The Calyxta Crew’s Picks for the Month

The holidays are a merry time, but along with the festivities are the unavoidable expenses! For those looking to nab some affordable skin care or makeup products as a gift for a loved one or as a well-deserved treat to yourself for all your hard work this year, you’re in luck! The #CalyxtaCrew rounds up some all-time favorites that’ll fit right into your budget.

I have always loved liquid soap, but I’m starting to realize just how much plastic I consume because of it! To help deter my plastic usage, I’ve decided to stick to bar soaps; one soap I absolutely LOVE is from a local brand using all-natural organic ingredients—Diwatang Maria. The Maria Sinukuan (love the names too, by the way) is made with oatmeal, aloe vera, and papaya; these are all ingredients that help to moisturize, renew, and brighten the complexion! I really love how smooth it makes my skin feel right after my showers without the heavy, tacky feeling that some bar soaps give me. I also love this baked highlighter from another local brand: Detail Cosmetics! The Vanilla Cake variant gives me such bright, luminous shine without looking powdery, and can be built up to be as subtle or as intense as you want. It’s my go-to highlighter every time I peruse the Calyxta testers’ table!

– Julia Benito, Content Marketing Associate

My all-time favorite product under P500 is the La’dor Keratin LPP Shampoo! I love how it takes care of my hair from damage due to dyeing and heat, but also doesn’t irritate my scalp. It gives my hair moisture that keeps it soft and shiny all day!

– Anne Concepcion, Administrative and Technical Assistant

2019 was a year of blushes for me. Though I’m normally a brow person, I stopped looking for the perfect brow product when I grew out my bushy brows (which I normally used to have threaded every other month) and came across Glossier’s Boy Brow. So, for my last top pick of the year, I’m going for a blush—particularly Milani’s Rose Powder Blush in Tea Rose. I’ve used it for several makeup looks, and I love that the shade is universal enough to complement my pink, nude, and even red eyeshadows. Another favorite discovery this year is La Localita’s Instalift Serum, which has proven to have grown my eyelashes in just two months of using it. I regularly get my lashes lifted, and their lash technician was the one who noticed it!

– Gretchen Gatan, Managing Editor

I have downward lashes and it’s always been a struggle for me to keep them curled the entire day. I have tried all sorts of eyelash curlers, serums, mascaras (both high-end and from the drugstore) but the only thing that’s worked for me so far is Maybelline’s Volume Express Hypercurl Mascara. It’s so affordable, but it really works! I either use it on its own or as a base then top it with a lengthening mascara!

– Tris Sese, Merchandising Manager

– Trixi Ruiz, Account Executive

– Mellissa Gelline Manalili, ICT Solutions Developer

– Alyssa Laureola, Merchandising Assistant

Julia Benito

Julia is Calyxta’s resident crazy plant lady with an unstoppable caffeine addiction and an ever-increasing love for glitter eye shadow. When she’s not staring out the window mulling over the correctness of her grammar, she can be found drawing on eyeliner, watching anime, reading books, or petting strangers’ dogs.

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