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Seven Ways To Wear Your BB Cream

By Tatin Yang for Yahoo Southeast Asia – 5 hours ago

BB Cream is a godsend for many women who are too lazy to go through an extensive beauty routine or for those who are afraid of makeup. The original cream was developed as a multitasking post-procedure anti-blemish balm, and today's formulas live up to its promise of delivering beauty benefits without taking up too much of your time or effort.

Check out the seven ways you can make your BB Cream work to bring out your prettiest self.

1. Glow-maker
Most BB creams are infused with luminescent, light-reflecting properties that bring a pretty glow to your face, making it look as if it were Photoshopped or professionally lit. Get your face glowing by applying the product on the raised parts of your face—top of forehead, nose bridge, cheekbones, brow bone, and Cupid's bow. This will help catch the light for your skin to reflect back, giving you an angel-like ethereal glow (just like your favorite K-Pop star!).

2. Everyday foundation
If you find powder or cream foundation to heavy for everyday use, switch out your daily foundation to BB cream instead. The lightweight cream has an airy texture but offers sufficient coverage to hide blemishes and problem areas. For an airbrushed look, apply with a stippling brush and buff and blend well.

3. Concealer booster
If your undereye circles are darker the usual no thanks to job stress and deadlines, use a luminescent BB cream to give your concealer an extra boost. Patting on BB cream over your favorite concealer will help reflect light and make your undereye area brighter and more even-toned.

4. Blush corrector
If you're in a hurry and find that you've slapped on too much blush where you look clownish instead of prettily flushed, use BB cream to fix your makeup boo-boos. Simply use a stippling brush to buff over any makeup mistakes you've made—this will instantly fix it without you having to erase and start over again.

5. Daily sunscreen
A lot of BB creams have lightening ingredients that help even out skin tone to bring out fairer, rosier skin. Look for products that have melanin inhibitors like niacinamide and 12HSA. Make sure your chosen cream also contains SPF to help you skip a step in your daily beauty routine. A BB cream infused with sun-shielding ingredients will help protect your skin from damage and premature wrinkling caused by the sun.

6. Blemish buster
Hide offending zits while treating them at the same time by using BB cream for coverage instead of powder or cream base. Look for a BB cream that matches your skin tone and dab it on the trouble spots with your finger until the blemishes disappear. Don't use powder to set it; bring a tube of BB cream and reapply when necessary to help heal acne as well.

7. Wrinkle diffuser
Instantly banish fine lines and wrinkles with a BB cream with light-diffusing properties. A cream that contains collagen and skin fillers will help plump up tired-looking skin to make you look younger and fresher. Look for a BB cream containing pro-cell complex, which works to stimulate collagen production from within.