Kosas BB Burst Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream: Guru Score 57%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Nay

"With my skin it didn't want to blend with my skin. When I put this on, the fact that it was immediately no was enough for me to be like, no, I'm not interested. The texture is the killer for me. This wet cream, it was really strange. It's just a big not for me. I do know a lot of people like this and I do want to say I do like Kosa products. Their Cloud set is one of my absolute favorite powders, for example, and I also like their sunscreens as well and their concealer and their other foundation and their bronzers I like a lot from this brand. However, this was a miss."

All 2 takes from Robert Welsh

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"With my skin it didn't want to blend with my skin. When I put this on, the fact that it was immediately no was enough for me to be like, no, I'm not interested. The texture is the killer for me. This wet cream, it was really strange. It's just a big not for me. I do know a lot of people like this and I do want to say I do like Kosa products. Their Cloud set is one of my absolute favorite powders, for example, and I also like their sunscreens as well and their concealer and their other foundation and their bronzers I like a lot from this brand. However, this was a miss."

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"I really don't like that. I can imagine this being nice on people's skin but that much hydration on me, on a like that, and in that kind of base, I really don't like. That's absolutely going to be a no from me."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

~Nay

"Kosis BB burst was a new launch this year it was a bit of a bomb during my tinted moisturizer review"

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"I really am enjoying the Kosas BB Burst. For summer I think I like the Dr. Jart one a little bit more because it also has sunscreen, but for some reason I don't apply it liberally enough in my first step, at least in my foundation step I'll get a little bit okay."

All 2 takes from No BS Beauty

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"I really am enjoying the Kosas BB Burst. For summer I think I like the Dr. Jart one a little bit more because it also has sunscreen, but for some reason I don't apply it liberally enough in my first step, at least in my foundation step I'll get a little bit okay."

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"So I'd say this one's a medium coverage foundation and [...] I do like it"

Alexandra Anele

1.44M subs

~Mixed

"We have the Kosas BB cream, number 10 which is just very light, not a horrible color. Especially when I compare it to the tarte one, like if I mix those actually it could be quite nice. Just very very light, but the tone is actually quite nice. It's kind of like a pale yellow. And then we have number 12 which is slightly more on the olive side, maybe ever so slightly too cool toned. I would say that this is more neutral and not so orange because when we compare it to Makeup Forever and also the Smashbox, it definitely has way less of that orange in it. So if you are a maybe slightly more cool toned olive that's like fair to light, that would actually be like a pretty decent shade for you."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Kosas BB Burst Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream?

A tinted moisturizer-style base product designed to provide coverage and hydration in one step.

Is Kosas BB Burst Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream worth it?

The gurus are split. 1 of the 4 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 57%.

What is Kosas BB Burst Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream's Guru Score?

Kosas BB Burst Tinted Moisturizer Gel Cream holds a Guru Score of 57%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.