Budget Beauty: Six Korean lip tints under P500
Korean beauty is all about keeping it natural: dewy, healthy skin, straight brows, and just-bitten cherry lips. If you’re interested in copping a look worthy of a K-beauty guru, we’ve showed you how to...
View ArticleEditor's Picks: Eight products I love to keep backups of
It'll be a decade or so before I finish up all the beauty products here at the Project Vanity HQ, but there are a few special snowflakes that I simply can not run out of. They work so well that I can't...
View ArticleBeauty News Roundup: Cargo in PH, magnetized pigments, and a legit rainbow...
It’s October! Time to bust out those spooky decorations, prepare your teeth for candy mayhem, and watch dozens of YouTube videos to figure out your Halloween costume. Truth be told though, the treats...
View ArticleStaff Picks: Our fave makeup tools
compiled by Claire Reyes, contributorWe might change up the products we use often but we stay loyal to makeup tools that work for us. Our application is only as good as our tools can perform, after...
View ArticleHow to get over your phobia for oils
by Claire Reyes, contributorBeauty oils are probably the most misunderstood and underrated of skin care products. You probably either swear by them and count them on your list of HGs or feel skeptical...
View ArticleHot Right Now: The Victoria Beckham x Estée Lauder Collection
When I first read about Victoria Beckham's collaboration with Estée Lauder, I didn't dare hope that it would come to the Philippines. I hear it actually wasn't supposed to but the girls of Estée...
View ArticleThe top five questions about MAC foundations – answered!
When I was a makeup noob and had just discovered the wonders of beauty blogs, I saw that many foundation reviews and mentions had the initials NC and NW followed by a number. I didn’t understand what...
View ArticleHere's a new organic salon-worthy hair care line to try
You know how bad ideas usually start with a shrug and a YOLO? I bet that many a beauty faux pas begin this way, especially when it comes to trying a new look for your hair. No judgment here! These last...
View ArticleBudget Beauty: Six good setting powders under P600
Setting makeup with loose powder is a non-negotiable step for an oily girl like me, but what other people may not know is that it’s something even non-oily types should be doing, too! After perfecting...
View ArticleThe beauty and career advice I'd give to my teenage self
I was poor, ugly, and anti-social during most of my teenage years. All that seething insecurity though was also combined with an odd sense of confidence that, come to think of it, I shouldn't have...
View ArticleThe grand tour: Happy Skin's gorgeous space in Trinoma
I have been a huge fan of Happy Skin since Day 1. I love their Don’t Get Mad Get Even Liquid Foundation for a quick complexion fix, plus they have a wide range of different formulations so you can find...
View ArticleFive weird K-beauty ingredients you need in your skincare
By now, most of us probably understand that the Koreans take beauty very seriously. K-beauty is not just a fad; it’s a whole new beauty genre that’s here to stay. I must admit that dedication of...
View ArticleFive new under P500 contour palettes to obsess over
When we published a story about under P500 contour kits a few months back, quite a few readers wrote in to say that the post inspired them to finally try contouring. Because we’re beauty enablers (and...
View ArticleA legit drugstore highlighter: The Sleek Highlighting Palette in Solstice
Relevant question: are highlighters just glorified eyeshadows? The answer is, yes, they can be used as eyeshadows but they are so much more. A good highlighter can brighten your face instantly but the...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about tampons
When my monthly visitor catches me unaware, I can always count on a gal pal to have a sanitary pad ready. I have yet to encounter anyone who has a stash of tampons instead though. In fact, I did a...
View Article10 Things Beauty Bloggers Want You To Stop Doing
By Kristel Yap, contributor / Header image via themistymom.comThough they don’t necessarily have formal training, beauty bloggers who’ve been in the industry for years often have their makeup knowledge...
View ArticleEight products to use at night to wake up to better skin
Do you get eight hours of beauty sleep every night? It’s probably the one beauty habit that few of us actually follow despite its importance. While cleansing our faces and wearing sunscreen help to...
View ArticleEye makeup nerds will love the new Kate Tokyo Eyebrow Pen and Gel Pencil
It was in the middle of summer the first time I visited Tokyo. I was expecting it to be cooler than Philippine summers but that was naive - I was sweating every drop of liquid I had in my body as early...
View ArticleDIY Day: Here's how to make your own rose water at home
When it comes to (almost) effortless skincare, my go-to peg would be the French with their carefree attitude rather than something as involved as the 10-step Korean skincare routine. And no French...
View ArticleSmart Launchpad names three new video creators to watch out for
Now is an amazing time to be an artist. Before, it was a monumental struggle to find people who will appreciate our respective forms of art. We had to beg the "gatekeepers" of the industry we want to...
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