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Tinted moisturiser like Laura Mercer

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Daisypod · 01/10/2019 19:13

I keep seeing the Laura Mercer one recommended for being sheer but nice coverage but I just cannot afford it. Can anyone recommend anything similar but for less (under £15 would be great)
Or am I asking the impossible

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AnnaNimmity · 01/10/2019 19:26

yes it's the best one imo. Does last a while though so worth it.

(boots no7 is ok - have you tried that?).

Cherrypie32 · 01/10/2019 19:52

I spent a small fortune on Charlotte T Flawless Filter recently but it’s very sheer and my skins gone crap so reverted to my fave Boots No7 BB cream in the green and black tube. Perfect for me

Daisypod · 01/10/2019 19:53

Not tried the Boots no 7, will give it a try thank you

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LunaTheCat · 02/10/2019 08:42

I have heard La Roche Possay BB cream is wonderful.

Shylo · 02/10/2019 08:45

I used Laura mercier but have just switched to No7 stay perfect superlight foundation. Not exactly a tinted moisturiser but it’s very light. I love it! Think it was about £14 from memory

TantricTwist · 02/10/2019 10:00

Laura Mercier is a bit too sheer, so much so you would barely notice it's there. I find Nars TM better imho.

NuffingChora · 02/10/2019 10:03

Not BB but along similar lines - Maybelline Dream Urban Cover is really super.

CaptainWentworth · 02/10/2019 10:45

I liked the level of coverage given by the Laura Mercier, but found it too shiny for my combination skin even in the oil free version (not tried the latest version though - not sure if they have reformulated or only repackaged it).

I really like La Roche Posay BB cream, but it’s not really a cream, more of a mousse texture, which I find hard to squeeze out of the tube without dropping bits on the carpet - so annoying! (may just be my clumsiness). It gives a lovely finish though so worth it - fairly matte, but natural. Also I have the light/medium shade and I can still only wear it in the summer when I have a little colour (through factor 50 before I get jumped on) as I’m very pale.

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