There’s always a recurring theme among customers when it comes to their skin goals: We all want to confidently walk out the door each morning without feeling like we need to slap on a face full of heavy makeup.
But feeling confident enough in your own skin to go without that thick layer of foundation many women have become accustomed to wearing each day is not so easy.
This is where BB Creams and CC Creams have found their place in the market. The beauty market is flooded with these lighter, everyday alternatives to foundation that claim to be the ultimate cabinet declutters, replacing several key products in your existing routine.
So what are they? What’s the difference between them? And which one comes out on top?
BB Cream stands for “Beauty Balm” or “Blemish Balm” and like a CC Cream, offers a little coverage (a lot less than a traditional foundation) along with some skincare benefits, including hydrating the skin while smoothing and evening out the complexion.
It’s a one-size-fits-all base product, similar to a tinted moisturiser, that is often marketed as your skincare, primer, moisturiser, foundation and sunscreen, all in the one tube.
Our Most Favourite BB creams & concelars are from the NOTE range, The Note BB Cream helps to balance skin tone and provide natural coverage. Formulated with wheat germ, citrus, grape extract, vitamin E and sunflower oil, known for their protective properties. Each shade was created to blend seamlessly into the skin to give a natural-looking coverage with an SPF of 15.
This BB cream is thicker than some other BB creams which is good for people that want a little more coverage without making the leap to a foundation. It has a beautifully luminous finish that looks great alone, but still has a slight dewiness to it if set with a very lightweight powder. The shades are adaptable, so they can suit a wide range of skin tones.
The Note BB Concealer is a game changer, even the applicator is cooling and designed for under the eye application. It protects the fragile under eye area over time. Formulated with natural ingredients to even the skin tone and remove discolouration, this is one to shop! Wheat Germ helps skin to look younger and healthier. Citrus skin and Grape extract help diminish dark spots. Vitamin E protects the skin against free radicals. Sunflower Oil helps to even the skin tone. BB Concealer is 100% paraben-free, cruelty-free and vegan.
Then we move on to CC Cream, CC Cream is short for “Colour Correcting” or Complexion Correcting” Cream - a great foundation alternative offering decent yet lightweight coverage that makes you look and feel like you’re wearing nothing at all.
We have waited for one to pop up that we really LOVED and wanted to stock & finally the
arrival of the highly anticipated SOSU CC Me in SPF45 Foundation did not let us down!
This weightless, liquid Foundation combines medium to buildable coverage. The perfect foundation to go from day to night.
Applies builds & blends effortlessly! Help’s Perfects, Correct & Conceal imperfections & minimize dark spots, and redness!
Including SPF 45 protection, it leaves your skin feeling Hydrated with a Natural Dewy Finish. No flashback!
Formulated with skin-loving ingredients! Hyaluronic Acid helps boost the skin's moisture & makes the skin appear plumper. Soothes and defends skin against moisture loss. Vitamin E helps to hydrate, nourish, protect the skin, Vitamin B3 helps to improve dull, uneven skin tone & boost the skin's strength, repair damage, and improve the hydration barrier. Also helps to improve redness.
Proud to be Vegan Friendly & Cruelty-Free.
Hydrating Natural Dewy Finish
Weightless medium Coverage
SPF 45 Protection
Perfects, Corrects & Conceals imperfection
Go from the day-to-night foundation
Full of skin-loving ingredients (Vitamin E, B3, B5 Hyaluronic Acid)
This is a MASSIVE winner for us. If we were to compare the SOSU CC Me in foundation to another it would be the IT Cosmetics Illuminating CC is the closest that comes to mind. Similar creamy texture and dewy finish but the biggest PLUS for us is the SPF 45 Protection.
It really Perfects, Corrects & Conceals imperfections and works well with a buffing brush or beauty blender
This will be your your new best friend - trust us (",)
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