FM CC Colour & Care Cream - Trial and Review
December 13, 2012
Hi everyone this is my review of FM’s new CC Cream Colour & Care.
I’m sure lots of you have heard about and even tried some of the BB creams on the market, this is FM’s offering. I tried a couple BB creams from main high street brands. I didn’t like Garnier’s version (not enough coverage) but I quite liked No7’s one (good coverage but left my skin too oily).
FM’s version combines face cream, f...
I’m sure lots of you have heard about and even tried some of the BB creams on the market, this is FM’s offering. I tried a couple BB creams from main high street brands. I didn’t like Garnier’s version (not enough coverage) but I quite liked No7’s one (good coverage but left my skin too oily).
FM’s version combines face cream, f...
oundation and a mineral filter of SPF15. It currently comes in two shades FM|cc04 Genius Nude (the one I tried) and FM|cc05 Smart Beige. As you can see in the pictures it comes in the traditional black and gold FM packaging. The tube contains a generous 30ml of product.
FM state that the CC cream contains papaya extract, mango extract, beeswax, vitamin A and E, Zinc oxide, carnauba wax, alantoin and mineral pigments. It claims to moisturise, nourish, conceal imperfections, soothes irritations, revitalises the skin, improves elasticity, prevents wrinkles from appearing and does not block pores.
I tried a little on my hand first and immediately it was clear that even though I had selected the lightest shade, it would still be too dark for my skin. (I’m very pale with red undertones). It had a very creamy consistency and compared to the BB creams I’ve tried it has good coverage and I can understand why it would conceal minor imperfections and blur away uneven skin tone.
I prepped my skin with FM’s B-Glucan Activ Face Serum before applying the CC cream. When applying it does require some blending, as you would with a foundation. I found I really didn’t need to use very much making me think that the 30ml tube will last a long time.
It was too dark for my skin so I made sure I blended it down over my neck and chest. I think I may mix it with the face serum or face cream to lighten the colour and see how that goes, I’ll let you know. It smells lovely which is probably due to the mango and papaya. My skin was shine free but not cakey or dull. It seemed to even out my skin tone and felt light on my skin. I didn’t need to apply any other products over the top like powder (although I’m sure you could if you wanted a truly matte effect).
So in conclusion I would recommend this product if you’re someone who’s not keen on wearing foundation every day but want something just to polish your daily look. I really hope FM produce some more shades in the future to suit the very pale and darker skinned people as the CC cream is lovely to use. I will post back the results of diluting the cream with a serum or moisturiser to make it lighter.
FM state that the CC cream contains papaya extract, mango extract, beeswax, vitamin A and E, Zinc oxide, carnauba wax, alantoin and mineral pigments. It claims to moisturise, nourish, conceal imperfections, soothes irritations, revitalises the skin, improves elasticity, prevents wrinkles from appearing and does not block pores.
I tried a little on my hand first and immediately it was clear that even though I had selected the lightest shade, it would still be too dark for my skin. (I’m very pale with red undertones). It had a very creamy consistency and compared to the BB creams I’ve tried it has good coverage and I can understand why it would conceal minor imperfections and blur away uneven skin tone.
I prepped my skin with FM’s B-Glucan Activ Face Serum before applying the CC cream. When applying it does require some blending, as you would with a foundation. I found I really didn’t need to use very much making me think that the 30ml tube will last a long time.
It was too dark for my skin so I made sure I blended it down over my neck and chest. I think I may mix it with the face serum or face cream to lighten the colour and see how that goes, I’ll let you know. It smells lovely which is probably due to the mango and papaya. My skin was shine free but not cakey or dull. It seemed to even out my skin tone and felt light on my skin. I didn’t need to apply any other products over the top like powder (although I’m sure you could if you wanted a truly matte effect).
So in conclusion I would recommend this product if you’re someone who’s not keen on wearing foundation every day but want something just to polish your daily look. I really hope FM produce some more shades in the future to suit the very pale and darker skinned people as the CC cream is lovely to use. I will post back the results of diluting the cream with a serum or moisturiser to make it lighter.
Posted by Lyndsay Northey.
