BB cream is short for 'blemish balm' or 'beauty balm', and it's used to moisturise, protect, and correct your skin.

BB cream, short for beauty balm or blemish balm, is a skin-first product, meaning it's meant to hydrate, illuminate, protect, or mattify the skin. BB cream is basically a multitasking skin care, makeup hybrid, that offers sheerer coverage than foundation.

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• Olay Total Effects Day Cream For Sensitive Skin With Vitamin B5. ₹639.00 (₹1,278.00 / 100 g)₹899.00 (₹1,798.00 / 100 g)29%Get This.
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• Garnier Skin Naturals.

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BB and CC creams are formulated for daily wear, and most have added benefits like UV protection. They make the perfect base for your everyday makeup look and offer color-correcting properties and light coverage.

BB cream is a hydrating makeup that's ideal for dry skin. It's like a tinted moisturizer, but with added skin care properties like brighteners and mineral SPF. It's also lighter and more matte, so it's best for oily and acne-prone skin.

Also known as a beauty balm or blemish balm, BB cream is intended to simplify your makeup routine, says Lori Taylor Davis, the global lead pro makeup artist for Smashbox Cosmetics.

BB cream is a marketing term that stands for blemish balm, blemish base, beblesh balm, and in Western markets, beauty balm. Products marketed as BB creams are generally designed to serve as a foundation, moisturizer, and sunscreen all at once.

BB cream is a hydrating makeup that's ideal for dry skin. It's like a tinted moisturizer, but with added skin care properties like brighteners and mineral SPF. It's also lighter and more matte, so it's best for oily and acne-prone skin.

A BB Cream offers sheer, dewy coverage in the form of a multitasking balm. It generally combines your moisturiser, primer, tinted foundation, skincare and SPF into one. A foundation is a full coverage option which is generally on the matte side, it's designed to cover the skin and any blemishes.

BB cream disadvantages include dryness, redness, and stinging sensations. The side effects of BB cream can include oily skin, skin irritation, breakouts, clogged pores and an uneven skin tone.

10 Best BB Creams to Use for Flawless Skin

• Garnier Skin Naturals Instantly Perfect Skin Perfector BB Cream.
• L'Oreal Paris True Match BB La Creme.
• Maybelline New York BB Cream.
• 4.LA Girl HD Pro BB Cream.
• POND'S White Beauty SPF 30 Fairness BB Cream.
• MISSHA M BB B.B CREAM Boomer.

Lightweight makeup can still cause damage to your skin. Even if your makeup routine consists of only a tinted moisturizer or BB cream and a little mascara, it still needs to be washed away before bed. No exceptions.

Like a foundation or regular tinted moisturiser, BB Creams contain colour pigments, which clog the skin if left on for long periods of time. So sleeping with this product on your mug means breakouts, blocked pores and nasty congestion will most likely result.

"BB cream is more hydrating and can provide a beautiful radiance to the skin, [which] is ideal for dry skin types. [Meanwhile], CC cream is lighter in coverage and is great for oily skin as it often comes in a matte formula," shares celebrity makeup artist Nydia Figueroa, who's based in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.

In This Article

• Editor's Pick. FARMASI Skin Perfecting BB Beauty Balm.
• Best Lightweight Formulation. Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream.
• Best for Regular Use. Physicians Formula Super BB All-in-1 Beauty Balm Cream.
• Best Overall.
• Smooth Texture.
• Best for Sensitive Skin.
• Travel-friendly.
• Intensely Moisturizing.