There are mornings when the mirror lets nothing through. A mark stands out, the forehead shines and the powder supposed to save the day sometimes ends up highlighting what we precisely wanted to camouflage.
You can then multiply treatment, foundation and powder, at the risk of losing the natural effect you are looking for. Garancia offers another avenue with a product that aims to combine several gestures in a single tube.
Thistle and Marabout Garancia wants to make people forget about powder
Its particularity is primarily due to its texture. Garancia describes it as a mattifying, light-reflecting powder cream that blends with the skin tone. The Doré shade, intended for medium to matte complexions, contains tinted pigments to obtain a more covering result.
The figures communicated by the brand especially attract attention. After eight days⁽⁵⁾, 85% of participants found their skin mattified, 100% their skin repaired and their marks reduced, while 95% judged their complexion to be even. On the anti-aging side, 94% find that their skin appears young, this last result concerning 16 subjects.
Garancia also reports results in 30 minutes on skin repair in superficial post-peeling⁽³⁾. This result comes from a clinical test with scoring, against a reference product, carried out with 20 subjects.
Donkey thistle and Cicatrisone, the formula at the heart of this BB cream
The formula is based on an extract of donkey thistle, chosen for its role in repairing the skin. Garancia combines it with its Cicatrisone⁽¹⁾, which brings together four botanical extracts, zinc and a patented youth lipopeptide.
The latter helps, according to data provided by the brand, to boost collagen, hyaluronic acid, fibronectin, HSP47 and laminin in order to help renew the epidermis⁽⁴⁾. The formula contains 94% ingredients of natural origin, displays a Yuka rating of 93/100 in March 2026, has been dermatologically tested and is made in France.
How to use Garancia BB Cream in Golden shade?
Usage remains simple: you can apply it morning and evening, alone or after your usual treatment. Its mattifying finish allows you to avoid automatically removing loose powder after makeup.
The Golden shade is suitable for medium to matte skin tones and offers more coverage. For 34.90 euros for 30 ml, Le Chardon et le Marabout is therefore positioned between BB cream and treatment, with the ambition of working on shine, marks, uniformity of complexion and signs of aging.
1. What is Le Chardon et le Marabout de Garancia BB Cream used for?
This tinted BB cream combines several functions. Garancia presents it as mattifying, anti-imperfections and anti-aging. It also acts as a complexion perfector and aims to reduce the appearance of marks while unifying the skin tone.
2. What skin type is this Garancia BB cream intended for?
Thistle and Marabout is mainly aimed at combination to oily skin or skin prone to imperfections. Its cream-to-powder texture is designed to provide a mattifying finish.
3. What skin tone is suitable for Doré?
The Doré shade is intended for medium to matte complexions. It contains tinted pigments and offers a more covering result.
4. What results does Garancia announce after 8 days?
During a clinical self-assessment test carried out over eight days with 16 to 20 subjects, 100% found their skin repaired and their marks reduced, 95% their complexion evened and 85% their skin matified. For the anti-aging effect, 94% found that their skin appeared young, out of 16 subjects.
5. How to use Garancia Thistle and Marabout?
The BB cream can be used morning and evening, alone or after your usual treatment. Its mattifying effect allows you to work on the complexion without necessarily adding loose powder.
