We don’t want to jinx it, but F-Beauty may just be the next big trend you’ll hear the global beauty community buzzing about. Earlier this year, Nylon published an article heralding the entry of Filipino Beauty to the global stage. Nylon’s fearless forecast? Filipino Beauty, or F-Beauty in short, is on its way to achieving K-Beauty status.

There’s so much happening in the world that it feels like the sixth year of 2020 rather than the sixth month. We all have our own ways of coping. The way I do it is by remembering that I still have power. I can’t control what goes on externally but I have a choice on how it affects me and what I’m going to do about it.

From a beauty perspective, one of the ways I exercise choice is through my purchases. Through everything that happened this year, let’s not forget that SMEs are the hardest hit businesses. We all know and love Ellana, Colourette, Pink Sugar and our own In Her Element but here’s a list of local small businesses with products that you might have overlooked!