Blended & Boosted BB’s

With the unstoppable rise of beauty’s most coveted staple, comes a sea of
technology-altered options in the realm of Beauty Balm. Worn sheer, or
built up for added drama, it’s effects and results deem endless…
By Robyn Chalmers

Youth Code BB Cream

• For those who love the summer-triggering smell of sunscreen all year round, L’Oreal Paris’ Youth Code BB Cream Illuminator SPF 15 is sure to become a cult favorite. The sheer wallet friendly formula instantly evens, illuminates, perfects, moisturizes and protects skin, while slimming down your beauty repertoire to multitask your array of products into one.

Annabelle bb cream

• For the sensitive-skinned, Annabelle’s Multi-Action SPF 15 BB Cream will save you all the irritation of your search. A true 5 in 1 balm (brightens and radiates, minimizes the look of pores, blurs imperfections, preps, and protects against harmful UVB rays), this drug store alternative provides a great start for those looking to snag a standalone enhanced alternative to tinted moisturizer. The added hypo allergenic, non comedogenic, dermatologist tested, oil/paraben/perfume free properties are merely the cherry on top.

Smashbox BB cream

• Smashbox honors it’s successful primer and corrector counterparts with their Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35. In five beautiful emollient and optical pearl pigment infused shades (no grey or overly orange undertones here), it’s guaranteed to improve skin moisture while minimizing shine (in a matter of four weeks!). We’re loving this number as a multi-faceted base before foundation application $50 available at Sephora.

Rodial BB Cream

• Amping up the tint intensity, comes Rodial’s BB Venom Skin Tint SPF 15. Giving great medium coverage, it’s compound is laced with SYN®-AKE, a powerful dipeptide to plump skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Available in three lighter shades, it’s ingredients “freeze-like” effect softens skin while aiding in the pursuit of turning back time.

Dior BB cream

• Dior’s Hydra Life Enhancing Moisturizer BB Cream SPF 30 is the closest a BB can come to medium/full coverage foundation. With a deeper opacity than what’s expected from a BB, the concoction containing Uzbekistan jisten (to promote water circulation), french black rose (a defendant against free radicals), and Madagascar centella (the collagen producing stimulant), remains regardlessly dewy and fresh on skin. Ideal for all skin types.

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PRO TIPS

• For a perfect complexion to cosmetic matchup, blend a pea sized amount of BB into your foundation to customize coverage.
• Seal the BB deal by setting your application with a translucent, mineral, or classic powder.
• Keep blemishes and dehydrated skin at bay by prepping your face with a moisturizer before BB application – you’ll love how smoothly it will allow your beauty balm to glide on.
• Lose the brushes and apply your BB via fingertip for fuss free flawlessness. Your body’s natural heat will allow for maximum skin absorption, all the while avoiding bacterial transfers.

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