Maybe fail is a little harsh, but the one an only BB cream that i have has failed me or rather have i failed it?
I was heaps excited to get my hands on a BB cream and decided on getting one from the Missha store in Sydney. I knew in general BB creams tend to run a little light and don't really cater for us tanner/darker skinned gals so i didnt want to make a purchase online. I thought, I would just go in and see what they have we all know that never works. The SA recommended the darkest colour no23 Natural Beige obviously, and she put a teeny tiny pea size amount on my face and worked it in. Of course in the store and due to excitement being surrounded by makeup I gave in and thought, I can work with it but I couldn't :(
Don't get me wrong, it performs well i.e stays put the whole day, lovely finish, etc but the colour is the problem. It's too light for me bordering on ashy. So i thought, because its not really a heavy duty foundation all I had to do was blend it in...rite, but boy I had to do a heap of blending in to make it work! That ended up taking the most time in my makeup routine.
I know online they have recently started selling some darker shades and hopefully they will get them in store sometime soon. I've not given up just yet on BB creams, I willl find the prefect one, hopefully:)
Have you tried BB creams? Any recommendations?
wow, that colour looks dreadful! i dont see how anyone could wear that, it looks so grey. hope you find something that suits you better!
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Oh wow, I actually put this in my watch list on Ebay because I thought this exact shade might suit me :X I can't believe she managed to sell you such a light shade, silly SA! I hope you find a better shade from the new range :)
ReplyDelete@Grace I like the idea behind a BB cream, hopefully i find something my colour :)
ReplyDelete@Jerry partially my fault as well..lol, i'm sure u will definitely find a colour match much more easier than me:)
I have been using the missha cho bo yang and tried a few others. Personally I think they need to be used as a base. I always put something over it, a mineral powder is perfect because it will warm it up a bit, or bronzed. I've just been putting a little of my foundation over th top . They are all .slightly grey and need a little something x
ReplyDeletethis particular bb cream failed me too... though you could try check out Mamonde, Rachel K, Skin79 (though it may be still slightly on the ashy grey side) - really have to use sparingly and pat it blend it well into the skin...
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Ohh that's no good, that colour is super ashy =(
ReplyDelete@Mez thanks for the tip, unfortunately this will be finding a new home soon but will keep that in mind when i'm looking for another BB cream :)
ReplyDelete@cendana i've heard about Rachel K as well. Hopefully i find something that will suit me:)
@emma it is terribly ashy :(