BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Gel; Review & Swatches of Shades

Bare Escentuals/Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydration Gel Cream SPF 30

BareMinerals Complexion Rescue Gel &
Smoothing Face Brush ($29 Each)*
*QVC is currently selling the pair for $39

New for Spring 2015

Price: $29* for 1.18 oz

(Approx $25 per ounce)

CRUELTY FREE!!!

BareMinerals new tinted gel, claims to bring the best of tinted moisturizers, CC Creams, and BB Creams together in a manner that will provide the ultimate "complexion rescue."

It certainly has some positive attributes and alot going for it, but is it really an all-in-one miracle product?

Estee Lauder EE Cream; Review & Swatches of Shades

Estee Lauder EE Creme (Even & Enlighten) SPF 30
New for Fall 2014

Price: $40 per ounce

Estee Lauder and Lauder owned companies have been at the forefront of the BB & CC Creams since the fad began a few years ago. 

Unfortunately, Lauder missed their chance to launch the first "DD" Cream so they took the opportunity to release the first "EE" cream.

Estee Lauder says that the "EE" stands for "Even & Enlighten" and there is an obvious implication that their EE Cream is the next big thing and if you're still using a BB or CC Cream you're totally stuck in 2013,

bareMinerals Prime Time BB Primer; Review & Swatches of Shades

BareMinerals Prime Time BB Primer Cream Daily Defense SPF 30

New Shades for Fall 2014

Price: $26 per ounce

CRUELTY FREE!!!

BareMinerals Prime Time primers come in an assortment of options. Selecting the best one for you may appear to be a bit of a daunting task for those who aren't primer-savvy but their BB Primer Cream is certainly an interesting option that may be worth considering!

Tarte BB Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20; Review & Swatches of Shades

Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20

Price: $36 for 1.7 ounces

(About $20 per ounce)

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Tarte's BB Tinted Moisturizer is a great option for those looking for a standard tinted moisturizer, tinted sunscreen, or American BB Cream (which is essentially a tinted moisturizer.) Tarte has combined the best of all worlds (yet again) and created a product that will suit the needs of most people who want to combine makeup and skincare products to save themselves a step.

Too Faced BB Cream SPF 20; Review & Swatches of Shades

Too Faced Multi Benefit Tinted Beauty Balm SPF 20

Price $34 for 1.5 ounces

(That's less than $20 an ounce!)

CRUELTY FREE!!!

As long as it's a worthwhile product, you're not likely to find many BB's that can beat that price!

A not-too-often-spoken-about-product, will the BB in Too Faced's Beauty Balm end up standing for "Beauty Bargain", or a "Beauty Bust"?

Flower Beauty BB Cream Review & Swatches of Shades

Drew Barrymore Flower Beauty Balm BB Cream

Price: $12.98 per ounce

Available at Walmart

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Promising to "eliminate unwanted shine, eliminate skin dullness, and smooth and soften skin," Flower sets the expectation bar pretty high with their BB Cream, but does it meet expectations?

Benefit Big Easy BB Cream SPF 35; Review & Swatches of Shades

Benefit Big Easy BB Cream; (Multi-Balancing Complexion Perfecting Beauty Balm Foundation)

New for Spring 2014

Price: $38 for 1.2ml

(Approx $1.10/ml)

Benefit Big Easy BB Multi-Balancing Complexion Perfecting Beauty Balm has quite a name to live up to, but does it succeed?

Estee Lauder Clear Difference BB Cream; Review & Swatches of Shades

Estee Lauder Clear Difference BB Creme; Complexion Correcting Beauty Balm SPF 35

Price: $40 per ounce

Estee Lauder Clear Difference BB Creme Complexion Correcting Beauty Balm SPF 35 has a name longer than Lauder's other Daywear or Doublewear BB Creams which can either mean it's really a multi-tasking miracle OR it's just a tinted moisturizer (BB Cream) with an identity crisis...

Estee Lauder Daywear BB Cream; Review & Swatches of Shades

Estee Lauder Daywear BB Cream SPF 35 Anti-Oxidant Beauty Benefit Creme 
Price: $42 per ounce

Estee Lauder claims that their Daywear BB Creme is a one-sized fits all miracle product that will "moisturize, protect, and perfect" all at once.

The Daywear Beauty Balm is really the foundation for all Estee Lauder-owned company BB Creams. The Daywear formula has inspired at least a dozen similar off shoots like...

Estee Lauder Double Wear BB Cream; Review & Swatches of Shades

Estee Lauder Double Wear All Day Glow BB Cream, 
Moisture Makeup Beauty Balm SPF 35

New for Spring 2014

Price: $38 per ounce

I was somewhat excited about Lauder's newest addition to the Double Wear family with the release of the All Day Glow Moisture Makeup Beauty Balm BB Cream; but I was only somewhat excited. Usually, it's the unsung heros that wow me and the over-hyped products that disappoint so Double Wear All Day Glow BB Cream could swing either way...

Laura Geller BB Cream, All-in-1 Skin Perfecting Beauty Balm SPF 21; Review & Swatches of Shades &

Laura Geller BB Cream

Price: $38

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Laura Geller Beauty Balm claims to be an all in one skin perfector....but is it?

CVS Renewing & Oil Free BB Cream SPF 20, VS Garnier Renewing & Oily/Combination Skin BB Cream; Review & Swatches of Shades

CVS Renewing & Oil Free BB Creams Compared to Garnier Anti Aging & Oily Skin BB Creams

Price: Varies, about $12-$15

CVS is CRUELTY FREE!

I love so many products from so many national brands like Pantene and Olay, but unfortunately they test on animals so I won't purchase from them, yet I still manage to use every single product I love everyday! How do I do it? Keep Reading.....

MAC Prep + Prime BB Cream; Beauty Balm COMPACT SPF 30; Review & Swatches of Shades

Mac Prep + Prime BB Cream; Compact Beauty Balm

Price: $30 for 8 grams

Approx $2.75/gram

Believe it or not, my makeup conquest initially surrounded one thing; finding a dupe for my Mac Studio Stick Foundation in NC25. Seriously, this led me to trying more than 100 foundations & concealers, buying a Studio Stick on ebay for an arm & a leg, and then realizing, maybe, just maybe, I had over glorified its performance & I already had dozens of products that did an equally good, if not better job. Then Mac released their Prep + Prime Beauty Balm BB Compact....

Physicians Formula Super BB Beauty Balm Makeup Kit Review & Swatches

Physicians Formula Super BB Beauty Balm Makeup Kit (with Super BB Cream SPF 30, Super BB Concealer, & Super BB Powder SPF 30); Review & Swatches
New for Spring 2013                       CRUELTY FREE!!!

Price of Kit: $19.95
(Price of Individual Pieces: $12.95-$14.95 each)

Problem:

I'm sure that many of you have already tried, or at least heard of, Physicians Formula's new complexion product lineups which include the Super BB Line, the Super CC Line, the Organic Wear Line, etc. They have definitely released a ton of products in a very short period of time since all of these are full product lines (powder, concealer, & BB/foundation), and they have all been introduced to consumers since Spring 2013, but are they worth meeting?

Physicians Formula Super BB Compact; Review & Swatches of Shades

Physicians Formula Super BB Compact SPF 30
All-in-1 Beauty Balm Cream Foundation

New for Spring 2014

Price $13-$15 for 8 grams

(Approx $1.25-1.60/gram)]

CRUELTY FREE!!!

Physicians Formula (one of the few drugstore cosmetic companies which is Cruelty Free) has added yet another complexion product to their ever growing & extensive lineup of BB & CC items; the new Super BB All in 1 Beauty Balm Compact! It's a cream compact BB Cream/Lightweight foundation with an SPF of 30 & "10 Beauty Benefits!"

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream (Vs. Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream); Comparison Review & Swatches of Shades

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream Blemish Balm Vs. Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream SPF 30

Comparison Review & Swatches of Shades

New for Spring 2014 (in the U.S. at least)

Price: $8/ounce

Maybelline has just released their Dream Pure BB Cream in the United States. It has been popular in other countries in the east for quite some time, and people have eagerly awaited its arrival here. It differs quite a bit from their Dream Fresh BB Cream and I think that the difference between the two is interesting as it encapsulates the difference between the two BB Meanings; Beauty Balm versus Blemish Balm.

Confused yet? Me too...

Smashbox BB Cream Eyes Concealer; Review & Swatches of Shades

Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Eyes Concealer; 
(SPF 15 Corrector & Under-Eye Beauty Balm)
New for Spring 2014
Price: $25 for 3.5 ml

                                                                            

$7/ml
CRUELTY FREE!!!

Smashbox has just released their new "revolutionary" product which is suppossed to be a miracle all in one eye cream, de-puffer, BB cream, concealer, highlighter............actually, it's too long to type.
Here it is, just Keep Reading!

CoverGirl Ready Set Gorgeous Foundation Review & Swatches of Shades

CoverGirl Ready Set Gorgeous One-Step Foundation

New for Spring 2014
Price: $9

CoverGirl actually Surprised me with the new Ready Set Gorgeous Foundation which is designed to be a one-step to gorgeous primer, foundation & powder all in one.

I was expecting a typical pinky-beige shade range and all of the usual caveats associated with CoverGirl foundations, but I was surprised with my findings...

Shiseido Perfect Hydrating BB Cream; SPF 35 Beauty Balm; Review & New Shade Swatches

Shiseido Perfect Hydrating BB Cream
NEW SHADES SPRING 2014

Price: Too Much.....

Shiseido's Perfect Hydrating BB CREAM has been around for a while. Problem was, that they took an unprecedented turn for Shiseido & decided to shun us fair skinned girls with only two shades, Medium & Deep.

CLinique Age Defense BB Cream SPF 30 Review & Shades Swatches

Clinique Age Defense BB Cream; SPF 30 Beauty Balm: Review & Swatches of Shades; Shade 01, Shade 02, Shade 03, Shade o4

Clinique Age Defense BB Cream; SPF 30 Beauty Balm: Swatches of Shades;
Shade 01, Shade 02, Shade 03, Shade o4