I bought the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB cream in light medium about a month ago after a good friend of mine raved about it.
What Maybelline says about this BB cream:
Why You'll Love It
Our BB cream combines skincare + makeup in 1 simple step
8-in-1 Skin Perfector:
• Blurs imperfections
• Brightens
• Evens skin tone
• Smoothes
• Hydrates
• Enhances
• Protects with SPF 30
• 0% oils and heavy ingredients
This BB cream was around $8 at my Walmart and it comes with 1 oz of product. I was excited to see that the BB cream my friend recommended had one of the best prices when compared to other drugstore BB creams, because who doesn't love a good bargain? I also think the packaging was kind of cute, but what really matters is how well this BB cream actually works.
Something I have noticed about most BB creams is that they have HUGE claims, however those claims aren't always accurate. For example, this BB cream calls itself a skin PERFECTOR and after using this bb cream I definitely would NOT call my skin perfect.
I have been using this BB cream every day for a couple of weeks so I could appropriately review it. One of my pet peeves is when people use a product like this once and write a review on it. You can't tell if the product improves your skin over time or if it breaks you out by using the product one time. You really need to give the product a couple of days to get the full effect, in my opinion.
PROS
I think this BB cream was very easy to apply. I just put a little bit of product on my chin, cheeks and forehead and rubbed it in with my fingers without a problem.
It wasn't streaky, which is great, and it left my skin feeling very smooth. It gave me a little bit of coverage and made my blemishes less noticeable. It did not completely hide my blemishes. Something you need to understand before buying a BB cream is that it is NOT a foundation. It is closer to a tinted moisturizer. It will give you light coverage, but not much more than that. Don't expect full coverage from a BB cream. My face seemed noticeably softer after using this product for a couple of days. It also did not have an offensive fragrance. It has an SPF of 30- which is the highest SPF offered in all of the BB creams that I have seen. Another great thing about about this BB cream is it comes in 5 shades, so it is more likely that you will find one that matches your skin color.
CONS:
I personally found this BB cream to be very messy. I could barely hold the squeeze tube without product spilling out everywhere when the lid was off! This product left my face looking orange, which I absolutely hate! I want to look natural- not like an Oompa Loompa!!! It also did not give me as much coverage as some other BB creams, however this wasn't that big of a deal to me because I almost never break out. Remember BB creams aren't meant for full coverage! The staying power of this product is not great. For me it lasted maybe 3 or 4 hours. I decided to set the BB cream with some powder and that seemed to help. And now for the worst part.... This product made me break out!!! Like I said before, I almost never break out. However after using this product for a couple of days my mom approached me asking if I was using a different skin care product because I was breaking out so badly! After stopping the usage of this BB cream my acne went away.
Overall I would not recommend this to you, mainly because of it's orange tint and the fact that I broke out like crazy! However that is just my opinion! Like I said I bought this product because of a recommendation from my friend, so you might love it!
Let me know what YOU think about the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB cream in the comments and if you want me to review another product!
Have a lovely day!
Xoxox
Becca
