The Beauty Fix: Our Round-Up Of Local, Under-The-Radar Beauty Brands We Love
Join us as we celebrate and support small, local beauty brands and help the growing industry survive!
Happy Independence Day, Philippines! And while we're celebrating all things Filipino, we're also celebrating Pride Month, in the same way we've got pride for what our local industry can produce! For this year's Independence day, we've rounded up local beauty brands that may not necessarily be wildly famous (yet), but are totally worthy of your attention!
Gone are the days when local cosmetics mean cheap but of subpar quality—these days, we're putting them front and center on our vanity kits and taking pride in what the Filipino brand can offer. From skincare apothecaries to must-have trendy makeup picks, take a scroll through our gallery to discover your next beauty obsession! Happy shopping, METRO ladies!
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OIAM Natural Essentials
This natural skincare brand is known for their popular glow facial oils, as well as their essentials—the 'Aloe There, Smooth Skin' hydrator, and 'Feelin' Extra' bronzing oil. They promise nothing fake, just practical products that actually work.
Photo Credit: @oiamnatural
Moone Beauty
We're instantly captivated by this brand's packaging, as it literally promises to make you shine like the star you are! They offer face and body highlighters, that are absolute musts in any self-respecting beauty girl's collection. Glow on, Filipinas!
Photo Credit: @moone.beauty
Cloud Cosmetics
Well aren't these items super cute!? This brand promotes simple beauty, and amazing skincare and makeup via their gluta-infused soaps, face creams, toners, SPF, pore refreshers, and many, many more. They're pocket-friendly too, with an entire skincare set going for just P750! What a steal!
Photo Credit: @cloudcosmetics.ph
Bloom and Topiary
This aesthetically-pleasing brand is all about gentle yet powerful skincare products. Their top picks include the Green Tea & Rose Micellar Water, Revitalizing Body Oil, and Illuminating Night Serum, all of which are automatic cult faves in our book!
Photo Credit: @bloomandtopiary
Tala Beauty
What's not to love about the classic lipstick bullet? Tala capitalizes on this one product—the creamy matte lipstick available in four must-have shades: Fearless, Day to Night, Everyday, and Dream. Oh, and did we forget to say we're smitten by the pretty pink packaging?
Photo Credit: @talabeautyph
Sundays Moderne Beauty
Their line is another millennial customer fave—with chic packaging and even better quality products that are staples in any modern gal's kit. From brow pencils, lip tints, liquid highlighters, and brow wax—Sundays should be next on your makeup haul.
Photo Credit: @hey.sundays
Scout Beauty
This local cosmetics brand is seen in a lot of Filipino beauty content creators, and is in demand for its line of lipsticks, Chicc Paint, and Blushbomb tubes. They pride themselves in products that offer highly pigmented shades that are compatible for Pinay skin.
Photo Credit: @scoutbeautyph
Bare Essentials Manila
Bare prides itself in making products that have memorable scents, such as candles, sanitizers, and hand soap. Their latest addition, the Oxygenated Mask is a water-soluble, gold-infused mask that's great for skin that needs a quick pick-me-up! It starts as a mask, then dissolves into a toner in a few—how cool is that?
Photo Credit: @baremnl
Herbs & Hyssop
Another cruelty-free brand is Herbs & Hyssop, which boasts of effective skincare products such as their Clear, Glow, and Radiant skin oils, as well as the newest line of facial oils—Clarity, Youth, and Balance. With ingredients like Vitamin C and Tsubaki oil, you know you're in good hands!
Photo Credit: @herbsandhyssop
Simoy ng Haraya
These charming fragrance bottles are made in small batches, are unisex, and are named after Filipino terms that mean specific emotions, actions, and even relationships. Some of the cutest ones are 'Gayuma' or potion, 'Halik' or kiss, and 'Lambing', which means affection. This brand also offers naked bar soaps, room scents, bathroom drops, and aromatherapy sprays.
Photo Credit: @simoyngharaya
Brow Magic PH
Are you a brow fanatic? Then you must already be acquainted with Manila's go-to local brand for brow lovers! They offer brush cleaners, and brow soap (yes, it's a thing), a product that helps hold your brows in place, especially if you like the brushed up brows look. It makes your brows naturally thicker, and holds it up like a lightweight gel, plus—it encourages healthy brows with castor and Argan oils! A must-try!
Photo Credit: @browmagicph
In Her Element
The brainchild of beauty blogger and entrepreneur Liz Lanuzo, In Her Element offers clean (sulfate-free, paraben-free, fragrance-free) beauty products that literally make your skin glow. No-nonsense, easy to use products like the Rosewater line are great additions to your skincare cabinet, as they provide your complexion with the boost it needs, minus the hefty price tag. Their most recent addition is the Butterlips Conditioning Color lip balms—the perfect way to add color for work from home calls, we must say!
Photo Credit: @inher_element
Karis Apothecary
This natural beauty brand specializes in mindful products and skincare offerings that complement a holistic routine. Their 'True Blue' facial serum promises zero toxins, fillers, or preservatives, as they only use plant-derived premium ingredients. It contains Yarrow Pom, Copaiba, Frankincense, and Lavender, all of which are not just benefits to the skin but to your mental wellbeing as well!
Photo Credit: @karis.apothecary
Miyagi Pomades
For the men out there looking for an alternative to your supermarket-bought hair wax or pomade—this one's for you! Miyagi prides itself in being an organic brand, and has awesome scents to go with each variant. The 'Rising Sun' has a citrusy scent, a strong hold, matte finish, and is water-based, while the 'Fresh' has a clean and subtle scent, strong hold, medium shine, and is water-based. The 'Forrest G.' is musky, sweet, and earthy, has a strong hold, and medium shine. This one is oil-based.
Photo Credit: @miyagistyle
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