Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream and the Great BB Cream Showdown!

It is now time for my final Influenster Review (I will have links to all other Influenster related things below)! I feel like I really saved the best for last on this one. I have tried different BB Creams but hadn’t really found one that I liked until I tried the Garnier Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream (really can the name be any longer!!). I really liked it and was pretty committed to it until I received my Influenster Sunkissed VoxBox and got the opportunity to try the Olay Fresh Effects (BB Cream!) Skin Perfecting Moisturizer SPF 15. That is when the Great BB Cream Showdown began **PAUSE FOR DRAMATIC MUSIC**

Before we begin a few reminders: I received the Olay BB Cream for FREE from Influenster for testing purposes. The Garnier BB Cream I purchased with my own $$. HOWEVER, all opinions and thoughts are my own!

The showdown will consist of 3 main categories: Packaging, Texture and Feel, and Appearance. Let the Showdown Begin!

PACKAGING:

OLAY

The packaging for this is really adorable and young looking. I like that it appeals to a wide range of ages from pre-teens who may be trying out makeup for the first time up to someone in their 20s like me. I’m not sure if it would pack the greatest appeal for someone older just because it is so young looking and an older woman may not want such young packaging hanging around their makeup bag.

GARNIER:

This packaging is much more sleek and sophisticated looking to me and the grown up in me really likes this one too. This packaging was definitely made for women in their 20s and older.

TEXTURE AND FEEL

OLAY:

This BB Cream is incredibly light weight. It really doesn’t feel like you’re putting makeup on and feels more like a nice moisturizer. Once on your skin it feels like it just melts into it and doesn’t feel at all greasy. These facts make me love this even more!

GARNIER:

This BB Cream is a little more heavy duty than the Olay cream. It feels thicker coming out of the bottle and takes a little more effort to get it to “melt” into your skin. It also has a more greasy feeling that I’m not a huge fan of. A little definitely goes a long way with the Garnier BB Cream.

APPEARANCE:

**I kept all other makeup items the same for these pictures. I tried to take the pictures in the same location unfortunately after the OLAY picture we had a rash of cloudy/rainy days and I had to take my GARNIER picture inside.**

OLAY:

Look at how bright my skin looks!! I LOVE IT!! This BB Cream takes absolutely no extra nonsense to make you look glowy. If you needed to rush and only had time for some BB cream and mascara this won’t let you down. Better yet, the glowy-ness lasts ALL DAY!

GARNIER:

Oh, Garnier BB Cream, I love you but you take a lot of work. This just doesn’t have the glowy-ness of OLAY. But I will say with a little effort (mostly well placed highlighter and some bronzer) it can give a very nice “Oh I just got back from a tropical vacay” effect.

FINAL WORD:

I do really like both BB Creams, but if I could only buy one I would definitely go for the Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream. It’s lightweight, non greasy, and gives instaglow like crazy! I do think I may find myself reaching for the GARNIER cream during the winter months only because it is a little thicker and I tend to like thicker for the colder months (I don’t know why I just do...). Now tell me! Have you tried either of these BBs? Which ones do you like the best?

You can find both BB Creams wherever Olay and Garnier products are sold!

INFLUENSTER POST LINKS

My First VoxBox

Dr. Scholl’s For Her High Heel Insoles Review

SinfulColors SinfulShine Review

Goody Hair Ouchless Ribbon Elastics Review

Goners! Products I've Used Up! Part One

I was going through all of my used up products (yes, I stockpile them) so that I could decide what I needed to purchase on my next beauty run when I figured that I would make like a YouTuber and blog about all of my used up products (seriously -- YouTube “Products I Used Up” and you’ll see what I mean). Also, I have quite the list going so I think I will split them into two postings (one for skin care and the other for makeup).Some of these things I plan on repurchasing (and a few I already have) but others won’t make the cut. Check out the list below and like always pictures will be linky to where you can buy!

***Oh! I should also just say that I purchased everything with my own cashola unless otherwise stated!***

CND Almond Soothing Creme

This lotion smells AMAZING!! It smells like almonds (obviously) but there is also a slightly sweet scent to it that kind of reminds me of homemade icing. I apply it right after I wash my hands because I have insane dry skin (especially on my hands) and this makes them feel instantly soft.

REPURCHASE POWER: Yes

Dove Nourishing Body Wash (Deep Moisture)

This is hands down my favorite body wash. I use the Deep Moisture formula because as stated above I have really dry skin. I also like that it isn’t scented because I layer it with scented body washes. And, yes I know that you can buy Dove scented body washes, but I don’t feel like those give me the moisture my skin needs so I just layer.

REPURCHASE POWER: Honey, I buy this stuff in BULK!

Philosophy Fresh Peaches with Cream Shower Gel

I liked this shower gel, but I didn’t love it. It smelled so peachy in the bottle but when I actually used it the scent just wasn’t there **SAD FACE** Granted, I don’t typically want to smell like fruit, but there is something about the scent of peaches that I just love.

REPURCHASING POWER: No **SAD FACE**

NYX Pore Filler

OK, so this isn’t technically a skincare item, but considering it smoothes things out on your face I’m including this in the skincare category. This primer was OKish. It did it’s job but I don’t I kind of feel like it phoned it in sometimes in that it felt more like I just added on extra moisturizer instead of a primer. Also, this is almost $13(!!) and it didn’t last very long...

REPURCHASE POWER: Umm...No.

bareMinerals Prime Time Foundation Primer

I got this as a sample in a 500 point Beauty Insider gift from Sephora and I absolutely freaking loved it! It made my skin look and feel so silky and amazing! I think I squeezed the life out of the poor little tube that the sample came in.

REPURCHASING POWER: On my Sephora wishlist right now! I also added the brightening one because sometimes my skin could use a little brightening love.

Garnier Skin Renew Moisturizer

My favorite moisturizer by far! It is nice and light and keeps my skin feeling moisturized without feeling greasy. Since using it I’ve noticed a great difference in my skin texture and tone too!

REPURCHASING POWER: Already repurchased!

There are my skincare empties! What products have you used up? Have you tried anything on my list? Would you repurchase? Let me know!