Level up your self-care routines with today’s beauty essentials from all over the world.
The health and beauty industry has progressed by leaps and bounds over the past few years. Both established and emerging brands continue to release cutting-edge products for all kinds of needs. In fact, nowadays, you need not travel abroad to access the newest or most popular essentials. Many of them are now available in the country. If you’ve been meaning to enhance your current self-care routine, here are today’s exciting products made from top-quality ingredients and processes that will leave you feeling fresher than ever.
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Senka Perfect Whip Facial Cleanser
Start your facial routine with Senka’s Perfect Whip Facial Cleanser. Senka prides itself as the maker of Japan’s number one cleansing facial foam. It offers organic skincare products made from naturally derived ingredients. However, the Perfect Whip Facial Cleanser is what helped the brand achieve cult status. This is due in large part to its silk cocoon essence and hyaluronic acid components.
These gentle ingredients create a cleanser with minimal scent, which is perfect for those with sensitive skin. A small drop of the dense gel transforms into a luxurious whip. The formula strengthens the skin’s barrier without stripping it of its natural moisture.
Find Senka Perfect Whip at MITSUKOSHI Beauty, located at the ground floor of MITSUKOSHI BGC, along 8th Ave. within Grand Central Park.
Tsubaki Premium Volume And Repair Shampoo
Japan has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to beauty and hygiene products. Its leading premium hair care brand, Tsubaki, is testament to this. Owned by Shiseido, many know it for creating products that yield salon-quality hair at home. The secret to this success being its luxurious blend of camellia oil and advanced damage sensor technology.
Tsubaki’s Premium Volume and Repair shampoo in particular is a crowd-favorite. It transforms dull and lackluster hair into bouncy, shiny locks straight from the roots. With a floral-fruity fragrance, it gently removes excess sebum, promoting better scalp health (and as a result, hair health).
Find Tsubaki Premium Volume and Repair Shampoo at MITSUKOSHI Beauty, located at the ground floor of MITSUKOSHI BGC, along 8th Ave. within Grand Central Park.
lavojoy Let It Glow Body Wash
Lavojoy offers all things personal care using special formulations from Australia. It is made with the insights of Ron Guba, the leading expert in therapeutic use of essential oils as herbal solution to overcome various health concerns. Fragrances from France ensure that the products smell as good as they work. For this, the brand collaborated with French master perfumer Anne Flipo, who created scents for leading luxury brands like Saint Laurent, Burberry, and Jo Malone London.
Lavojoy’s products aim to solve a variety of issues from hair loss to body acne. Though for simple cleansing and moisturizing, the Let It Glow body wash is ideal for brightening and hydrating the skin while strengthening its natural barrier. This is thanks to nurturing ingredients like niacinamide (which gently evens out skin tone), hyaluronic acid (which helps retain skin moisture, and ceramides (which protect and repair the skin barrier).
lavojoy is available in select Watsons stores and SM Beauty nationwide. Learn more about the brand through its official Instagram (@lavojoy_ph), TikTok (@lavojoyphilippines), and Facbook at lavojoy Philippines.
Tropicana Coconut Skin Lotion
Tropicana has garnered 18 awards and certifications for harnessing the power of cold-pressed coconut oil through its range of certified-organic products. Beyond that, it works with local communities to encourage sustainable production methods that benefit the environment and its people. This includes donating a portion of its profits to Lokal Lab, a non-profit organization based in Siargao that aims to empower and improve the livelihood of Filipino farmers through sustainable community efforts.
From soaps to cold-pressed Virgin coconut oil, the brand offers products that work to hydrate, moisturize, cleanse, and protect various parts of the body. The Tropicana Coconut Skin Lotion is a must-have for those who would love the sweet yet mild scent of coconut on their skin. Cruelty-free, vegan, and paraben-free, this velvety yet lightweight lotion smoothes and softens the skin. It also locks in moisture without any heavy and sticky residue.
Find the Coconut Skin Lotion and more of Tropicana’s products on Shopee and Lazada. To learn more about the brand, you may follow its official TikTok and Instagram (@tropicanaphils), or Facebook at Tropicana Philippines.
Innisfree Vitamin C Green Tea Enzyme Brightening Serum
Brightening products are an essential part of the skincare routine, as they help achieve an even skin tone, repair sun damage, and provide anti-aging benefits. Innisfree’s game-changing Vitamin C Green Tea Enzyme Brightening Serum stands out with a powerful formula that fades out 45% of dark spots in just seven days.
It boasts an eye-catching bubblepop formula that softly melts into the skin for easy application. Meanwhile, its Green Tea Enzymes gently exfoliate, promoting cell turnover for a clearer and brighter glow. Its lightweight and low pH formula is fragrance-free and gentle on the skin as well. Innisfree has also tested it on a panel with sensitive skin, proving it to be non-comedogenic and safe for acne-prone and sensitive skin types. What’s more, it recently earned a “Beauty Without Bunnies” Cruelty-Free Certification from the global animal rights organization PETA. This showcases the brand’s commitment to delivering safe products without harming animals.
Find the Vitamin C Green Tea Enzyme Brightening Serum in Innisfree’s branches nationwide, including Trinoma, SM Megamall, Glorietta, LOOK SM Aura, SM Baguio, SM Clark, and SM City Iloilo. You can also shop Innisfree products online on Lazada and Shopee. Learn more about Innisfree when you follow them on Facebook, Instagram @Innisfreephilippines., Tiktok @innisfreeph, and YouTube.
SOLA Foundation Primer SPF 50+ PA+++
Fresh from the world’s #1 beauty hub, South Korea, SOLA is making its mark in the Philippines. The brand is a one-stop shop for affordable, high-quality make-up-infused SPF products. It formulates each one to bring out every customer’s most beautiful glow without the oily or sticky feel. Its SOLA Foundation Primer SPF 50+ PA+++ will keep your skin summer-ready even in the most humid and sweltering Philippine weather. It comes with a lightweight, watery cream formula that offers both skin protection and skin perfection for when you want a no-makeup, “clean girl” look. It’s currently available in two adjustable shades: Light Beige and Sand Beige.
As a sunscreen, its GlowScreen Technology protects the skin from UVA and UVB rays through a formula with skin-loving botanicals. It also contains Korean Black Ginseng to boost hydration for silky soft skin, brightening it over time for more radiance. As a primer, it smoothes skin texture, controls oil (but still gives that radiant glow), and camouflages pores and redness. Whether you choose to wear it on its own as a skin tint or add other makeup products, it lays over the skin like a dream and stays that way with 18-hour long-wear coverage that is both budge-proof and mask-proof.
SOLA Foundation Primer SPF 50 PA+++ (PHP 145/7mL, PHP 595/30 mL) is available in leading The SM Store, Watsons, and in official SOLA stores at Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop.
Canmake Metalook Mascara
Beloved by stylish teens, trendy executives, and professional makeup artists seeking quality cosmetics, Canmake’s playful and vibrant makeup products have been longtime staples in Japan.
Its popular Metalook Mascara is a bestseller packed with moisturizing ingredients that give a healthy, natural look. It also features a unique metal comb for complete lash control, which is especially great for those with shorter lashes. It allows you to create beautifully clustered lashes that stay in place for hours, even amid water, sweat, and sebum.
Find Canmake Metalook Mascara at MITSUKOSHI Beauty, located at the ground floor of MITSUKOSHI BGC, along 8th Ave. within Grand Central Park.
Photos courtesy of MITSUKOSHI Beauty, SOLA Beauty, lavojoy, and Tropicana Philippines.
Banner photo courtesy of lavojoy.
