One of the original Korean skincare products to gain popularity outside of Korea was a bb Cream. These all-in-one beauty balms (a.k.a BB) give you all the benefits of preventative skincare and beautiful, flawless coverage at the same time. They prevent, protect with SPF and perfect the skin in one application. They are phenomenal multi-taskers that are great when you are pressed for time, or when you want the final step in your skincare regimen to be super hardworking.

Korean CC creams (a.k.a Colour Correcting) are all-in-one formulas that help address the underlying cause of uneven skin and give you beautiful, flawless coverage at the same time. It's skincare and makeup in one. They are phenomenal multi-taskers that are great when you are pressed for time, or when you want the final step in your skincare regimen to be super hardworking. You can also layer makeup on top of a CC Cream.

If you’re wondering when to use a Korean CC cream and when to use a Korean BB cream we are here to help. CC and BB creams are similar in that they are all-in-one formulas that combine high-performance skincare and makeup to give you flawless, buildable coverage. BB Creams are formulated for preventative skincare (like premature aging), whereas CC creams are formulated to calm, soothe and help even out skin tone. CC Creams can be worn on their own, or layered underneath foundation if you want more coverage.

Yes! BB Creams and Colour Correctors are known for having buildable coverage, and depending on the one you choose, they can leave skin with a glowing, dewy or matte finish. They are in between a tinted moisturiser and a foundation because they give more coverage than tinted moisturisers and less coverage than foundation.

BB cream vs CC cream. Both will give you skincare benefits and even skin tone, perfect for those no-makeup makeup days. A colour corrector might be your best choice if you suffer from redness (including rosacea) and are looking for a treatment to instantly neutralise and soothe the skin.

It all depends on what concern you’re looking to tackle and what type of coverage and SPF protection you’re after. Here’s our guide:

Premium BB comes in 4 flexible shades that stretch across a range of skin tones. Infused with good-for-skin ingredients like Niacinamide, it hydrates, evens skin tones and protects with SPF 50. The coverage is light, buildable and with a natural finish.

Cicapair™ Colour Correcting Treatment is a green-to-beige cream with Tiger Grass that neutralises the look of redness, gives medium coverage and leaves skin with a natural, matte finish.

Cicapair™ Camo Drops with Tiger Grass has a light, serum-y texture that reduces the look of redness, protects with SPF35 and leaves skin looking dewy, with  sheer coverage.

Both neutralise redness and soothe the skin but differ in texture, coverage and SPF protection. Camo Drops is lightweight with a serum-like texture that gives skin a veil of sheer coverage and leaves skin glowing while protecting with SPF35. Colour Correcting Treatment is medium weight with a creamy texture that gives the skin medium coverage and a natural, matte finish.

Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Colour Correcting Treatment is the one you’ve probably seen on TikTok. It’s the green-to-beige cream in the green jar that transforms skin and reduces redness.

Remember colour theory? If not, no worries. Here’s a little crash course: Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel cancel each other out. Green and red are opposite, so we use green pigments (along with Tiger Grass and other skin-loving ingredients) in our colour correctors that are formulated to neutralise redness and soothe the skin instantly.