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I use the skin79 gold edition, even though I'm out of it currently! I love it. I still use a light translucent powder over top to set it.

I would avoid Western brands of BB cream. I've tried them all because they're easier to get and they just don't do the same trick as Asian made BB creams.
yesstyle.com is where I get mine!

http://www.yesstyle.com/en/skin79-super-plus-beblesh-balm-vip-gold-bb-cream-spf-25-pa-40g/info.html/pid.1021292412

I use the Garnier one, but I need to find another because its too dark for my pasty white winter skin.

Someone gave me the Clinique CC cream and I'm liking it so far! I am yellow Asian skin I actually like this one better than a Korean brand that I got in Hong Kong a while back. I find that it does even out my skin tone & minimize pores. I put extra under my eyes & on the sides of my nose and on a regular work day I can kinda get away without putting concealer. I do layer on a little powder though but that's just habit, I don't think it does anything more.

I use the Garnier too, without powder or foundation. I usually put a little bit of bronzer and blush on over it, just because my face has no color. Tinted lip gloss or chap stick and a brush of mascara. And that's pretty much all the makeup I ever wear, lol. On date nights I might put on eye shadow.

I've tried the skin79 (both the pink bottle and the gold) and they're great especially for the price. I've also tried Trish McEvoy and at first I really liked it bc it went on pretty matte which my oily skin needs but the color just seemed off. Now I'm trying the Bobbi Brown and I LOVE IT! It goes on super smooth and covers without being too made up (now that I have LO I don't like makeup coming off on her). I do moisturizer before and also set it with some loose powder but i don't think the powder is necessary if your not oily. I've been using BB cream for 2 years now and i think it's helped my skin a lot. My skin is super sensitive and I had severe acne as a child so lots of damage and large pores...my skin has so much less irritation (less eczema) and my pores are noticeably smaller. And I love that it had high SPF. I'm also Asian

I used the Skin79 BB Cream, I got mine via Amazon.

The western ones are just glorified tinted moisturizer. The Asian ones were developed years ago to help women recover from plastic surgery, so they're forumulated differently.

@LindsayInNY: Good to know!

@LindsayInNY: Wait which are the drugstore brands? Like NYX? Milani? I am asking since I don't think I've ever seen CVS brand make-up lol

@LindsayInNY: Oh! I wish I knew that, I totally would've returned stuff

I tried the Skin79 Gold version recently. I bought it from the manufacturer's website. I broke out in the most horrible cystic acne I have had in over 15 years about a month after starting to use it. I don't know if it is the BB cream or hormones, but I immediately stopped using it! I did like how comfortable it felt, but aside from the acne, I didn't feel like it was a good color for me, despite having Asian complexion like it's designed for.

I just bought a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer and it's very nice, but I'm really curious about the Bobbie Brown BB cream. I have used her tinted moisturizer in the past and really liked it.

@sandy: Isn't BB's BB cream the BEST?! I really really love it!

@LovelyPlum: I learned a lot from a blog called From Head to Toe.

It's a wealth of information. Skin79 is an Asian brand, using an Asian formulation. It's actually really interesting to buy cosmetics in Asia, because a prized attribute is whiteness, so a lot of cosmetics have whitening agents.

I like this one because it adjusts to my skin tone when I apply it. When it comes out it looks grayish, but when I blend it in, you can not see it at all. My skin tone is what I would call pale olive.

I've only tried Bobbi Brown's, but it made me break out terribly, and I've yet to try another brand. I also almost never use liquid foundation because I have the same issues. I know several people who use skin 79 and love it, though.