Splurge vs. Save: Fall 2016 beauty trends
by Jenn Tan, contributorBold, adventurous, and in-your-face: as a huge makeup fan, I feel a sense of relief that these words perfectly describe this year’s Fall beauty trends. It seems the beauty world...
View ArticleIt's finally in the PH! Let's all gush at the iPhone 7 in Rose Gold
This story is brought to you by SmartMy favorite color - and I say this with zero irony or sarcasm - is pink. I don't deck myself head to toe with the shade but I do love pops of it upon my person and...
View ArticleIt takes only four steps: The secret to eyeliner the K-Beauty way
When I was younger and starting out with makeup, my mother would tell me to go easy on the eyeliner. It will make you look mataray, old, and unrecognizable, she warned me, and considering the eyeliner...
View ArticleBeauty News Roundup: Jo Malone’s newest store, Happy Skin’s real-life...
Have you gotten any of your Christmas shopping done yet? We’ve been spotting so many new local releases, and you can pretty much find something for everyone on your gift list. Posh scents that you can...
View ArticleContour Stick Throw Down: Who wins?
I reach for contour powders more than cream ones because I prefer layering the color instead of diffusing it. The final result is more natural, more subtle, but here's the catch - it takes more time to...
View ArticleStaff Picks: How we get our faces squeaky clean (but not dry!)
Have you ever experienced loving your FOTD so much that you were just tempted to sleep with it on, in the hopes of extending that fab look to the next day? It’s definitely a terrible idea but I’m sure...
View ArticleThe top ten affordable nude lipstick picks for morenas
I love my morena skin but - just between the two of us - sometimes I wish I were a little bit fairer. Don't get me wrong, it's not that the pressure of living in a whitening-obsessed country has...
View ArticleWhat would you do if someone saw you with zero makeup on?
Last Saturday, I didn't put any makeup on after showering off the grime from tennis practice. We planned to go home and rest but then decided to buy ingredients for gyudon, just because. Honestly I was...
View ArticleNew HG Bases: The Guerlain Lingerie De Peau foundation and Concealer
Finding a foundation that perfectly matches your skin, makes it look fantastic, and stays with you all day without feeling like a mask is THE dream. It's not easy but there's nothing quite like the...
View ArticleCurrent Shower Fave: The Olay Whitening Body Wash in Rose & Milky White
This story is brought to you by Olay.Shower time is sacred to me, as it allows me a few precious minutes to just empty my mind and let my thoughts drift wherever they may. It's a break from the...
View ArticleThe "Face Uniform": What's in our dream six-piece capsule makeup kit
Makeup is fun, but you honestly, truly don't need much of it to look fantastic. While we lurrrve makeup here at PV and have been guilty of hoarding and indulging in one too many beauty purchases, our...
View ArticleWhat's inside the Iconic Laura Mercier Collection
I am a self-confessed Laura Mercier fan. Her products are some of my first “big-girl” makeup, most of which I still repurchase up to this day. The Translucent Loose Setting Powder (P1,650~) for exaple...
View ArticleBeauty New Roundup: A $1.4 billion splurge, a Katy Kat collection, and a...
Ho, ho, ho, here we go! Christmas is less than a month away and we’re frantically trying to cross everyone off our gift list while drooling all over the holiday releases. It’s getting harder and harder...
View ArticleSeven women on what it’s like living on their own
Four years ago, I came to Manila to attend university. I grew up in a province far up north with my Papa’s family but since I would stay with Manila-based relatives for my summer vacation, it wasn’t...
View ArticleStaff Picks: Beauty products we always have backups for
As much we love visiting our favorite stores to see what’s new, there are days when our schedules get too busy to include a trip to the mall. We all have beauty staples we can’t ever run out though, so...
View ArticleIt's finally in the PH! Let's all gush at the iPhone 7 in Rose Gold
This story is brought to you by SmartMy favorite color - and I say this with zero irony or sarcasm - is pink. I don't deck myself head to toe with the shade but I do love pops of it upon my person and...
View ArticleIt takes only four steps: The secret to eyeliner the K-Beauty way
When I was younger and starting out with makeup, my mother would tell me to go easy on the eyeliner. It will make you look mataray, old, and unrecognizable, she warned me, and considering the eyeliner...
View ArticleBeauty News Roundup: Jo Malone’s newest store, Happy Skin’s real-life...
Have you gotten any of your Christmas shopping done yet? We’ve been spotting so many new local releases, and you can pretty much find something for everyone on your gift list. Posh scents that you can...
View ArticleContour Stick Throw Down: Who wins?
I reach for contour powders more than cream ones because I prefer layering the color instead of diffusing it. The final result is more natural, more subtle, but here's the catch - it takes more time to...
View ArticleStaff Picks: How we get our faces squeaky clean (but not dry!)
Have you ever experienced loving your FOTD so much that you were just tempted to sleep with it on, in the hopes of extending that fab look to the next day? It’s definitely a terrible idea but I’m sure...
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