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Top 10 Summer Celebrity Beauty Trends
Take inspiration from these celebs, and sport the hottest beauty trends this season. 1. STATEMENT HAIR COLOR Celebs are taking the unusual route these days when it comes to hair color. Take for instan...
L’Oreal Paris Color Riche Rouge Magique Mat Lipstick Review
A lipstick can transform any woman’s look—from pale to bold, wan to wild, plain to pretty. That’s why it’s the one consistently bestselling makeup product no matter what the economy. Because w...
Hot Summer Hairstyles 2017
Summer is just around the corner, and we’re here to give you the lowdown on what’s hot for hair this coming season. BANGS Bangs are back with a vengeance. We’re seeing them everywhere—on model...
Seven new beauty tools you ought to own now
1. Ulta New Hue Shadow Switching Pan Want to switch eye shadows almost instantly without wetting them? This shadow-switching pad allows you to easily remove powders from your brushes by simply sweepi...
Mehron Skin Prep Pro Review
I didn’t know what to expect out of Mehron Skin Prep Pro, but it became a great surprise for me. What I’ve read up on Calyxta about this nifty black bottle of clear primer was that it “acts as a...
The Tan Commandments: Golden Rules on How to Safely Get that Goddess Glow
Dix Perez
DIX PEREZ is a Manila-based commercial photographer. His real name is Richard, but he is known to the fashion and beauty industry for his nickname Dix, and for his signature black and white style in t...
Ingredient 101: Water Essence
While water-based makeup is totally creating all the buzz in the Asian beauty world right now, there is an even bigger buzz that levels up this water-based wonder into a whole different level with the...
Top anti-aging questions answered
Growing old is a gift, but for many people looking old is another story. We at Calyxta advocate graceful aging, which really just means take care of yourself—wear sunscreen, apply lotion, eat health...
L’Oreal True Match Lumi Cushion Foundation Review
Cushion foundation has totally been changing the beauty game! Now, applying foundation does not have to be the biggest chore in the world. With its compact and portable packaging that is perfect for g...
Calyxta’s Lipstick Hacks CHALLENGE with Pink Sugar
We gave the ULTIMATE LIPSTICK CHALLENGE to Margaux Cortez, our Art Director (who also hosts a radio show at 99.5 Play FM),  and asked her to think of as many ways she could use Pink Sugar’s excitin...
10 New Gorgeous Shades From Inglot
No wonder why every lippie junkie out there rejoiced with the launch of 10 amazing shades from Inglot’s new line of HD Lip Tint Mattes! These beauties are HIGHLY pigmented,  thus giving your lips a...
Pretty in Pink Sugar
I’ll be honest. Pink Sugar? Local brand? Long-lasting? Richly pigmented? Cute packaging? Affordable? That’s totally unreal. But, the beauty blogging scene in Manila has been yapping about this hom...