TheFaceShop Aqua Tinted BB cream review

 Hey lovelies,
This is my review of the Aqua Tinted BB cream by TheFaceShop. Some back ground info: I have oily~ normal skin and currently my location is hot and humid, which could effect my product opinion, and I purchased the product with my own money.
Okay, so lets go.
I first saw this BB cream from BubzBeauty's fb page where her Chubbi chewed the packaging, and Bubz said she really love this product. So naturally I wanted to give it a try because I'm on a hunt for a good BB cream and since is Aqua I guess is suitable for my oily skin.
Well I received the product a few months back and I really want to give this product a chance on my good list, however its just "okay".
Like all BB creams a little goes a long way, and its best applied with your hands. Here is a pic of the BB cream just out of the tube. It looks very watery and liquid like, refreshing and cooling.

TheFaceShop Aqua Tinted BB cream

 When first applied the product feels very light on the face and its very light coverage. I feel that its really hard to layer this product because is so watery and quick to try, the more layers you add the more cakey/powdery it will look.
It feels very nice and moisturizing and it doesn't irritate the skin.  However when I want to set the product with a fine powder (BareMinerials Minerial Veil), the problem starts. There is very fine striking and it looks very unnatural (looks like you have make up on) especially around the eye area where I applied eye-cream. And I know some may ask "try it without setting powder", well I have oily skin and after application of this BB cream along makes my complexion a bit over dewy. The product along is not oily, its just my skin.

TheFaceShop Aqua Tinted BB cream swatch

 After keeping the product on for a few hours, I felt the need to wash my face. Because I can feel a film like layer on my face and it really bothers me. I believe is my natural oily not reacting well with the BB cream so it feels like an additional layer. Image below is a pic of after the BB cream sets and drys, so its very light coverage and almost matte finish.
The staying power of this BB cream is not great too, its really easily rubs off with hand or tissue (even after setting) and when rubbed off you can def see light patches of you skin peeking through.

TheFaceShop Aqua Tinted BB cream swatch after dry

 This BB cream contains mostly water, but form the oil test, you can see a little oil.

TheFaceShop Aqua Tinted BB cream oil content test 30mins

 This image was taken after 6 hrs and the clear circle is mostly water, the outer darker rim is oil. So you can see how much mass it lost without water, so there is very little pigments used.

 

TheFaceShop Aqua Tinted BB cream oil content test 6 hrs.

The final verdict: I wont purchased this product again and wouldn't really recommend it too because there are better BB creams out there that perform better and for about the same price. But I will try to finish it cause I dont want it going to waste, maybe I will use it when I need to run errands.

Here is a pic of me wearing this BB cream, I did conceal any needed areas and as you can see it dose look powdery and unnatural. 

 

 Once again, thanks for reading!

Review: Garnier BB cream + Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream

Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream + Garnier BB cream (light)

 Hey guys,
As always this is my personal review and it might work differently to others. I have oily ~ normal skin and my skin is very fair. So here we go ^^
I purchased these 2 BB creams a while back, and don't like either of them.
The Garnier BB cream is the first BB cream from the Western market. For its first go, I would say they did "okay". The BB cream is very thick when applied so a big "No NO" for oily skin. Also the color selection is horrible. I got the one in light and its more on the medium side, when applied it made me look 3 shades darker (like Snookie, okay maybe not soo dark).
Kevin BeautyMaker on the over hand feels a lot better on my skin, its not as thick and it controls oil pretty well. When first out of the tube is a pink light cream with little pink dots, it then turns to skin color when blended.

Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream + Garnier BB cream (light)

Coverage wise, I would say the Garnier and Kevin BeautyMaker is medium. You guys can see it dose cover the blue veins on my hands.
Ganier is very much on the brownie bronze side, where as BeautyMaker is more on the cooler pink side (it looks orange in the pic, but in RL it leans on the pink.
Both BB creams don't match me skin tone because one is too tan looking (Garnier) and the other is too pink (Kevin).

Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream + Garnier BB cream (light medium)

 I would recommend the Garnier BB cream to those with slightly drier skin and with MAC NW 25 or 30. The Kevin BeautyMaker will be great for those with oily skin and with NC 30 skin tone.

Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream + Garnier BB cream (light)

 After about a few hours of wear: Garnier got oily really fast and it also oxidized (which is not a good look). Kevin BeautyMaker on the other hand stayed on the healthy glowy side, I didn't have to blot because there was no excess oil and it didn't oxidize.

Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream + Garnier BB cream (light) 10 mins

 From the photos Kevin BeautyMaker has more oil content, which I think contributes to its easy blend-ability. Also Kevin is more liquid in consistency, Garnier on the other hand is more thick.
When applied Garnier feels like it just sits on the skin, so it feels kind of unnatural, where as Kevin feels a lot more light and breathable.

Kevin BeautyMaker BB cream + Garnier BB cream (light) 3 hours

From reading this, you guys probably know I prefer the Kevin BeautyMaker over the Garnier. I think the Western market still need to experiment with formulas to achieve the fantastic qualities of BB cream.

Comment down below your thoughts or questions ^^