Estee Lauder Double Wear All-Day Glow BB Cream

By J
Sample Review

Uhh yeah so I decided to give this a try since they were offering a 10-day free trial at the counters here. I thought I'd give high-end bb cream a try and see if it was worth the splurge.

It claims to "brighten, perfect, and even skintone" and is "lightweight, oil-free, moisture-fresh" with SPF 30

I went to my most convenient pharmacy and picked up the pottle. 
At first when the counter assistant brought  out the little pot I was like, "What....", because the little sample pottle they give is the size of the cosmetic containers you can buy at the dollar store, and I didn't think it could possibly be enough for 10 days. 
Boy was I wrong...

Anyway, the container is really nice, even though it's just a sample.

The 'intensity' (as it's called) that was given to me was 1.0, the lightest available. 

It's actually not that light, and it's geared more towards a pinkish skin tone.

The colour above is pretty close to what it looks like to me in real life.

And funnily enough, the smell reminds me a little of playdough.

 Even though it claims to be light weight, I find the formula quite thick and much heavier than any of the Korean bb creams, and heavier than the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum foundation.

It might be oil free, but it has zero oil control, so if you need help in that department, powder up.

It's pretty moisturising I guess, but it doesn't leave you feel cool and hydrated? Maybe I've been too spoiled with Korean bb cream formulas haha.

So here's what it looks like on. I'm a bit pink from washing my face and around my nose, and  have some minor spots on the left cheek in the image, and some minor spot son my forehead.

Its coverage I'd say is medium to full, but bearing in mind I did slap on quite a bit on my face. Because it's so thick; I found it hard to blend easily. 

Although the picture doesn't show it, in real life, it makes me a little more beige than my own skin tone.
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Pros:

☺ Decent coverage

☺ Evens out skin tone

☺ Not drying

Cons:

☹ Thick (not as light weight as you’d expect)

☹ Expensive

☹ Colour caters to western skin tons

☹ Smells like play-doh

☹ Not much oil control

Overall: 2.5/5
Verdict: The product itself I'd give about a 3/5, it's a decent bb-cream, but it doesn't really live up to its claims. The price itself is pretty steep, and I wouldn't be willing to pay so much for a bb-cream that I felt so meh about, when there are so many others that I find nicer.

I'd say save your money and buy a cheaper bb cream.

I'm keeping that cute container though. Just sayin'