BB Creams and CC Creams – What’s The Difference?
BB Creams and CC Creams – What’s the difference?
BB creams took the beauty world by storm last year and this year we’ve been working our way through the alphabet with CC creams coming to the market with a rumour on DD creams too….
A lot of people have sent me emails asking about the differences and how to use each cream so below I’ve given you the beauty breakdown between the two, what they’re good for and how to use them!
BB Creams – What are they?
BB cream is short for blemish balm or beauty balm and to keep things short and simple this is by far the best tinted moisturiser as it’s packed with vitamins a long list of benefits for your skin and SPF to protect your skin during the day.
BB Creams – What do they do?
BB creams will give your skin a smoother appearance, make your complexion and skin-tone look even and with anti-ageing and SPF it’ll protect AND benefit your skin as you wear it during the day.
Most, if not all, BB creams have light-reflecting elements which will give your skin a lovely, dewy glow all day making it a must-have for summer too.
BB Creams – How and when do I use it?
With BB cream I wouldn’t recommend using a lot of it, all you need is a light layer on your skin.
I tend to apply a dot my forehead, cheeks, chin and nose and blend it into my skin after applying primer and before my foundation BUT you can use BB creams as your primer too.
BB creams provide your skin with very little coverage – it’s more to give your skin a lovely, dewy, healthy glow than anything else so if your skin needs a pick me up try a BB cream!
CC Creams – What are they?
CC creams are short for Complexion Corrector – VERY similar to BB creams however CC creams tend to focus more on colour correction.
CC Creams – What do they do?
CC creams are even lighter than BB creams (that’s VERY light) and are perfect for people who suffer with constant redness, dull skin, acne and dark spots.
The CC cream will help to correct, balance and even-out any skin colour conditions you may have.
CC Creams – How and when do I use it?
I use this from time to time and use it just like my BB cream, after my primer and before my foundation just to brighten and even my skin when needed.
I wouldn’t use this as a primer unlike the BB cream which can.
Above I’ve pictured a BB cream and a CC Cream from Essence which I’m currently testing and will be featuring soon.
Let me know if you use a BB or CC cream and what your thoughts are!
Layla xx
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BB cream ειναι τα αρχικα απο το blemish balm η beauty balm και για συντομια λεγεται BB.
Ειναι καλυτερη απο ενυδατικη κρεμα γιατι εχει λιγο χρωμα ωστε να δεινει μια ιδιαιτερη φρεσκαδα και επισης εχει βιταμινες προστατευει απο τον ηλιο και ειναι αντιριτιδικη ιδανικη για το καλοκαιρι γιατι ειναι πολυ ελαφρια.
CC cream ειναι τα αρχικα για colour corrector ειναι ακομα πιο ελαφρια απο την BB cream δεν δινει μεγαλη καλυψη αλλα ειναι ιδανικη για να διορθωσει κοκκινιλες και να δωσει μια ομοιομορφια στο δερμα.
Με λιγα λογια η BB μπορει να φορεθει μονη της η πριν το μακιγιαζ.
Η CC μπορει να φορεθει πριν την BB ετσι ωστε να καλυφτουν οι κοκκινιλες του δερματος.
Και οι δυο ειναι ελαφριες κρεμες με λιγη καλυψη αν θελουμε να καλυψουμε πιο εντονα ελατωματα αυτο θα το κανουμε με το μακιγιαζ.
Περιμενω οπως παντα τα σχολια σας τις ιδαιες σας και οτι αλλο θελετε να συζητησουμε .
Φιλακια
Layla
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This is so helpful! I found your blog after you commented on my blog and I love it! 🙂
Aww thank you 🙂 xxx
I haven’t had much success with bb creams, but I would like to try cc creams. Fabulous explanation differentiating the two Layla!
Aww thank you – it’s sometimes so overwhelming for people as there’s so many products out there but I hope that this helps someone as that makes me happy 🙂 xxx
Nice products! I never try CC creams, only BB, but i definitely will try this one.
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They’re good products!! 🙂 xxx
I love the idea of using BB creams before foundation, especially as BB creams are good for the skin! I have a BB cream I use in summer, I might get a CC cream as I have a lot of pigment
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Yes I do this when I want more coverage or when it’s an evening look! They are really good for the skin and packed with beautiful ingredients! 🙂 BB Creams are perfect for summer too or for when you don’t want to wear much – a lovely product all round and CC creams are great for colour correcting skin! 🙂 xxx
Great post! I use BB Cream everyday and have been wondering about the CC Cream, good to know the difference, finally!
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Aww thank you for your lovely comment – BB Creams are great yes and I really like them for simple make-up! CC creams are great for colour correcting the skin and as I’ve said sometimes with all the products it can be overwhelming and confusing so posts like this are nice to help others 🙂 xxx
Lovely post. Very educational too. I never understood what BB and CC creams were meant for. Now I know. Great post Layla!!
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Aww thank you so much for your kind words, sometimes there’s so many products out there that it can get overwhelming for people so I always feel that posts like these might benefit one person so if it helps then I’m happy 🙂 xxx
Ahhhhh, I never got on with BB creams – either because I didn’t find the right one or because they just weren’t the right consistency for my skin Im dying to try with CC creams though!
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Oh no!!! You should look for an oil free one if it’s too oily on the skin or a mattifying one to reduce the shine….normally they should work on all skin types buy of course they won’t be perfect for everyone! CC Creams help to colour correct the skin and again offer little coverage but they will reduce redness and any pigmentation problems 🙂 xxx
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Thanks for clarifying this, I’ve always been so confused 🙂
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Haha 🙂 xx
my tinted moisturizer has been replaced by a BB cream! 😀 love BB creams.
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Hahaha BB Creams are a lot better as they’re packed with ingredients to help skin too! 🙂 xxx
Thank you for this! I’m still learning with makeup and I was always confused with this one. So thanks!
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Aww thank you for your lovely comment! No problem its nice to help 🙂 xx
Love this post! I’ve been using BB cream all this time and just found out CC cream would work better for me! haha thankyou 🙂
Thank you for your lovely comment – glad CC cream would work better for you! 🙂 Better late than never xxx
Have only tried BB cream once, lovely to get an explanation. To freshen up on how they work. Happy Wednesday <3
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Aww thank you!! 🙂 xxx
Thank you for this post Layla:). I was wondering what the dif between the two:), now I knows. I just added you at bloglovin, You are so welcome to adding back:).
Have a great week:).
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Thank you for your lovely comment!! It’s so overwhelming with all the products out there and it can get a little ahhh for people so I think posts like this are good as it really helps when making a choice on a product 🙂 xxx
I really love this post! I didn’t know the difference! Thank you so so much for sharing! 😀
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Aww thank you for your lovely comment – sometimes things can be confusing with all the products out there so i thought it would be a good post to write 🙂 xxx
I just tried my first BB cream about a month ago, and I love it. Makes mornings easier!
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Haha which one did you try?? It does make things a lot easier yes – simple makeup, simple products! 🙂 xxx
Great post! Thank you for explaining!
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Thank you very much!! 🙂 xxx
I used to have a confusion between them too, so I coudn’t thank you enough for clearing things out! I’ve only used the Maybelline’s BB cream, but it’s too oily for me… I’m thinking of trying the Bourjois CC cream at some point, have you ever tried it? 😀 <3
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I haven’t tried the Bourjois CC Cream but I know they have some amazing products so it’s worth a look! 🙂 Thank you for your lovely comment 🙂 many people are overwhelmed by the beauty products out there so it’s nice to write posts like this 🙂 xxx
I’ll let you know if I try it eventually! 😀
Hahaha Yes, let me know 🙂 xxx
I had no idea there were BB and CC creams so thanks for sharing! This post was very informative!
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Hahaha thank you for your lovely comment 🙂 xxx
I was interested to read this as I must confess I was a bit confused! I have a Garnier BB cream – the oil free version – and I tend to use it as a base on days when I want a bit of makeup but don’t need it to last that long! I like the way it looks, but it wears off very quickly, unfortunately. x
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Aww thank you for your lovely comment sweetie!! Many people are confused and there’s no harm in that – sometimes with all the beauty products available things get really overwhelming!! I haven’t tried the Garnier BB cream but it’s a shame if it doesn’t last long…. xxx
So nice information…I was confused about
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Aww thanks!
I prefer BB creams, I use the Clarins one, it’s a great base for any make up! 😉
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Oooh, I haven’t tried the Clarins one but they do have some beautiful products!! 🙂 xxx
Thanks for explaining the difference, especially as this is the first I’ve heard of CC creams! Going by your explanation, I am much more interested in CC creams than BB creams, for I find that I occasionally get the odd spot and so for the few days afterwards I’m left with a small mark to cover up. Hope your week is going well so far! 🙂
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Aww thank you for your lovely comment – yes I feel that with all the products out there things can get a little overwhelming so I think posts like this can really benefit people 🙂 xxx
Ive used both and honeslty on my skin there was a very flight difference. Ofcourse some of the BB creams ( like the Asian ones) are much heavier than the CC creams but over all for me..not THAT much of a difference. Overall though I still prefer BB creams. To me..CC creams were just marketing hype heh.
Hahahaha I like BB Creams as they’re really lightweight and quite lovely to wear for minimal make-up but at the same time I think CC creams are wonderful for colour correcting and helping pigmentation problems 🙂 xx
Very informative post, Tnx for sharing!!!!
Ciao bellissima!!!
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Thank you!!!!! 🙂 xxxxx
Great review, in love with this products!!
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Aww thank you very much!!! 🙂 xx
Great job
I really love this review
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Aww thank you very much! 🙂 xx
Great post!Kisses!
Thank you!! 🙂 xx
I don’t know much about BB and CC. Creams so I am loving this post! I want to try them!
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Aww thank you for your lovely comment!! It’s overwhelming with all the beauty products out there so I think posts like this can really help people! 🙂 xx
Such a useful and interesting read, thanks for sharing 🙂
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Aww thank you so much!! 🙂 xxx
I use BB creams just on it’s own to give a really light coverage and just balance out my redness 🙂 xxx
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It’s really lovely to use alone just for a little bit of coverage – giving skin a healthy dewy glow 🙂 xxx
Thank you for information:) I have a BB from Decleor, i havent tried it so much… I feel if i get a hug its a little bit Sticky… But it is a nice color:)
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Thanks 🙂 xx
Havent tried either! x
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Awww – they’re really lovely! 🙂 xx