Yes, I bought another BB Cream; Maybelline Dream Fresh BB. This is definitely my last one, no more buying UK brand BB Creams. I am finally convinced they are just not as good as Korean ones. Initially, I was looking for a new mascara but as I was walking towards the Maybelline shelf, *BAM* the word 'BB' caught my eyes straight away. The 8-in-1 feature, high SPF and it having a gel based formula got me very curious about it. I squeezed some out from the tester tube onto the back of hand. I was impressed straight away because it just melted into my skin when I was rubbing it in. It absorbed really well, dried up really quick leaving no sticky/ heavy feel; my skin was really smooth, it felt so light and has a natural finishing look.
It is very runny, which is why it feels so light on the skin. It has 3 shades; light, medium and universal glow. I opted for the universal glow shade; the swatch in the picture does look way too dark for my skin and looks orange but once its blended out it doesn't look orange or too dark on me. It just gives me a little bit more colour. See below:
I've only applied on the left side of my face to show you the difference (left is right in this picture). Maybe because I've got a rubbish camera, you can't really tell the difference but in real life you can see a little difference.
Any how, I wore it the next day and the result was a little bit different from how it felt on my hand- now I understand why make-up artist suggest testing make up on your jaw line and not on hands. It wasn't a big difference, it was just the cream didn't dry as quick and my skin wasn't as silky as my hands felt.
The BB absorbed better into my skin when I applied with my fingers; the heat of the finger really helped smooth it out. A foundation brush didn't make my skin as smooth.
It says 8-in-1, I would say 5-in-1. When people say 2-in-1 or 4-in-1, etc, usually it refers to the functions it has, but feeling fresh, making skin look smooth and creating a universal glow doesn't count.
It says it can be worn without moisturiser but not with my dry skin. I still had a bit of flaky skin on my forehead even when I've applied moisturiser beforehand.
Coverage
You can probably guess what the coverage is like judging from the photo above. It definitely does what it says, blur imperfections. So what I'm saying is, it only blurs but doesn't conceal. And because of this I wouldn't call it a BB Cream, it is more of a tinted moisturiser.
This is only suitable for people with perfect skin or hasn't got much to conceal. Not that I have a lot to conceal but I have dark circles and the redness on the side of my nose to cover. None of these areas were covered. However, it did make my skin look smoother.
Final Pros & Cons
Pros
High SPF
Makes the skin appear smoother
Light weight, non-sticky/ greasy
Affordable- £7.99 for 30ml
Cons
No coverage
Packaging- a tube which makes it harder to control and messy when squeezing it out.
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