We Reviewed the Best BB Creams From Garnier’s SkinActive Line

If there is one beauty product most beauty editors swear by, it’s BB cream. A hybrid of both skin-care and makeup, BB creams often contain a lightweight, tinted formula with all kinds of skin care benefits — think: SPF protection, antioxidants, moisture, and more! Perfect for rocking the “no makeup makeup” trend, BB creams can temporarily cover and conceal skin imperfections such as uneven skin tones, blemishes, and other skin concerns that might be wreaking havoc on an otherwise flawless complexion. Keep reading to find out how Garnier is taking BB cream to the next level with their anti-aging, anti-acne, and oil-free BB cream formulas.

GARNIER SKINACTIVE MIRACLE SKIN PERFECTOR BB CREAM REVIEW

Recommended For: Temporarily covering up skin concerns such as discoloration, dullness, blotchiness, and dryness. 

Why We Love It: Lightweight, but mighty, the SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream from Garnier is formulated to temporarily mask the appearance of discoloration, dullness, blotchiness, and dryness on the complexion. A cross between skin care and makeup, the Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream is highly pigmented and formulated with skin hydrating ingredients—like glycerin—and SPF 15 for added protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays. In addition to its ability to brighten, renew, protect, and even out the appearance of skin’s tone, the hybrid formula focuses on keeping the skin hydrated throughout the day.

How To Use It: For instant, lightweight coverage, apply Garnier’s SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream to a cleansed and moisturized complexion using the tips of your fingers or your beauty blending sponge prior to sun exposure. Allow the formula to set before following up with concealer, blush, bronzer…the works. Reapply throughout the day as needed.

Garnier SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream, $12.99 (prices may vary)

GARNIER SKINACTIVE MIRACLE SKIN PERFECTOR BB CREAM OIL-FREE REVIEW

Recommended For: Combination and oily skin types

Why We Love It: Finding good face makeup for oily or combination skin types can be tricky—especially when it comes to heavy foundations—but, with the SkinActive Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free from Garnier, you can have your cake and eat it too. Specifically formulated with oily and combination skin types in mind, this lightweight, oil-free BB cream helps conceal a number of skin concerns such as large pores, uneven skin tones, and visible imperfections, resulting in a complexion that appears smooth, matte, and virtually flawless. In addition, the all-in-one formula has SPF 20 for protection from the sun’s damaging UV rays and combines the brand’s mattifying Mineral Pigments with their ultra oil-absorbing Perlite for long-lasting shine control.

How To Use It: After cleansing your complexion with your favorite Garnier skin care products, apply the SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free to your clean complexion using your fingertips or a beauty blending sponge. Once the BB cream is blended in, follow up with some under-eye concealer and the rest of your daily makeup regimen or, go “bare!”

Garnier, SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Oil-Free, $12.99 (prices may vary)

GARNIER SKINACTIVE 5-IN-1 MIRACLE SKIN PERFECTOR BB CREAM ANTI-AGING REVIEW

Recommended For: Mature skin types

Why We Love It: Mature skin types need a skin care and makeup regimen that target the many signs of aging—think: fine lines, wrinkles, dull skin, dry complexions, dark spots, and more—and Garnier’s SkinActive 5-In-1 Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Anti-Aging formula is up for the task. Made with anti-aging in mind, the antioxidant-rich BB cream is formulated to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, even out the skin tone, firm the skin, and protect with SPF 15, and provide the complexion with hydration. Enriched with the brand’s Pro-Xylane Antioxidant Apricot and tinted mineral pigments, this 5-in-1 BB cream can help you achieve smoother, brighter, more youthful-looking skin.

How To Use It: After using your favorite anti-aging skin care products from Garnier, apply the SkinActive 5-in-1 Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Anti-Aging to your cleansed complexion using either your fingertips or your beauty blending sponge. Wear it on its own or as a base for your daily makeup application.

Garnier SkinActive 5-in-1 Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream Anti-Aging, $12.99 (prices may vary)

GARNIER SKINACTIVE 5-IN-1 MIRACLE SKIN PERFECTOR BB CREAM REVIEW

Recommended For: Normal-to-dry skin types, fatigued-looking complexions

Why We Love It: Specifically designed with normal-to-dry skin types in mind, the 5-in-1 Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream from Garnier can help renew, brighten, even out the skin tone, protect, and leave the complexion looking and feeling hydrated. Formulated with caffeine, antioxidant-rich vitamin C, and tinted mineral pigments, this 5-in-1 BB cream can help fatigued-looking skin, protect from environmental skin aggressors, and smooth the complexion for a healthy-looking glow.

How To Use It: Before sun exposure, apply the 5-In-1 Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream from Garnier to a freshly-cleansed complexion using either your fingertips or beauty blending sponge to blend the product into your skin. Wear it on its own or follow up with your daily makeup regimen.

Garnier SkinActive 5-in-1 Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream, $12.99 (prices may vary)

GARNIER SKINACTIVE MIRACLE SKIN PERFECTOR BB DAILY ANTI-ACNE REVIEW

Recommended For: Oily and acne-prone skin types

Why We Love It: Acne-prone skin types require specially-formulated skin care and makeup products—such as the SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Daily Anti-Acne—that can help conceal imperfections and prevent new breakouts. Luckily, the Miracle Skin Perfector BB Daily Anti-Acne can do all that and more. Made with acne-prone skin types in mind, this lightweight, oil-free formula is formulated with mineral pigments and 2 percent salicylic acid to target and conceal imperfections caused by breakouts and blemishes. To top it off: not only can this anti-acne BB cream target and conceal existing blemishes and breakouts, it can prevent new breakouts from wreaking havoc on your complexion, too!

How To Use It: After cleansing your complexion with an anti-acne face wash, toning, and applying a lightweight moisturizer to your skin, apply Garnier’s SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Daily Anti-Acne to your complexion using your fingertips—make sure your hands are clean!—or a recently cleansed beauty blending sponge. We recommend applying this BB cream once to three times a daily, starting with one application a day then gradually increasing to two or three if needed.

Garnier SkinActive Miracle Skin Perfector BB Daily Anti-Acne, $12.99 (prices may vary)