The 10 Best BB Creams for a Flawless Complexion
BB creams first spurt on the scene what compositions like a million years ago (thank you, K-beauty!). But even with all the skincare progresses in recent years, few can potential the coverage, sun protection, and added skincare profits in one product like a BB cream. And on days when you necessity less coverage than a foundation but more skincare benefits than a tinted moisturizer, a BB cream is still the go-to choice. Below, 11 of the top most the market today.
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1. Maybelline New York Makeup Dream Fresh BB Cream
This one-step miracle has eight skin benefits rolled into one bottle. It blurs pores and imperfections, improves, evens out skin tone, smooth touch, moisturizes with sheer coverage, and guards with SPF 30 — all while not causing breakouts, thanks to its oil-free method.
2. Clinique Acne Solutions BB Cream
If your skin is prone to breakouts, slathering cover-up all over your face on a warm day is probably the last thing you want to do. Fortunately, a formulation like this one, designed specifically for apneic skin types, is oil-free and won’t clog your pores as it covers problematic parts. The best part? This SPF 40 leaves behindhand a nonglossy finish, rather than the usual greasy residue of a sun cream.
3. Urban Decay Naked Skin One & Done Hybrid Foundation
Even though it doesn’t explicitly say “BB cream” in the name, this hybrid foundation has all the brightening and hydrating benefits of one. It touts itself as given that fuller coverage than a BB cream, but it still feels lightweight on skin.
4. Garnier Skin Active BB Cream
If aged skin is a worry of yours, skip the heavy foundations, which can settle into lines, and choose for a hydrating BB cream instead. This one uses Pr0-Xylane, an ingredient that helps the skin retain water, to combat fine lines and wrinkles.
5. MAC Prep + Prime Beauty Balm
While this beauty balm can be worn by himself, it’s meant to be used as a primer to block your skin from the sun with SPF 35 guard, controller oil production, and blur imperfections — which, all together, create a flawless canvas for flawless foundation application.
6. Jane Iredale Mineral BB Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 25
What makes this BB cream stand out amongst the many is its water-resistant, full-coverage formulation. It has enough pigment not only to hide imperfections, but it also works as a flawlessly good under-eye concealer.
7. Bobbi Brown BB Cream SPF 35
This paraben-, sulfate-, and phthalate-free method works to improve skin with its light-reflecting particles, but it also, over time, uses antioxidant ingredients to fight dullness caused by free-radical damage.
8. Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream
Unlike some BB creams that pill or roll off as you pile on extra coatings, this sheer-coverage cream is buildable for a customizable finish. You can even use it as a first step to nourish and prime for attractively prepped skin before applying your foundation
9. Your Skin but Better CC+ Cream with SPF 50+
This is not a BB. But a product with SPF 50 that looks and feels as good as this one deserves to be on this list. In addition to containing hydrating and brightening ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and vitamin C, it goes a step further and color-corrects stubborn facial redness and dark spots.
10. Stila Stay All Day 10-in-1 HD Beauty Balm
You’ll love this oil-free formulary for its silky, velvet-like texture that settles into a natural, credible finish. A bit of an overachiever, this BB cream claims 10 benefits in one, including hydration, guard against free-radical damage, and minimization of lines and redness.
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