BEAUTY PICKS
Online Beauty Stores You Should KNOW About
Posted on December 18, 2010 12:00 am by Bianca Valerio, model, make-up artist, image consultant, and TV host
Photo: "Legally Blonde 2," courtesy of MGM
Shopping, no doubt, is one of the things celebrities and fashionistas love to do. But because of tight schedules, frenzied crowds, or unavailability of items at local malls, here's another thing they also love to do (and, at times, have no other choice but to do): online shopping.
Actress Rachel Bilson swears by shopping online for all her presents because it’s fast and convenient; she can do it even during the wee hours of the night. Top model and ETC’s Gen M judge Raya Mananquil clicks on FiveByFive.multiply.com for super fierce wedges. Lucy Torres-Gomez once shared that she shops online at Neiman Marcus in the US then she asks relatives to bring her purchases when they come visit Manila.
Shopping online is such a freeing and wonderful experience for several reasons:
- You can shop in the privacy of your own home–even while you're completely naked if you want to!
- You don’t have nagging sales ladies pressuring you to make a purchase.
- No lines at dressing rooms or cashiers.
- Your boyfriend won't have to wait endlessly on you.
- You can shop in your own time–24 hours a day!
- You can save on gas, parking, and food by not having to go to and from the mall.
- You can shop at international stores even from continents away!
- You can check for product reviews online before making any impulsive purchases.
- You can check several sites for the best prices, packages, shipping terms, etc., without traveling whatsoever.
- Most online sites have promos exclusively for online purchases.
- Most sites email updates on sales and promos so you can get the best deals or know when to splurge or not.
- Certain sites offer gift-wrapping services and ship to specific addresses of your choice!
- When you shop for gifts for friends, you don’t have to go through the hassle of having tons of gifts stacked up in your house to distribute. It’ll all be delivered for you by your online shop of choice!
- Certain local sites offer brands that local malls don’t, sometimes at more reasonable prices.
The list goes on but you get the drift, right? So, allow us to share some top beauty sites to help you stock up your kikay kits this holiday season and beyond!
With an impressive product line-up growing every season, their bi-monthly catalog offers MMU (mineral make-up) at budget-friendly prices!
Must Try: Extra Large Buffer Brush, P750
Made of synthetic, vegan bristles, it’s a big kabuki brush with a longer handle, giving you more control and coverage for both face and body. Its large size allows you to achieve quicker coverage in larger areas for buffing in half the time.
Best Offering: Not sure about your makeup shade, or whether or not you like their products? Request for free samples (buyer shoulders shipping fee starting at P50 from Metro Manila) and they’ll throw in a foundation, concealer, setting powder, and blush in shades best suited for you. And because their products are really worth trying, you’ll be going back for a full size!
With its vast range of effective EMU oil-based products, affordable imported BB creams, and comprehensive line of mineral makeup, whitening products, beauty tools, and more, the dermatological-formulated and approved brand has become a cult fave among online shoppers.
Must Try: Kabuki Fairness Exfoliating and Potent Skin Whitening Perfecting Soap, P159, 135g
This is a concoction of the most potent whitening ingredients in one bar--arbutin, kojic, and refreshing fruit extracts like lemon essence, mulberry, calamansi, lemon, and pineapple--to produce a maximum whitening effect.
It's also fortified with the finest grade emu oil to nourish and make the skin glow with health! Not to mention it has omega 3, omega 6, and omega 8, as well as anti-bacterial properties.
The giant bars have poppy seeds to aid in skin exfoliation, plus real rosemary leaves that serve as antioxidant. It also comes with lemon fragrance oil to invigorate the senses and it has goat’s milk that nourishes the skin.
Best Offering: Other than free samples of your choice (upon availability) with every purchase, Bare Naturals also offers various packages for every budget, beauty need, and curiosity!
Suesh
A makeup artist’s arsenal haven, the fast-growing brand is already sold in Singapore. Celebrities like Anne Curtis, Cheska Garcia, and Bianca Gonzales are fans of their makeup brush sets!
Must Try: Their brush sets have constantly been Cosmo Beauty Awardees! From the five-piece and 28-piece sets to travel-size and individual brushes, there’s a brush to suit your every makeup application need!
Best Offering: Finally you can visit Suesh at TriNoma to view their endless range of professional make-up tools at heaven-sent prices. You can also take advantage of special discounts on their makeup workshops with specific brush set purchases!
Delivery is free within Metro Manila for P1,000 online purchases and up.
It’s a one-stop-shop for home, health, leisure, children, electronics, fashion, and beauty items. In fact, it carries top local organic brands like Human Heart Nature, Messy Bessy, Leyende, Luminare, and Zen, to name a few. With numerous payment and shipping options, you can shop for hard-to-find brands with utmost safety and convenience.
Must Try: You can shop by brand and browse through all the products as if you were browsing through a catalog! It's really fun and easy!
Best Offering: The site offers an anniversary, birthday, baby, wedding registry, and wish list options for its registered shoppers.
It's the home of highly-affordable and highly-pigmented makeup palettes! Choose from concealer, eyeshadow, blush, and combo makeup palettes which will make any makeup virgin blush!
Must Try: The 78 Color Eyeshadow Palette, P850, has eyeshadows, blushes, and eyeliner shades in matte, satin, and shimmer finishes to achieve simple to playful looks, anytime, anywhere!
Best Offering: Dollface takes pride in its excellent customer service, so feel free to inquire about any of Dollface’s products. They can recommend what shade/palette is best suited for your makeup requirements. Don’t worry about what shades look like on skin, as it also offers color swatches for certain palettes.
What are you waiting for? Get clicking and do some shopping! Just do your research and check out feedback and reviews on the Internet first, to make sure you’re purchasing from a trusted site. Though you can’t test the products before buying them, the thrill of browsing and waiting for your goods to arrive so you could try them yourself are definitely worthwhile reasons to shop online!
Got any great online sites you love to shop from? Do share when you comment!
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3. Love it.. tnx cosmo..=)
August 17, 2011 at 08:58 am report abuse -
2. thanks cosmo! ngayon ko lang nakita yung ibang website. very helpful!
February 01, 2011 at 11:43 pm report abuse -
1. cge nga ma-check tong sites na to =)
December 21, 2010 at 01:35 am report abuse
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