The Philippine Local Cosmetic Brands (Part 1)

        I. Introduction

The idea of “make up” is often viewed negatively in our society, so much so that people even described women who wore make-up as “never truly beautiful” or never truly satisfied of their natural appearance. However, some people are unaware that wearing make can be beyond the purpose of being physically beautiful. For instance, people wear make-up to empower themselves and gain self-esteem, or to hide imperfections may it be acnes, redness, pimples or scars gained from accidents. From these, we can see that cosmetics really cover those insecurities which really bring alive a women’s confidence and define their beauty. Therefore, women or men should only have the choice to make their own selves feel beautiful regardless of what society is declaring.

Now, we all know that looking beautiful is one of the priorities youths have and thus they must maintain the beauty on a daily basis. However, young people often find themselves struggling and debating on which product type or brand of cosmetics they should use with the issue of the product not being suitable on their skin type or color, or for the product being pricey itself and for simply not being available. Nonetheless! In this blog, we chose 6 Local cosmetic brands that surely give quality products namely: The Ever Bilena, founded by Dioceldo Sy, which is the cosmetic brand created with the modern, hard-working Filipina in mind with products that work as hard as they do. The Happy skin which is the country's favorite homegrown brand of skin-caring makeup founded by Jacqe Yuengtian-Gutierrez and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo. The Viyline Cosmetics which is not only known by its famous creator Ms. Viy Cortez, but also for the products that truly matches the Filipina features and gives satisfying finish. The Lustrous Cosmetics which is the widely successful makeup collab between international cosmetics giant BYS and this generation's most influential superstar, Nadine Lustre, The Careline Cosmetics which is a cosmetics brand created for the youth, who gives products that are accessible yet trendy and wearable for anyone who wants to express themselves, where it’s also founded by Dioceldo Sy. Lastly, the Vice cosmetics founded by Vice Ganda, which is a local beauty brand with all-inclusive standards and high-quality cosmetics that are accessible to everyone. In this essay we mainly focused on the 3 products that most women wear on a daily basis which are the LIPSTICK, LIP TINT and FOUNDATION. Below is the comparisons and reviews of each products coming from different brands, that will surely help you pick the right product for you.

II. Comparison and Reviews

Vice Cosmetics (Duo Finish Foundation) vs Careline (Oil Control Face Powder)

         

Vice Cosmetic’s Duo Finish Foundation is a buildable formula (medium to full coverage) powder foundation that can be used either wet or dry. It is long wearing to controls sebum production and blurs blemishes and pores. It also leaves the complexion of looking airbrushed. Moreover, it consists SPF25 to protect the skin from UVA and UVB rays. 

Duo Finish Foundation has 8 shades these are the Tisay, Kinesa, Moreyna, Shades ni Vice, Flawlesa, and So pinay.

A lot of Filipina beauty preferred liquid foundation because they think powder foundation couldn’t cover the dark spots, pores and pimples, also because of having oily skin. But as the other Filipina beauty tried Vice Cosmetic Duo Finish Foundation, applying one layer is already enough to cover the unwanted insecurities. Initially it looked a chalky in a bit but once it settled down, it has the natural skin tone but in a better looking. They didn’t need also to retouch in every 3 hours because of having the oily skin where they usually do with the other brands. They wear it 12 hours straight without retouching and it is still visible in their skin.

Duo finish product is suitable who have sensitive skin and acne-prone skin, it didn’t make their skin break out once they applied the product.

Careline’s oil Control Face Powder contains of hypoallergenic and foundation-like finished. It has moisturizer and sunscreen to protect the skin in dryness and irritation especially when staying outdoor. It comes with different shades; Tan, Natural, Chesnut and Honey.

The users of this oil control face powder got a smooth, moisturized and looked young-looking. It resulted with matte finished looked and refined and concealed large pores.  

Viyline Cosmetics (Viyline Aqua Cream is a 3-in-1) vs Lustrous (Nadine Lustre x BYS Collection)

      

Ms. Viy T. Cortez, a well-known content creator and entrepreneur, has introduced ViyLine OPC, a new product that caters to people of all ages, regardless of complexion. The Viyline Aqua Cream is a 3-in-1 product that suits your eyelid, cheeks, and lips. It has a whipped lightweight pigment with a soft-matte finish and nourishing hydration that won't cling to your lips. It also comes with a unique big wand applicator that allows you to easily mix and glide with the Aqua Cream consistency.

A well-known cosmetics company has also created a collection that comprises some of the company's best-selling items. Eyeshadow palettes, hydrating & velvet lipsticks, and everyday brow products are all available. The Nadine Lustre x BYS Collection, Lustrous, is a highly successful makeup collaboration between multinational cosmetics giant BYS and Nadine Lustre, this generation's most prominent celebrity. It's Nadine's first excursion into the beauty industry, as well as BYS's first collaboration with a celebrity anywhere in the globe! personas.

Lustrous matte lipstick is one of the products released by lustrous. It is a Flaunt wonderfully matte lips with the longwearing formula of this highly pigmented lipstick, which provides full coverage and a shine-free finish. The creamy texture glides over lips without dragging or pulling, and it lasts for hours without peeling or bleeding. It's paraben-free and won't leave your kissers feeling tight or dry.

The Viyline aqua cream can be used on the lips, cheeks, and eyelids, whilst the lustrous matte lipstick can only be used on the lips. Both products are said to be pigmented, long-lasting, and moisturizing. These two products were inspired by Filipina beauty, and their colors tend to complement a variety of skin tones. Both of these products use a doe head applicator for greater product application and have a matte finish. Even though they have a matte texture when applied to the lips, they claim to be hydrating.

 

Ever Bilena (Lip and Cheek Tint) vs Happy Skin (Kiss and Bloom Water Lip and Cheek Tint)

    Ever Bilena cosmetics is one of the most well-known local brand in the Philippines, it is the every Filipina’s loved brand that stays to be used by many, thenceforth. And through their adroitness in beauty products this brand continues to flourish not just in the Philippines but also in abroad to divulge the beauty in every Filipina.

    Ever Bilena’s Lip and Cheek Tint comes up with an austere packaging. The cap of the product is matte black that makes it exquisite that fits the sophisticated sticker design. It is a lip and cheek tint roller with a 10ml glass tube and a roller ball applicator. There are many shades of it that makes every Filipina flatter with their skin tones. A 7 shades – uptown red, red bomb, whipped blush, coral crush, night berry, mandarin muse and toast of New York with the name “blush rush” on it.

    This product is really bought by many not just because for its cheap price but it is easy to use and apply by just using your fingers and also easy to blend. Furthermore, it is one of the advantage for the many ladies out there who are on the go; also a paraben-free product.

    Happy Skin cosmetic is a Filipino brand that came up to the market with its uniqueness because of its quality and look as a local brand and at the same time a world-class. They formulate and their products with skin-friendly pH levels and prioritizes the skin caring ingredients for their customer’s skin health.

    The Kiss and Bloom Water Lip and Cheek Tint come up with a very girly but still a simple looking type of pink packaging. Its texture is watery but easy to blend one with its highly pigmented natural watercolor finish. It also have 10 shades called cheeky, warm, sassy, chill, prim, serene, fearless, dainty, tough, quirky, focus and breathe. These shades are precise for many skin tones of every Filipina. Their tints comes up with green tea extract that delivers antioxidant powders and also Hops Flower Extract that nourishes skin to help it keep smooth and have a natural sheer color. 

    This product are bought by many because these are sourced and made in Japan, Taiwan and Korea as a well-known countries of having an outstanding skin care ingredients in their commonly produced products.

 

 III.  Recommendation

Since we have introduced you and compared different products and brands, we have concluded what Philippine local cosmetic brands is the best for you. The best recommendation we give you for the foundation amongst the two products would best be the vice cosmetics (duo finish foundation) for many reasons such as it can last about 12 hours before retouching it again. It also shows how easy the procedures of retouching the product that you don’t have to waste hours in applying it. Furthermore it has different kinds of shades that you can choose depending on your decision. The product also has a substance which can protect the skin from being exposed too much in the sun which makes it best to choose. Hence vice cosmetics (duo finishing foundation) would be the best and suitable for any Pinay beauty.

In terms of matte lipstick, we recommend you the Viyline Aqua Cream that works for your lips, cheeks and eyelids. It is worth buying considering the consistency, formula and pigmentation of it. It is also lightweight and easy to dry than the Lustrous matte lipstick. Though Lustrous is more famous than the Viyline since it is a rising company from a small entrepreneur, we make sure that the products from it is affordable and give you confidence as a Pinay in any shapes and color.

Lip tints are one of the cosmetic products that we use almost daily, whether you are a man or women, young or old. From the brands of Ever Bilena and Happy skin; we recommend you lip tint products from Ever Bilena. It is much more accessible because you can buy it from mall or Watson even in convenience store and it is very affordable though they only have 7 shades of lip tints compared to Happy skin which has 10 shades. Ever Bilena’s lip tints are easy to blend, it has a good pigmentation that will be suitable for any skin color, and has also good consistency and formulation.

These are the brands and products that we think might be good for you though we are not encouraging you to only buy from these stated products. There are many more Philippine local cosmetic brands that are underrated and waiting for you to be discovered. Every man and woman has different skin type, color and texture so learn to explore what you think is suitable for you because at the end of the day “your own opinion matters”.