Garnier Skin naturals BB cream for combination to oily skin in colour light

Garnier offers several BB creams but after trying one for dry skin (which was very greasy) I decided to buy one that is aimed at combination and oily skin. I must say it was a good decision.

Price: it costs about 10-14€ for 40ml in any drugstore.

Smell: it doesn’t have any specific smell. While applying it you can smell something like liquor (or is that my imagination?). Once it sets on the skin this scent goes away.

Colour: I bought mine in colour Light. It is light enough for my skin (NW20 in MAC) so I’m very pleased. It has neutral, slightly pink undertone which is not as pink as Nivea BB cream so I can still wear it and not to look very different. You can see on the picture and compare all the drugstore BB creams I recently tried and reviewed.

Garnier Skin naturals BB cream in colour light for combination to oily skin

Texture and finish: it has thin liquid texture that soaks well into the skin. It has natural, slightly matt finish. I cannot use it when I have dry patches so be aware of that. This product is really rather for combination to oily skin than for dry skin.

Application: I applied it as regular cream, all over the face instead my daily moisturiser (it has SPF 20 so it’s ok).

Coverage: it has very nice coverage; if I use foundation’s terminology it has light coverage which is very nice for a BB cream. You can actually just use this cream if you don’t have any major imperfections and look polished yet natural.

Longevity: it lasts quite well almost 7 hours on its own. It worked well under the foundation as well; I needed less foundation as it covered quite a lot of my imperfections.

(from left) Garnier Skin Natural Miracle skin cream Anti-aging skin transforming care, Nivea BB cream with SPF 10 in colour light, L’Oreal Paris Sublimist BB cream 6 in 1 Instant perfection in colour light, Garnier Skin naturals BB cream for combination to oily skin in colour light

Final verdict: I don’t have its packaging anymore so I cannot write precisely about its promises, but my experience was that the cream unified my skin; it held well in warmer weather, had nice finish and good coverage. It is a good BB cream for combination to slightly oily skin, I’m not sure if very oily skin would enjoy it, not for dry skin for sure. I quite liked it during the summer period and in my opinion it is one of the best BB creams in drugstore. I have one more from lower price point to review and it is actually my most favourite (in light colour) so wait for the upcoming review before buying this one.