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'Too Faced' Tinted Beauty Balm Review!


Too-Faced-Tinted-Beauty-Balm £24.50

Hellooo lovely ladies! and maybe some gent's! today I'm doing a another review of a new addition to my 'Brown Girl's' beauty find's. 

This is the latest BB cream purchased, which I'm really excited about and couldn't wait to share with you all....

 The sun was shinning over the weekend and it made me feel like we are slowly creeping towards spring and needing  a bit of colour on our winter skin... Ohh la! la!!

So this is my very 1st product review for the brand 'Too Faced'!  and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this Beauty Balm! 

I had been eyeing this and the 'Smashbox BB Cream' at the larger Boot's store for a while and had tried  both on my face in store and actually liked the feel and consistency of the 'Too Faced' Beauty Balm as I found that the Smashbox BB Cream gave a more flat finish where as this gave a more natural luminous look.

I  decided to not purchase this until my beloved 'Clarin's Super Restorative tinted cream' mini review here had completely finished just to justify the price as it's not exactly cheap... but am very glad that I did as I actually do really like it!




Now to start this Beauty Balm! you have to talk a little about the absolutely gorgeous packaging!
you cannot miss or not love the very cutesy packaging on all the 'Too Faced' product's. They are ultra old school feminine with an emphasis on glamour and very appealing to the eye.




This Beauty Balm comes in a very simple and efficient squeezy tube and you can some what control how much product you want to use..
The BB comes in 4 shades which are: vanilla glow, cream glow, nude glow, beach glow.

 I chose the darkest shade which is 'Beach Glow' but I think I could also get away with using the 3rd darkest shade which is the 'Nude Glow' with a bronzer to warm up.

 The 'Beach Glow'  is a very nice shade but as usual it's not my perfect match and is a little on the darker side for my South Asian skin colouring but with a little bit of my magic 'Tinted Glow Enhancer' from 'Body Shop' (now discontinued) added it actually matched my colouring exactly and gave me a lovely healthy 'GLOW'!




The job of this Beauty Balm like most is to provide a multiple skincare benefit's along with a touch of colour.
This is what it says it does on the 'Boot's' website:

  1. Light-diffusing pigments tint and add radiance (available in 4 shades)
  2. Anti-aging, multi-mineral complex primes & prevents damage.
  3. Moisturises with oil-free hydration.
  4. Hypo-allergenic and soothing for all skin types.
  5. Broad-spectrum, chemical-free SPF 20
  6. Multi-use: Can be used as a primer to prep skin for either foundation for more coverage, or powder for a lighter finish.
The price of this Beauty Balm at £24.50 is a bit more then the usual BB Creams you would find in your local Boot's or Super Drug's but its a substantial tube of a cream (45ml) and the quality is great along with the broad spectrum SPF of 20 which for me is always a must and is equal to the sun protection that the Clarin's Super Restorative provides but is cheaper in comparison to the £37.19 I usually pay for the 'Clarins' 30ml tube

This is a brilliant a quick and easy to use BB Cream.  The subtle glow is healthy looking and the light-coverage formula makes the skin feel and look smoother while the vitamin A is supposed to help even skin tone and reduce wrinkles over time, while the chamomile is supposed to  soothes on the spot.  
Does it do the job of a primer for foundation coverage? I'm not too sure about as I still haven't used it as such but it does provide a great coverage for everyday wear. It provides a beautiful natural base without looking too done-up.
 
On my bare wrist
As you blend it feels and spreads like a regular moisturiser.

How it looks once completely blended! A very natural finish..


I have used this BB Cream for around  6 to 8 hours at a time with a little of my 'Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder' in Medium Dark on top and thankfully I didn't look like a oil slick at the end of the day which is a plus point in my opinion for most BB Cream's.
 
From my opinion this  is suitable for troublesome skin types and my sensitive skin has had no reaction what so ever from the usage and hopefully will see some of the above mentioned results...

 The only real gripe I have found is that it has a super fine 'sparkly bits' which appear randomly on some application!  It doesn't spoil the look but it's not something that I particularly like :( and no matter what it says on the packaging about BB Cream's not needing a moisturiser underneath it. I always find that even with my combination skin you still need a little of your usual moisturiser just to make sure you have got rid of any dry patches and to provide a nice smooth even finish....

This BB Cream for me is a definite keeper and am actually looking forward to using it on a regular basis with my trusted additions for a beautiful natural everyday base!
Hope you guys found this little post informative and do let me know if you have tried this already or are thinking of purchasing? 
I would love to know what you think of this or any of the other product's I have reviewed or have mentioned?

 Here's hoping for a sunnier Spring!

 Bye! Bye! for now...






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