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Six Ways We're High Maintenance - And Proud Of It!
Ever been called “high maintenance”? It’s usually not a compliment and carries an unspoken accusation of requiring too much effort and/or money. In my experience, beauty girls get this more often...
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Staff Picks: Our Beauty Resolutions For 2017
The arrival of the new year won't magically make things different or better - it's all up to us to work hard to get what we want! That's what resolutions are for. A new year marks a new chapter, so...
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True Stories: Seven women on how they deal with PCOS
When I turned 20, I was under so much pressure from school and family that I started missing my periods. I thought it was normal to miss a period or two when you experience a drastic lifestyle change...
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DIY Day: The Lotion Face Mask that costs six pesos to make
We're crazy about sheet masks and love that there are so many options to suit every skin care need. But let’s face it: as much as we want to do a daily sheet masking routine, it can get too costly! So...
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Rave + Gross Pics: How The COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch Works
If you've been curious about COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch (P170 at Theskincarecurator.com) because of all the raves its been getting, well, here's an explanation plus lots of (yucky) photos! I've...
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Which exfoliant is right for your skin?
In the world of skin care, there are many conflicting opinions on what your skin needs for it to look its best. One thing I’ve found in common, though, is that beauty experts emphasize the need for...
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Beauty Roundup: Crayola lipsticks, Maybelline's New Male Face, & a beauty...
Happy New Year, PV girls! We’ve got another 365 days of exciting launches, collabs, limited edition sets, and new products to look forward to! We hope that your resolution for this year wasn’t to...
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Four beauty ingredients you might want to ban from your routine
We used to think that if a beauty product is on shelves everywhere, then it must be safe. Surely the government and the brands themselves would not put their customers in danger! However, recent...
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Swatches: The Inglot What A Spice Collection's new sultry shades
New lipsticks excite me like no other, and 2016 certainly did not disappoint in that department. Brands have been bringing out the big guns with celebrity collabs like Cover Girl’s with Katy Perry,...
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Ten unpopular beauty opinions: Do you agree?
Everybody is entitled to their opinions. That doesn't mean that all opinions are based on fact or equal in terms of weight. Still, airing opinions - however unpopular or unpleasant they may be - is...
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Unboxing + Capsule Reviews: New picks from Althea
It's hard to believe that it's almost been a year since Althea Philippines completely changed the K-beauty game in our small part of the world. Now, the PV Team's shelves are filled with fairly unique...
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Splurge or Save: Skincare picks for mature skin
by Jenn Tan, contributorI grew up with acne-prone skin, which made me conscious of my skincare ever since I was a teen. Over the years though, I’ve had to change up my products and my regimen because...
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10 Things You Have To Grab From Sample Room Right Now
Have you been keeping up with Sample Room? It's a local beauty start-up that makes samples available for free (you just need to cover the shipping!) and also allows members to "purchase" more products...
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Beauty News Roundup: Shu-long to Shu Uemura, L'Oreal's first trans model, and...
We’re still working on fulfilling our 2017 beauty resolutions and it’s gotten so much harder to stick to the no-buy plan because of all the new releases and sale promos! This week, we spotted a big...
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Staff Picks: Our single best makeup find in 2016
We’ve already written about the skincare, bases, eye makeup, and lippies that we loved in 2016, but we decided to challenge ourselves and pick JUST ONE product that we couldn’t have survived without....
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The Sex Talk: How to avoid getting pregnant if you're not ready yet
Editor's Note: We believe that virginity, birth control, and sex are still opaque topics here in the Philippines. A discussion about these things with our parents mostly involves them telling us never...
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Budget Beauty Throw Down: Five Korean lip stains under P450
I think it’s safe to say that the KBeauty domination isn’t going away anytime soon. You won’t hear us complaining though – the Project Vanity team is crazy about the SoKor makeup aesthetic of radiant...
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Tour With Me: Visiting Kanebo and Kao Museum in Tokyo
Last November, I had the privilege of being invited to know more about Japanese heritage brand Kanebo in nowhere less than the heart of Tokyo. I met with their amazing team, visited their Kanebo...
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DIY Time: How to make your own cream concealer and highlighter
Do you have a bunch of makeup that you just love but are too inconvenient to bring around? Or do you have a foundation that turned out to be lighter than what you actually needed? It happens! I’ve had...
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Commenter of the Month + January Gift
The new year is moving so fast, don't you agree? We're already halfway past January and it has been insane at the PV HQ since Day 1. It's a good kind of insanity. We hope you've been enjoying yours as...
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