These innovative products from leading Filipino skincare and makeup brands work to promote a healthy glow for clean, lightweight, and natural looks.
Nowadays, the “Clean Girl” look has taken the world by storm, pushing for “no makeup” makeup that appears and feels as natural as possible. This trend highlights the importance of being proud of one’s natural beauty, emphasizing that less is more. As such, many of today’s skincare and makeup products aim to nourish the skin as much as enhance it, because a dewy radiance begins from the inside. In fact, more and more proudly-Filipino brands are releasing products that promote a healthy glow through lightweight and enriching formulas packed with essential ingredients.
If you’re searching for products to add to your routine, consider adding these four to your shopping cart:
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Bulgarian Rose Sublime Serum from Pure Culture
Pure Culture prides itself on creating skincare products that harness the goodness of all-natural ingredients that are responsibly-sourced. Its formulas are also free of harmful preservatives, and kept in ocean-friendly packaging that easily breaks down.
One of its best-selling products is its Bulgarian Rose Sublime Serum, which has won a number of beauty awards over the years. It’s the ultimate hyaluronic acid serum that refines the skin by firming, lifting, and smoothening it. Ideal for dry-to-combination or mature skin in the Philippines’ humid climate, the serum also contains 24K gold flecks that protect the skin from free radicals.
Another key ingredient is Philippine Green Caviar, also known as sea grapes, which hydrates the skin while preventing further water loss due to its hygroscopic qualities. Meanwhile, Quince Extract encourages better moisture retention (as it comes from the wax-like substance that protects the quince fruit).
Natural Radiance Facial Moisturizer Cream from Pili Ani
Pili Ani is another Filipino skincare brand with a commitment to using natural and potent ingredients in their products, namely Pili Oil, as the name suggests. The company sources their oils from Pili Trees, but ensures that the endemic flora and their surrounding ecosystems are cared for, all while supporting the livelihoods of Filipino farmers who grow and harvest the oil. By combining the two precious oils produced by these trees—Pili Oil and Elemi Oil—the company was able to create a holy-grail formula for anti-aging.
The brand’s Natural Radiance Facial Moisturizer Cream is a great example of what can be achieved when good ingredients and sustainable practices merge. Its formula contains fast-acting, skin brightening Centella asiatica (Cica), Papaya extract, and proprietary Pili Active Oil (the combination of PIli and Elemi oils), which all work to promote even-toned, radiant skin. The cream also helps lighten dark spots and protect skin from free radicals while keeping its barriers moisturized and nourished, making it a must-have for any pre and post-makeup routine.
First Base Everyday Skin Tint from Colourette
Since its beginnings in 2015, Colourette has always believed in making skincare and makeup products for the Filipino, by Filipinos. The brand’s products are certified cruelty-free by PETA’s Global Beauty Without Bunnies Program, with formulas that are vegan and paraben-free.
Its First Base Everyday Skin Tint is a staple for simple looks with its light to medium coverage and demi-matte lightweight finish. Its fragrance-free formula is non-comedogenic too, making it ideal for those with sensitive skin. Ingredients like Azelaic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, and Niacinamide also keep the skin moisturized and bright. The tint comes in 12 different shades for all kinds of skin tones, and also features broad spectrum SPF 30 for added protection.
Second Skin Blushes from Happy Skin
A nice blush is the perfect way to liven up any look, giving the face a cheerful glow. Happy Skin has cemented its place as one of the country’s leading brands when it comes to cosmetics that are both beautiful and gentle on the skin. Its newest line of blushes, Second Skin, is a testament to this, with formulations that boast skin-like finishes to create an au naturel effect that is the epitome of fresh, effortless beauty. The collection comes in 12 ultra-flattering shades to suit every skin tone, preference, and occasion. It’s also available in two different formulations: Melting Cream and Soft Matte Powder.
The velvety yet lightweight Melting Cream imparts a skin-like layer of long-wearing matte pigment to create a soft-focus flush or to realistically contour features, all while leaving skin supple and hydrated. Meanwhile, the Soft Matte Powder is a weightless, buildable, and silky powder formula that retains color and keeps skin looking fresh. Both formulations contain deeply hydrating hyaluronic acid and moisture-rich squalane to preserve skin’s firm, bouncy, and resilient quality. Their formulas also ensure that the blush stays on without streaking, creasing, clumping, or patchiness throughout the day.
Banner photo courtesy of Happy Skin.
