Holika Holika Petit Clearing BB Cream

One of my readers has recommended me this BB Cream as a good one for oily skin. Since it's very cheap I just spontaneously added it to my basket during on-line shopping, especially that I am just about to run out of my everyday essential - Tony Moly Petite Cotton BB.
Let's have a look on that Holika Holika's cutie!

 Product description: Contains extract of tea tree oil and sebum controlling powder. Removes oiliness and cleanses the skin to be soft, refreshed and beautiful. SPF30 PA++

Tea tree oil is recognised as one of nature's most effective and versatile healers. It is effective against nail fungus, ringworm, athlete's foot, dandruff, acne, blackheads and many types of infestations/infections.

Ingredients: Water,Cyclopentasiloxane,Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Titanium Dioxide,Methicone,Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Dimethicone,Butyelene Glycol,Disteardimonium hectorite, Tribehenin, PEG-10 Dimethicone,Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Iron Oxides(CI 77492) & Mica & Methicone,Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer,Sodium Chloride, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Triethyl Citrate,Glyceryl Behenate,Polyglyceryl-6 Octastearate,Silica,Iron Oxides(CI 77491) & Mica & Methicone,Iron Oxides(CI 77499) & Mica & Methicone,Phonoxyethanol,Methylparaben,Propylparaben,Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Extract, Fragrance, Xanthan Gum.
Ingredients analysis [HERE] 

The product is a squeezy tube with 30ml capacity. It does not have any extra packaging, arrives just thermo-wrapped in foil.

The BB Cream has nice consistency - a little bit more rare than my favourite Tony Moly BB, but not too rare. However I think that the tube's hole is slightly too big for that consistency as I keep squeezing too much of it. This BB comes only in one shade and the colour is so nice, I love it! It brightens up skin in a healthy and beautiful way. The coverage is just right - it evens out skin tone and covers dark circles under my eyes, but still manage to look natural and blends well with the skin. It's easy to build up in places that need more coverage. It has a slight dewy effect on the skin, so I do mattify it with powder, however the shine is bearable and not too strong. A little goes a long way - the amount shown on picture is about enough to cover the whole face, including double layer around the eyes and on my acne scars.
As for the sebum control - it's not that significant, it controls oil only slightly better than Tony Moly's BB. I still have to blot my face after approx. 3 hours, so my skin becomes shiny after the same amount of time, however I think there is a little bit less oil on my face than with other BB Creams.
Unfortunatelly when used on top of primer it tends to oxidize and looks a bit cakey after couple of hours. Used on top of sunscreen oxidizes terribly - I used it with sunscreen only once and I had to wash it off my face after 6 hours, because I looked like spotty cow. Yuck.
 
Price: from £3 on e-Bay.

Pros:
+ beautiful colour, that makes skin look bright and healthy
+ a little goes a long way
+ right consistency
+ good enough coverage with natural look
+ nice smell
+ cheap, cheap, cheap!

Cons:
- when used with primer it oxidizes a little bit
- when used with sunscreen it oxidizes TERRIBLY and turns face in hot spotty mess after few hours

Overall this is a very pleasant product if we use it straigt on the skin. But if you use sunscreen everyday better stay away from it.

This BB Cream is part of Petit BB line, that contains five BB Creams to meet different skin needs:

• Essential (orange) - with collagen and caviar, for tired skin
• Clearing (turquoise) - with tea tree extract, for oily and acne prone skin
• Shimmering (pink) - with pearl powder, for brightening skin 
• Moisture (purple) - with hyaluronic acid, for dry skin
• Watery (light green) - with green tea and glacier water, balancing and refreshing.