Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

About this Product:

Instantly protects, moisturizes, brightens, evens skin tone, conceals and freshens. This instant skin stylist brings together all the goodness of your daily skin cream with just the right touch of makeup to give you skin that looks styled by an expert, every day.

Product Claims:

Lakmé CC stands for Complexion Care cream.

• It combines the goodness of your daily skin cream with just the right touch of make-up to give you that perfect look in just a few minutes.
• Its skin care benefits include sun protection (SPF 20), moisturizing, brightening and freshness while its make-up benefits are an even skin tone and basic coverage
• CC cream takes care of your skin as it brings together the best of skin care with just the right touch of make-up to give you instantly styled skin every day.
• It Brightens, Conceals, Moisturizes, Refreshes, Evens skin tone and provides UV Protection.

Direction for Use:

 For best results, dab over cleansed skin & blend in till absorbed for instant brightness & a perfect finish. Use every day.

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

Packaging:

The CC cream is packed in a reddish-pink colored box which makes it look appealing. The cream is contained in a dull dusty beige colored squeeze tube with a shiny silver cap. It isn’t the regular BB creams types broad shaped short length tube but has a round, lean body and is pretty long too. What I really liked about the packaging is the ultra thin nozzle which dispenses the product very precisely. I liked the stylish touch given to the packaging and the popping reddish-pink which made it look even more girly. It is convenient to use and can be carried around without worrying about messing in the bag.

Ingredient:

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

Shade:

Bronze is a peachy brown shade with lots of yellow undertones. The color isn’t a perfect match to my skin color may be a shade darker but it doesn’t look awkward in any way and camouflage to my skin color quite well. Beige would have been much lighter so bronze is the better.

Texture :

It has a slightly thick texture but that doesn’t come in its way of blending. It turns to somewhat mousse cream kind of a texture when spread and vanishes into the skin. I dot it all over my face and then with patting and blending spread it all over my face. It spreads nicely and with few stroke it gets absorbed into the skin. Though it has a got a thick texture but it doesn’t feel heavy at all rather extremely light. The best thing is it doesn’t feel like I have applied something thick or creamy at all on my face

Finish:

 It gives me soft matte finish which I really like as the dewy finish of BB reams isn’t what I like in hot summers.

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

Coverage:

The coverage provided is medium-light which easily hides the uneven skin tone and light acne scars. It also adds a subtle glow to your face which makes me look fresh and brightened up. It leaves me with a natural looking smooth and even-toned skin which I like the most, nothing cakey or made-up.

Staying Power :

The staying power is again awesome as it stayed there without creasing/ melting on me. I have a dry skin so it doesn’t melt or gets shiny even by the end of the day also it has negligible transference. Garnier BB cream used to move to my mobile screen held close to my cheeks but I don’t face anything like that with Lakme CC cream. I set it with a pressed powder and I am set for the day. It oxidises lightly on me by 6-7 hours of wears and gives me soft-tanned look by end of the day.

Fragrance:

It has a mild cosmetic fragrance which I have noticed in other Lakme products as well. I find it quite nice and very refreshing.

Shade selection:

There are only 2 shades available but I must say that both the shades will work with most of the Indian skin tones. Dusky and fair skinned beauties may not be able to find shades closer to their skin tones but it will match most of the medium-fair and medium skin tones.

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review:

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

I remember using this CC cream for the first time. It was a few years back and I chose the wrong shade beige which was way too light for my complexion. It was disastrous.

But when a few months ago Lakme enhanced its packaging and formula I wanted to give this a try and this time I chose the shade Bronze which was close to my skin but still a bit lighter. They offer just two shades, isn’t that unfair!

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

This cream comes in a flesh-colored tube with a rose gold screw cap. Its consistency is light and has got a distinct fragrance. I like that it has now SPF 30 PA++ unlike the old version of the product which has SPF 20. Cream dispenses in less amount as to avoid wastage.

 Now here’s a catch. Despite having a light texture it doesn’t blend softly into the skin. I dot the cream on my face and then blend but it feels as if I’m rubbing it on my skin. It doesn’t glide like butter on my oily skin let alone dry skin.

I guess it would be apt for using it on summers where you want a super matte effect. As a matter of fact, It’s not hydrating as I expected. I need to use a hydrating moisturizer underneath to avoid dry and uneven patches. It gives an even skin tone with light to medium coverage.

Though it gives a glow to skin and tint too, it might wash out deeper skin tone making it look ashy. On my dusky skin, it works fine but I need to be careful with blending. One thing I didn’t like is that it oxidizes after 3-4 hours and skin appears dull afterward.

Lakme 9 to 5 CC Cream Bronze Review

 Pros:

• Has a pleasant fragrance

• Has a light texture which doesn’t feel heavy on the skin

• Contains SPF 30

• Evens out skin tone

• Gives a medium coverage

 Cons:

• Isn’t moisturizing for dry skin

• Oxidizes after 3-4 hours