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10 of the best BB creams for anti-ageing
Ready to switch up your foundation in favour of lighter coverage for Spring? Here's a round-up of some of our favourite blemish balms – aka BB creams.
Ren Satin Perfection BB Cream
REN's non-oily BB cream adapts to your skin tone, and has the added benefit of bring silicone free. Perfect for sensitive skins.
Satin Perfection BB Cream, £28, REN
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bareMinerals Complexion Rescue
Not a BB cream as such, this latest hybrid from bareMinerals is a BB, CC (colour corrector) cream and a tinted moisturiser all in one. Its lightweight formula is great for Summer, and you can build on the coverage as needed. It also includes a mineral-based SPF 30 for protection. Need we say more?
Complexion Rescue, £26, bareMinerals
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Mac Prep + Prime BB Beauty Balm SPF 35
This lightly-tinted formula serves as a face primer as well, and contains the all-important UVA/UVB SPF35, essential to fight the ageing process.
Prep + Prime BB Beauty Balm SPF35, £24, Mac
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Estee Lauder Clear Difference BB Creme
If blemishes and flaws are your main concern, you may want to check out Estee Lauder's Clear Difference BB cream. It controls oil production, neutralises redness and helps conceal pores and blemishes, thanks to its special tinted formula.
Clear Difference BB Creme, £34, Estee Lauder
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Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream
Maybelline's 8-in-1 BB cream promises to create a natural glow, compliment skin tone and blur imperfections, as well as other benefits.
Maybelline Dream Fresh BB cream, currently £2.99, Fragrance Direct
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Origins A Perfect World BB tinted moisturiser
Origins' multi-action moisturiser includes antioxidants and white tea to help reduce the appearance of lines, dark spots and lack of firmness.
Origins A Perfect World BB tinted moisturiser, £29, Selfridges
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No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream
Boots' No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream comes in three different formulas for dry, normal and oily skin, and boasts a 3-in-1 formula to even out skin tone, disguise imperfections and banish blemishes.
No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream, £13.50, Boots
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Clarins BB Skin Perfecting Cream SPF 25
Clarins' BB cream revitalises, protects and perfects tired skin.
BB Skin Perfecting Cream SPF25, £30, Clarins
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Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB cream
This advanced water bead technology helps hydrate skin for a dewy look.
Dr Jart+ Water Fuse BB cream, £18, Boots
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Dior Hydra Life BB Cream
Developed in collaboration with Dior make-up artists, this formula is part moisturising skincare, part complexion-perfecting foundation.
Dior Hydra Life BB Cream, £45, Selfridges
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