While similar, CC cream offers more coverage than BB cream. Use BB cream for days you need more hydration, want lighter coverage and a natural look, and grab CC cream when you want more of a color payoff as well as color correction. If you’ve only ever used flesh-toned concealer, then you’re probably used to applying it after foundation. But color correctors — including green concealer — are meant to be applied before foundation and concealer. We recommend using a buildable foundation after your green concealer so that you can control your level of coverage. Try the L’Oréal Paris Infallible Up to 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation, Lightweight , which can be built up to medium or full coverage. Use a makeup blender to buff and blend out the liquid formula. CC cream is meant to seamlessly even the skin, so you can stop your makeup here or proceed with the rest of your routine as usual.

Combination skin can reach for either BB cream or CC cream, or you can even use both products on different areas of your face based on their needs. For example, BB cream may be best for your T-zone to avoid excess oil there while CC cream could benefit your dry cheeks. It might seem daunting to apply such a striking hue to your face, but it’s actually one of the most effective ways to reduce redness. Plus, it’s super easy to use once you get the hang of the application. Here, learn all about our best green concealers and how to use them as part of your anti-redness makeup routine. Start with a makeup primer like the L’Oréal Paris Prime Lab Up to 24H Pore Minimizer to create an even base for your BB cream.

WHO CAN USE A CC CREAM?

To prevent or counteract this unwanted orange hue, use the Vitamino Color A-OX CC Cream for blonde hair from the Serie Expert collection. Apply after cleansing and removing excess water and leave the hair cream on for 5-10 minutes, like a hair mask. Remember, the purple colour is to rebalance the warm and cool tones for a more neutral shade, so don't panic – it rinses out. Adding CC cream into your makeup routine will give you a flawless base without needing to reach for a color corrector first. Here’s how to use it. Brunettes can also suffer from orange brassy hues, but the main colour concern is redness. While a deliberate choice of warm, auburn hair with fiery undertones can look fantastic, if your goal was a cool cocoa shade, those red hues need to go. If your complexion looks red — whether from sun damage or acne — try the L’Oréal Paris Magic BB Anti-Redness (For All Skin Types). This BB cream has a green tint that transforms into a universal shade to help reduce the look of redness. Thanks to its multi-benefits, you can skip primer and moisturizer and just apply this one color-changing product.

The difference between BB cream and tinted moisturizer is also all about the coverage, as BB cream offers a bit more color payoff than tinted moisturizer. Additionally, with tinted moisturizer you have a moisturizer and color product in one, while you'll still need to use a separate face moisturizer when using BB cream that’s not meant to hydrate. G2025375 - Ingredients: Aqua / Water, Isododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Isoeicosane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer , Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone , Boron Nitride, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Hexyl Laurate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Methylparaben, Parfum / Fragrance, Triethyl Citrate, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Panthenol, Perfluorooctyl Triethoxysilane, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Limonene, Magnesium Stearate, Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract - Fig Fruit/Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate [+/- May Contain: Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides, Ci 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, Ci 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, Ci 42090 / Blue 1 Lake]. (F.I.L. B229359/1).

WHAT CC CREAM SHOULD YOU TRY?

BB cream is lightweight, so it’s a good choice for oily skin types that want coverage without that heavy or uncomfortable feeling that some products can give. url": "https://www.lorealparisusa.com/beauty-magazine/skin-care/skin-care-concerns/what-is-cc-cream" A common concern experienced by those with blond, white or grey hair is brassiness, a rusty yelloworange hue that can develop after colouring. This occurs when the hair's natural melanin begins to show through the lighter top tones. Brassiness is a particular risk when you have lightened your hair by several shades, and can be due to not leaving the colour on long enough, not using the right mix of ingredients and UV exposure (which speeds up the colour oxidisation process.) CC cream is a great choice for those with acne-prone skin, since you can choose a color formula that will cancel out the look of your blemishes or acne scars. Try to look for one that’s non-comedogenic so that you don’t clog your pores and further exacerbate your breakouts.