8 Best BB Creams for Dry Skin, According to Beauty Experts

Also the best value drugstore BB cream, this GH Beauty Lab test winner and GH Beauty Award winner Maybelline formula gives sheer to medium coverage that blends well, with measurable hydration benefits. It increased skin moisturization by 11% over six hours in testing with the Lab’s Corneometer device— an impressive level for a color cosmetic. One tester also described it as a “good moisturizer.”

This affordable Garnier BB cream scored well in GH Beauty Lab testing for great coverage, blending into skin, not looking cakey, and having a pleasant scent and texture, and earned top points for not irritating or stinging skin. In measurements of skin hydration with the Corneometer machine, it increased moisture by 8%. “I was able to use it in place of my moisturizer, sunscreen, and primer,” a tester noted. “It made my face have a nice healthy glow,” a second said.

Neutrogena's hydrating BB cream comes with the bonus of anti-aging benefits thanks to skin-smoothing retinol and has more than 300 five-star reviews on Walmart. "This product makes your skin feel soft and smooth with fewer wrinkles," one fan said.

In the GH Beauty Lab’s BB creams test, this smooth Revlon formula provided good coverage and blended well into skin. It also increased skin’s moisturization by 7% over six hours. “I liked how moisturizing it felt as it went on,” a tester reported. “It didn’t dry out or cake up and moisturized nicely,” another said.

For maximum UV protection from a BB Cream, turn to this Kiehl's formulation, with a high level of sunscreen, SPF 50, plus antioxidant vitamin C. Top-rated by Nordstrom buyers, it's "lightweight and blends easily with your hands or a brush," a reviewer said. "It has [high] SPF content without being able to smell it or feel it like other products."

A GH beauty department go-to, is this BareMinerals gel-cream made with nourishing squalane, glycerin, and fatty acids hydrates like a true moisturizer and provides natural-looking coverage. "I have extremely dry skin, and this BB cream makes my complexion feel comfortable and soft, rather than dehydrated,” an editor said. “My face also looks smooth and radiant.”

This light Lancôme tint with hyaluronic acid, a favorite of GH's beauty director, feels more like a silky, nourishing cream than makeup. “It provides the perfect amount of natural-looking coverage, hiding spots, redness, and discoloration," she says. "Yet it feels quenching and smooth on skin."

Made with nourishing botanical ingredients such as sunflower seed oil and jojoba, this Burt's Bees BB cream has more that 100 five-star reviews from Ulta shoppers. "It makes my skin look smooth, glowy, even, healthy, moisturized," one user remarked. "I've even received compliments on my skin while wearing this."