/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I just wanted to drop a quick review: I recently bought some L'Oreal BB Skin Beautifier Redness Reducing cream.

I was hesitant because it is "self-adjusting" and I'd never tried one of those before, was it going to be some hokey thing and a waste of money?? I decided to jump and buy it because I have a rosacea, like many people, and have been questing for a product that actually neutralizes the red and doesn't cost me $50.

I have been using it for a couple of days and with the cream applied to my cheeks and chin + setting powder all over to even everything up, and day 1 it lasted my most of about 8hrs before it just started to fade. Day 2, with the addition of setting spray, everything stayed perfect until I wanted to wash my face after work [approx. wear time, 10 hours]. It would've lasted longer but as I teach at a middle school, I tend to want to detox immediately when I get home by washing my face, changing clothes, etc. Kids and schools can be so gross. Regardless:

Pros:
+ Does actually self adjust and neutralize red skin in a believable way [but see 2nd con]
+ The cream did not irritate my sensitive, dry skin.
+ Seems to last a while, which is good

Cons [really minor]:
- Formula is a lot more liquidy than expected and comes out of the tube quickly
- On me, it only looks natural on red areas. Cannot apply to entire face as indicated in the instructions. It looks too Jersey Shore orange on areas of my face that weren't red.

Overall: I think it generally does what I want it to and while I cannot use it all over my face, it's not a dealbreaker. I'm sure other people can wear it that way and love it. I don't think it would work quite as well on someone who is super fair-skinned since I've got light skin with gold undertones and had the issue with it looking orange on areas that weren't red... if you're much lighter than me, you might just completely look like you face planted hard into the bronzer.

I just wanted to drop a quick review: I recently bought some L'Oreal BB Skin Beautifier Redness Reducing cream.

I was hesitant because it is "self-adjusting" and I'd never tried one of those before, was it going to be some hokey thing and a waste of money?? I decided to jump and buy it because I have a rosacea, like many people, and have been questing for a product that actually neutralizes the red and doesn't cost me $50.

I have been using it for a couple of days and with the cream applied to my cheeks and chin + setting powder all over to even everything up, and day 1 it lasted my most of about 8hrs before it just started to fade. Day 2, with the addition of setting spray, everything stayed perfect until I wanted to wash my face after work [approx. wear time, 10 hours]. It would've lasted longer but as I teach at a middle school, I tend to want to detox immediately when I get home by washing my face, changing clothes, etc. Kids and schools can be so gross. Regardless:

Pros:
+ Does actually self adjust and neutralize red skin in a believable way [but see 2nd con]
+ The cream did not irritate my sensitive, dry skin.
+ Seems to last a while, which is good

Cons [really minor]:
- Formula is a lot more liquidy than expected and comes out of the tube quickly
- On me, it only looks natural on red areas. Cannot apply to entire face as indicated in the instructions. It looks too Jersey Shore orange on areas of my face that weren't red.

Overall: I think it generally does what I want it to and while I cannot use it all over my face, it's not a dealbreaker. I'm sure other people can wear it that way and love it. I don't think it would work quite as well on someone who is super fair-skinned since I've got light skin with gold undertones and had the issue with it looking orange on areas that weren't red... if you're much lighter than me, you might just completely look like you face planted hard into the bronzer.