Best BB creams

BB Creams are a make-up product that help simplify a woman's daily beauty routine. BB cream, which can stand for beauty balm or blemish balm, was originally created to help heal patients' skin who had experienced laser treatments. It first became popular in the Asian market and has taken the United States by storm over the last year. BB creams are essentially a moisturizer, foundation, concealer and SPF protection in one product.

Best Overall BB Cream

Garnier's Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream is one of the best overall BB creams for its affordable price, its superb coverage, its choice of shades and the types available. This BB cream evens your skin tone, hydrates the skin, protects it with an SPF 15, brightens it with vitamin C and renews it with its formula of hyaluronic acid, glycerin and lipidure microspheres. Garnier's BB cream is available in two shades, light-to-medium and medium-to-deep. One formula of Garnier's Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream provides all-day shine control for oily and combination skin, while the other has an advanced skincare formula that is more hydrating. Both formulas offer skin-perfecting coverage and more than 90 percent of women who have used Garnier's Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector BB Cream reported their skin tone was more even, smooth and brighter after just one use.

Best Sweatproof BB Cream

If you lead an active lifestyle, you'll want to use a formula of BB cream that is sweatproof and/or waterproof. Look no further than Boscia's BB Cream SPF 27 PA++. The product was tested on a jogger and someone who took a spin class, and the formula held up through both sweat-filled workouts. Boscia's BB Cream SPF 27 is water-based and oil-free, but provides the right amount of moisture through an ingredient called beta-glucan which is derived from oats.

Best Full-Coverage BB Cream

Jane Iredale's Glow Time Full Coverage Mineral BB Cream SPF 25 offers the best coverage for all skin types. It provides an extra concealer built into the BB cream so users do not need to add that extra step when applying their daily make-up. Made with aloe leaf juices to tone down skin redness and grapefruit extract to brighten and even the skin tone, this mineral-based BB cream offers pancake-style coverage, without the heavy, caked-on feel.

Best Anti-Aging BB Cream

For the best BB cream with anti-aging properties, try Estée Lauder's DayWear Anti-Oxidant Beauty Benefit Crème SPF 35. With such a high SPF, it helps prevent future skin damage but also provides skin-brightening coverage that can diminish freckles, sun spots, acne scars and more. This oil-free beauty balm is enriched with vitamins E and C, as well as the antioxidant, eukarion.

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Sue Gabel has been a multi-faceted writer since 1999. In addition to writing for the Examiner, she has several years experience working in the beauty products and cosmetics industries. Feel free to connect with her via Twitter @writers_journey or email suegabel.examiner@gmail.com.

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