Metro Beauty Awards 2021: Breakthrough Beauty Products
Get to know the amazing beauty products that have changed our lives for the better!
Beauty junkies, rejoice! It's that time of the year when we at METRO celebrate all things beauty and bring you some of the best we've ever tried. The 2021 Metro Beauty Awards aims to highlight the power of beauty to help bring a much-needed boost despite trying times.
Truly, there's nothing like spending a little more time on your skincare routine in the morning and at night, or finally receiving that much-awaited new fragrance in the mail after ordering online, or swiping on a bold shade of red lipstick to brighten up one's day. These seemingly little acts of self-care, when added up, make up for a lot. As the year soon comes to a close, let's celebrate all there is to be grateful for, and acknowledge the empowering effect of beauty!
We've been blessed, and dare we say spoiled with a lot of amazing new beauty products over the course of the past few months, and a lot of them have been life-changing! The Breakthrough category awards products that we can no longer live without—from assisting us with our new normal way of life, to revolutionizing how we see beauty products! Swipe through the gallery below to check out our round-up of must-try beauty products in skincare, makeup, and body care!
Best Breakthrough Products
Best Breakthrough Products
Shiseido Vital Perfection LiftDefine Radiance Serum
Is your face in dire need of some uplifting? Yes, these days of uncertainty may take a toll on our skin, so we've turned to powerhouse formulas to help us out. The Vital Perfection LiftDefine Radiance Serum specifically targets lifting and firmness issues, to help us get that youthful look back. In as little as one month, expect amazing results with proper use. It's lightweight and not oily, which is a great addition to your current skincare routine. It contains Watercress extract that promotes collagen production, and helps combat smile lines that come with age. It also has 4MSK and Vit. C Ethyl that targets dark spots, as well as White Lily Extract to purify and detoxify. Get closer to your aging well goals by adding this trusty serum to your routine!
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Benefit POREfessional Super Setter
Just because we're living in quarantine doesn't mean we're not wearing makeup! It's quite the opposite actually—to help brighten up our days, we've also turned to beauty to give ourselves a pat on the back, to remind ourselves that we can still have fun! To keep our makeup together, we're relying on Benefit's POREfessional Super Setter, the spray that keeps things in place—yes, even under a mask. It locks in makeup for as long as 16 hours, and instantly blurs pores, which we totally need. It also absorbs easily, so we've totally made it into a refresher spray in the afternoon, when our makeup needs a little more life!
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NARS Air Matte Lip Tint
We've said it over and over again: we are not big fans of heavy, sticky lip formulas. We're taking the extra load off these days and going for lip formulas like NARS' amazing Air Matte Lip Tint, a cushiony, airy, long-wearing formula that injects life to your face! Applying it is so easy and light, and all-day wear provides comfort, you'll forget you even have lipstick on!
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Pili Ani Self-Care Night Recovery Oil
Local brand Pili Ani has been achieving milestones to be proud of, and that includes the creation of this new skincare must-have. Make sleep time better for your skin with a few drops of this Pili and Elemi oil-infused formula, alongside wonder ingredients like lavender, sampaguita, arnica montana flower extract, evening primrose, and calendula. As skin tends to dry out overnight, this face oil ensures you wake up to a hydrated, moisturized, nourished face!
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Two Lips Blackout (Activated Charcoal Vulva Mask)
You guessed right—this sheet mask is for none other than your vulva area! Ladies, attention! Are you giving your vulva the TLC it needs? Two Lips made it easier for us by creating this wonder product that's infused with activated charcoal to help detoxify the vulva area. It also smoothens, brightens, and moisturizes the area, and is safe to use as it's infused with organic ingredients that are free from parabens, sulfates, and petrochemicals. Just put it on for 15-20 minutes, best used for 5 days straight.
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Two Lips Prebiotic Night Time: Rinse, Scrubbs, Juice, & Sleepover
We were already amazed by the Vulva Mask by Two Lips, but now we're simply in awe of their entire line that caters to skin concerns not just of the vulva area, but of the entire body as well—yes, including your face! Each product is infused with prebiotics, which helps strengthen the skin microbiome to promote healthier skin. We're in love with the Scrubbs body scrub, as well as the Juice body balm, new must-haves in our routine!
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BCL Puffy Pod Mild Peeling Pads
We love hardworking products, and this one is definitely such! It's a 2-in-1 Japanese skincare product that allows you to not just exfoliate, but hydrate your skin while you're at it. It has a mild BHA AHA formula that preps skin well before skincare or makeup, and gets rid off dead skin cells too. It's soaked in hyaluronic acid, collagen, ceramide, lipidure, and a blend of 6 botanical extracts that deeply replenishes skin. You can substitute washing your face for a session of this!
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Happy Skin Dew Aqua Cooling Setting Powder
Can you believe this formula is made of 50% water and 50% powder? This amazing loose powder formula cools your skin, and gives off a coveted matte finish that keeps your look fresh for longer. Dab it on to decrease the appearance of imperfections minus the cake-y effect!
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Oxecure Acne Defense Prebio Serum
We're sure you've had your fair share of post-acne marks that are a pain to get rid off. Good thing, this game-changing product has come into our lives—helping achieve a visibly brighter appearance in just one week! What makes it special is the encapsulated prebiotics that strengthen the skin's defense system against future acne—to prevent even more dark spots from forming!
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AHC Luminous Glow Real Eye Cream for Face
An eye cream that can be used for the entire face? It's legit! This product that comes from Korea's no. 1 skincare brand AHC promotes brighter, luminous skin with visibly less wrinkles in just 2 weeks! It combats 8 anti-aging and brightening skin concerns in one simple step, and is infused with a powerhouse blend of antioxidant-rich glutathione, hyaluronic acid, and vit. C. It's a cost-effective product that helps you achieve your Hallyu skin goals!
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blk Cosmetics Universal UV Box
These days, a UV sterilizer is not just a want, it's a necessity. Sanitizing your makeup as well as tools is so important, so having a handy UV box like this is key. This UV box by blk Universal fits several lipsticks at a time, or eyeliner/brow pencils, concealer, eyeshadow, or blush pots, and other little picks in your kit. Your dresser won't be complete without it!
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Butt!tude Butt Masks
A sheet mask for your butt? You better believe it. Contrary to popular belief, our face isn't the only part of our body that needs TLC. This revolutionary new product addresses issues like acne, cellulites and sagging, and chicken skin. For smooth and silky skin, use the Smoothing Butt Mask (orange), for flexible and toned skin, opt for the Hydrating Butt Mask (blue), and for firmer and younger skin, use the Purifying Butt Mask (green). It's time to give your body complete TLC!
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