There’s no shame in wearing a little makeup when traveling. If you’re exploring a new city or country soon, here are my tried-and-tested tips to looking your best even if you’re jet-lagged or have been on transit for hours.
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To describe the current Philippine weather as hellish would be an understatement. The heat index (actual temperature felt by the body based on air temperature and humidity) reached a dangerous 51°C in Nueva Ecija last month. In Manila, the daytime …
Even with years of experience in beauty editorial, I still get bad eyeliner days. My eyeliner application isn’t always on-fleek, especially when I’m going for a winged tip, better known as the cat eye.…
Even if the Philippines’ rainy season is every June to October, this period brings bouts of summer-like weather. If you’re planning a beach trip soon, here are skin and hair care tips I’ve personally tried and tested through the years.…
Foreign beauty brands may be pulling out of the Philippine market, but when it comes to the local beauty industry, we have a growing number of Filipino beauty brands keeping afloat. Here are 35 that are proudly Pinoy.…
If America is having a great retail meltdown, the Philippines is experiencing a beauty pull-out. It’s not exactly a crisis. Foreign beauty brands come and go in the Philippine market, which is struggling to compete with more fast-forward Asian …
I remember when French gift shop Pylones opened its first Philippine store back in 2013. It was in Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Makati. There were shelves upon shelves of colorful, quirky items—from kitchen supplies to stationery.
I finally got my …
Maybe it’s the live-action remake of Beauty And The Beast coming this March, or the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales coming in May. Whatever is causing the surge of Disney makeup, it’s a welcome diversion for …
Does your travel makeup kit need an upgrade? Here are new beauty products in my radar, and they won’t get you in trouble with the TSA.…
You put Hello Kitty’s face on anything and it’s guaranteed to be a hit. In the world of beauty, I’ve never heard of a Hello Kitty collaboration that went wrong.
Colourpop is releasing their latest Hello Kitty collection in time …
The short answer: No. The last thing you want is to contaminate your precious makeup with your germs and shorten their lifespan.
But whenever I look back at my 2014 New York album, I would cringe at the …
Whenever MAC Cosmetics releases a new collection or collaboration with a pop culture icon, it arrives in Philippine shores a few weeks later than the US release, and in limited stocks.…
Every time the weather changes, we beauty junkies need to make an adjustment in the products we put on our faces. We need to consider facing the elements of humidity, rainfall, and torrential winds. Here’s a list of what I’m …
My toiletries often take up the most space and weight in my luggage. Through the years I’ve learned to pack light by buying the travel-sized versions of my favorite brands, filling up my own reusable travel containers, and packing sachets. …
In the Philippines, summer begins in late March. If you have sensitive skin, expect skin issues to flare up with the change of weather. If you’re a visitor from a four-season country, you may experience breakouts as soon as you …