BB Craze: Part I
by dunia_dandan — Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
in Industry News, Makeup, Tested and tagged with A'Pieu, BB Cream, BRTC, Coogi, Coswella, Dr. Jart, Elemong, Etude House, Fila, Hanskin, Kira Coles, L'Egere, Lioele, Lohashill, Lotree, Sesalo, Skinfood, The Face Shop, Tony Moly
BB Cream (Blemish Balm Cream) thread seems to be the speediest thread in Fashionese Daily (FD) Forum. It drives all the regulars antsy if they miss checking it out for a day or two, it even scares the rest of the members to even ask “what is BB Cream?” because they think they would disturb the BB sisterhood with such an innocent question.
Fret not because I will try to answer questions often asked about BB Cream, and to review 43 BB products (the cream and everything else you wouldn’t imagine exist in the BB world). I just have to tell you that I have this many products not because they are so worth it, but because it’s just me (couldn’t find a better reason *rolls the eyes*).
Before I go ahead writing all about BB, let me just share with you one of my frustrations (already??) with a good number of BB makers who are mostly Korean. Most of them do not have websites, and when they do, they don’t have an English translation. Considering that BB Cream is now big in Asia and most of South-East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, not having a reading material in English seems to be a big drawback. How on earth would I know about the ingredients, the claims, and so on and so forth? What should I expect from a product that cannot tell me what the promises are? I don’t even know what I put on my face. I know there are pictures of some kind of plants or flowers in the website, but what are they and what do they do to my face? Hope those makers read this cry for help and rescue me from frustration.
The packaging doesn’t help as either. Only the name of the product is written in Roman alphabets, while everything else–if any–is in Korean. Oh, there IS one product of a brand we all know (it’s Missha) that uses everything Korean in the packaging. I even found no Missha name on it, I happened to know it was Missha because the seller said so. Oh dear..
I spend my me-time sipping coffee and enjoying Roti Boy at a nice Korean bakery not so far from my neighborhood (The Roti Boy is a nice knock-off anyway, tastes exactly the same with the real one 
). I wanted to befriend the sales assistants, hoping that they would be kind enough to sit down with me and help me with translation, but I found myself cringing every time because they were always occupied with work.
So, my best bet is Blogs like this one, and of course Korean sellers who are diligent enough to put English information in their listings, alongside the diagram and information in Korean.
Due to a large amount of product, I will review these in groups in the coming weeks, about 4 items in each article, so please bear with me. If you have any questions already, fire away and I’ll try to include the answer in the next articles.
And here’s the list of what I have on my plate right now.
The Cream:
- BRTC Jasmin Water
- L’EGERE White Multi
- THE FACE SHOP Pure Berry Clear BB Cream
- TONY MOLY Secret BB Cream Natural
- HANSKIN Super Magic
- LOHASHILL Essential Blemish Balm
- FILA The F Double Action
- LIOELE Triple The Solution
- SKINFOOD Agave Cactus Sun BB Cream
- COSWELLA Perfect Herbal
- LOTREE Primer Tinted Control Base
- KIRA COLES Blemish Balm
- THE FACE SHOP Hydro Splash
- COOGI Flowertox 3Action Super
- A’PIEU Nature Pure
- ETUDE HOUSE BB Magic Cream (blue tube)
- SESALO Peau Blanc Breath Balm
- ELEMONG Intensive Blemish Balm
- DR. JART Detox Healing Blemish Base Black Label
- MISSHA Perfect Cover in “#23″
- SCHRAMMEK Blemish Balm in “Honey”
- SKIN79 Diamond Collection The Prestige Beblesh Balm
- FEVERLET Make-up BB Cream
- HANSKIN Glossy Magic
- BRTC Gold Caviar
- INNISFREE Fresh BB Sun Block Balm
- SCANDAL Magic BB Cream
- ALEXANDER KIMSCO Herbal
- GOWOONSESANG Hydra Intensive
- SHILLS Natural Science
- HANSKIN Blemish Cover
- MISSHA Oriental Herb Medicine Gold Care
- ETUDE HOUSE Black ‘N Jean (for men)
Beyond The Cream:
- HANSKIN BB One Stop Cleanser
- ETUDE HOUSE BB Magic Mist
- O’SLEE BB Mask Soybean Milk Whitening
- L’EGERE Magic BB Pore Concealer
- SKIN79 BB Diamond Collection Luminous Body Bronze Balm
- HANSKIN Magic BB Night Cream
- MISSHA BB Boomer (primer)
- SHILLS BB Sexy Legs Spray Foundation
- HANSKIN BB Powder Pact
- SHILLS BB Mineral Powder
*Argh, mau muntah!*
Next: What is BB Cream, The Cream and Beyond, The Industry
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Dundan, I’m impressed. Rasanya baru kmaren gue baca di thread jij nungguin your very first bb cream. Hehehe. Smentara gue, after ‘only’ tried 5 bb creams finally I gave up and decided that this isn’t for me. Warnanya yang gak bersahabat sama my medium skin tone, dan somehow some of them made me broke out… buat gue gak punya nyali untuk ngedapetin my HG BB Cream. Gue tungguin ya artikelnya. Sukur2 ada yang bisa bikin lengket di hati
wow!
daku cuma pernah pake 3 merk aja LOL
kalo buat ingredients
sempet dibahas di forum cewe di sing juga tuh
kali aja ada yg rajin nyari hihihi
43??!!!! egads! now that is a commitment worth applauding
well, i’ve only tried 4 and they seem to be like a glorified tinted moisturiser.
Maaakkkkk….., rasanya baru beberapa waktu yg lalu dun_dan bilang BB Creamnya ada 21, ternyata ud beranak cucu sampe 43 tube full size???
Gw yg baru ntoba 13 brand aja ud mulai kewalahan, gimana yg 43????
ditunggu reviewnya yah…
………..fourty three. All I can say is oh waw..
Hahah, semangat dundan! cant wait for your upcoming reviews!
astaganaga… dundaaaaaan. maaaaaak, koleksi dikau mengalahkan semua dedengkot BB di FD. buang ke lapak.. buang…!! hohohoho
duncil – Trust me, cant wait to be back to my foundie darlings
diva – Bencong BB di FD sih rajin banget nyari. Nyari inpo sama nyari racun
morgan – it IS a glorified TM. And beyond! Tunggu article berikutnya.
sylvia – Tunggu review ama tunggu sample jar dr gw, ya.
Tuoloongg… Hahaha!
stiletto – Semangat, butuh banget itu.
demode – Oh, pastii..
43 BB Cream? Pantesan aja mau dijadiin lotion kaki
sure you just have 43? :think:
would be helpful to compare the best ones with with some popular TMs. and i’m thinking a matrix to compare them all would be nice. but most of all i’m tempted to take bets on which ones you think are good
dundan, ck ck ck…
Aku masih ingat pertama kali kamu nyoba bb cream, and complaining about some of the shade, ga nyangka banget udah beranak pinak sampe 43. weks…
laen kali jembreng foundie kamu dong say, seneng liat makeup berhambur gini deh
Yay for Dundan!!! You take one for the team! Ditunggu ripiunya yah nek, jadi next time gue nyemil roti di Koreantown bisa sekalian beli 1-2 BB cream.
astaga ibu Dundan.. standing applause deh gw liat koleksi lo.. hahaha untungnya gw cepat menemukan soulmate gw (hanskin super magic premium) & gw cukup devoted sm dya.. it’s a relief for my wallet.. fiuhhh :p
Btw, yg semprot2an kyknya lucu nohh.. bagus tah, si o’slee n etude ituh?? hehehe
dundaaaan… ck..ck..ck..ck..
inget banget waktu loe bilang “akhirnya mau nyoba BB cream biar bisa nimbung di thread BB cream”.. dan sekarang sudah beranak pinak 43 lagi??!!
waiting for sample jar and review yang wokeh menurut cik dun dan..
hi! can’t wait for the reviews~ xD
how did you find the etude house bb magic mist?
’cause like u said, its kinda hard figuring out these stuff [if u dont know korean].
and there’s this etude house bb magic fresh cool mousse, and i was like, ok what’s the difference between those two aside from them being mist and mousse respectively. =___=
astapiloh, dundan…
Ditunggu dah ripiunya.
lissy – On second thought, mendingan gw share deh (bayar!
) drpd dijadiin lotion kaki
lena – Udah jamannya Star Wars, kenapa msh Matrix? *Graux*
Esio – Dulu dan skrg sama sajha.. daku teuteup komplen soal shade.
Rere – BB Cream rasa Roti Boy
Lie Xiao – Nanti lah produk itu atu2, ye.
Tunisia – Tolong nanti saya dibantu kalo udah jualan sample. Kakakakkk!
Melai – Found Etude House BB Mist at Seoul airport. I dont have Etude House BB Mousse, tho. Now, I’m tempted cause I dont have BB Mousse. Noo..
bloodyruby – astapiruloh indeed!
Dundan….thanks for mentioning about afraid to ask questions! hahahah…sejujurnya g gitu, pas bacanya thread-nya apaan nihh….kok sampe mau bikin gathering segala…baru disini g denger about BB Cream….Thanks!!!
masyarakat!!! it’s just so ‘you’ yah??
OMG…
gw sama kayak Sylvia..
perasaan waktu itu gw terkesima baca di thread kalau jumlahnya masih 20an.. ternyata ini yang dipajang sampai 43….
Gw pingin sih nyobain BB cream… tapi pas tau yang beredar kebanyakan produk Korea, yang kepikiran itu pasti bakal susah cari shade yang pas…kebayang orang Korea nan putih-putih itu…
I’m not (yet) a big fan of BB cream. Tapi begitu liat jembrengannya dundan….waaaaaaaaaaaaawwww…. gw jadi pingin beli barang 1 biji ajah….
Gilingan ni perempuan. Gue samaan kayak Rere aja deh deb, thanks for taking one for the team. Gue jd penonton pasif aja, nungguin review lo sambil ngemil roti bread talk (nggak demen roti boy). I don’t want to jump into this BB craziness because I’ve had enough craziness in my plate already
dun_dan – kalo gitu gw daftar *nafsu BB mode on*
astagaaaa ular naga panjangnyaaaaaa…..
empat puluh tiga bb cream… dlm berapa lama didapatnya???
gue bukan pemakai bb-c, tapi liat blog ini jadi tergelitik utk cari taaauuuu.. kok ada yg sampe punya 3 – 4 – 13… bahkan 43!!!
amazing..
menunggu reviewnya dengan sabarrr…
oiya.. pertanyaan diatas dijawaab tuluuung.. senapsaran..
itu 43 biji dlm kurun waktu brp lamaa???
Just 1 comment, BB junkies loe Deb………..;) Kapan abisnya dan gimana nggilir makenya? Keburu expired bukan……….ckckckck…………coba kalo kamu tinggal di Jkt, udah jadi bandar BB kamu hihihihihihihi………..ada planning pulang this year? Bikin open house ya di rumah biar anak2 FD sesama BB junkies bisa mampir………….;)))
Ditunggu reviewnya ya bu………..
baru mau nanya, BB itu apaan?*ditunggu article berikutnya*..hehehe
impressed with your collection! ini baru BB cream kan..hehehe…wondering itu dikumpulkan dalam wkt berapa lama bu?
ditunggu reviewan nya! ..
siippp dah
dundannnnnn saingan sama kimoko indeed!!
kalo mau lempar ke MP bilang – bilang ya neik….
bener2 suhu bencong!! hihi.. gue akan duduk manis deh baca review lo. karena gue juga penasaran .. BB cream apaan sih neeekkk???
dundan….favorit lo yang mana satu nihhh?hehehehe…
ya oloh dundannnnn….
Tadi gua kira “hanya” gua yang sakit jiwa punya 20 BB cream dan nambah lagi 7 yang baru dari ebay.
So total gua ada 27 BB cream.
But u???? 43 makkkk..
*hug n kisses *… bahagia banget gua ketemu temen seperjuangan..hahahaha…
ya oloh….. itu baneran 43 yah difotonya.
itu kyanya udah bisa jadi modal tuh buat bikin primbon per BB an
next post swatchnya dunkkkkkk ;;)
subhanallah… *elus dada, elus muka (yg ga mulus)* bb cream ampe 43 biji?? sintingg.. itu 43 biji kalo ripiunya diurutin kayak baca weton jawa kali yak.. tapi teteup,,ditunggu ripiunya + yg paling cakep buat >nc35
Hi~ I’m planning to get the A’PIEU Nature Pure bb cream soon. Could you tell me how it worked out for you? And are there different shades, or just one? Thanks so much
BB Cream apaan sih?? Duh, untung gue udah pensiun jd bencong
selamet ya Deb!
Nunggu review aja deh
Masyaoloh dun_dan, masih belum tobat jadi bencong neik…? kekekkee
43 bo, gilingan loe say.
Tapi gue salut ma loe hehehehe, dah gitu mo bagi2 ilmu lagi sama anak2 FD.
Gue nunggu banget nih tulisan loe soal BB Cream secara gue juga gak gitu ngerti hihihii.
Keep up the good work girl
Masyarakatttt banyakk benerr deb. Ahhh gw mo coba ahh sembari nungguin ripiunya suhu debbie
kena racun bb jg nih jadinya 
Hmmm ini pembahasan baru jilid 1 yah Bu Dundan, duduk manis deh …. sambil nyemil risoles
Dundan, astaga nagaaa, 43 BB cream bookk, mantaph!
Which one is your favorite so far?
deb, nyemplung ke dunia bb ga nanggung2 ya tau2 udah 43 biji aja gitu LOL
ditunggu reviewnya sama recommendationnya!!
lav it!!! mwahhhh!
Dasyaaaaaaaaaaatttt….!!!!
itu kapan abisnya dundan???
Whoa …u such a BB cream freak ..hahah
never try palgantong BB cream ?
uhm , so in ur opinion … what’s the best BB cream ?
OMG banyak sekalii..itu dipakai semua satu2 bergantian? yang paling bagus mana bu dun dan?
I honestly didn’t have the time to apply yet another product on my face, but seriously, Deb, this experiment could entitle you a PhD in BB cream! So while I’m not going to let any BB cream near face, I would definitely follow your journey on testing the products. Say Annyeoung Haseyo, dulu dong!
dundan…gile 43 item…?? satu aja gw susah ngapalin
, sekarang gw baru mulai make mushroom multi care *ini masuk kelompok mana yah binun* belum tau aslinya moga muke gw kinclong dah…