Stuck With a Bad BB Cream Purchase? Here's An Alternative Use!

My Skin79 Diamond Crystal Pearl BB Cream was one of my very first purchases when I was new at the whole craze. I didn't know enough about BB Creams to really choose which was best for me, and reviews that said it was great led me to (mistakenly) purchase it.

Crystal Pearl BB Cream (middle) My Problem Child!

Of course, when I actually bought it and had it in my possession, I realized that it wasn't a particularly good BB Cream (too white, too sparkly, too Twilight vampire-y). That one bad choice started me down a long obsession-filled road where I tested and tried out so many different brands. Now that I've got more than a dozen different brands in my possession, I'm left to wonder what to do with them.

One of my readers texted me a few weeks ago to inquire about my Beauty Insurance BB Cream. We ended up chatting a little through text, and she mentioned that she also mistakenly bought the exact same Diamond Crystal Pearl BB Cream and that she was pretty unsatisfied with it. It got me to thinking... blog reviews are for recommending or discouraging our readers to purchase various products, but what about products that they've already bought (and don't like)?

Makeup products are not easy to resell (due to sanitary issues), and I don't have a sister to pass stuff that I don't like on to. So I have to think of new and creative ways to make sure that I don't waste my products, and below is one such way. :)

If you've mistakenly purchased Skin79's Diamond Crystal Pearl BB Cream or ANY too-white, sparkly, iridescent BB Cream, (morenas who've purchased Etude House's products know what I'm talking about, haha), you can use these easy steps to get an easy, dewy, glow.

To get this look, you will need:
1) Liquid/cream foundation OR a flat BB Cream in your color (no sparkle)
2) Concealer, perferably cream-type (I'm using Skin79's Diamond Collection Perfect Cover Beblesh Balm concealer)
3) Your too-white, too-sparkly-'cuz-I'm-not-a-Twilight-vampire BB Cream :P

 STEP 1: Use your regular BB Cream/foundation as normal. I've got pretty dark circles right now because I've been sleeping late, so you'll notice my rather pronounced eye bags. :P I didn't set my BB Cream with powder, but you can if you want your base to be extra matte.

STEP 2: Conceal, conceal! I put a little dab of my Skin79 BB Cream concealer under and between my eyes because I've got discoloration there. You need to fake perfect skin to get this look to work, because having the dewy glow on top of under eye circles and/or blemishes will make you look like you ran a marathon and didn't wash up. Lol.

STEP 3: Using your previously unusable BB Cream, (again, I'm using Diamond Crystal Pearl), gently dab at the areas you wish to highlight. I'm highlighting the center of my forehead, the bridge of my nose, the tops of the apples of my cheeks, and a bit of my chin.

STEP 4: After that, just put a bit of eyeliner, mascara, and some blush and lipstick. I used SkinFood's Fresh Fruit Lip & Cheek balm for both my cheeks and lips, as it's a lovely creamy product that lends itself well to the dewy look. You'll probably want to steer clear of powder blush for your cheeks because you want to keep it very dewy.

And that's it! This look is great for gals on the go, as it's super simple to do and the upkeep is really simple. Just bring oil blotters with you throughout the day, and touch up with your favourite creme lip/cheek color.

Stay beautiful, ladies~!