BB Cream Week: Stila's 10-in-1

I've been putting this off for far too long.

It's time I tackle this BB Cream business for you guys.

Well, ok, so I've already tackled it. A few times, so this week I'm going to share with you guys what I've found.   So lets start where I started.... minus the aimless wandering about Ulta.

Stila Stay All Day 10-in-1 HD Beauty Balm  $38

Oh Stila, how you always seem to deliver. Stila is the company that somehow brings to life all the things I thought makeup was and could be, growing up.  It's a brand that makes me happy to be an adult. Ya know, on the days I pretend to be an adult. 

First of all, if you've got no idea what a BB Cream is, it's a Beauty Balm Cream, which means it's got a bunch of stuff in one. The original BB Creams began in Asia and are meant to be one product that takes the place of primer, moisturizer, sunscreen, concealer and foundation. A for real all in one face product!

I'm happy I started with this Beauty Balm because it set the stage for what I wanted a BB Cream to be. 

At the time, it was early Fall, I was reworking my skincare so my skin was very different when I began this BB Cream process. Just FYI. 

The tube actually comes in a box, which I've long gotten rid of, but it essentially says the same things as the tube does.  "Powdery finish.....reduces the appearance of bad stuff....stuffstuffstuff..."

Basically, this is suppose to make your skin look nice, give you a bit of coverage, and blur some blemishes all while creating the perfect base for all your makeup. 

Sounds promising...

 Then I saw this.  The stuff is almost white. It looks rather tan here, but that's from my poor lighting and camera choice. In person the product is like a peach yogurt color. We're talking full continents of shades lighter than me. I was nervous, but I went for it anyways. Albeit, only after giving the Stila Lady some shady eyes.

She assured me it would be fine and then showed me how to get it on to my skin properly. Instead of rubbing it in like a cream the best way is to apply a small amount to the pads of your fingers and then tap and roll your fingers to push the cream right into the skin. This makes it fill in everything and give you a nice even finish.

See! I know, it doesn't look like much here, but that's kinda the point! It just gives your skin that airbrushed look which is crazy!  Now I know why the TV people love this stuff....damn you HD tv! 

The color warms up to your skin and somehow matches it. Which is crazy to me, but it works. As far as coverage, this gives very minimal coverage to blemishes and dark marks but does blur them some, but not much more than a thin tinted moisturizer or a good powder would. 

My skin does look more even with this on but more than aaannnyy of that is how this stuff makes my skin feel. Holy moly. It makes my face feel like the softest baby's bottom of the emperor of somewhere. For cereal. It makes me want to just touch my face all day in a creepy 90's music video way.  And it is for that reason only that I got TIC stuck on this product too. Because it just feels so good.  

This does state it leaves a powdery finish and it does! It looks like you've put on a translucent powder once this dries. At the time, my face was much drier so I couldn't use this in certain areas alone. So as time went on and my search continued, I learned that I could mix my Stila BB Cream in with others to give them more oomph! 

Since buying this, I've gone through about 7 or 8 BB creams, probably more but I'm trying to not sound insane, but this very first one still lives on my counter.  It's a great addition to my collection and somehow always works it way into a makeup routine. It doesn't have the coverage a foundation does, or the moisturizing power of a real moisturizer, but I have used this as a BB Cream, as a concealer, and as a primer to other makeup. Each time, Stila has come through for me. 

I'm not sure if I should be calling this BB Cream a makeup or a skincare product. All I know is that it's a product that makes my skin look AND feel better. 

If only ice cream could do that same.