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Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:15 am  |
This is the SPF product that I have been patiently waiting for someone to create!! Chemical-free SPF protection, (17% zinc-oxide), lightweight, elegant, doesn't make your skin too white, not too thick or greasy, just fabulous!!
It is being marketed as a primer, but MUA has it listed as a sunscreen - I think you can place it in either catagory. It is beautiful alone, under minerals, whatever you normally use!
What I love about it is it has a lot of the attributes of the Japanese sunscreens (Sofina, Sunkiller) in that it is somewhat mattifying (but not as much as the Japanese ones), has a thin consistency, but No Chemicals! (which the Japanese ones do have!)
I have been looking forever for a mineral SPF that is sheer, doesn't make me look like a ghost, helps hide the pores, but also doesn't dry me out or give me the flakies nor make me look like a greaseball! This also has a beautiful fragrance, has antioxidants like vitamins A, E, Green tea & White tea, and is oil free.
I am generally not one to post how much I love a product unless I am 100% positive that it's the best one out there. You can read all of the ingredients on Becca's site and buy it from them directly. Finally, a HG product that I know I will continue to use and endorse!! |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:05 pm |
| Thanks for the review! This sounds like it might be a very nice product. I am a big fan of Sofina sunscreens but wish that they were not so drying. Is the Becca Primer at all drying? Also, do you have any idea what variety of zinc oxide (Brand name, particle size, coated or uncoated) they are using in this? |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:01 pm |
No, it is definitely not too drying - that's one of the beauties of it. You don't get the "Flakies" around your nose or that tight feeling on the forehead, if you know what I mean. But, it does help to mattify the skin, similar to the Sofina sunblocks. That's why I am so excited about it - I've been looking (FOREVER) to find an SPF sunblock with ZO that was similar to a Sofina finish without the chemicals. Sofina frustrates me because it has Zinc Oxide but also a chemical as well - I feel they should have just kept it with Zinc Oxide only, THEN it would be perfect. Now, Becca recently created what I have always wished Sofina would be. And it's interesting that they market it as a primer, which is what a lot of people use Sofina for.
Unfortunately, I don't know what kind of zinc oxide it is, that's a good question but unfortunately I can't answer it. |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:24 pm |
Thanks for your reply. The more I hear about this product the better it sounds!
I really have not made up my mind on whether all zinc oxide sunscreens are the best option but I won't launch into a discussion of that issue here!  I did email Becca Cosmetics to inquire about the zinc oxide used in the primer and will post any information that I receive. |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:44 pm |
| Sounds interesting, My vote is for EDS to carry Becca! |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:18 pm |
That would be neat if EDS carried Becca! Although this is the only one of their products I have tried so far.........
I'm thinking that I should have entitled this thread "BECCA SPF 30 Primer - Better than Sofina".
That would have gotten people's attention! |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:00 pm |
Thanks for the review Girlzmommie. This sounds like a great sunscreen.
I have an olive skin tone - do you think it is likely to leave a white cast on darker skin tones?
I have been using Megan Gale's tinted invisible zinc - which I think is great. But of course I am always looking for something better. |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:49 pm |
No, I think it would be fine for darker tones.
I actually put a very small drop of Lucrece's SPF 30 sunscreen (tinted) into the Becca (and mix it on a spoon with my finger) just to make extra sure there isn't a white tone (the Lucrece is also with ZO so I haven't mixed in something new). But there really is very little white to begin with. You could always do that as well, or add a drop of Dr. Haushka bronzer, etc.
Hope that helps! |
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Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:10 pm |
Thanks for the quick and helpful reply.
Looks like I will be heading out to a Becca counter soon. |
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:53 am |
| Girlzmommie wrote: |
That would be neat if EDS carried Becca! Although this is the only one of their products I have tried so far.........
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This may be slightly off topic but I consider the Becca Loose Powder to be one of my makeup must haves. In all honesty I have found loose powders that are finer milled than the Becca but the Becca is a very nice powder to use by itself when not wearing foundation. I am very pale and use the shade eggshell. This is one of the few powders that matches the shade of my skin even though the color tone is not a 100% match. Yet is is so light in color that despite it not being a perfect match it still looks very nice. Odd that something that is not quite right is something that I find myself repurchasing and using often. Maybe it is closer to perfect than I think.
I also tried one of the Becca lip glosses but that irritated my lips (I do have very senstive skin). |
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:17 pm |
Hi H.Kitty -
It sounds like you live near a store that sells Becca. I actually had to purchase the Primer through the mail because there isn't any stores near me that sells their line. I actually had a sample of the Primer sent to me first before I dived in and bought a tube. |
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:36 pm |
| Thanks for the review girlzm, it sounds lovely! Sorry if I missed it, what is your skintype? |
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44 combo/oily skin with a tendency towards clogged pores. Thanks to EDS, tweaked my skincare routine and normalized skin
no more breakouts. PSF, silk powder, Janson Beckett, Cellbone, NIA24 are staples. |
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:32 pm |
lemming, lemming, lemming!!!!
im going to try to hold off until ive finished all my rise uv and perfect uv though....
im curious to know your skintype too- is this ok for acne prone types? |
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:59 pm |
| oh and another question! would i need a cleansing oil to get this stuff off at night? |
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Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:49 am |
OK, well my skintype I guess is oily, with larger than average pores, a lot of sun damage (I'm 42), sort of a yellow-ish skin tone, a lot of wrinkling under the eyes.
When I use Retin-A (which I am not consistent with because it makes me more oily & I feel it inflames my pores) then I will get the flakies/dryness. How am I doing in describing my skintype (I have never done this before). TMI or just right? 
I have never had acne, so that I can't help with, but this stuff is definitely not your heavy, occlusive, pore-clogging type product, so I assume it would be fine for those with acne.
I use Paula's Choice Cleanser for dry skin, never a problem getting the Becca off. Keep in mind, this product is thin, not thick and heavy, so you don't need the big guns to wash it off. Just think of the consistency of the Japanese sunscreens but a little less drying - never had a problem washing those off, either.
Hope that helps! |
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Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:25 pm |
| Girlzmommie wrote: |
Hi H.Kitty -
It sounds like you live near a store that sells Becca. I actually had to purchase the Primer through the mail because there isn't any stores near me that sells their line. I actually had a sample of the Primer sent to me first before I dived in and bought a tube. |
Despite the fact that I live near a major city, I have not been able to find any stores that carry Becca products! 
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| When I use Retin-A (which I am not consistent with because it makes me more oily & I feel it inflames my pores) then I will get the flakies/dryness. |
Can you explain in more detail what you mean when you say that RetinA "inflames your pores"? Also, what formula and strenght of RetinA do you use? |
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:46 am |
Retina A - OK, well basically I have two separate prescriptions for it from two different dermatologists with two different philosophies..
The first doc feels it's important to start out very slowly, weakest strength, work your way up to stronger over the gradual course of a year (keep in mind, I'm 41, no acne, this is strictly for anti-aging). He gave me a script for .025 Tretinoin Cream, got it at my local pharmacy, insurance covered it.
Second doc has a more aggressive approach, gave me a script for Retin-A micro gel at .1%, also got at pharmacy via insurance.
No matter which one I use (at night, followed about an hour later with a moisturizer), the next day or two my pores seem bigger, irritated, inflamed. I know that we cannot "shrink" our pores, but there has been no question in my mind that whenever I have used either strength this is what I will wake up to. So, sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't, depends on my mood.
I realize that everyone swears this is the best stuff for anti-aging on the planet, I just personally haven't seen it. |
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:29 am |
do you put the sunscreen over moisturizer? and below foundation? yikes - that's a lot of stuff on my face.
until I started reading this forum, I only used some drugstore moisturizer and a little loose powder. Let's just say that my makeup box is a little more full than it used to be. You're all bad influences! (but boy does my skin look good.....) |
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:32 pm |
No, I don't put moisturizer on first (mostly because my skin can get oily throughout the day). This isn't super-drying, it's pretty balanced.
It's also a very thin consistency, somewhat sheer, definitely not thick, so it would be fine with a powder or liquid on top. I know some people don't wear anything over it but I do. |
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:42 pm |
| This brand is 75% off on sale in sephora last year. I regret I didn't buy anything. |
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Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:12 pm |
Actually, the SPF primer is brand new - they just started producing it so don't feel bad about not getting it from Sephora - they didn't have this item then!
I haven't tried anything else from the line..... |
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 2:27 pm |
| Girlzmommie, do u notice that the Becca Primer make your pores smaller too? hhm...Would u also happen to know the PPD for this? since it's SPF 30? Thanks. |
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Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:45 pm |
Hi - I wouldn't necessarily say they look "smaller", but this product fills them in pretty nicely, similar to Sofina, helps to mattify, if that makes sense.
I have no idea about the PPD, it has 17% ZO if that helps.
BTW - now that I have discovered this product I was finally able to purchase an SKII Airtouch system, which I had always wanted to do but waited until I had the sunblock thing figured out (I wanted a nice, sheer, physical SPF that wasn't going to make me extra oily to wear under the Airtouch). So, after a year of searching, I feel that I finally have it all together. Now it's just a matter of getting the right SKII color, which is what I am currently focusing on. |
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Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:43 pm |
Girlzmommie,
I too am going to order the Airtouch, was planning on doing it today but I'm worrying about the color. I may just bite the bullet and order anyway. I'll be interested to hear what you figure out. Sorry about the hijack. |
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Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:02 pm |
No problem - the whole reason I have dedicated the last year of my life to finding a good, sheer, mattifying as possible physical sunblock (a.k.a. Becca's) was really for the SKII purchase!
I got the airtouch last week - I got BP4 (the rosy toned medium) because OP3 was really light, bright & yellow/golden looking to me (although apparently it's the most popular color outside of Japan where they have more colors). Anyway, I went with the BP4 and now plan to exchange the BP4 refills I bought for the BR6's, because even though I am very fair & yellow toned the Becca does leave a slight bit of a whitish cast (any physical sunblock will, but Becca's leaves the least that I have tried) and I am hoping the BR6 will give me more color/glow. The BP4 is kinda pink, not screamy so, I've seen foundations that are way pinker (Chanel's, most European lines in general, a lot of the cheap ones in drugstores, etc.) but I think I am going to go for the BR6 - people on MUA seem to like it as well.
Hope that schpeil helps....... |
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