Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream Review & Urban Decay Naked Skin

I am always on the hunt for new light foundations & tinted moisturizers that hold up in the Arizona heat and my busy long days.  I bought the New Urban Decay Naked Skin when I went into Ulta and the guy said since he sees me there all the time and knows I love Urban Decay (that is a problem) that I absolutely must try this "sick" new Urban Decay product and my skin will just love me!

He tested out my skin and said I was a 4.0. So the sucker I am I bought it. The price is $38 for 1 oz but it should last you awhile. I love Urban Decay and all of the Naked line. So I was super excited they had this new product as they aren't super known for skin care. It comes in several colors with cool and warm undertones. Each color has a .5 which are the cool skin tones and the .0 are the warm ones. When I got home and actually applied it on my face the next day, the 4.0 was way to Olive toned for my skin. So I went back and traded it for the 3.5 which is perfect for my skin. I couldn't wait to wash my face and redo my makeup the next morning.I applied it over M.A.C. comfort cream moisturizer with my beauty blender sponge, but I am tempted to buy the Urban Decay blender brush it is recommended with. It dries matte and luminous and I almost didn't need powder over it. I did apply a tiny quick blend of powder on my nose and t zone for the day since I wasn't sure how it would last during the long day. It applied perfect. By the very late afternoon, I did need to touch up with powder but we are talking 115 degree weather and I didn't have primer on underneath, which I usually do. It has more of a watery, liquid consistency than a foundation has so a little goes a long way. I used one full pump for my face. I found it very similar to Hour Glass Veil foundation which one of my best friends referred me to a few months ago. The coverage is great but I can still see my freckles which my husband loves. It is build able which is great but I didn't feel I needed to do that. The packaging is sleek and sturdy. I am a sucker for packaging! It doesn't have that real makeupy smell since its fragrance free which is nice. I don't like to smell like a makeup. 

Cons

My only major hesitation with it is that it doesn't have any SPF, which I do still wear underneath but I like it in my makeup as well. I am a die hard Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer fan with SPF so its hard to compare anything to that, but to me this is a step in between a sheer lightweight Mercier type with illuminating features and a heavy foundation like M.A.C. Studio Fix. 

The next product I got was the New SmashBox Camera Ready BB Cream! BB cream has been all the rage in the US lately when it was brought over from Asia and Korea. Women over there swear by it. BB cream was designed to reduce redness and was created for patients who had dermatological issues or just received chemical peels, etc.  It has several features and is supposed to be a primer, anti aging , moisturizer, foundation and spf all in one.  It is known as Blemish Balm or Beauty Balm. So many big cosmetic companies are coming out with their versions and spins on it. Its pretty much a tinted moisturizer with extra additions. Years ago I stopped wearing heavy foundations and traded them in for tinted moisturizers or very light things such as above, so this was fun to try. I really wanted to try the Too Faced BB Cream since I love most of their products and Smashbox's new Camera Ready BB cream since they are a the kings of Primers and have other great products I love! I decided to go with Smashbox. I got the light/medium but switched it for the light. It was much better on my skin and after a few minutes almost blended in with my color perfectly. I applied it over moisturizer with my beauty blender. It really evened out the slight redness I always get on my upper cheeks which I loved.  It is great if you have oily skin. It controls that stubborn problem very quickly. It is also $39, like the Naked Skin but is a much smaller package than other BB creams, so that stinks. It gave me full coverage, and lasted all day and I didn't need any powder on top. It was not as dewy as my Mercier or other products I like. I love that it is SPF 35 so I don't need to layer on a bunch of sunscreen. 

Cons

Only comes in 4 colors. Says its fragrance free but does have a very makeup type smell to me. It does go away after you put it on and your all set to go.

I love both of these products but they are so different and have different features I cant say which I love more. I am not comparing one BB cream to another here. So the past week, Ive switched up what I use between these two and my Mercier depending on which look I want for the day. I will say my face looked better in a picture with the Smashbox BB cream than it did with the Urban Decay, where it looked great in person but a little too white/powdery in pictures. So I guess if I know the paparazzi are around Ill wear the BB cream! =)