Beauty Roundup: New From Dior PH, Five Beauty Virtual Try-on, Spotlight Extra Drama Creamy Gel Eyeliner, and Édro Manille Launch
This week’s beauty news roundup is about innovation. It’s always exciting whenever beauty pushes boundaries, may it be modernizing heritage products or using technology as a consumer tool. Times are definitely changing, and we have to roll with it! Let’s find out about new local Dior releases, and Five Beauty’s virtual try-on. We’ll also check out the new EB Serum Tinted Lip Balm shades, Spotlight Cosmetics’ new dramatic eyeliner, and new scents to love from Édro Manille Parfum. Ready? Let’s go!
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New drops from Dior
It seems Dior has been keeping busy lately. New makeup, skin care, and fragrance drops have made their way locally and are now available across all Dior beauty boutiques and counters! I wrote about the Dior Glow Icons Collection back in March. With Blackpink’s Jisoo leading the campaign, there’s no stopping these Dior Addict Lip Glow Pros in three stunning colorways: Pink Lilac, Poppy Coral, and Bronzed Glow. Get that lit-from-within glow and a pop of color with the Rosy Glow Blush (P3,200), Dior Addict Lip Glow Balm (P2,500), and Dior Addict Lip Maximizer (P2,550).
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Developed with their exclusive Rosapeptide™ from their heritage Rose de Granville, Dior Prestige Le Concentré Yeux (P13,650, refill P12,250) is a transformative eye cream. The dedicated Open-Eye applicator maximizes the product’s impact, especially when used for the 4-point ritual massage.
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Inspired by the French Riviera, La Collection Privée scents capture the elegant summer with each fragrance featuring a duo of fruit and flower. This year’s limited-edition release features the Toile de Jouy print created by Maria Grazia Chiuri, in the colors of a beautiful Dior summer. Evoke the Mediterranean breeze with Eden-Roc, featuring accords of sea salt, white flowers, and pine. Enjoy an elegant symphony of jasmine, apricot nectar, and hints of honey with Jasmin des Anges. An unexpected yet pleasant contrast between the soft rose and the green fig note defines Dioriviera. La Collection Privée (P8,450, 40mL/ P16,000, 125mL/ P24,700, 250mL) is available at select Dior boutiques (Greenbelt 5, SM Aura, and SM Mall of Asia)
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Experience Five Beauty anytime, anywhere, with Virtual Try-On
Rae wrote about Five Beauty’s launch last November 2023, with their lineup of hybrid skin-caring face color sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks. They now have a total of six (6) shades. Wondering which shade would look best on you? You don’t have to leave the house to find out!
Simply head on to fivebeauty.co to check out the Augmented Reality Colour Match experience! You can use your camera or upload a makeup-free selfie to see how the Five Beauty Hybrid Colour Stick shades look on your eyes, lips, and cheeks. You can adjust the opacity of the color with a slider control on the right. To make it easier to visualize, there’s even a Before and After slider feature you can use! I personally love how easy it is to use and customize.
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Not only can you try on just individual shades, but also their Hybrid Colour Stick Duos! Bonus: you can get the duos at a discounted price on the website, as well!
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New Ever Bilena Serum Tinted Lip Balm shades
Your favorite moisturizing tinted lip balm now comes in a total of nine vibrant shades! That’s right, EB Serum Tinted Lip Balm (P245) has added five (5) new hues to love. If you’ve been following Project Vanity on social media (as you should), you’d know that Liz has been loving these, and that’s truly saying something!
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Meet Hibiscus (pinkish coral), Her (modern pink), Roseate (neutral rosy mauve), Cherry (classic red pink), Boysenberry (toasted berry). The original shades are also still around: Latte (nude), Toast of New York (brick red), Naked (baked nude peach), and Bloom (red). Who’s got lip swatches? We do, of course! Check out Liz’s detailed review with complete arm and lip swatches for more details.
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Turn heads with Spotlight Cosmetics Extra Drama Creamy Gel Eyeliner
Looking to pack that extra oomph in your eye look? Local beauty brand Spotlight Cosmetics just might have what you need. As seen on actress Bianca Umali, the Spotlight Extra Drama Creamy Gel Eyeliner (P495) in white definitely lives up to its name. Promising smooth application with its creamy gel formula, it also lasts long with transfer-proof and smudge-proof all-day wear.
New local scents to try: Édro Manille Parfum
Founded by Pedro Reyes Almedina de Malaya III, Édro Manille Parfum began in 2020. This year, in collaboration with perfumer Renato Lopena Jr. (@thefilipinonose), two scents were conceptualized and born. Inspired by the women in Almedina’s family, Des Roses (P6,000) has Raspberry, Pink Pepper, and Grapefruit top notes, Rose and Peony as heart notes, and base notes of Guaiacwood, Musk, and Leather. Rose and Gardenias (P6,000), on the other hand, features top notes of Bergamot, Lemon, and Galbanum, middle notes of Gardenia, Milk, and Tea, and bottom notes of Sandalwood, Musk, and Violet Leaves. Staying true to the brand’s heritage, the perfume is encased in a unique wooden perfume box. In honor of their heritage craftsmanship, a perfume tray cloth with artisan embroidery by Malaya Hill is also included. Both scents are available at LANAI, 2/F Retail Row 2, The Powerplant Mall, Rockwell.
And that’s it for this week’s beauty news roundup! I hope we all were able to stay safe and dry the past few days. One thing’s for sure: more beauty news comes our way next week, come rain or shine! See you on the next edition.
