Ladies, I told you MWS readers are the best and I’m not wrong! 😀 When I posted my reivew on the Vichy Aera Mineral BB Cream yesterday, reader Jayie from Singapore asked how it might compare to the new Vichy Aera Teint Pure liquid foundation already released there. My response was that since we don’t have the Aera Teint foundation here right now, I can’t compare them both. But she did, complete with swatches and photos! What a darling! 😀 Here’s what she has to say about them, slightly paraphrased from her email to me.
I went to compare the Vichy BB Cream and liquid foundation at Watson’s. On your left is the BB cream and on your right is the liquid foundation in the shade Light Ocre 020 (the only sample available). The other shades available in the Vichy Aera Teint Pure liquid foundation are Pink Ocre 010, Dark Ocre 030 and the darkest colour in 040 (forgot the name, sorry!)
The foundation is definitely yellow-based compared to the bb cream, though both blended into my skin. The BB cream is still a tad lighter. (I’m supposed to be NC25 in MAC) I compared it also to Dior Nude foundation in 020 and I find that the texture of the Vichy Aera Teint is lighter than that of the Dior Nude and it is very easy to blend.
As far as I can see from the box, the ingredients are EXACTLY the same, but the BB cream states that it contains SPF20, and the foundation doesn’t. The BB cream is 40ml, and retails in Singapore for SGD49 (RM99 in Malaysia), and the Aera Teint foundation is 30ml for SGD39.
I was very tempted to buy the BB cream because of the description, but in the end, practicality won and I bought the foundation!
Update: Here are more swatches of the Vichy Aera Teint Pure foundation
Top to Bottom:
040 Natural Beige -supposed to be the darkest but to me it’s not that dark. yellow-based definitely
030 Dark Ocre – more neutral colour looking to me, I think this will suit me better because 020 is a tad too peachy for me
020 Light Ocre – peachy beige colour, good if you want to brighten up your skin
010 Pink Ivory – super pinkish peach colour, doesn’t look like it will suit Asian skin?
right side : BB cream – looks a bit Greyish to me. the SA says it supposed to blend in all skin tones.
Jayie
Thank you so much for doing the research and taking the photos, Jayie! You’ve just made me terribly intrigued by the Aera Teint Pure foundation and since the BB Cream and foundation do look very similar, perhaps those who have problems getting the Vichy Aera BB Cream to match their skintone can wait for the liquid foundation 🙂
Paris B
This is a reader review by Jayie who, on her own initiative, took photos and did comparisons of both products to share with me and on My Women Stuff. If you’d like to share a post, please feel free to drop me an email with your ideas.
*…smack me Paris, and tell me I’m not dreaming…*
“…the ingredients are EXACTLY the same…”!
Oh wow! Does that it’ll feel just as light as the BB, with the superb oil-control?!?!?
Woohoohoo! I’ll just have to sit tight and patiently wait…*twiddles thumbs* Why are we always late with the new stuffies?
Just across the Causeway, no? Pfftttt..
*smacks you* You’re not dreaming. Hey! You asked! 😉
The ingredients do look the same, but I’m wondering about texture because Jayie did say that the BB Cream feels a little bit thicker than the foundation. So perhaps concentration of ingredients is different? I’d probably wait till it gets here. From experience, Vichy products tend to be cheaper here than in Singapore hehe 😉
I agree – the BB Cream does feel a little bit thicker, so I have no qualms mixing it with moisturiser to thin it out (and adjust the shade, of course).
I’ll love it even more than the BB if the texture is more liquid-y!
*Happy Dance*
It’ll be fun when the foundation comes in then eh? No need to sheer it out further 😉
Hi girls,
Can anyone help to find out is Vichy Aera Teint Pure Fluid Foundation Natural Finish Up To 12 HR available in Singapore? I’ve tried to find it in Malaysia but don’t think the Pharmacy brought in this product. I have no choise and gave a try to thier BB Cream, and I don’t really like it, its too sticky compare to the foundation. I miss the foundation so much, would be glad if I can find it in Singapore, at least! Thanks in advance!
There is an Aera Teint foundation in Guardian pharmacy Singapore (maybe). Not sure if that’s the one you want. Try reading this post and see if its it.
hi Paris! excited to see the post! 😀
I’m just puzzled about one thing, since they both have the same ingredients… y is the bb cream marketed as a skincare cum makeup product? is it just a marketing gimmick?
Yay Jayie! Thanks for the lovely and helpful swatches and pictures. I’m also a little puzzled by the ingredient list. The only suggestion I can offer is that the concentration of ingredients are different. Also I don’t think the BB cream is being marketed so much as skincare. I’d consider it a foundation but then I consider all BB creams foundation LOL Another way of looking at it is that the foundation has skin caring benefits 😉 Or maybe the Aera Teint foundation was made for the Western market and BB cream only in Asia because of the whole BB Cream craze here.
I think the level of oxtinoxate is higher in the bb cream as it has SPF 20… and thus causing it to be thicker and more whitish in . 🙂
used it yest, I think cuz it’s so light I tend to overuse and cause abit of cakiness…
must learn to not be too overzealous with it!
coverage is light compared to the dior nude one but I think it’s gd for everyday usage to even out and brighten skin tone.
I just squeeze a bead into my palm, spread and then apply to my face, and I find that’s just right. Too much and as you said, it can get cakey. Thanks for your feedback! 😀
OMG! How come the ingredients are exactly the same? Isn’t BB cream supposed to be… I don’t know, a mix between foundation and skincare? Or maybe the dosage of the ingredients differs? Is Vichy aware of the confusion this may cause to our poor little ingredient-oriented heads? 😛 Indeed, is the difference ony in colour? I’m lost.
My guess is that the Aera Teint foundation is for a worldwide market whilst the BB Cream is for the Asian market. So the ingredients are the same but the colours are different. Either the BB Cream is good enough to be foundation (which for me it is) or the Foundation is good for your skin 🙂 Also looking at the swatches I don’t think any of the foundation shades will suit me so I’m quite happy with the BB Cream! 😀
After reading your previous Aena BB Cream post, I got tempted to buy but after reading this, not sure if I want to since the ingredients are the same as foundation. I’m currently using L’egere and Missha BB creams. So far, very good for my skin. As much as I love BB creams for the ease, I still prefer foundation for exact colour match. You’re NC25 in MAC? I might be that too, since we’ve got the same colouring for other products (Dior, L’oreal). I don’t like pushy sales assistants at MAC and some of them don’t seem to colour match me properly!
I think what I dislike about BB Creams before is the texture. This one suits me fine so I”m not complaining 🙂 I’m all for sheer foundation and as you said, colour matching. BB Creams are so limited in shades you can’t colour match!
Wish we had this brand available in Australia!
I find it absolutely mind boggling Vichy isn’t in Australia! I hope you get it in soon 🙂
Ooooooo la la…now, when is it coming to our shores? 🙂
And thanks Jayie for the post and the photos!
Thanks Jayie for the heads up on this. I compared the list of ingredients, and I think it’s only an assumption on our part that the BB cream has a higher content of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (that’s the chemical sunscreen) compared to the foundation. Ingredients read top to bottom are listed in the degree of content, which should mean that if the level of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate is higher in the BB cream, the level of water, dimethicone, glycerin,etc would be higher. Since Jayie did mention that the BB cream has a thicker consistency, I guess it makes sense. But I think that the foundation should have been stated with an SPF as well.
Sorry, got a bit “cheong hei” there 😛 It’s just that when I see that the ingredients are exactly the same, but marketed as two separate products, I have to wonder if it’s all a marketing gimmick to push two exact products differently 😛
I too think that with the ingredients in the foundation, they should state that it contains SPF too. Aera Teint foundation has been around for a while overseas if I’m not mistaken. So I personally believe that the foundation was made and then they added a new colour and called it a BB cream for the Asian market. Just speculation on my part 🙂
Hi Paris and all,
I have just recently moved to Bangkok and was trying to search for both the products here but to no avail. Surprisingly, I found something similar/ in between. It is Vichy Norma Teint Anti-Imperfection Foundation. Comes with SPF 20! Have you heard of it?
I’m not sure of the availability in Bangkok, but it does sound like what you have described is a foundation. I’ve heard some good things about Vichy foundations but I have never tried them myself as we don’t get them here yet. Once we do, I’ll be sure to share!