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PURITO Snail Clearing BB Cream Review

This BB cream contains fortifying ingredients like niacinamide, and allantoin, as well as SPF 38 protection. But don't expect it to provide great coverage for uneven skin tone or large pores.

PURITO (a portmanteau of the words Purify + To) is a Korean beauty brand that is committed to delivering ingredients-focused skincare for people with sensitive skin. The first part of its name is self-evident; the second word, “To,” stands for the Chinese word for soil/earth (土). Together, these words signify the company’s commitment to delivering natural ingredients in its skincare in a way that will help heal and purify skin. The brand is also cruelty-free and uses recycled…

La Roche-Posay Effaclar BB Blur Review

This BB cream claims to provide broad-spectrum SPF 20 protection, but it's definitely not a replacement for sunscreen. Here's why.

Before I started getting mildly obsessed with sunscreen, I used to think that anything with at least SPF 15 was enough for daily wear. I didn’t know the difference between a physical and a chemical sunscreen. I had never heard about UVA and UVB rays. I spent many years applying a thin layer of Oil of Olay Sensitive Skin Moisturizer with SPF 15 in the morning, and never bothering to reapply any sunscreen throughout the day. Later, I moved on to La Roche Posay BB Blur, which is primarily…