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Why We Can't Stop Talking About BB Creams

Short for blemish or beauty balm cream, it's the sister of a tinted moisturizer (practically a twin sister, in fact). We tried 11 of the newest. Here's what our testers had to say about the ones we liked best.
Estee Lauder BB Cream
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Estée Lauder DayWear Anti-Oxidant BB Creme SPF 35 ($38; esteelauder.com)

"I'm such a purist that I never wear foundation and only recently started wearing a tinted moisturizer. This cream evens out my complexion the way a foundation would but feels as light as my tinted moisturizer." —Valerie Monroe, beauty director
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From the May 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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