Edit: Decided to do a short review on a pretty well known item that seem to have taken the market by storm. The BB (short for Blemish Balm) cream. There are plenty of brands of BB creams but only a few available in Malaysia. You can go online to find other brands of BB cream such as Missha, BTRC, Skin79 just to name a few but I decided to do one on Skin Food because it's easily available to everyone and it's very affordable compared to the rest.
Do note that you ought to be careful when buying online because there are fake BB cream around. God knows what they'll do to your face. If it's too cheap to be true, it probably is. Buy from a reputable seller.
Skin Food Aloe Sun BB Cream, SPF 20 PA+
I know that there will be some that disagree with my reviews about this product but considering that all our skin colour/ type and such is different, I strongly suggest that if you're planning to buy it, do test it out at the counter and make sure you try both colours to see which suits you better.
Weight - 50g
Coverage - sheer, it actually makes our face oily if used too much (confirmed, when you apply too much BB cream, it makes our face oily.)
Colour - There are only two colours available and the SA insisted that I take the #1. I'm not entirely sure whether to say that the #1 even suited me. It has more pink than yellow undertone, and although I'm considered fair, my type of fair is obviously different from the type of fair in Korea or Japan as I'm more yellow toned rather than pink. But I'm happy to say that after the colour oxidize, it'll blend in with the rest of the face. Somewhat.
Do not be shocked on discovering that the BB cream colour does not look anything like your foundation colour. They tend to be more chocolatety-brown than beige in colour.
#2 is the more popular colour among malaysians, it's more natural. But i can't say much since I did not try on the #2 colour at all.
*additional info: I'm a MAC NC15
Scent - Lots of other reviewers mentioned that it was lightly scented but to me, the smell is indeed quite strong. My bf liked the smell, it reminds him of candies while Elisa absolutely loathe the smell of it. She mentions that it reminds her of the purple coloured LUX soap but then again she doesn't like sweet scents.
To me, I'm fine with the scent of it although it can be a bit too strong for me during the initial application. A mild scent lingers on after a while. Of course everyone's individual sense of smell is different what I might like isn't what you might like at all.
Overall - You either hate it or love it. I'm fine with it. I didn't buy it for anything else than to see if it will improve skin like how some girls claim. Also, while some claim for it to be the best oil control BB cream, this does not apply to all as I found it very oily, and it wasn't only me who think so. I'm still not sure if it's because I 'applied' too much but I'll find out in a few days. Word of caution, it has been known to make some skin break out though I have not personally gone through it.
