Garnier Miracle Skin Daily All-in-One BBCream Oil Free Review

I had tried the original version of Garniers BB Cream and hated it, due to the fact that it left my face looking like an oil slick. I really wanted to love it as the coverage was great and the skin care properties really appealed to me. But alas it wasn't to be, my combination oily skin didn't like it and I just looked like a grease ball.

When I heard that Garnier had brought out an oil free version, I was so pleased. I hoped that it would be oily skin friendly and matte, but still with the great coverage of the original. I wasn't disappointed.

The consistency of the oil free version is a lot more watery than the original, so I wasn't expecting a lot of coverage but it does give great coverage. It dries to a matte finish on my skin, but didn't highlight my dry patches. I did make sure to moisturise before applying though.

It definitely blurred my imperfection as can be seen by the pictures below. The lasting power of this BB cream is great, I get about 6 hours wear before it fades, it doesn't go greasy at all on my skin even without powder. 


I love the matte finish of this BB cream. Its matte but not completely and still gives the skin a little glow. I tried it on my mum, who has good skin and it looked amazing on her. Her skin looked perfect, so I would recommend this to any skin type except maybe dry. 

Overall I am very pleased with this product. I love the fact that it is matte and has good coverage. I chose the light shade and the only thing that I am slightly disappointed with is the fact that it oxidises after about 5 minutes to a more orangey tone Its not full on orange but it the oxidation is noticeable. This is fine for me at the moment as I am still slightly tanned from my holidays ( and with a little help from St Tropez), but during the winter when I am extremely pale, I would find this a bit of a problem. For the time being though this has definitely taken the place of my foundation as the coverage is amazing.

So here are some before and after pictures, I had a nasty break out at the time of this picture so I apologize for the state of my skin in advance...

Rating 4/5

Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Review

I have wanted to try a BB cream for a while now, and a couple of weeks ago I ordered a free sample of Garnier BB cream from their website, which arrived today. You can order your sample here.

The sample its self is quite generous, you get three little sachets to try out. I would say one sachet would be enough for two applications, so you could get 6 days worth of sample. 

However, I am sorry to say that I am very disappointed with this BB cream. It feels like a thick moisturiser and left my skin looking very shiny, which it usually is not. I put my usual powder over the top and this kept the shine at bay for all of half an hour after which I was back to looking greasy again.

The coverage wasn't too bad, I still needed to use a concealer on my problem areas but it evened my skin tone out nicely in the beginning

It did blend into my skin quite well and matched my pale skin but after about and hour the cream seemed to have oxidized to a more orangey tone, and had clung to a dry patch of skin on my forehead. I also had orange patches where it looked like I hadn't blended.

 I cant say whether this product improves the skin or not as I have only used it a day, but unfortunately I wont be using the rest of my sample, simply because my skin just looks too greasy using this product. For someone who has dry skin that just needs light coverage, this product may be great. But for me it just didn't work at all.

Rating 1/5

Gemx