As beauty editors who specialize in skin care, one of our favorite things in life is when makeup and skin care collide to create beauty products that can make our skin look even better than before. With that being said, BB cream is at the top of our list of favorite (ahem…must-have) skin care-inspired makeup products that can hide the appearance of skin imperfections and provide our skin with hydration, sun protection, and (in some cases) target concerns based on our skin type. So, when we come across a collection of BB creams that can live up to our expectations without breaking the bank— such as L’Oréal Paris’ collection of affordable, yet effective drugstore BB Creams—we are all over it. Ahead, we review three must-have BB creams from L’Oréal Paris.L’ORÉAL PARIS MAGIC BY STUDIO SECRETS MAGIC SKIN BEAUTIFIER BB CREAM REVIEW Recommended For: All skin types looking to temporarily hydrate, prime, perfect, and correct. Beautify your complexion with L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream! Not only can the 4-in-1 drugstore BB cream provide your complexion with lightweight, natural-looking coverage, it can hydrate and prime your skin and reduce the appearance of skin imperfections to create the illusion of a perfect complexion. In addition, this must-have BB cream is formulated with antioxidant-rich vitamins, such as vitamin C and vitamin E, to help shield your skin from environmental skin aggressors that can cause premature signs of aging, among other concerns. Why We Love It: If I’m being honest, I’ve heard a lot of great things about L’Oréal Paris’s Magic by Studio Secrets Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream. So much so that I actually went out and purchased this BB cream before L’Oréal Paris sent our office complimentary samples. And while there are SO many reasons to love this affordable BB cream, one of my favorite things about it is that it is totally comparable to some of the high end BB creams in my makeup kit. It leaves my complexion feeling hydrated and looking illuminated, hides my skin imperfections, and makes for a great base for my go-to “no makeup makeup” look. The only downside? It does not contain SPF, so be sure to apply sunscreen to your complexion before applying! How To Use It: After cleansing your complexion and applying your favorite sunscreen—if you don’t have one, we share some of our favorites, here—apply a small amount of L’Oréal Paris Magic by Studio Secrets Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream to clean skin using either your fingertips or a damp beauty blending sponge to blend. Wear it on its own or follow up with highlighter, bronzer, and the rest of your daily makeup routine. L’Oréal Paris Magic by Studio Secrets Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream, $10.95 (prices may vary)L’ORÉAL PARIS MAGIC BY STUDIO SECRETS MAGIC BB ANTI-FATIGUE (For All Skin Types) BB CREAM REVIEW Recommended For: All skin types, especially tired-looking skin. Up next is L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Fatigue (For All Skin Types) BB Cream. Enriched with color transforming pigments that can help counteract the visible signs of skin fatigue, this multitasking drugstore BB cream is lightweight in texture, yet powerful in its ability to temporarily reduce the appearance of tired-looking skin (and the imperfections that go along with it). In addition, it can revive the complexion, even out the look of the skin’s tone, and hydrate the complexion for a “bare skin” appeal. Why We Love It: I know from experience (and countless mornings trying to de-puff and refresh my complexion) that lack of sleep affects more than just your mood. Without a good night’s sleep, your skin may not have enough time to properly restore itself, resulting in fatigued-looking skin come morning. Fortunately, you can fake it til you make it——with anti-fatigue BB creams like L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Fatigue (For All Skin Types). One of the reasons why I am so drawn to this drugstore BB cream is that it lives up to its promises. With a busy work and social schedule, I lose sleep more often than I am willing to admit. I am pleased to share that after testing out this anti-fatigue BB cream, the visible signs of my sleepiness vanished underneath just one layer of L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Fatigue (For All Skin Types). I recommend that everyone keeps a tube of this BB cream in their makeup kit for those mornings when their skin needs a little wake up call. How To Use It: After cleansing your complexion and applying SPF, dab a small amount of L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Fatigue (For All Skin Types) to your complexion. Use your fingertips or a damp beauty blending sponge to blend. Wear it on its own or follow up with your usual makeup routine. L’Oréal Paris Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Fatigue (For All Skin Types), $10.99 (prices may vary)L’ORÉAL PARIS MAGIC BY STUDIO SECRETS MAGIC BB ANTI-REDNESS (For All Skin Types) REVIEWRecommended For: All skin types, especially those looking to cover up the appearance of redness. Just like you wouldn’t choose a skin care product that isn’t formulated for your specific skin concerns, you shouldn’t choose a makeup product that isn’t formulated to reduce the appearance of your specific skin imperfections. With that being said, if you experience any redness on your complexion, reach for L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Redness (For All Skin Types) BB cream. Formulated to color correct redness on the complexion, this ultra-lightweight BB cream can help neutralize the look of redness, temporarily even out the skin tone, and hydrate the complexion to create the illusion of a perfect complexion.Why We Love It: The beauty of BB cream is that you can find one that is formulated to mask the appearance of your specific skin imperfections. Case in point: L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Redness (For All Skin Types). Formulated with color correction in mind, this BB cream is great for those looking to neutralize any redness on their complexion—especially if you want to go “bare faced” for the day and not deal with any concealers, color correctors, and so on. Without concealer, the top of my nose always appears to have a slight red tint. Usually I layer concealer and BB cream together (and sometimes even a color correcting concealer) to mask the appearance, but after trying this Anti-Redness BB cream, I no longer need to. What I love about this drugstore BB cream is how fool-proof it is— seriously, you don’t even need to understand how color correcting works, let alone how to properly cover up a blemish to use it. How To Use It: After cleansing your complexion and applying sunscreen, dab on a small amount of L’Oréal Paris’ Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Redness (For All Skin Types) to your complexion. Use your fingertips or a damp beauty blending sponge to blend. Wear it on its own or follow up with the rest of your daily makeup application. L’Oréal Paris Magic by Studio Secrets Magic BB Anti-Redness (For All Skin Types), $10.99 (prices may vary)
