Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 by Smashbox, Moisturizer Review

8

Wonderful...if the shades fit you!
volta (516 reviews)

Smashbox, like other brands are hoping onto the trend to integrate skin care and cosmetics in the form of BB creams which were popular originally in Asia before making its way to the western world. What Smashbox promises with this product is that it hydrates, controls oil, gives you a soft and smooth airbrush finish, protects it with spf 35, and can be used under make up. First off, it's okay as a moisturizer. For people with oilier or normal skin, this might be adequate, but for drier skin I would supplement it with a light moisturizer underneath. As far as controlling oil, it's not bad either. I don't have a huge oily problem so I honestly can't say but it doesn't cause me to get oilier so that's good. The spf 35 is a huge plus, considering that it's higher than most BB creams and tinted moisturizers in terms of sun protection. Like almost any product with spf, it tends to leave a slight shine on your face, but that can be alleviated with a little translucent powder. Using this as a base for makeup is wonderful. I normally do not like the Smashbox Photo Finish primers--the original formula breaks me out and the others do not hold my makeup well. What I LOVE about this BB cream as a base is that it literally smoothes over pores for an airbrush finish that makes my foundation glide on. It does a great job at holding my makeup throughout the day as well. Unlike the original photo finish primer, this hasn't been breaking me out. My biggest beef with this product is two things--hence the removal of two stars. First, the product is expensive for a little tube. Even if you use a little, the tube is still much smaller than other BB creams a bit more expensive than others too. My second problem is the color. There are four shades--fair, light, medium and dark. For those lucky people who fit the shade closely, this will be wonderful for them. However, I am like most people where I am in between shades. Light is too light, and medium is too dark for me. I've even tried mixing colors and it doesn't work out very well. Even with a small dab of medium mixed with light, the deeper shade seems to over power it. Therefore, I just use the light as a base for my make up because I have to use a lighter shade of foundation for my face to match my naturally lighter neck. I'm only disappointed with the shading due to the face that Smashbox usually runs a little darker with their foundations, so I really hoped that light was going to be a decent match. So I do hope that Smashbox will release a few more in between colors because so far the sales of this product has been quite successful in the short time it has been out. There are a few tweaks that Smashbox can do with its formula to make it the best BB cream ever, but so far it is high on the list in comparison with other creams. — 3 months ago

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Bummed
npelott (10 reviews)

I had really high hopes for this BB cream but the cons for me were as followed. Not moisturizing enough, it really made my tiny barely dry patches look flakey and super dry, when I tried putting a smidgen of moisturizer over it it got all pilly and uneven, the color was a little too light and their dark was a little too dark, it didn't blend well near my hairline, I had to run in heels in the heat to make a train and had the tiniest amount of perspiration... This made it pill off and was disgusting. Plus $40 for a tiny 1oz tube was a little discouraging. If you have oily skin I bet this would be a much better product for you. The only pros I have are that the coverage was great, light but enough to cover red spots, imperfections and little freckles I don't like and for the 8 hours I wore it I didn't have any breakouts (my skin usually breaks out with a dozen white heads an hour after using anything harsh or tinted). — 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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