The Sex Talk: Everything you need to know about natural birth control
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...
View ArticleStaff Picks: This month's empties
I currently have five foundations, four moisturizers, three serums, and six shampoos in circulation. It may not seem like a lot compared to other people’s stashes but having more than one product that...
View ArticleHow long-wearing is the L'Oreal Infallible makeup line? Let's find out!
The temperature keeps rising and humidity is at an all-time high. For me, this signals that summer is just around the corner and it’s time to take my makeup game to go sheer, sheer, sheer. But while...
View ArticleLiquid Lipstick Battle: We tested five local brands for eight hours - who won?
The year 2016 may have come and gone but when it comes to enduring beauty trends, we are definitely still loving liquid lipsticks! More and more local brands are coming out with their own versions...
View ArticleCapsule Reviews: The Happy Skin Festival of Colors Collection
Happy Skin just dropped a new collection called Festival of Colors last week, and here's your first look into how some of the products perform! I don't have the Lip Kits, Glisten Up! Kit, and Air Touch...
View ArticleAll is not lost: How Suki Salvador's hairline got a second lease on life
This story is brought to you by Svenson.Coming from firsthand experience, I know how losing so much hair can take a toll on one's self-confidence and self-worth. Hair is such a visible, definitive...
View ArticleDoes castor oil REALLY work on lashes and brows? We tried it for 30 days
If you’re ever wondered what you could do about short lashes or sparse eyebrows, you may have come across a beauty hack that suggests using castor oil. The tip simply says to apply the oil every night...
View Article10 Things Makeup Junkies Are Sick of Hearing
Makeup means different things to different people. Some turn their talent and knowledge into a paying job, others obsess about it like any other hobby, while many simply enjoy enhancing their good...
View ArticleAdvice from a 29-year old entrepreneur
Today I turn 29. Now if you've been following Project Vanity and my old personal blogs for a while, you might have already pieced together my story - how, as a poor college student, I started blogging...
View ArticleFour makeup artists reveal the HGs in their kits
The local beauty scene has gotten a lot more exciting in the last few years as so many more brands and tons of new products become more readily available to Filipinas. It’s definitely a great thing but...
View ArticleStaff Picks: The best kiss-proof lippies
Kiss marks are cute when used as design, not when it’s on someone’s face. You don’t want to Ieave it on people you beso with, or make your date look like he’s wearing lipstick. The Project Vanity team...
View ArticleHow I did my own wedding makeup using only drugstore products
by Jes Roque-Medina, contributorWhen my boyfriend of 12 years and I finally decided to push through with our wedding, we agreed on one thing: to be practical and not to spend too much. We agreed upon a...
View ArticleBeauty Roundup: MAC Lip Kits, candy kisses, and insane sales that will make...
Welcome to the month of love, PV girls! Whatever your relationship status, get ready to swoon over the stuff we found this week! You’ll be puckering up through February with all the new lip kits that...
View ArticleChallenge: The Project Vanity Team tries Silka lotions for the first time!
This story is brought to you by Silka.The Project Vanity girls are a little bit - ok, a lot! - like me when it comes to choosing their skincare products. We’re very particular about brands, to the...
View ArticleThe Battle of the Eyebrow Pencils: Which brand wins?
In the last ten years, the most significant change we’ve witnessed in the beauty world is the evolution of our brows. Gone were the days when lipstick reigned supreme in our beauty kits! If we were...
View ArticleBye, Oily Scalp: The awesomeness that is the Yves Rocher Rinsing Vinegar
I've read the raves about the Yves Rocher Rinsing Vinegar (~P500-600 at Yves Rocher stores) many, many years ago and have occasionally tried it in the past. I didn't like it though. I found the fruity...
View ArticleKiss And Tell: Five overnight lip treatments to bring your pout back to life
Skincare is an easy obsession to fall into. It could start as a small feel-good reward at the end of a long day, or as a solution to a specific concern (wrinkles, dullness, acne, etc.). Some of us even...
View ArticleStaff Picks: This month's empties
I currently have five foundations, four moisturizers, three serums, and six shampoos in circulation. It may not seem like a lot compared to other people’s stashes but having more than one product that...
View ArticleHow long-wearing is the L'Oreal Infallible makeup line? Let's find out!
The temperature keeps rising and humidity is at an all-time high. For me, this signals that summer is just around the corner and it’s time to take my makeup game to go sheer, sheer, sheer. But while...
View ArticleLiquid Lipstick Battle: We tested five local brands for eight hours - who won?
The year 2016 may have come and gone but when it comes to enduring beauty trends, we are definitely still loving liquid lipsticks! More and more local brands are coming out with their own versions...
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