Maybelline Dream Fresh BB

Maybelline's Dream Fresh BB delivers the lightest finish in this lineup — sheer coverage that evens tone without looking applied — combined with SPF 30 and a lightweight gel-cream texture that works across skin types including oily. The 8-in-1 marketing (moisturize, prime, cover, brighten, etc.) is characteristic drugstore overstatement, but the base product is a well-formulated sheer-to-light tinted moisturizer with legitimate SPF. At $9, it's the most accessible BB cream in this lineup and an appropriate first BB cream for anyone unsure whether they'll like the category. The shade range is limited; deeper skin tones will likely find no suitable option.