# WTF is B.B. cream!? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799 "2013-03-13T08:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/21 "2013-03-14T14:25:52Z")
> [@Fiveroptic](#): > > No kidding. I’d never heard of it until you started this thread which is why I appreciate that people start threads about their curiosities. Switch to decaf, **hrhomer** , or take a nap. Dang. Not to mention, you also have a bunch of familiar people chiming in with their opinions of how well it works, which is something you don’t get from a google search. ---
**Author:** ![HipGnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@HipGnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HipGnosis)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/22 "2013-03-14T15:58:47Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > For the benefit of those who don’t want to read the article: Thank you ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/23 "2013-03-14T20:08:08Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > Mrs Gargoyle uses it and raves about it, however there is apparently a difference between “real” BB cream and the latest mainstream BB cream showing up. According to her, the American domestic stuff is fake and inferior, and she buys mostly S Korea formulations. I don’t know enough one way or the other than, “damn, girls, that crap is more expensive cost/weight than gold is!” Well, if it works for Mrs Gargoyle it must be effective stuff indeed! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/24 "2013-03-14T21:00:10Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Oh, wait…I’m sorry, I got behind again. Now [DD cream](http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2012/12/make-way-bb-and-cc-will-dd-cre.html) is the latest and greatest. User assumes all risk of applying “DD Cream” below the neckline. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/25 "2013-03-14T22:43:47Z")
Risk? Or REWARD! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/26 "2013-03-15T02:34:17Z")
“You’ll smooth your eye out with that thing, kid…” -d&r- ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/27 "2013-03-16T00:27:36Z")
Take a bunch of stainless steel BB’s, some heavy cream, and put them both in a Blendtec blender, voila! High in fiber, but has a really unpleasant metallic taste for some reason… ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/28 "2013-03-17T21:59:15Z")
I researched all the “drugstore” brands, in my price-range, by scouring reviews on blogs, youtube, and sites that sell them. They all kind of suck. But they are cheap enough, to try for yourself. I tried [Lumene.](http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Lumene-Vitamin-C-Illuminating-Anti-Age-BB-Cream-LightMedium-SPF-20?skuId=905131) It had the best reviews, in my price-range, (under $20). I love it! I prefer a little higher SPF. But that’s an easy fix. Don’t let the “illuminating” scare you. It does not sparkle, glow, or shine. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799/29 "2013-03-17T22:08:00Z")
Fixed link [Shop Beauty, Vitamins, Medicine & Everyday Essentials | CVS Pharmacy](http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Lumene-Vitamin-C-Illuminating-Anti-Age-BB-Cream-Light-01-SPF-20?skuId=905131) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-b-b-cream/652799.md?page=1)