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L’Oreal Paris True Match BB Cream Review, Photos and Swatches

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Today I am going to review the newly launched L’Oreal Paris BB Cream. I got this product in shade Honey and lets see how it fared for me.

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Price and Quantity:

Rs.550 for 30ml

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My Take on L’Oreal Paris True Match BB Cream:

This BB cream comes in a soft beige tube with a beautiful golden cap. You will be tempted looking at this! The cap shuts tightly and hence, the product is travel friendly.

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Coming to the texture of this BB cream – it is very smooth, creamy and gliding. Though not too thin, this cream has the right consistency. It has a faint fragrance that doesn’t bother senses. Shade Honey says that is a warm shade. But from my view, it is not that warm at all; may be neutral I guess. It may suit those super pale girls with yellow undertones but definitely not me! I have a dusky dark south Indian skin tone and the L’Oreal BB cream washes out on me like anything. (Recently my skin has tanned badly! That is one more factor)

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Though it spreads and sinks in quickly, it leaves a bad white caste behind; high SPF may be the reason but I am not sure! (It is not very visible on the picture but my tanned face carries this cream so bad! Sigh!) I felt like applying white paint on my face :P I can’t imagine how paler the other shades would be as this is the darkest of all (I guess so; if I am wrong, correct me).

Still, I didn’t lose hope. I mixed it with my moisturizer and tried applying once again after washing my scary white face. Arggh. Same results.

And then, my last and final try – I tried it on my eyelids as my eyeshadow primer. Just a bit, or else I will end up with the same white paint effect. And voila! This time it worked great! My eyeshadow shows up really beautiful and vibrant :) Okay, I am going to use it this way then.

When my friend (a neighbor) tried, it did match her tone perfectly as she has a lighter skin tone. The coverage is light-medium and it doesn’t fade or crease even after few hours. It doesn’t dry out the skin. She said that she liked this cream a lot! But no :P I can’t give anyone my new eyeshadow primer.

 

Why I like L’Oreal BB Cream?:

  • Classy packaging
  • Travel friendly tube
  • Light, smooth texture
  • Doesn’t crease or fade
  • Doesn’t dry out skin
  • Mild fragrance
  • Light-medium coverage – perfect for daily wear
  • Did not cause breakouts
  • Suitable for normal-combination skin types
  • SPF 35 PA+++

 

Why I don’t like L’Oreal BB Cream?:

  • White caste however you use it!
  • No shades for dusky-dark skin tones
  • 24 hours moisture claim is false
  • Dry skins will need a moisturizer beneath

 

MABH Rating: 3.5/5

(If they had shades for dusky skins too, I would have given a 4.5 rating)

 

Final Verdict:

Overall, this is a good BB cream for lighter skin tones! I don’t use it on my face. It is my eyeshadow primer now! If you have a lighter skin tone, you can give this a try. If you are anywhere near dusky, only pick it if you want a primer. It really helps eyeshadow stay longer! :)

29 thoughts on “L’Oreal Paris True Match BB Cream Review, Photos and Swatches”

  1. So you finally got this cream, you informed about its new launch, I think I’ll pass it though I am light skin tone but white caste and dryness bothers me a lot :-/ :pain:

  2. Why all BBcreams give white caste :pissedoff: :pissedoff: really annoying yaa.. thanks that u reviewed Lancy.. u saved my money.. I like Deborah BB cream.. suits me well :)

  3. White cast is a big prob with these BB and CC creams. I think it is worth giving a try. ;-) :-)) But, where is the FOTD Lance!?! :X-P:

  4. that must have looked ghastly :doh: .. anyway you found an alternative way of usage.. nice review Lancy :) i wonder why all these brands never think of skin tones other than the fairer ones :sarcasm:

    1. Yeah.. Try it only if you find a match. and I guess white caste won’t be a problem for lighter skin tones! As I have dusky skin, it shows up on me like that

    1. BB creams never seem to work on my skin too :( I dislike Maybelline BB cream’s texture.. and bad white caste.. Did you try Lakme CC one?

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