No 7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream Review...Finally!!!

For a while now, beauty experts in magazines have been raving about the fabulous new, all-singing, all-dancing BB cream. So when I saw that No 7 were launching one as part of their new Beautiful Skin range, I decided to give in to the propaganda and give it a whirl!
Every time I’ve been into Boots over the last 2 months, the shelves have been empty where the stock of BB cream has been flying off so quickly! But finally, just last week, I got my hands on a bottle!
I have pale, combination skin, so the lovely lady on the counter recommended the cream for Normal/Oily skin, in a fair shade.

What Is It?

The No 7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream is available for 3 skin types: Normal/Oily; Normal/Dry; Dry/Very Dry, and 2 skin tones (Fair & Medium).
All types have 5 star UVA rating and SPF15.
The tones offer light coverage that help to even out skin tone and cover up any small blemishes, and the formula contains zinc which helps to fight spots!
Available from Boots at £12.95 for 40ml (which seems a lot, but see below!!).

No 7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream for Normal/Oily Skin.

How Do You Use It?

Post cleansing and moisturising and pre-make up, I squeeze out a small blob about the size of a pea (garden, not petit pois!) onto a finger.
I then use my other hand to dot the cream around my face and then blend it in with my fingers. I tend to pay special attention to my cheeks and under my eyes. A little bit really goes a long way, which makes it good value for money in my opinion.

Does It Work?!

The cream goes on very smoothly and is easy to blend in.
As I said, I’m using the Normal/Oily skin cream, as I sometimes get a bit of an oily T-zone, and I find it seriously reduces shininess on my face, but it doesn’t leave my skin feeling dried out.
It gives really good coverage of minor blemishes, and I feel a lot more confident that my cheeks aren’t bright red and contrasting with the dark bags under my eyes (Thank you student life!).
The BB cream makes for a good base for applying foundation on top, but I find that for every day use, it offers me just the right level of coverage.
It comes off easily at the end of the day with make-up remover or face wipes.

 Left: Before (after moisturiser, no make up). Right: After, with no other make up on.

Any Downsides?

Just a couple, the first being that I imagine it might not be great coverage for people with really bad skin, however I did notice that any blemishes I had cleared up a LOT faster when I was using it on a daily basis, so I would suggest that it might help clear up any breakouts.
The other downside would be that it would be easy to apply too much, because when you squeeze out what you need it doesn’t look like it would be enough! So I would simply advise to start off small because in that age old rule – you can always apply more, but it’s a pain to take it off!

Summary In A Sentence?

A great value cream that actually does what it says on the tin – I can’t live without it now!

Enjoy! X