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Home » Face » BB Cream » Can the Maybelline BB Cream make me change my mind about BB Creams?

Can the Maybelline BB Cream make me change my mind about BB Creams?

December 20, 2010 Paris B 39 Comments

Never say never. It can turn around and bite you in the butt!

I am not a fan of BB creams for the many reasons I have set out in a previous post. But it doesn’t stop me trying new ones in the hope that perhaps there is one that might work without turning me into an oil slick, or making me look like a zombie or like I had a fake tan.

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Interestingly, I might have found one that sort of works, in the form of the new Maybelline BB Cream. Actually its called the Maybelline Clear Smooth Minerals Instant Skin Perfecting Cream aka BB Cream – phew! Let’s just call it the Maybelline BB Cream k? 🙂

Now, I do not know enough about BB Creams to know if this is really one or not. I’ll just go by its name and the fact that it claims to address 8 skin concerns including skin brightening, evens out skin tone, covers imperfections, moisturizes skin and protects with SPF25 PA+++

If you’re interested in this one, I’ve got some comparison pictures below showing you if it does cover imperfections and even out skin tone as it claims 🙂

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The texture is quite light, and my colour is Fresh which is a pretty light tone. I’d say that its quite neutral in skintone, which is very good. Most BB Creams I’ve tested tend to be too grey or too orange. This one, as you can see from the swatch is close to my natural skintone.  Please don’t ask me why there is shimmer. There isn’t any shimmer in the cream itself. It might be some residual shimmer left on my hand that the camera picked up.

Fresh is pretty much my skin colour and blends in into nothing. It feels nice on the skin and I only use a dollop as you see in the picture. I apply it like how I apply my regular liquid foundation – if you’re lazy to click through, its by spreading it between my palms and then applying to my face.

The nice thing about this Maybelline BB Cream is that it leaves no white cast nor does it oxidise on my skin. So I don’t have that dreaded two toned look after a while. As to whether it turns oily, it does but very moderately. I don’t have oily skin to start with and if I use a mattifying primer or base, I do not see the oiliness. If I happen to use a sunscreen that turns oily (like the L’Oreal UV Perfect sunscreen) then I’m an oil slick anyway so its not quite attributable 100% to this BB Cream.

Now to address its claims. Does the Maybelline BB Cream even out skin tone, brighten skin and cover imperfections? Well, answer is yes and no.

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Slight overexposure on some monitors

As you can see from the collage, just on its own, the Maybelline BB cream does not quite cover my pigmentation although it does even out the skintone somewhat. Redness is reduced in the cheek area although my nose looks markedly reddish still.

After I pat over some loose powder (I used my fave Lavshuca loose powder) it looks a lot better doesn’t it? Using a light dusting of loose powder over the BB cream also helps it stay matte all day.

Pros: Light texture, Good colour match for my skintone, Helps even out skin tone, Affordable, No oxidisation or drastic oiliness

Cons: Unable to cover imperfections on its own, Does turn a little bit oily, Only comes in 1 shade which might be unsuitable for darker skinned ladies

So, like I said right at the top, I think I might have found a BB Cream that works well enough for me at an inexpensive pricetag and one I would feel comfortable repurchasing and telling you to try 🙂

Might you have tried this one? I believe its been out at the counters for a while now. Its quite a small tube but you only need very little so it can last a while. I also think it might be exclusive to Asia but if anyone in the West can confirm having seen this, it would be helpful! 🙂

Paris B

The Maybelline BB Cream retails at RM22.90 at all Maybelline counters. It comes in only 1 shade.

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  1. synical says

    December 20, 2010 at 9:27 am

    Cheaper than some of the Korean ones and no zombie look… interesting.

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 9:29 am

      Cheaper than many Korean brands! I think that’s what I liked about it 😛 Oh and the fact the cream actually looked like normal skintone hehe… 🙂

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  2. Jenn says

    December 20, 2010 at 9:27 am

    I did!! I like this alot leh! Looks natural, and not to mention cheap too! 😀

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 9:29 am

      YAY! It does look natural on doesn’t it? I was expecting the worst – maybe oil slick or oxidization – but I was pleasantly surprised 😀

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  3. Syva says

    December 20, 2010 at 9:50 am

    your bare skin looks amazing! *jealous*

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:51 pm

      Haha the power of lighting! 😛 Thanks 🙂

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  4. Hanny says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:05 am

    PRETTEH!!! ^.^

    I still have my Shills BB Cream to finish, though… wuwu… But I have oily skin to start with.. Haihz

    Oh yes, sorry for neglecting your blog for so long, I just came back from my vacay with the family!

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:52 pm

      I’m not quite sure how this works on oily skin to be honest. It would be good to know should you decide to give it a shot. I remember you going away on holiday 😀 Did you have a good time?

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  5. Connie De Alwis says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:05 am

    ahhh it looks pretty decent! But it had to come in only one shade 🙁

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:52 pm

      Yup! Sadly not your shade 🙁

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  6. xin says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:07 am

    if it doesn’t oxidize at tht price, its quite good already!

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:52 pm

      Haha… actually at this price, I’d be surprised that it even worked!

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  7. rinnah says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:36 am

    It looks pretty good on your skin! And at such an affordable price I think many will try it. 🙂

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:55 pm

      Thanks! I think many already have and it seems to be ok for most or maybe we just aren’t that fussy since its not that expensive? 🙂

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  8. AnT says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:38 am

    Tried this too. Agree with you that this can’t cover much of the imperfections. Anyways, the SPF is insufficient, hence, I will slap some SPF30++ onto my face before this 😛

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:55 pm

      Haha… definitely insufficient SPF! My skincare regiment includes SPF50 sunblock anyway so I am never fussed by the amount of SPF in moisturizer, foundation or now BB cream 😛

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  9. Kahani says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:48 am

    It has an astonishing amount of silicone (3 types of dimethicone) so I’m guessing this aint’ the BB cream for me.

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:56 pm

      Strangely it didn’t feel silicone-y which might be why I didn’t notice it but yeah for those sensitive to silicone, its probably best to stay away. Thanks for noting that!

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  10. Sue says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:52 am

    cool! Will try this after I finish new load of BB creams. lol!

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:56 pm

      Haha… will they finish though? 😛

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  11. Yani says

    December 20, 2010 at 10:54 am

    I like this – used it for the first time today – no oil spill, gives decent coverage and stays put with my Mineralize SkinFinish powder. 🙂

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:57 pm

      Yay for no oil spill! I was quite surprised at that too. I should try it with my MSF. I usually just pat over loose powder and go

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  12. Shorty says

    December 20, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Ditto; your bare skin looks really good on its own! 🙂 Actually I’ve been itching to try this BB cream too, hmmm I guess it would be good (and cheap!) for casual weekends when I don’t need my heavy duty Revlon Colorstay makeup 🙂

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:57 pm

      Thanks! 😀 Yes do give this a shot. Its light and doesn’t do much but covers enough so we don’t scare the rest of the world 😉 Do you know I’ve never used Revlon Colorstay? I know lots of people who like it. Perhaps I should give it a go.

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  13. Ivo says

    December 20, 2010 at 11:11 am

    I bought this Maybelline BB cream and I don’t like it, I prefer Skin Food Aloe Sun BB cream. In term of non-oxidizing and mattefying properties, Silkygirl Magic BB cream is much better compared to Maybelline BB Cream. Currently, I seldom use BB cream or foundation or concealer as my skin has improved a lot after I used Differin cream. I really recommend this cream to you.

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 2:59 pm

      That’s interesting Ivo. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂 I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Skin Food Aloe BB cream too but as a brand, Skin Food doesn’t quite interest me 😛 Oh and I tried to check out Silkygirl recently but the BB cream seems to have disappeared from the places I looked. I wonder why.

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  14. Fion says

    December 20, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    I bought this during my trip to Taiwan a few months ago.
    The price is around the same (RM20+) but the amount is DOUBLE! (I don’t know why M’sia and Singapore are selling smaller size)
    It’s more expensive here in Singapore with the same size selling in M’sia (around S$17).
    I’m so happy that I grabbed it in Taiwan, hahahaha 😀
    It is light and fresh as what you described. I have fairly good skin, so it works great on me as I dont need full coverage.

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 3:00 pm

      Ahh… trust the Taiwanese to be one step ahead and in a bigger size too! 😀 Thanks for sharing Fion. I didn’t realise its actually more expensive in Singapore! Still its a good price you got yours at and at double the size, it’ll last you quite a while eh? 😉

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  15. Jojo says

    December 20, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    Indeed, there isn’t much bb cream in France except agnes B. BB cream and erborian.
    Are tinted moisturizer equal BB cream ?

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    • ParisB says

      December 20, 2010 at 5:54 pm

      Some say that BB cream is just tinted moisturizer but others disagree as they say BB Cream has more skin beneficial ingredients. Its odd how BB Creams are so popular in Asia and among Asian brands when story has it that its actually from Germany! 🙂

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  16. rosejaejoong says

    December 21, 2010 at 6:25 am

    since it’s cheap,i think it’s worth trying.

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    • ParisB says

      December 21, 2010 at 10:32 am

      Yup that’s what most of us will think 🙂

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  17. Tine says

    December 21, 2010 at 7:21 am

    I was seriously just about to whip out my notebook and write this down in my shopping list, until I saw “can a bit oily”. Phew! 😛

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    • ParisB says

      December 21, 2010 at 10:32 am

      haha!! Yes it can be a tiny bit oily. Didn’t turn me into an oil slick unlike many others I’ve tried though.

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  18. mrsdjones says

    December 21, 2010 at 11:10 am

    Thanks for the review PB! I am so going to try this one. It is cheaper than the current BB Cream I am using. 🙂 I hope it will match my skin tone.

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    • ParisB says

      December 21, 2010 at 11:33 am

      If you are medium toned, I think it will still be a decent fit. Do check the tester before buying so you don’t waste money 😉

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  19. min says

    December 22, 2010 at 2:32 am

    i kinda like Missha’s BB cream and Laneige BB cream,if you would have a try =D

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  20. Sumiji888 says

    July 9, 2012 at 12:48 am

    Just wonder if the maybelline bb cream is the same as the bb base? I got maybelline bb base because it has so many great reivews, yet for me..it’s so oily and provides no coverage…sigh

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