You can buy them in any drugstore (at least in Europe) since it is Garnier, widely available everywhere. In Belgium they cost around 12 euro which is ok price for day lotion with SPF 30. I hope I don’t need to emphasize how important it is to wear SPF during the day even if it’s cloudy or raining like in Belgium.
Garnier Ambre Solaire BB crème SPF 30
Smell: it has light sunscreen smell with hint of nutty aroma
Shades: unfortunately there is only one shade of this BB cream. I’m NW20 in MAC foundations and I would say this is probably NW35 so quite darker than my skin shade. I compared it with foundations I have and it is quite the same to L’Oreal Lumi Magique D/W3 or to Cover Girl Outlast stay fabulous 855/soft honey. I can use it only when I’m self-tanned. It’s a pity that there’s only this colour, if there was a lighter one I’d definitely use it during the winter as well.
Application: I used my hands to apply the BB cream but I think it would also work with the brush or the sponge. The texture is light cream so neither totally liquid nor a heavy cream.
Finish: it has natural finish with hint of luminosity, skin looks suntanned and healthy. It moisturizes skin well enough for my taste (in spring and summer my skin is normal or slightly dry). It soaks well in the skin so no problem with foundation application on the top of it.
Coverage: it has nice coverage for a BB cream; almost medium coverage depends on how many layers you put on.
Longevity: it says on the tube that the cream is water resistant. I haven’t tried it in water but the cream stays nicely all day, doesn’t smudge once it sets. I also mix it with the foundations that have longevity issues to extend their wear.
Final verdict: as I said in the introduction I’ve been using this BB cream last summer and I used up one tube. I already bought new tube for this summer as well. I would definitely recommend this product, the only problem I see is the colour. If you are light skin colour like me and you don’t self-tan you may not get the use out of it.
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| Garnier Ambre Solaire BB creme SPF 30 (left), Garnier Ambre Solaire Anti-Age SPF 30 (right) |
Garnier Ambre Solaire Anti-Age crème SPF 30
This cream is a transparent version of BB cream: it has the same smell, longevity; it leaves natural finish, soaks well in the skin and wears well under the makeup. It doesn’t have any colour, it is white and, when applied, blends in the skin without colour. I’m definitely going to use it during the winter as my day moisturizer or when I’m not wearing its BB cream version. What concerns the Anti-aging properties, they are related to SPF that the cream offers and therefore prevents creation of new wrinkles.
