Hellooo~
In this post, I tried to define what is bb cream, what its make
different from foundation, and what is cc cream. I’ll start with its history
and what exactly it is.
Okay, let’s start with BB cream first. As we know now, most
of makeup brand have their own BB cream product. BB cream stand for blemish
balm or blemish base, in Western it called beauty balm. BB cream is promoted as
all-in-one facial cosmetic product, it has makeup and skincare ingredient such
serum, moisturizer, primer, foundation and sunblock. It can be worn alone as
regular foundation and without powder depending on the amount of coverage.
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| 1960s BB Cream |
BB cream was originally formulated in the 1960s in Germany
by dermatologist Dr. Christine Schrammek, she formulating bb cream to protect
her patient’s skin after facial peels and surgery. Now, bb creams come in
variety of different formulations. In Korean and East Asian markets, they
offered in a limited number of hues/tones because Korean companies only focused
on their markets and East Asian markets. They only offering some tones that
match to user’s skin tone, they also put skin-whitening ingredient that are
important element in Asian, and that makes bb cream popular.
BB cream is promoted as a all-in-one treatment, but in
Korean mostly use it as an alternative to foundation, because those with
Western formulations tend to be too heavy for their tastes. Its coverage is
often mineral-based, and is intended to both cover and treat blemish such as
acne, sun and age spot, it also anti-wrinkle.
What’s CC cream? Is it same or different to BB cream?
CC cream is basically BB cream with another formula. From
what I have tried CC cream has white color, but it changes to your skin tone as
you apply on your face (like magic, I’m shocked at first. LOL). CC cream stands
for Color Control Cream, that’s why it can match to your skin tone. But it has
less coverage than BB cream. Now CC cream has more tone, maybe like natural beige and light beige.
- · Foundation:
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Full coverage
o
No skin care
o
Long-lasting makeup base
o
Up to 40 shades
- · BB Cream:
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Moisturizer
o
Sunblock
o
Less coverage than foundation
o
Long-lasting makeup base at least 8 hours (in my
daily routine)
o
Up to 2-4 tones
- · CC Cream:
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Moisturizer
o
Sunblock
o
Less coverage than BB Cream (better with powder)
o
Long-lasting makeup base at least 8 hours (in my
daily routine)
o White and natural beige
I’ve tried some of BB cream and CC cream, like…..
- · BB Cream:
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Etude
House Precious Mineral BB Cream Bright Fit SPF30/PA++
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Missha M
Perfect Cover SPF42 PA++
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Tony Moly
Luminous Goddess Aura SPF37 PA++
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Too Cool
For School After School Watery Skin BB Foundation SPF37 PA++
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Skin79
Super BB Cream SPF25 PA++
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Maybelline
Clear Smooth BB Cream SPF25 PA++ (western)
- · CC Cream:
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Holika
–Holika Face 2 Change CC Cream SPF32 PA++
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Tony Moly
Luminous Pure Aura SPF30 PA++
And my favorite BB Cream are Too Cool For School and Missha
for best coverage, I also like Tony Moly for everyday wear. For CC Cream I love
them both, and for foundation I only wear it for special occasion (little bit heavy?). Thank you for
reading!
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