Whilst at London Fashion Week, one of the freebies I picked up was for The Bodyshop All-in-One BB cream. I have tried a few BB creams – first the launch pad for all BB creams in this country – Garnier BB Cream which I used for several months, (click the link to read my review,) and I have since tried Nars, which I didn’t feel I could recommend here. I usually use Laura Mercier’s Tinted Moisturiser day to day but I’m always on the look out for a purse friendly alternative so was keen to test this one out.
In actual fact, as soon as I squeezed some of the BB Cream out of the tube I was fascinated. The product starts out as a white cream which transforms to your skin colour when swept over your skin. With only 3 shades available and a promise that ‘for a perfect match and an even, undetectable finish’ it had a lot to live up to. None-the-less, continuing my back-of-the-hand test, I was impressed by the finish.
How the BB Cream starts, changes and blends, on the back of my hand…
It has taken me until this weekend to properly try the BB cream out and I have had mixed thoughts about it, with an overall positive result I think. Firstly, I felt that it wasn’t suited to skins as fair as mine, as the overall tone is a little on the warm side and as I started to blend in the cream I noticed tide marks at the edge of my cheeks. However, as I continued to blend the cream in, not just around my hairline but across my cheeks I was impressed with the coverage and the finish. The shade, although warmer than my natural skintone looked natural, the finish was creamy and the formulation felt hydrating, yet I didn’t suffer with any greasiness or shine as the day wore on – less so in fact than my usual choice, the Laura Mercier. I was also pleased to note that there was no significant fragrance – something I found very off putting about the Garnier cream. The downsides would have to be the lack of SPF and the fact that I don’t think very pale skins could wear it due to the warm tones of the colour it produces, but I am pretty fair and think only a small percentage of people would have a problem with it. At £12, I think it’s an excellent compromise 
So, have you seen The Bodyshop’s All-in-One BB cream or tried it? I’d love to hear your thoughts, or can you recommend another brand I’ve not mentioned here?
Love,
Rebecca
xo
THANK YOU. I keep seeing talk of these BB creams and I had no idea what they actually were. I’ll try this one out. I do have warm toned skin so it might be perfect.
Thanks for posting this Rebecca, I might have to give it a go. At the moment I’m using No7′s BB cream and I really like it. It’s also really reasonable with the Boots £5.00 off vouchers that are around from time to time.
I’m so pale, that I really struggle with foundation, BB cream, tinted moisturiser and so on.
I’ve just about tried every new fandangled BB cream, foundation for fair skin blah blah but nothing seems to work….that was until I tried Laura Mercier’s Tinted Moisturiser at your recommendation in a previous post and I really like it!!
I’m always usually keen to try new products, but after just having spent a small fortune (!) on Ms Mercier’s latest product I don’t think I’ll be rushing out to buy this one so soon…however, I just wanted to say thanks for recommendation the tinted moisturiser too!!
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The oil free Garnier BB cream is fragrance free and a nice texture, and Boots does 3; a no.17 one, a no.7 one and another. The 17 one is great I’ve found. Xx
Its a little on the pricey side but I’m in love with Estée Lauders BB cream. Amazing coverage, SPF, anti ageing and everything else you’d expect from a BB in a light moussy texture. Cannot get enough of this product, especially as it requires minimal blending – great for early mornings.
I probably sound like I work for them in raving about it so much! X
after reading this post earlier, and finding myself outside a Body Shop earlier, I’d thought I’d have a look. Tbh, I was disappointed. It looked too pink on my hand, even the palest shade, and felt greasy. (and, at £12 for 25ml, it isn’t really much cheaper than, say, Laura’s tinted moisturiser). Worse, when I asked the assistant for a wipe for my hand, she opened a packet from the display, gave me a wipe, and then returned the packet to the display – how horrendous).
I think I’ll stick with the Laura tinted moisturiser, which I really like. I’m also told they’ve released some more shades.
I might check out the number 7 BB cream though. Sounds interesting.
If you want a light tinted foundation/moisturiser, the best one I’ve found is Mac’s Studio Tint. It’s the only thing I wear as the coverage is perfect, lighter than a foundation but more than a BB cream.