As the warmer months arrive, you might be itching to make some changes in your foundation routine and switch things up). If you're looking for something lighter than your everyday foundation, try a BB cream.
A BB cream is a blemish balm and is sometimes known as a beauty balm. We love BB creams because they do a great job of combining the benefits of skincare with the benefits of makeup. Who doesn't want the benefits of both in one product?
Here are some of our recommendations for those who want to swap their foundation for BB cream.
Kosas BB Burst Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream with Copper Peptides
Kosas recently released this BB cream, which has light and buildable coverage with a natural finish, making it a great addition to your collection. It can hydrate and smooth your skin. The name of the product talks about copper peptides, and here's what they actually do: they can help plump and firm your skin while supporting your skin's collagen. It also features zinc, which can help with redness and soothe skin. Lastly, it uses saccharide isomerate and sodium PCA, which are ingredients that can help your skin barrier while also hydrating and smoothing your skin.
Purlisse Perfect Glow BB Cream
Although we love every product on this list, we really adore this one. It's the brand's No. 1 best-selling BB cream, with countless reviews on Amazon and all over the internet. This product can help moisturize your skin while also protecting it from environmental stress with antioxidants. The ingredients in this also help improve your skin texture and tone. It is also great for evening out your skin tone and leaving you with a glowy and dewy finish. A nice bonus is that this product has SPF 30.
MISSHA M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF 42 PA+++
This cruelty-free product has been going viral lately, and it's one of the countless reasons why it made our list. This formula has an SPF of 42, which gives you a nice amount of sun protection. It offers medium-to-high coverage (which is not typical of BB creams). The ingredients in this work together to help even, brighten, soothe, and cover imperfections, and all skin types can use it. To help soothe your skin, this product uses both rosemary leaf extract and chamomile flower extract. Additionally, to keep your skin looking moisturized and supple, it uses hyaluronic acid and ceramides.
Maybelline Dream Fresh Skin Hydrating BB Cream
Of course, everything on this list is iconic, but this BB cream is perhaps the most legendary among them. There are so many reasons to be obsessed with this product. One of the first reasons is that it is an 8-in-1 product that can protect your skin (it has SPF 30), hydrate your skin, brighten your skin, smooth your skin, help reduce the look of redness, minimize the look of pores, and enhance your skin while also blurring your imperfections. This is another product that has light coverage, but it is buildable.