Hello my divas! Today I bring to you a product which has already done its set of rounds in the blogging world. I wanted to present to you this product from my view point ie being a woman over 30. When you are younger you don’t have so many issues with your skin per say or rather they are not so pronounced. Once you reach 25 things being to change and slight noticeable differences crop up. They might not be cause for concern just yet. 

     But once you hit the big 3-0 its a whole different ball game. The small issues become major ones and your skin for the life of you does not snap back and roll. The same things that you were doing earlier become ineffective for you. On top of that new issues start creeping up that the younger you never faced for example pimples. Needless to say that extra effort is needed just to level the playing field.

     As everyone knows the BB bandwagon has been big and everybody has been jumping on it. The search for that one product that will do everything for you – moisturize, conceal, brighten, etc. is still on. When Maybelline had launched their BB cream version earlier I tried it out just to fall in line with what others were raving about. Honestly I was really disappointed with that one. I don’t know if it was the color the SA gave me but when I put it on I had this white cast on my face which even after oxidizing remained. The product didn’t do anything for me. Such a disappointment!

     But when Maybelline approached me and sent this sample for the BB stick version I honestly was not expecting anything out of it. But I was surprised with the product. Ok let me first talk about the product stand alone and I will then speak about it in context to myself.

     Packaged in the signature Maybelline BB colors this a thick plastic tube with a transparent plastic cap. You need to twist it up to get more of the product something like a lipstick tube. The product is fragrance free so that is good news for those of you who are sensitive. If you have used any face product which comes in a stick you would know that it is usually very thick, drying and at times cakey. Mostly the heavy coverage products would come in a stick formulation. But this is very unlike those. The texture is very smooth and just glides on to your skin. It is so easy to blend it out that you can just as easily do it with your fingers. 

     The product feels creamy when you apply it from the stick and then when you start to blend it out with your fingers you will feel its powdery texture. Just a little work and it blends seamlessly into your skin. I got the shade Fawn and when I saw it in the tube I felt that it was too dark for me and especially thinking of the whole oxidization process its predecessor went through my apprehension increased. But I was wrong. It just merged with my color and I could not tell which half of the face I had it on just by a glance. Very natural looking. The concept is very good in the sense this one stick will act like your foundation and concealer. The packing makes it convenient for travel even day to day in your purse. What I liked probably the best about it was how it covered up my pores….I noticed a big difference in that.

     Now having said that lets get down to what I personally felt about it. My skin has become dry from a combination skin actually it is a combination now of dry and normal rather than normal and oily. So I used this product on freshly washed and toned skin and just half of my face ie I skipped the moisturizer. The half that didn’t have the BB stick on fell stretchy and I wanted to reach out for my lotion. On the other hand the half that did have it felt “normal” in the sense that I felt like I needed my lotion but could pass on it for like an hour. Skin was not feeling stretchy but was not to the level of moisture I like it to be.

     Secondly, I know it is a matte product and that is great for places like Mumbai and/or for oily skinned people. But for me I like a product that imparts a glow to the skin. Makes the skin look fresh and healthy. I’m not a fan of matte face product. I wished that it had that little extra going for me. My skin looked very natural and like I had nothing on in the blah sense and for me  that is not really a very good thing.

     Thirdly, this one product does not do all for me. I did feel like I needed some extra coverage under my eyes and on my blemish as well. I did like how my pores were so reduced but that’s about it. I would still like to lug around my most recent foundation find (I’m in love with it) and my trusty concealer with me on travel. But yes I could carry this in my purse and use it for touching up my base created by my other products.

Sorry for the weird pic 😛 The darkness on the left side is due to the lighting and not the product. Please click on the pic to enlarge it to get a better view.

     To some it up, I like this product especially seeing that it only costs you Rs. 250/- for 10 gms of product. Whereas my alternatives cost around 1500-2000/- combined. If I was younger this would have been my goto product. So I would personally recommend this for college and office goers. But for me it missed the mark a little. Just a little more and I would have been all set. I really must give props to the smooth texture of this product. 

Another weird pic *ugh*. But I hope it helps to clarify what I said about it. Please click on the pic to enlarge it to get a better view.

     That was that for this review. Hope you found it useful. Do get back to me with your thoughts and views about the review and your personal experience with the product. Please be safe! Bye!

Would you purchase Maybelline Clear Glow BB Stick Fawn again? – No I would not.

Would you recommend Maybelline Clear Glow BB Stick Fawn to your friend? – I would recommend it to my sisters who are younger than me. As for my friends who are around my age probably not. I also wish there were more color variations available.