Beauty Roundup: a new makeup brand called Absidy, a drop from Lucky Beauty, and holiday beauty gift ideas!
The busiest season of the year is upon us! New skin care and makeup products are being released in a holiday frenzy, both locally and abroad. There are even a few newu home-grown beauty brands raring to join the competition. Are you curious yet? We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get to it!
Images via Absidy Facebook Page
Luxe Organix does makeup?
Meet Absidy Beauty, a skin-loving local makeup brand founded by Aleisha Yap, Jr. Brand Manager of Luxe Organix Philippines. With the tagline, “beauty without bounds,” the brand envisions “A world where people can feel beautiful while being unapologetically themselves.” Their official endorser? None other than Heart E! She even teased their Cashmere Kiss Matte Lipstick in a few posts on her personal social media accounts saying, “Been rooting for this since this was pitched to me. So love everything about this! A local brand that speaks Luxury, Sophistication and Lip Care at surprisingly affordable prices. I mean, just wow!”
Absidy Beauty products are available on Shopee, Lazada, and Tiktok. Currently available are the Cashmere Kiss Matte Lipstick (P379) and Shape and Define Eyebrow Pencil (P279, with free refill). Their website hints at other face and beauty tool products coming soon, too.
Image via charlottetilbury.com
A Literally Star-studded collab for CT
The one and only Charlotte Tilbury has dropped her holiday bombshell for the year: a collaboration with none other than Sir Elton John! The Rocket Collection features Rock Lips, made with the signature Matte Revolution formula, encased in limited-edition star-printed tubes. The Rocket Man himself co-designed two new lipstick shades: Rocket Girl (cool nude pink), and Ready for Lust (deep berry-red). Along with the new releases came the announcement that Charlotte Tilbury has partnered with Sir Elton John AIDS Foundation‘s The Rocket Fund.
Images via Lucky Beauty
Lucky Beauty Unveils a Charm-ing Dream
When Lucky Beauty CEO Andre Brillantes said, “Makeup is a wearable lucky charm,” she really meant it! Their second collection “A Tale of Two Fantasies” features matte and glossy lip formulas with a detachable keychain, turning them into toteable charms! The Dreamy Lip Cloud (P399) is a soft-matte lip cream that promises transfer-resistant wear without drying lips. The Dreamy Lip Glass (P349) adds shine to your look while nourishing your lips. It comes in six intriguing shades (even a gold one!) with different finishes. Lazada and Shopee buyers can get free DIY charms (until supplies last) with a minimum purchase worth P499 from the new collection.
Images via Careline Cosmetics Facebook Page
Careline Cuties
Aye aye, there’s more: Careline expanded its #BetterThanBasic Spongebob x Careline Collection with eye-catching additions! Their Stickini Brows Brow Soap (P295) comes as a set with an angled spoolie and razor. The Beach Brow Duo (P395) has an angled brow liner on one side and a brow mascara on the other. Get liquid and gel eyeliners in one product with the BFF Liner (P325). Aye Aye Lashes! Waterproof Mascara (P325) promises waterproof, volumized lashes. Secure your makeup with Bubble Town Spray (P325), a setting spray infused with skin-caring plant extracts.
The brand also recently expanded their skin-caring lippie lineup. Careline Tinted Mint Balm (1.8 g, P275) is available in five fool-proof shades. Shea Butter, Squalane, and Vitamin E are all infused in the nourishing formula. What sets it apart is the cooling menthol effect! Lip tint fans just might find a new fave in the Careline Serum Water Tint (P195). It promises lasting vivid color without the stickiness, in five shades.
Images via Ever Bilena Facebook Page
Serum-infused makeup fans, Ever Bilena Plus has gotchu!
Ever Bilena kicked off October with an exclusive fan meet with their first-ever male international endorser, EXO’s Park Chanyeol. In the promo photos, he is seen holding the EB Plus Serum Tinted Lip Balm (P245), apparently one of his faves from the brand. The brand also recently released a liquid formula, EB Plus Serum Tinted Lip Oil (P245). Both promise vivid color payoff, comfortable wear, and nourishing formulas. They can be used on their own, or layered with other lip products.
Image via Spotlight Cosmetics PH Facebook Page
Contour AND Highlight for under P500?!
Liz previously wrote about Spotlight Cosmetics, a local makeup brand that gives off professional MUA vibes at affordable price points. They recently released the Glow and Contour Duo (P495), combining powder contour and highlighter products in one convenient pact. The brand also celebrated their third anniversary in the beauty biz in October, revealing Bianca Umali as their new endorser.
Image via Hello Glow Facebook page
Say hello to filter-free underarms
Hello Glow is well-known for their skin care sets, undoubtedly because they are fuss-free, affordable, and gets results. Their new Quelch Serum Deo Cream (P295) is available in two variants. Both have antiperspirant and deodorant-fighting ingredients combined with skincare actives like Bisabolol (contains antioxidants that help even out skin tone)and moisturizing Prebiotic Sorbitol. Hello Glow Whitening Quelch Serum Deo Cream comes in pink packaging, featuring “micro-encapsulated Glutathione + Kojic Acid.” The powder blue variant is the Hello Glow Rejuvenating Quelch Serum Deo Cream, formulated with “micro-encapsulated Niacinamide +Tranexamic Acid.”
Images via tartecosmetics.com
Holiday Picks at Sephora.ph
Who else stalks the new arrivals at Sephora.ph? Oh come on, it can’t just be me. I particularly love checking out holiday releases. This year’s clear winner for us at PV are the palette sets from Tarte Cosmetics! The sets feature their best-selling Amazonian Clay formula. If face palettes are your thing, you can get three for less than the price of one full-sized eye palette with Amazonian Clay Party Palettes Cheek Set (P2,450). In our opinion though, nothing beats value for money with the All Stars Amazonian Clay Collector’s Set (P3,450), which includes three mini eye palettes and one face palette. These would make great gifts for you and your beauty BFF’s! Or keep them all for yourself; we totally understand if you’d want to!
Whew! That was quite a recap! Which new releases are you interested in? Are you already making your Christmas list, and checking it twice? ;) See you on the next Beauty Roundup!
