BB Cream: what it is and how to use it - Mia Makeup

This product was born as a moisturizing cream with a very light texture with the addition of a small pigmented part. The BB Cream evens out the complexion, but in a very natural way: it constitutes, in fact, the evolved version of the colored cream and is proposed as an alternative to foundation in the beauty routine. The BBs should be applied, making sure to blend the product well starting from the hairline, without neglecting the neck, as you would do with a foundation avoiding streaks or spots of color, with a cat's tongue brush or a blender. The BB creams cannot fail to be inside your beauty bag, just read the various BB cream reviews on the various blogs and the various comments from beauty bloggers and makeup artists.

• BB Cream is a cream that smooths out the complexion of the face and minimizes small imperfections.

The origins of BB face cream date back to the 1960s when, in Germany, the need arose for a cosmetic product that had protective, calming and above all regenerating properties after aesthetic medicine treatments, camouflaging any scars and redness of the skin. A few years ago, then, from Korea to Japan, from the United States to Europe, the BB creams had a great success given the great demand for a perfecting cosmetic. In Europe, the formula of the colored cream, which later became Beauty Cream, has been evolved and has also been used for the body and legs.

The Blemish Balm, balm for imperfections, is a cosmetic product for the base of the face that usually combines a treatment with makeup such as a nourishing cream with a foundation. BB Cream, due to their nature of simplifying and speeding up the daily makeup gestures of skin preparation, and for the pigments that are activated upon contact with the skin, have the innate ability to adapt to the skin tone by making it uniform.
BB Creams also help cover small blemishes such as spots and pimples, illuminating the complexion. As we said, the BB Cream is a hybrid cosmetic product that cannot replace the normal cosmetics you use during the day but performs various functions by helping "normal cosmetics" and "traditional makeup" to work at their best and in more effective way. The best BB Creams usually consist of a moisturizing base and have small pigmented microspheres inside, in different quantities depending on the need by the formulator to make the product more or less covering, which dissolve at the time of application, coloring the cream. Collagen or hyaluronic acid as anti-aging, sunscreens to protect yourself from harmful sun rays, vitamin C as an antioxidant are just some of the substances that can be added to a BB to make it functional.

Finding the right skin coloring cream may not be an easy mission. Keep in mind that the purpose of the BB is not to cover, but to standardize. The same shade can work for multiple skin tones, as the skin color is kept as the main one. The best BB creams (also covering BB creams) can be used in both winter and summer. if you have difficulty finding the right color with a tan you can also mix 2 different colors before spreading them on the face. There are also BBs to combat various skin problems, usually sold in pharmacies, such as, for example, particularly sensitive skin, allergies and skin diseases but also BB creams that help to combat the signs of aging, anti-aging BB creams, or to regulate the production of excess sebum, BB cream mixed skin.

The opinions on BB cream from makeup artists and industry experts are absolutely positive but you need to be clear about what BB is and what it isn't. Although it contains UVA and UVB protection, we must never use a BB as a sunscreen at the sea or in the mountains as the protective factors are useful for protection in the city but not on the boat or on the beach. The BBs do not cover or color the skin so the effect will always be very light and natural. BB is not a cosmetic treatment. While it is true that it may contain active ingredients, we cannot replace our beloved anti-aging cream, a hyaluronic acid treatment or a face serum to fight free radicals with a BB, beauty treatments and BBs can live together without any problem. BBs are not a foundation. As we have already said, the low coverage does not allow you to color the skin so it is not possible to replace even the best BB creams with a foundation.