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Find out if your cosmetic favourites have LazBeauty’s seal of approval
Amidst rapidly evolving trends and the rise of countless new beauty labels, discovering the perfect products for your skin is a tricky yet exciting process. Thankfully, one-stop shops like LazBeauty make it all the more enjoyable.
With wellness and self-care at the centre of our fast-paced lives, Lazada brings a wide array of trusted local and international brands to a singular destination. There, the journey of discovery is augmented by the ease of shopping online. Having cultivated a vibrant community of patrons since, the leading e-commerce platform recently held its first-ever LazBeauty Awards event, recognising exceptional brands and individuals that have captured the hearts of beauty enthusiasts across the continent.
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L-R: LazBeauty brand ambassador Gabbi Garcia, Ashley Yap, Miss Nate, Rei Germar, Marj Maroket, Toni Sia, Kryz Uy and Lazada Philippines COO Ángel Ramiro
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Held last July 20 at Shangri-La The Fort, Manila, the LazBeauty Awards 2023 was graced by many familiar faces in the local beauty scene, including LazBeauty brand ambassador Gabbi Garcia as well as content creators and top-performing LazAffiliates Kryz Uy, Marj Maroket, Rei Germar, Miss Nate, Ashley Yap and Toni Sia. As these stunning guests mingled, it was clear that the evening celebrated true cosmetic excellence, evinced in an unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
If you’re looking to invest in or splurge on new additions to your care routine, look no further than the choice products and labels that emerged victorious below:
1. Best Face Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me Fresh Tint
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From this leading drugstore brand comes a two-in-one product with both the functions of a makeup base and a layer of skincare. Maybelline's Fit Me Fresh Tint is a light coverage foundation that leaves you with a bright, natural finish, perfect for balmy days in the tropics. What’s more is that it boasts SPF 50PA+++ to protect your skin from the sun, as well as Vitamin C to keep you glowing instantly and over time.
2. Best Colour Cosmetics: SACE LADY Tinted Brow Gel
Achieving flawlessly defined and naturally fuller brows becomes a breeze with this winning choice. The SACE LADY Tinted Brow Gel is expertly formulated to provide waterproof, smudge-proof, and transfer-proof coverage of up to 24 hours. The gel effortlessly glides on upon application, while the product’s integrated brow brush makes for easy filling and sculpting.
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3. Best Bathing Essential: Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash
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You can’t go wrong with the time-tested formulations of Dove. Let the Deeply Nourishing Body Wash be the new cornerstone of your personal care routine, and enjoy visibly softer, plumper, and smoother skin every day. Made with Dove’s potent NutriumMoisture™️ technology, which reaches up to 20 layers deep within the epidermis, it delivers lotion-like nourishment while cleaning as vigorously as bar soap.
4. Best Grooming Essential: Kérastase Genesis Anti Hair-Fall Fortifying Serum
Rocking a striking makeup look is always better when you’ve got healthy, beautiful locks to match. Only good hair days await with this fortifying serum for weakened roots and hair fibres, improving resistance to minimise hair fall thanks to a synergistic combination of aminexil, edelweiss native cells and ginger root. Suitable for daily use, the brilliant Kérastase Genesis line works to re-anchor the hair follicle into the scalp while building the optimal environment for future growth.
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5. Best in Skin Hydration: Kiehl's Micro-Dose Anti-Aging Retinol Serum
It’s no secret that pure retinol works wonders for anti-ageing. Precisely formulated to deliver this vitamin in a potent dose daily, Kiehl’s Micro-Dose Retinol Serum helps you achieve visible results in as soon as seven days, all while alleviating manifestations of skin discomfort like redness, dryness, and peeling. It doesn’t take much time to work its magic indeed. The serum simultaneously strengthens the skin’s barrier to provide powerful skin-renewing benefits from the first day of use.
6. Best in Skin Protection: Cetaphil Brightness Refresh Toner
Sun damage, hormonal changes, ageing, and many more can cause dark spots and uneven skin tone. Suitable for all skin types, Cetaphil’s Brightness Refresh Toner is a dermatologist-developed solution that brightens the complexion with regular use. With skin instantly revitalised and protected against dryness, dullness also fades away to reveal its natural luminosity.
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7. Best Fragrance: Jo Malone London
British perfume and cosmetics house Jo Malone London is definitely in a league of its own. Beloved worldwide for their timeless elegance and exacting quality, each simple yet alluring cologne by the brand is crafted from only the finest ingredients. Wear it alone, layer it with another and create an incredibly unique scent, or enjoy it with Jo Malone London’s equally luxurious bath and body creations.
8. Best in Local Beauty: Happy Skin
Since its inception, this homegrown cosmetics brand has empowered countless Filipino women to feel confident and radiant in their skin. Happy Skin’s promise to its loyal and growing clientele is simple: every product is formulated with nourishing ingredients that care for the skin, even while wearing makeup. The brand showcases this by presenting the on-the-go woman with an expansive selection of world-class products, each crafted and sourced from the “beauty capitals” of the world—Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
9. Best in Premium Beauty: MAC Cosmetics
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The illustrious and long-standing MAC Cosmetics stands as an unrivalled leader in the beauty industry. The renowned brand has always stayed ahead of the game, especially how it championed inclusion, diversity, and individuality since 1984. With MAC Cosmetics, makeup transcends its typical purpose. Makeup becomes a powerful and empowering tool allowing each person to unleash their unique beauty and flourish like never before.
10. Best in Trendy Beauty: Kanna Beauty
With over 200,000 followers on Lazada as of writing, Kanna Beauty continues to grow and establish itself as a reliable distributor of beauty and wellness products worldwide. Kanna Beauty’s offerings are some of its most coveted—like the Hikari Ultra Glutathione capsules, which promise a youthful glow, a healthy immune system, and sun damage repair, among other benefits.
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Curating all these dependable must-haves and constants in one place, LazBeauty likewise emerges as a trusted go-to for self-care treasures tailored just for you. With their infallible quality and well-earned acclaim, these winning choices are poised to become your absolute favourites in no time. Get them and more as you seize the ongoing LazBeauty Awards sale until June 23, 2023.
Enjoy exclusive rewards and discounts on all beauty items during the LazBeauty Awards sale from July 21 to 23, 2023, only. Head over to lazada.com.ph or the Lazada app to shop today and sign-up to become a LazAffiliate and LazBeauty Club member.
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