Hello Everyone!
Today, I am going to review Maybelline BB Stick, a highly raved product after the Maybelline BB Cream. I have tried the latter before and it made my skin ghastly white and oily so never had a second thought to use it again. Once this BB stick was launched, I wasn’t that tempted to try it and I had no belief on the ‘matte’ effect to be frank. Let us check how it fared.
Price:
Rs.250 for 10g
My Take:
The BB stick comes in a beautiful turquoise colored twist up tube, in a stick form. The tube packaging makes it very handy, user friendly and travel friendly.
This stick come in 2 shades (Read only two shades!) namely Radiance and Fawn. The shade radiance is meant for fair to medium skin tones whereas the fawn is for dusky to medium skin tones. Fawn is a medium-light shade with yellow undertones. Indian dark beauties will never find this shade good on their skin :( My skin tone is tad darker than fawn; I have a dusky-dark skin tone. Fortunately, the shade somehow blends on my skin and matches without leaving a white caste behind. The shade choices are too bad really! Only two shades for all Indian skin tones? That is not fair at all.
It has a smooth texture that glides easily onto the skin. You have to immediately blend this after applying it over your face and it blends like a dream! Seriosuly..! It is much more better than the BB cream in terms of blending. After blending, it settles into a fine matte finish. The coverage is medium.
While coming to the staying power.. It stays on my skin for about 6 hours without melting. But the 12 Hr Shine control claim.. Are you kidding? It turns my T Zone oily in 2-3 hours (Credit goes to Chennai’s Summer). And after that I need to touch up my face with a compact. I use it in a light hand as it is not the perfect shade for me and till now I haven’t experienced any side effects such as breakouts, allergies with this BB stick! (I am using it for past few ways)
Before and After Applying:
Overall, it is a tricky product I would say. If it matches your skin tone perfectly, you will LOVE it like anything! If it doesn’t, then you are going to be disappointed. Maybelline… Please introduce some more shades! Please!
PROS:
- Handy and travel friendly packaging
- Easy to use stick form makeup
- Feels light on my skin
- Medium coverage
- Affordable price
- Easily available
- Smooth, easily blend-able texture
- Not dry or patchy
- Causes no breakout
- Evens out skin tone with regular use
- Staying power is good
- Settles into matte finish
- A good daily use makeup stick for everyone!
CONS:
- 12 hr shine free claim is totally false!
- Dry skinned ladies will need a moisturizer beneath.
- Only 2 shades..!!? Grrr
Rating: 4/5
Do I Recommend?:
Yes! This product is so much better than the BB Cream from the same brand in terms of blending and matte finish. This one has become many girls HG makeup stick too! But keep in mind to swatch test the BB stick before buying it to know whether any one of these two shades suiting your skin tone or not.
Would I Repurchase?:
May be.. not sure! Whatever I put on my skin, turns my T zone greasy like hell due to this South Indian peak summer. I guess my winter skin will love it :) Currently I am using this makeup stick as my everyday eye makeup base and it works excellently. If it suits me well in winter, I might buy it again.
Nice review Lancy..loved ur pic…ur eyes are very appealing ;;-)
Hey Ellie Thanks! :) How was the day?
Looks really nice on you Lancy. Matches well too :)
Thank you Goga! :)
Hey Lan this matches for you perfectly and brighten up your face well dear :)
Thank you Radha! :)
it looks so matte :) i will try this one out…
Do try for sure Gowmi! :)
very nicely reveiwed,lancy!! We all need to learn from you.i have a similar product from a brand called ‘blue heavens’ that doesnt blend in that well.It is good news that this one does.I might try it real soon
Aww Thank you so much Apoorva :) Try this one for sure..
ohh wow, They launched the stick also? Btw it looks great on you :) :)
Ill get it soon :)
Thank you Mansi! :) And yeah, they launched long back.. Do get it fast..
u r looking gorgeous Lancy :) the shade suits you to the T….
Thank you so much Preeti! :)
I will :D :D
:D :D
Nice review.. these BB stick are current hit in market.. you look lovely in the FOTD :)
Thank you so much Vipra :) Have you tried the BB stick?
It looks great on you Lancy.
Thank you NIcekp! :) Where have you been?
Looks good on you. I tried the tester in the store. But I was not sure to get it or not. Good review
Thank you Deepa! :)
Hi Lancy!!!! i use fawn even though it 1-2 shade darker to me.. I think it is good for oily skin.. Garnier BB cream makes my face dripping oily!!
That’s why I never try Garnier BB Cream… Heard mixed reviews about it.
You look gorgeous!!!…Just now saw this LOTD..
Only 2 shades .. Really bad..I bought FAWN without any testing and the shade makes me look muddy :(..
Oyee Chinky.. Thanks :)
Yeah I saw you swatching this one on EA tat day.. Quite darker on your skin tone..
Did you try the radiance one?
You saw that right.. I couldn’t even use this as concealer..unlucky me.. Radiance is light for me..
Unakke light ahh… OMG :P Ms.Fairy
Mummy.. Lancy kalaikira :P
hi…i always follow ur posts and they are very helpful :) can u pl suggest me the shade..im medium with pink undertone..mac 40 to 37..waitin for ur suggestion
Hi Shaik, I am glad that you follow our posts :) Kindly drop your query at lancy(at)makeupandbeautyhome(dot)com
Hey lancy where did you get this in chennai??
hey i also wanna try this BB STICK, bt lil bit confused… can we use it alone or we need to put any moisturizer beaneth it as i hve vry sensitive nd oily skin, nd hardly any product suits me…do guide me, m nw to this blog
Hi Can you please let me know from where exactly van buy this product from in bombay.. thank you..
Hi Can you please let me know from where exactly can i buy this product from in bombay.. thank you..