I do not wear makeup. At all. Ask anybody. I do not like the heavy feeling of whatever gunk on my face so I do not put even loose powder to take care of the oilies. That’s why most are surprised to find out that I do know how to apply makeup, though not on a hardcore professional level. Haha. But I digress.
So anyway, you might be surprised that I am joining a Blog contest with makeup as a giveaway. Well, BB creams anyway, but they do count more as makeup than skincare products so there you go.
And now, on to the contest proper. It’s called Projectvanity.com’s Dr. Jart Giveaway. Here are the mechanics:
1. Answer the question: What BB cream variant do you want to win and why?
2. Post your answer on your blog (5 raffle entries), Facebook page (3 raffle entries – make sure the post is set to public so I can view), Twitter account (1 raffle entry), and/or Plurk account (1 entry).
3. Make sure that your post includes the following: the contest poster as seen above, a link to Projectvanity.com, and the contest mechanics. You will be disqualified without all three requirements in your post.
4. Lastly, leave a comment on this post providing the links of all your contest entries. If you don’t leave a comment, I won’t know you joined. Open to Philippine residents only.
So which variant do I want? I rather fancy the black one, the Detox Healing Blemish Base. Why? I have pimples and acne scars so this oughtta be good for my skin aside from hiding the damned blemishes. Oh, and yeah, because I love the color (or should I say anti-color?) black in absolutely anything and everything. And.. that’s pretty much about it. Haha.
Oh, what are BB creams you say? According to Fashion Asia:
The double B stands for “Blemish Balm”. I guess with that, you get a better understanding of what BBcream does. It is getting extremely popular in asia and getting more and more exposure in the west too. From what i’ve read about it, it all started in Korea where an actress had undergone laser surgery….and the BB cream was in fact part of her daily use as cover-up as well as treatment process to recovery. It was said to be a miracle cream and because of her testimony, BBcream had become highly sought after.
The difference between BBcream and other make-up applications is that it is a skincare/healing product combined with make-up. While regular foundation liquid does nothing to your skin , BB cream is supposed to do wonders to your skin while covering up. There are many types of BB cream. Some is said to have whitening properties, some anti wrinkle, some to even out skin tone and lighten blemish scars….etc… But all of them works as moisturizer, sunscreen, make-up base and foundation too. So thats whats great about BB cream, apart from make-up to cover up your scars…it is also said to be a healing cream….though you should still stick to your regular skin care regime.
BB cream can be used as a make-up base before foundation. Or some will just skip foundation alltogether as it already has tinted color.
So why am I interested? Call it good old curiosity. Haha. My skin is far from perfect and inasmuch as I want to conceal my imperfections, I hate wearing even just concealer. Okay, so BB creams are makeup in a sense, but at least it may help in healing these blasted blemishes on my face. No harm in trying, ayt? So there you go.
Sure hope I win. Wish me luck! =]