for the ease and comfort of using Skin79.

What really sold me on the product:  It lasts and I can't feel it.

P.S. Was just thinking about your first question and I will probably add a drop of moisturizer to it as soon as our current heat wave passes (plenty of humidity right now!). Skin79, even over moisturizer, was not easy to apply in a patting manner due to it's rather thick consistency. I pumped a small pea size on a finger and then used another finger to transfer tiny dots all over my face. It's such a small amount of product on any area that tapping/patting it just didn't work well. I am wondering if thinning the product a bit will make that process work better.

[makinalist]

I have also seen some reviewers who add a bit of primer to theirs.