Base makeup is like a building brick for facial makeup because every other makeup item sits over it. To make makeup look flawless, one needs to have a perfect base. Every time we do not need base makeup with full coverage. These are the times when we just even out our original complexion to look natural. Complexion Care creams being many-in-one products come in handy in such situations. They give slight coverage, evenness in the complexion, moisturization, and sun protection. Today I am going to share my experience with one such product, the Lakme CC Cream. Let’s read on to find out if it fares on my skin or not.
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What is Complexion Care Cream?
Lakme 9 to 5 CC Complexion Care Cream is a beauty cream that enhances the appearance of your skin by moisturizing, brightening, protecting, concealing, and evening out the skin tone. It is an instant skin stylist that brings together all the goodness of regular skin cream with a touch of makeup to give a professionally styled look every day.
How to use Lakme 9 to 5 CC Complexion Care Cream?
Use it as your base makeup, right after your skincare routine.
Use it on clean skin. Apply the cream in dots and gently blend it with your fingertips or brush for an even finish.
You can skip your moisturizer and sunscreen as the CC Cream works as both.
Lakme CC Cream Ingredients:
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerine, Niacinamide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Potassium Chloride, Ci 77492, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate, Cyclomethicone, Perfume, Ci 77491, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Cholesterol, DMDM Hydantoin, Ci 77499, Sucrose Distearate, Alumina, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Benzyl Acetate, Limonene, Amyl Cinnamal, Citral.
From the ingredient list mentioned on the packaging, I can see they have a couple of Silicones, Alcohols, and Perfumes in them. It does not have parabens. They also have some comedogenic ingredients, so those who have moderate to severe acne-prone skin may need to check for suitability.
Some good ingredients that I found:
Skin Beneficial Ingredients: Allantoin, Vitamin E, Ginger Root Extract,
Sunscreen Ingredients: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (chemical filter), Zinc Oxide, and Titanium Dioxide (Physical filter)
Lakme CC Cream Price:
9 gm – 105 INR
30 gms – 335 INR
Lakme Complexion Care CC Cream Review
Packaging:
Lakme CC Cream comes in a rose-gold colored plastic tube with a shiny rose-gold screw cap. This tube resides securely in a gorgeous pink cardboard box. The tube looks simple yet elegant. It contains the product name, shade, and a few important information while the usage details, etc, are mentioned in the outer packaging. The packaging is quite compact, user-friendly, travel-safe, and leak-proof.
Lakme CC Cream Shades:
- Beige (For Very Fair to Fair Skin Tone)
- Bronze (For Fair to Wheatish Skin Tone)
- Honey (For Wheatish to Dusky Skin Tone)
- Almond (For Dusky to Dark Skin Tone)
The Lakme CC Cream previously came in two shades; Beige and Bronze. The Beige one was the lightest and the Bronze one used to be the deeper shade. The shade range was quite narrow and the last shade was too light for many Indian complexions. So, Lakme recently widened the shade range to include two new darker shades Honey (next to Bronze) and Almond (the darkest shade). All of the shades have warm tones with various depths in shade to match Indian complexions.
I have bought the shade Bronze. This shade has distinct yellow-orange undertones that will complement fair-to-wheatish skin with warm undertones. This shade is a bit darker than my skin tone now as I have gotten over my tremendous tans. I have to blend it well to match it to my skin. Next time I will pick the Beige shade which has warm-neutral undertones.
Coverage:
This Complexion Care cream gives low to medium coverage which is quite good with such an all-in-one type product. Its yellow undertone blurs out my pimple marks and purplish under-eye darkness to some extent. The rest is taken care of by my concealer. This cc cream gives me even-toned skin.
Texture:
This cream looks thick and creamy at first but as I blend it into my skin, it gets completely absorbed. I can feel no oiliness on my combination skin. It has light moisturizing power. In the summer months, I top it off with my compact but in winter I let it stay alone.
Fragrance:
This product has a mild citrusy smell to it. The fragrance is not overpowering so it would not cause any irritation. The smell of this product is the same as Lakme’s Invisible Finish foundation.
Staying Power:
This cream has good staying power on my skin. It stays for 5-6 hours at least. The staying power increases in colder months or if I am staying in an air-conditioned environment.
Effectiveness:
Lakme’s CC cream has been able to give me good results. I generally apply it in the daytime when I do not need heavy coverage. It gives me enough coverage, moisturization, and sun protection of SPF30 & PA++. It evens out my complexion and helps to hide some percentage of my skin imperfections (acne marks and dark circles). This product gets blended very easily and gives a moist matte finish. It does not emphasize the dry areas of my face or give me acne outbreaks.
Most of the affordable BB creams are available in only one common shade and that shade is often darker for my skin. With this CC cream, I am getting an exact shade match which feels nice!
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Pros:
- Moist matte formula.
- Gives good coverage.
- Has a high sun protection factor.
- Did not break me out.
- A warm undertone suits Indian complexions.
- Available in 4 shades and 2 sizes.
- Pocket-friendly.
Cons:
- Does not have the best ingredients.
Rating: 4.5/5
Would I recommend it? I would recommend Lakme 9 to 5 CC Complexion Care Cream to everyone who is looking for a budget-friendly low to medium coverage all-in-1 base makeup product that moisturizes as well as protects from harsh sun rays.
I hope you find this post helpful. Have you tried the new shades of Lakme 9 to 5 CC Complexion Care Cream? Share your experience with us.
Sreeparna Ganguly is a freelance content writer who is passionate about everything related to makeup, beauty, skincare, and online shopping. With more than 10 years of writing experience, she has contributed to various beauty blogs and has shared her immense knowledge with the beauty community.
i have this cream its really nice in a texture and easily blend on my skin nice and genuine reveiw dear
Thanks Sonam ?
Bahut accha product hai ?? nice review ?
Thanks Anita ?