The Cream has numerous benefits, using natural mineral pigments and containing vitamin C, it’s a moisturiser, reduces redness, perfects skin and contains an SPF15.
I first read about the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector in Glamour magazine and rushed straight out to Boots to buy it. At an affordable £9.99 for a 50ml tube, it’ll suit most pockets. The best thing is, you need very little to get full face coverage too so the tube should last a good while. I instantly noticed a ‘perfecting’ of my skin as all those red blotches and the odd spot became more blended into the rest of my face. I would not say however that this is really a B.B. cream. The coverage just isn't good enough to be used on it's own.
The SPF is always a nice bonus - I purchased just before a holiday to the south of France, which, in September, was still bright strong sunlight every day. The Skin Perfector kept my face sun burn free even though I only applied it once in the morning.
The downside for me personally is that even using a small amount (smaller than pea-size!) it just sort of ‘sits’ on my skin and didn’t seem to sink in. As someone with fairly oily skin, the last thing I need is to feel more ‘gunk’ on my face. It’s also only available in two shades; Light and Medium so opted for the the ‘Light’ shade. However this turned out to still be a bit too dark for my ‘English Rose’ complexion, so you’ll need to do a bit of blending down into the neck and décolletage unless you want to look like you’re wearing an oompa loompa mask. It would be great to see a wider variety of ‘shades’ and kinda surprising they haven't completed the set with a 'dark' shade.
I’ve since experimented with it alot, using smaller amounts (to try to avoid the ‘gunky’ feeling), on its own and under make up. I’ve enjoyed using it under Bare Minerals make-up particularly instead of primer. It holds the powder well all day and as I’m using foundation powder on top of it, it tones down the colour of the B.B. Cream.
Beware as well, if you don't like a lot of scent in your beauty products, this has a quite strong (but pleasant) smell.
Rating out of 10: 8
The Good:
Instantly ‘perfects’ skin, evening out red blotches and blemishes – really good to just slap on and run out to the shops rather than putting on full make-up.
Affordable
Good skin protection from the pre-mature ageing effects of the sun
The Bad:
May be unsuitable for those of the ‘oily skin’ disposition
Currently available in only two shades
The Ugly: £9.99 is the RRP, but you can get it online for £7.99 (Superdrug) or £8.99 from many webstores. Garnier is also currently offering free samples of the ‘Light’ shade, just fill in your details here
Where to buy? Most high street beauty stores like Boots, Superdrug etc
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