I have been taking interest in them since Elianto came to the country. It's fun to reminisce! I believe I started using BB cream when I first started med school, roughly three years ago.
Elianto was the first brand to come in the Philippines which carried the BB cream line. I was under the impression that Elianto was Korean, but no, it was in fact Malaysian. I have nothing against that, but it did gave me a sense of false advertisement. Their products are made in Korea though, and that is what they usually say, but they never said Elianto was established in Korea. Quite deceiving huh? ^^ It was very timely too because it was the days when KPop was in, and everyone was into the Korean hype.
I do not know about the demise of Elianto here in the Philippines. It was like a shooting star of the market. Adored, loved, brilliant but faded as soon as it came. I haven't seen one now.
When I started med school, my allowance was raised a couple of hundred PHP, to match the standard of living as well as allowance for travel. It was expensive since I travelled across seven cities by bus and train everyday from monday to saturday with a test due the next. But eventually I was able to afford the Elianto Miracle Multiplex BB Cream
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| Yup it's three years old |
It was really expensive. :( almost PHP 1k during that time, but I put my heart into this that this would be like a magical solution for me.
well it wasn't.
Since I traveled for leagues and scores, I could tell this product was just not for me. As a general rule, I wear makeup before I travel. I know it's not good but doing my makeup in school bothered me, so I just do it at home. Besides, it did promise that the BB cream lasts long. But by the time I get into school, all my makeup has melted and my uniform (which was white and had a turtle neck) catching all of the product.
Also all the travelling made me lose sleep, hence I developed the really terrible acne. This product exacerbated my acne, instead of healing them like it promised. Every week I would develop a really angry zit, that it ruined my face. It would heal up in two weeks only to be replaced by another. So so depressing. It was very runny and greasy for my skin, and made my skin oily instead of glowing and dewy.
I ended up giving this to my sister. Obviously she wasn't fond of this either. It was left there in our makeup shelf, forgotten. She didn't understood why I like BB creams. Well, the promise it offers theoretically had me hoping. but yeah, only hoping.
I stayed clear of makeup as time went by, but as I love dressing up, I still need foundation and stuff. I stayed with mineral powder. They gave me huge zits every now and then too. I envied my sister who could use Maybelline and not break out, as well as ELF, Loreal and others. It seemed that I kept on buying and buying only to give the things I buy to my sister. Makeup would waste a lot of my hard earned savings.
It was really sad. I can't wear make up, cause if I do, I would break out. Not because I was allergic, more like cause my skin hates those products.
On my second year, my sister started using Myra VITA GLOW. I know a lot wouldn't consider this as a BB cream, but for me, it was. basically what BB cream claims, this product can also do. Plus it had the same consistency as any other runny BB cream. Looks like BB, feels like BB, works like BB, but under a different name.
At first my skin liked it but as time passed on, my skin started to break out from it. Maybe it was the mineral foundation I used to matte it or maybe it's the product itself. I really have no idea.
My cousin then bought her Maybelline BB cream. I knew I react badly to Maybelline, but I did try, I asked her for a sample, and she was generous enough. I didn't like it, it gave me a grey cast, but my sister liked it and bought one for herself. I think that was her first BB cream, lol. It was pretty cheap too. But nah. It's tempting but why bother when I can't even use that. It's depressing.
Around that time that I started wondering if there is a makeup for me. Something I could wear without ruining my skin.
Around March, a friend of mine from another med school started to remind me bout BB cream.
This time, I decided to try the korean ones. I had been saving my money to afford Etude House's BB creams but I found out that Skinfood's BB cream are cheaper (in the phil market, it's the most expensive line along with Laneige) .
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I got the Skinfood Good Afternoon Peach Green Tea in Shade #2 (natural) since it was good in my color. I bought it with my salary working as a freelance writer. It didn't made me break out, although I did get a zit here and there, it would dry up in a few days.
The zits are from Etude's Green Tea facial wash. =_= I don't understand the rave bout Etude House here in the Philippines. their products dry out quickly, and basically, UH!! whatever
I like Skinfood, although it does tend to look oily on me. I have combination skin, it's just the hot weather.
When June came along my sister got us some Lioele products
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| I got the last stock for myself. I'm so sorry >< |
I got the Triple the Solution BB cream. If I put on too much it makes me look pale. But if I get the right amount, it's perfect :) I don't really buy the all in one stuff of BB creams before, but this one did the job! I've been using this for a couple of weeks now, and wow, it has finally lighten up my pimple scars, and dried out the scars I got from the Etude facial wash. my skin isn't perfect yet but my facial color has started to even out that I wonder if I still have the BB cream on my face.
Lioele is my now favourite brand. along with Skinfood. :) They are the ones that I've tried (but yeah mainly Lioele) now I understand the rave about Lioele in neighboring countries
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