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Garnier BB Cream Vs Ponds BB Cream : Photos, Swatches and Comparison

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Though not as furious as summers, Chennai is still hot with the monsoon humidity! I am lusting over cold smoothies and brownies these days ditching my usual ‘spicy food-cravings’. I am almost living without makeup lately, limiting it only to eyeliner and soft lipsticks. All I use are cleansers, moisturizers and a bit of compact when I get the need to step out! I still see no rains here, but the weather.. it kills. Alright that’s when I got these 2 BB creams from 2 popular brands in India – Garnier and Pond’s. I’ve been trying them out for a few days now. Here comes a quick comparison post!

I’ve never really used Garnier skin care products much (Except for some orange flavored cleanser I loved) so I didn’t have a clue about how their BB cream would fare. With Pond’s, I’ve had a love-hate relationship. I like their cold cream but I hated ALL their day creams due to the talc-y, fake floral fragrance. My sister was a religious Pond’s user but then she stopped one day after I pointed out the white cast. Summing up all this, I wished the BB cream to be without such irritating fragrance and texture. Let’s see what these BB creams are good in and what they lack!

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Maybelline Clearglow BB Cream Natural Review, Swatches and Photos

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I loved the concept of BB Cream/Stick duo to make my skin look more even toned, as I feel that most foundations have a coverage so thick that it’s difficult to use them on myself. So I decided to get both BB stick and cream from Maybelline. After purchase, I started immediately using the BB Stick on the slightly darker parts of my face and the cream all over it. After nearly 5 months of usage, this is what I think about Maybelline BB Cream in shade Natural.


Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 199 for 18 ml.

My Take:

The color itself is the darkest of the three shades made available by Maybelline. It is slightly darker than my skin tone. A mild con, but nothing that cannot be handled when you are using it sparsely. I generally cover my pores and sensitive areas with the Maybelline BB Stick and then dab on some BB cream, and blend the two. The result makes my skin look much fine toned and smoother. I use my fingers mostly, but sometimes I also use a brush.

The cream blends in easily. It’s very travel-friendly and I have carried it with me a lot. No issues whatsoever there. It does not hydrate much, so it is prudent to moisturize your face before application. The product also tends to separate if you leave it alone for a while. So it is quite a good idea to check before application. It also provides better coverage than most other BB Creams in the market, and I like that it does not break me out

Before and After:

The BB cream claims to stay on for 8 hours. I have to say, on me it stays for 4-6 hours max, and in the end of the day I find myself looking at a piece of cotton soaked in makeup remover with not much of the BB cream on it. Frankly speaking I don’t mind it, but it might be a con for girls who want a foundation-like finish. However, get this – it is not a foundation, it’s a BB Cream, and it is not really supposed to be a foundation.

PROS:

  • Travel friendly
  • Hides minor imperfection
  • Evens out skin
  • Does not break me out

CONS:

  • Product tends to separate if left alone for a while
  • Does not last 8 hours on me
  • Not hydrating enough


Rating: 3/5


Final Verdict:

Overall, after this package gets over, I don’t think I will be getting another one. I will repurchase the BB Stick though, but not the cream.

Pond’s White Beauty BB+ Fairness Cream With SPF 30 PA++ Review

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Hello ladies!

Today I will be reviewing yet another blemish balm that has hit the Indian markets. i.e Ponds White Beauty All-in-One BB+ Fairness Cream with SPF 30 PA++. I think beauty companies have finally realized the importance of Indian consumers in the beauty sector and are of lately coming up with products that are already a hit in international markets.

 

Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 125/- for 18 gm


Ingredients:


My Experience:

The Ponds BB cream has a medium consistency and comes in sleek tube packaging. The tube is of plastic, white in colour white a screw open shiny silver cap.

Blemish balms are a fad these days. It provides for a quick no-nonsense daily/office wear makeup base. Also you can wear it alone with just a kohl and lip gloss to go with it. When Maybelline launched its BB in the market, I somehow could not try it.. lack of enthusiasm. And I realized my loss, when I heard so many rave reviews about it. So when I finally went to buy it, I saw this newcomer in the market and was tempted to buy it.

Ponds BB is just like any other tinted BB with sunscreen SPF 30 PA++ which no other BB has in the market. It provides medium coverage. It does not feel heavy or greasy on the skin. And there is a catch here now. Beauties don’t forget to moisturize before you apply this. Even though, I have combination skin, this felt little dry on it. And also quickly settles in fine lines.

I found that the best way to use it is to rather mix it in Johnson’s baby milk lotion and then apply it on face. You can use your regular moisturizer too. Also blending should be done carefully or else it will leave some whitish cast (maybe because of the SPF factor). But that does not persist for long. Blending should be quick.

 Swatch ~ Before and After

It also claims of lightening skin tone on regular usage but I doubt that is possible with the topical use of any cosmetic product at least, so no qualms about it really.

PROS:

  • Provides medium coverage
  • Contains SPF 30++
  • Quick daily/ office wear makeup base
  • Evens skin tone
  • Very light and not at all greasy

Cons:

  • Little drying on the skin (suggested to use with moisturizer)
  • Settles into fine lines, so blend properly

 

Rating: 3.5/5


Final Verdict:

It is good product for one time try. I cannot compare with other blemish balms in the market as I have not used them. After trying this I will surely try the Maybelline and Garnier BB Cream as they are already a hit in the market. If you have a zeal of trying out new products, you may go ahead with this one. Dry skin beauties may skip this altogether.

Maybelline ClearGlow Shine Free BB Stick Fawn Review, Swatches

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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.