A BB cream (foundation) that claims to also act as a smoothing primer and it has an SPF 20. As far as skin care ingredients are concerned it has niacinamide, acetyl glucosamine, panthenol, allantoin, green tea extract and a peptide.

Texture is creamy, moisturiser-like and it blends easily. You can apply this quickly with fingers if you wish.

Coverage is maybe about a light-medium - it's hard for me to say, as the depth of the shade provides a level of coverage on my pale skin, but it is lower than is usual for Asian (proper) BBs and it's higher than a tinted moisturiser. Finish is nicely glowy without looking or feeling greasy. If the shade fit me, I'd like this. It doesn't slip into lines, but it doesn't hide them, nor does it blur pores. Overall this looks quite fresh and natural. I can see why it's popular (it's been a best seller in Slovene DMs for a long time, but I don't know popular it is abroad).

There are sadly only two shades. I got the lightest of the two and despite lower coverage, this is noticeably too dark for me. 001 is quite dark for a lightest shade, but this will fit those that wear shade such as Revlon's Colorstay Full Cover foundation 200.

These are so far the best liquid eyeshadows I've tried so far, though admittedly the bar was pretty low, as most such formulas are either sheer and/or crease fast, but these perform a lot better than most.

Pigmentation is strong, but once you start blending they sheer out a lot, so just like at most liquid eyeshadows, they need to be built up for an opaque look. They blend ok, though the matte one stands out in this respect, as being the best in the bunch, while the shimmery shades are expectedly a bit less smooth due to the shimmer particles. It takes more time to blend them than creamy stick eyeshadows, but it also depends on the shade, the lighter they are, the easier it is. Once these set, they don't move. If I try to run my finger over them, they don't smudge. These can be applied to look very metallic.

I'm a fan of the Vamp! "original" regular and waterproof mascara in the silver tube. This version is similar in terms of how quickly it builds volume and creates big lashes, but the formula is more wet when freshly opened, so it's not as successful at fanning out the lashes and definition. It improves within weeks after opening and becomes a great volumising formula, but it's perhaps not quite as impressive as the silver Vamp! version, though they are close.

This became my most used mascara, since it dried a bit. The effect is now much nicer than on the pictures I took when it was freshly opened. It defines the lashes well, it doesn't crumble or smudge. It can't hold a proper curl, but it also doesn't drop them immediately, so it's kind of decent for a regular formula. I can remove it with a double cleanse using just a baby shower gel.

This is a unicorn among foundations - a foundation shade that is too light for me. I bought it as a replacement for Missha's Signature BB RX, which I still have, but save obsessively because it's so good and it was discontinued before I got a chance to buy a backup. The ingredients list of Perfect Blanc is not as impressive as at RX, but it still has niacinamide, a little bit of vitamin C, adenosine and some extracts, plus the SPF is 50 instead of 42. It's described as a brightening foundation and promises to even out the skin tone with prolonged use.

Texture: it's a standard creamy BB, similar to It Cosmetic's CC. Their Signature Real Complete and RX BBs are lighter, more fluid. It blends easily on the skin, but I occasionally have trouble with it looking obvious on my chin, as it doesn't melt into the skin well there. It can also look completely natural and nicely blended - I haven't found out what the reason is.

Coverage and finish: coverage is about light-medium. I need an extra layer under the eyes and on any redness. It layers ok in thin coats. Finish is slightly glowy on me, but not in a greasy way. Missha's Magic Cushion foundation has a similar glow, but is more satin of the two. It stays slightly tacky for a long time, but it doesn't wipe off when I touch it.

Staying power: it lasts well on me (dry skin with no oil during the day) and wears off evenly.

Shade: I have the lightest #19 Rosy. At other Missha's BB I used #13 (Real Complete) and #17 (RX). #17 is my best match and has a nice beige-neutral undertone, while #13 is pale, but grey. This BB's lightest shade #19 is very light, lighter than my skin tone which only happened to me twice before (Max Factor and Colourpop), though it actually blend ok into my neck. I just feel it make me look too pasty, so I mix it with the too dark It Cosmetic's CC in Fair Ivory. #19 Rosy has a pink undertone and Fair Ivory a yellow one, so I get a perfect match mixing these, as I get a neutral undertone.

Scent: It has no scent.

Packaging: a soft tube with a pump. Packaging is similar to RX.

Price and availability: I ordered it online on Notino when it had a discount, as regular price is steep at almost 30 €.

Don't let the mini tube confuse you, this is just a mini size, though a generous tester/travel version. Many years ago I had a medium sized pink version, which I think is the original formula (Skin79 BB Cream Hot Pink Super+ Beblesh Balm), but the shade was too dark, so this time I picked the orange one hoping it's light enough. There are several version of these BB creams and each comes in one shade and the formulas are unique too. It seems like a terrible idea to do it that way, but I guess it works considering how long they haven't changed anything. At least they have travel sizes available. This version of BB cream boasts with brightening abilities. It contains SPF 50+, a small amount of vitamin C, adenosine, a bunch of extracts, Q10 and a peptide. It claims to have a brightening and calming effect.

Texture: It's a creamy BB, more on the thick side (similar to It Cosmetics CC, original formula), but easy to blend. I prefer to blend this with a sponge than fingers, as with fingers it sinks into pores. With a sponge it blends nice into my skin and looks smooth.

Coverage and finish: Finish is glowy at application, like a moisturiser, then it sets to matte on my dry skin. Things general turn matte on me in time, so it's likely it stays glowy on less dry skin. Coverage is about medium.

Staying power: It lasts well one me. I still see the line that's too dark by the end of the day, so I guess most of it is still on.

 

Shade: My hopes of it fitting me were squashed when I tried it. It's about a shade or two too dark for me. If I recall the pink version correctly it's even darker. I think the green one is the lightest, but ingredients of that one and SPF are not as impressive.

Scent: Medium to strong floral fresh scent.

Packaging: This is a sample size. Full size comes in a plastic cylinder shape with a pump.

A BB cream that turns matte on my dry skin, has a medium coverage and a nice ingredients list. Sadly, it's only available in one shade.

It's hard for me to find a real BB/CC cream, so something has truly has the high SPF + skin care ingredients + coverage, not because there are few, but because so many don't come in very pale shades - plus Western formulas tend have a SPF I consider low (under 25) or just don't have it. I used to have Missha's Signature version, which is nice and I was considering repurchasing it, but I wasn't fond of the fact it sets so slowly on my skin and has a greasy feeling to the touch despite being light (my skin was different back then, normal-combination vs. dry like now). I liked the pale shade of Signature called #13, even though it is somewhat grey. Original Perfect Cover is one of the most popular BB creams and you can get it quite cheap, but mineral oil in it scares me a bit, since this ingredient tends to break me out, so I was immediately intrigued by this one, which is fairly new. I believe it was released only last year and they switched shade #13 for the new #17. One look at the ingredients list and some googling of swatches, and I was already searching where to get myself a tube. This is one of the best bases I've ever tried. It's not just pretty on the skin, but also boasts with an impressive list of ingredients. It's makeup with a high SPF and skin care goodies like arbutin, niacinamide (these are before fragrance), adenosine, rosehip oil, jojoba oil, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, peptides, collagen, amino acids and several extracts.

Coverage and finish: It has medium coverage and can be layered easily. I don't have a lot of strong redness so I can't say how well it covers that, but you can see how it covers freckles and circles. It doesn't cover spots completely, so I would use a tiny bit of concealer over it. It looks ok over pores and doesn't emphasize or slip in them over the day. Finish varies on me, I don’t know why, but on some days it becomes glowy and on most it’s satin (without a powder). I think on oily skin a powder will be a must and it may in general be too glowy, but I can’t say for sure, just that it’s much less greasy feeling than the otherwise lighter Signature version (that one is lighter, but sets very slowly).

Apart from the lipstick samples, I also ordered two foundation/BB samples from The Body Needs. You get a 3 ml sample of the Face & Body Foundation in a small squeezy bottle for 2.99$ and the BB sample comes in a small plastic pot for 2.79$. There is a big selection of shades, but I don't know if those are all the shades available by Mac.

Mac Face & Body Foundation N1

Texture: This is the runniest foundation I tried and it feels very lightweight. It needs to be shaken before use otherwise it looks a bit separated. 

Coverage: This has a very light coverage. It's like a tinted moisturiser with a sheer to light coverage and it only evens out the skin, but doesn't cover circles, freckles, any prominent redness, blemish marks nor blemishes themselves. It is buildable, however, I find that not much. Layering gives a bit more coverage, yet nothing like a proper light to medium foundation, but still more than the Prep + Prime BB.

Finish: This is the most natural finish out all foundations I tried. It's skin-like and even if looking very closely you can't see you're wearing anything. The finish is the same as your base is, so for example if you used a mattifying lotion it's matte. Due to light texture it blends in seamlessly into the skin. 

Colour: N1 looks too dark and slightly orange for my pale skin, but since the coverage is so sheer it blends in ok giving me an hint of a natural tan effect. 

It's lovely foundation for a those who prefer sheer coverage and the no-makeup makeup look as it is undetectable on the skin. However, the lightest shade in the N range isn't exactly light.

Mac Prep + Prime BB Cream Extra Light

Texture: It's very similar to thick moisturisers. Despite the thickness, it's easy to apply but lacks the silicone feeling that most foundations have. It reminds me of home-made tinted moisturisers that I used to mix (one part foundation, one part moisturiser).

Coverage: It's very light, again like a tinted moisturiser. The coverage is similar to the Face & Body in a sense that it evens out the skin, but doesn't cover circles, freckles, any more prominent redness, blemish marks nor the blemishes themselves.

Finish: It's a bit dewy from the beginning, but then it sets to a satin/natural skin-like finish.

Colour: Extra light fits me ok, though it is a bit too warm for my neutral skin, but since the coverage is so light it blends into my skin nicely.

Another very light coverage product, but with a much thicker texture and an SPF 35. The moisturiser type texture makes it nice for dry skin. The colour fits me much better than the Face & Body, however, not as well as other BB's I own. 

I am a fan of foundations/BBs that give that skin-like finish and Dior's BB is exactly that. A while back, I had a sample of this BB cream which really impressed me. So as soon as I found a nice offer I snatched  a tube for myself.

It is a medium thickness BB cream that blends into the skin so well. I find it looks best applied with a brush, I like Real Techniques buffing brush the most for applying this BB, but fingers work ok too.

The finish is semi-matte and there is some healthy radiance to it. It looks like skin and you can't really see that your wearing anything, it just sort of melts in. It reminds me of Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum, but less radiant and Bourjois BB cream. Much like Bourjois HM serum, it leaves the skin (almost) dry to the touch, which is a huge plus for me. I set it with powder in this hot weather otherwise my T-zone gets shiny, but I probably won't have to in colder months. It looks fantastic in combination with Mac Mineralize Skinfinish natural. My skin doesn't get flaky during the day and it wears off nicely. Staying power is nice, there is a lot left on the cotton pad when I take my makeup off at the end of the day. I also find it works fantastic if you reapply it over existing makeup to freshen up.

It has light coverage, even lighter than Bourjois HM Serum and less than all other foundations/BB's I own. It doesn't cover circles and my freckles are still visible, but you can build it up a bit with more layers. Basically, it just makes the skin looking more even, like you have naturally great skin. For any imperfections, I use concealer as would with any other foundation/BB.

Every time I find a really light shade sold in my country, I get really excited. 001 is a very light, pink-toned shade that is a nice match for me and blends very well with my skin tone. I have more or less a neutral skin tone and Bourjois 51, which is yellow toned, also matches me nicely because it has low coverage. But as far as undertones go, my absolute best match is Missha Signature Real Complete BB in 13, which is neutral. There are tree shades of Diorskin BB available, 002 might be most universal.

The packaging is great. A sleek tube with a great pump that dispenses the desired amount. This is how it should be done. I always use quite small amount of foundation and one pump is enough for my needs. The BB has an SPF 10, which is shamefully low, but it works nice with the sunscreen I use, so it's not a deal breaker.

I got mine from Feel Unique for 31€, when I had a discount. Regular price is around 37€.
If you're a fan of light coverage with skin-like finish, give it a go, but I suggest you get a sample first. 

Since we are on a subject of high-end BB's, I had a sample of Guerlain's Lingerie de Peau BB when I was deciding whether to get Dior's one or Guerlain's. I did a swatch of the shade and took a picture of how it looked on the skin.

Unfortunately, the lightest shade is a bit too dark for me. Though it wasn't the worst match, it was dark enough for me to notice. I would have to self-tan to be able to wear it. The coverage is much higher than Dior's BB, I'd say medium (medium-full  if you build it up), and I didn't need to use concealer under the eyes or around the nose, only on blemishes. It has an SPF 30, which was the thing that draw me to it. The texture is thicker and heavier than Dior's, but the finish is the same semi-matte. It's a lovely BB cream and I would buy it if they had a shade that suits me. There are only two shades available.