Several of the girls have already tried Purederm's 3 in 1 Magic BB Cream.  I've read more raves than rants.  Since it's relatively cheaper than the other raved about bb creams I've tried, I thought of giving it a shot.

Purederm 3 in 1 Magic BB Cream for oily skin, 659php at Watson's

It looks so similar to Skin79's Waterdrop BB Cream that I reviewed before!  However, it seems that there are more perks to getting Purederm's bb cream than Skin79's:

• more product for a cheaper price! (50mL vs 43mL) 
• no shimmers (for those who do not fancy anything glittery, albeit skin79's shimmer isn't that bad at all)
• has SPF (and it's 30 PA+++! vs no spf at all)
• better oil control

from L-R: Purederm box, Skin79 box, Purederm BB cream tube, Skin 79 Waterdop BB cream tube

Purederm Magic BB Cream has a thicker consistency, too.  I find it a con since I experienced difficulty in blending it into the dry areas of my combination to oily skin type.

This product covers the skin moderately.  It can cover up minor skin imperfections and partially blur the presence of acne marks.  The shade perfectly suits NC20-25 girls.

However, if you have an acidic NC30 skintone like mine, this will work for you, too.  The trick is to reach for a setting powder you don't often use because you know it goes dark on you (I used my Joppa minerals mix for this FOTD).  Top the bb cream off with this darker setting powder and experience Purederm's magic right before your very eyes!

Purederm 3 in 1 Magic BB Cream on my NC25-30 skin
wearing Vivigo Hyper Nudy lenses in brown

You'll notice how good it performed in perfecting my skin.  It was able to soften out the irritating red zit on the side of my nose, blur the annoyingly enlarged pores and give my face a fresher, healthy glow.  It's also essential to note how the acne scars on my temple were partially covered.

I cannot comment on its effectivity on blemishes and dark spots just yet.

Sidenotes:

• if you have combination to oily skin, apply moisturizer on the dry areas of the face
• best applied using the fingers
• dot pea size amount on the forehead, nose, cheeks and chin; there's this danger of over applying the product that can make the face too white 
• shake well before use, as with any other bb creams since these products often emulsify
• Purederm offers another bb cream variant for dry skin (Purederm Pearl BB Cream)
• can they strike out Caution #1 at the label?  BB Creams are supposed to work on pimples and blemishes after all.

Label Nazis will mind this.  I did.

I've been sporting the haggard look these past few days and I can tell that the boyfie notices.  Thanks to my pre-menstrual ugly skin and 2AM snoozes from studying and doing paperwork!

Imagine my surprise when the boyfie remarked, "you look so nice and fresh"!  And that happened after I wore Purederm's 3 in 1 Magic BB cream!  Now I can relate to why Pammy, Nikki (although she prefers the Pearl variant more), Donnarence, Shen and the rest of the girls are crazy about this bb cream!

I still remember how much I cursed having monolids+small eyes.  And I do recall how I went loco about looking ulzzang because those Korean girls are just so damn cute!

And so instead of moping around hating how freaking small my eyes were, I got obsessed with making eyelid tapes, using eyelid glues and experimenting with all other monolid solutions I could possibly learn about.

monolids+small eyes: there came a point in time that i cursed myself for having them

It included circle lenses or doll-eye lenses.  One popular circle lens is the GEO CK 105.

Bought online, 500php ($10), lens case included

GEO circle lenses in CK 105

EOTD's on wearing GEO circle lenses CK 105:

GEO circle lens on both eyes, me turning away from light source

GEO circle lens CK 105, letting the light through my eyes

GEO circle lens CK 105: before and after photos

VERDICT: My eyes unarguably grew bigger and wider.  They do look good in photos but be ready to frown in real life.  In person, my eyes looked lifeless and weird-looking.  I look fake.

I think I should've tried the circle lens look with foundation on my face, concealer on those lovely eyebags, eyeliners (black/brown to tightline and white/topaz on the inner 1/3 of the waterline), and a dash of mascara on the lashes.  That may have been prettier.

This is actually the last circle lens I will be giving in to.  I've also reviewed the Vivigo Hyper Nudy Lens in the past but my boyfriend didn't like it on me.  I'm just sticking with freshlook contact lenses during days that I need to wear them.

I think I'm slowly learning to love my monolids+small eyes.  Or perhaps I grew tired of cutting eyelid tapes and lining my eyes.

GEO circle lens CK 105 is best for those who are just playing around with looking ulzzang or during shoots.  I certainly wouldn't want to be seen wearing it during events or anywhere else.

I'm always on the lookout for stuff that can widen my small eyes+monolids.  Say, circle lenses, eyeliners, and eyelid tapes.

Vivigo's Hyper Nudy Brown Circle Lenses didn't fail me. 

These were so easy to put on vs Freshlook Dailies.  But there was a minute's discomfort when I wore it.

Vivigo Hyper Nudy brown circle lens on my eye to your left.  Eye to your right has none.  

BIG difference, eh? 

My own DIY eyelid tapes+Vivigo Circle Lenses

Yay, big, dolly eyes for me c/o circle lenses; boo for the obvious syringoma though

My eyes got really big.  If you've read my past EOTD posts, you'll notice how unpleasant my monolids are.  That's the reason why I'm always pushing myself to use eyelid tapes.

It is a whopping 15.5mm diameter so I know it'll emphasize my peepers a lot.  I'm used to freshlook dailies' 13.8mm diameter, and so I thought that I looked too unnatural with hypersized circle lenses.  I don't know, maybe I'm not used to it.

And oh, you'll surely love their cute pink packaging.  Most girls are suckers for cute pink stuff.

Sad ending:

Boyfie was a bit taken aback (in a bad way) when he saw me (and I knew he was lying about liking it).  Maybe I looked too unnatural with it.  Sigh.  It's a shame, coz I haven't touched these circle lenses since that day.