Too Cool for School After school BB foundation Lunch Box №1 Matte skin SPF37 PA++

I’ll tell you about this cute BB cream. You probably already know about BB creams which are very popular today, and if you don’t, then be sure to pay attention to this post.

BB cream means Blemish Balm Cream or Beauty Balm.
It’s a cream that combines the properties of 6 products: moisturizer, nourishing care, base makeup, concealer, sunscreen and brightening stuff.

BB cream:

• visually align the skin;
• has SPF;
• adapt to the skin tone;
• give natural color to the skin;
• whiten it (some);
• anti-age effect (also some, the maintenance of youthful skin);

This BB cream contains several products: the cream, highlighter and concealer. For me it’s very convenient. About the properties of these 3 components later.

Let’s start with the packaging. It’s very attracted my attention immediately. As soon as I learned about BB-mania I wanted to buy a one BB cream. When I was looking for my first BB-cream in Internet, I came across a number of tubes, jars etc. But when I saw this, I immediately said that I need it, come what may. People only started to get used to this term (BB cream), so reviews on unpopular creams wasn’t enough. But I’m chasing my goal, scoured the Internet, read the reviews in russian, in english, even in korean. I loved it, and, voila, it’s here.

This is a nice little box in black, with a painted girl in the front, a signature and description in korean language.

Ingredients:

Foundation:
Water,Cyclopentasiloxane, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Cyclohexasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Zinc Oxide (CI 77947),Mica (CI 77019), Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice,Pearl Powder, Diamond powder,Ruby Powder, Amethyst Powder, Tourmaline, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Caprylyl Methicone, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Silica Silylate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Chlorphenesin, Propylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance(Parfum), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499).

Concealer:
Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Triethylhexanoin, Talc, Trimethylolpropane Triethylhexanoate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Microcrystalline Wax,Polybutene, Tribehenin, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Silica Silylate, Polyethylene, Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Diamond powder, Amethyst Powder, Pearl Powder, Tourmaline, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77499).

Highlighter:
Triethylhexanoin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Phenyl Trimethicone, Silica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Diglyceryl Sebacate/Isopalmitate, Ceresin, Polyethylene, VP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Hydroxyapatite, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Diamond powder, Amethyst Powder, Pearl Powder, Tourmaline, Acetylated Sucrose Distearate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Microcrystalline Wax, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Water, Butylene Glycol, Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Butylparaben, Methylparaben, Mica (CI 77019), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Carmine (CI 75470).

BB cream jar is also nice, with a distinctive red ribbon on the lid. On the black cover is written the name of the company and the city (I know the name “Too Cool for School” should be directly over the girl’s face, but since I bought this cream in 2012, it's already unwound).

Under the cover we can see a small round mirror along with a highlighter and a concealer. The texture of the concealer is very soft, not dry, a little bit darker than cream. I liked highlighter, because it’s creamy too, with shimmer, but it needed a bit not to overdo. Concealer is dense enough to hide dark circles under the eyes and red acne.

BB cream is taken with a spatula. For me, it’s not really hygienic, because the spatula can get germs and bacteria, and then BB cream becomes a breeding ground for disease. I try not to put the spatula directly on the face, and the first to take the cream on your wrist, and then with a brush or fingers on the face.

Another problem: there’s a lot of BB cream on the spatula, when I do my makeup on the wrist remains a little - it turns out the overrun of the product, rather it is not cheap cream.

The texture of BB cream is thick, something reminiscent of sour cream, soft and not watery. The color is the same light as on the website, I would even say that it's for girls with a pink skin tone, because it hasn’t got a yellow undertone (most likely No. 2 yellow).

BB cream has blended with the skin on my wrist, instantly absorbed. But on the face it looks a little different.

My skin is close to the vessels, so it’s pink and there are small pimples, enlarged pores and dark eye circles. But this BB cream have all successfully concealed and removed, as if the face was like that. In general, BB cream gave a natural look without flaking.

The skin on my face differs from the skin of the neck, face turns white-washed pink, and this is particularly seen in bright daylight. It certainly adjusts to the color of my pink skin, but I become with porcelain-gray-pink complexion, and the neck remains with a yellowish undertone. Apparently, it is necessary to use a colored base to avoid such differences.

Price: about 1300 RUB.

Summary:

• BB cream color is light enough for snow-white girls;
• overlapping ability is good;
• I really liked concealer with highlighter;
• cream adapts to the skin, a little brightening;
• not very hygienic packaging;
• overrun of the product;
• color for me a little grayish;
• suitable for the winter season (slightly dense).