I bought a tube Garnier Miracle Skin Perfecter last night. Our local Coles had them at the 'special introductory price' of $9.99 and I am nothing if not a fan of a bargain.
For most of my adult life I had lovely skin. A lot of work went into keeping it lovely however. Staying out of the sun and wearing sunscreen, drinking four litres of water a day (let's just cut to the chase and say yes, I spend a lot of time peeing), a careful routine of gentle cleanser alternated with gentle exfoliation, and Rosehip Oil both morning and night. And then I hit my early thirties and my skin broke out with adult acne.
So, this much exalted blemish balm sounded perfect for me. Except it wasn't.
The lightest colour, ingeniously called 'light' is still fair too dark and orange for my very fair skin tone (refer back to stay out of the sun and wear sunscreen). I prefer to play up my fair skin to a milky white, and the BB cream left a tideline around my jaw, despite careful blending. I'm not someone who likes 'glowing skin', I find it a buzz word for greasy looking. The BB cream 'glows', but it had settled in nicely to my skin for a more matte finish after several minutes.
Above all, the BB cream went on my skin at 7.30am. It's now 1.30pm and there is no BB cream to be seen. I may as well be barefaced with my icky, blotchy, adult acne skin on display for all to see.
In short, the BB cream and I, we could have been something. We could have had half a chance. If only if it wasn't too dark, and far too disappear-y for my taste.
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