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I thought it was what Asians called "light" foundation. I am a fan of K-pop for about 10 years, and I noticed girls use foundation to lighten their skin tone. Women in Asia appear (at least on my single visit) to be like Latin American and Middle Eastern women and do not set foot outside w/o foundation and lipstick.
I noticed a lot of women had mild rashes on their cheeks in Korea...maybe BB cream is a way to market a "Lighter" makeup to women w/ the promise it won't be as bad for skin as foundation(?). I don't see it taking off in the US, but I could be wrong.
I wouldn't use it because I try to keep my pores clear of smut. They're G-rated. I try to minimize foundation and now I use a powder form, which works pretty well. If I use moisturizer on my face, I try to ensure it is natural and goo/pigment free.
I'm skeptical about the claim that it was originated from Germany since it's all the craze in Korea and Japan and I haven't heard of anything out of Germany. Sometimes Asian marketing has this thing where if a product is originated from a highly industrialized Western country, it adds a certain prestige to it and I suspect it might be what's going on behind the claim.
I think so. Everything I have ever read has indicated that it has its origins in Asian countries.
I thought it was what Asians called "light" foundation. I am a fan of K-pop for about 10 years, and I noticed girls use foundation to lighten their skin tone. Women in Asia appear (at least on my single visit) to be like Latin American and Middle Eastern women and do not set foot outside w/o foundation and lipstick.
I noticed a lot of women had mild rashes on their cheeks in Korea...maybe BB cream is a way to market a "Lighter" makeup to women w/ the promise it won't be as bad for skin as foundation(?). I don't see it taking off in the US, but I could be wrong.
I don't know, it is EVERYWHERE on beauty blogs and in mags right now.
I don't know, it is EVERYWHERE on beauty blogs and in mags right now.
LOL Oh no. I guess for the girl who has to have foundation at all times. Sigh. I am an old bag who is out of it. No wonder I see young girls who look older than I do. I guess the "natural look" is out of fashion. It is going to suck if camouflage takes the place of naturally healthy skin.
Not too many of you all like Garnier BB cream. I got a tube last month and I've been wearing it every day. My complexion has significantly improved since I started using it (but then again I would rather attribute that to taking a great deal of stress out of my life recently, hehe). That improvement could be because I have constantly dry skin, and the dryness leads to worse acne breakouts--maybe my skin needed the grease! I am also happy with the coverage and evening of my skin tone.
My main problem with it is that the shade I'm using is not right for my skin tone. My local mass retailers only offer two shades, "light-to-medium" and "medium-to-dark" and I'm quite sure I need "fair" or "fair-to-light" shades that are offered in other make up brands. I should do more research and keep trying brands because I like the concept of BB cream.
I've been using Missha Perfect Cover everyday since 2010. Used to use their Watery BB Cream but they discontinued it. I like Missha since it has more color range as I'm fairly tanned. The coverage is ok, I don't need a lot but just to even out my skin. It doesn't break me out at all and it's fairly matted. I don't like how it dries out after about 6 hours or so though if I don't thoroughly moisturize my skin beforehand. It's SPF 42 but I still wear a moisturizer and another moisturizer with SPF 30 under it.
I'm looking into trying the Skin79 Gold brand since I've heard a lot of good things about it.
I'm skeptical about the claim that it was originated from Germany since it's all the craze in Korea and Japan and I haven't heard of anything out of Germany. Sometimes Asian marketing has this thing where if a product is originated from a highly industrialized Western country, it adds a certain prestige to it and I suspect it might be what's going on behind the claim.
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Originally Posted by TabulaRasa
I think so. Everything I have ever read has indicated that it has its origins in Asian countries.
These are a few of the sites where I got that it came from Germany. From what I have read, it had a medical use before it was used mainly for cosmetics. Japan and Korea have a bunch of crazes, no telling where they get them all, lol.
I wish the better BB creams came in colors that would match my skin well! I heard the Korean and Japanese ones have skin brighteners and acne fighting agents in them along with spf. *dreamy eyes*
These are a few of the sites where I got that it came from Germany. From what I have read, it had a medical use before it was used mainly for cosmetics. Japan and Korea have a bunch of crazes, no telling where they get them all, lol.
I wish the better BB creams came in colors that would match my skin well! I heard the Korean and Japanese ones have skin brighteners and acne fighting agents in them along with spf. *dreamy eyes*
Do you mean bleaching agents. I noticed almost all of the Korean girls had rashes on their faces, usually on the cheeks. I thought it was acne at first, but it was pretty universal. Even actresses have the same rashes. I did a little research and it turns out to be a side effect of the skin whitening ingredients.
There are also a surprising (to me) number of "anti-acne" products being marketed to adults there. I believe it was to combat the rashes caused by the whitening products people use on a regular basis. I guess it could also be the effect of wearing makeup all the time.
Do you mean bleaching agents. I noticed almost all of the Korean girls had rashes on their faces, usually on the cheeks. I thought it was acne at first, but it was pretty universal. Even actresses have the same rashes. I did a little research and it turns out to be a side effect of the skin whitening ingredients.
There are also a surprising (to me) number of "anti-acne" products being marketed to adults there. I believe it was to combat the rashes caused by the whitening products people use on a regular basis. I guess it could also be the effect of wearing makeup all the time.
There are things that are considered skin brighteners that aren't bleaching agents.
Soy is marketed as a skin brightener -- it helps fade light melasma.
On another beauty board I frequent there is a really long thread on them. The concencus seemed to be that the best ones were from Asia. I haven't tried any yet tho.
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I guess the "natural look" is out of fashion. It is going to suck if camouflage takes the place of naturally healthy skin.
I heard the Korean and Japanese ones have skin brighteners and acne fighting agents in them along with spf. *dreamy eyes*
