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Hair Color for Every Skin Tone
By Cat Juan Ledesma If you’ve often wondered why your hair stylist prefers to see you in daylight, it’s not just to study your hair’s health up close but more importantly, get a clearer picture ...
7 Different Ways to Use Olive Oil from Head to Toe
By: Yciar Castillo Olive oil has been around from the times of the Egyptians and was used by ancient civilizations from skincare to medicinal purposes such as a topical antibacterial and as an ointmen...
3 Make Up Hacks to Make Chinita Eyes Appear Bigger
By: Agoo Bengzon If you’re chinita like me, you can probably relate to those one-too-many times your friends commented on how “sleepy” you looked in last night’s photos or how you looked “ba...
Product Review: TRESemme Instant Refresh Dry Shampoo
By: Cat Juan Ledesma I have to admit, I was never a huge fan of dry shampoos. But since writing for Calyxta and getting to try a few pretty awesome ones, they’re becoming a fast favorite in my beaut...
Dare to Bare: Practice Great Skincare
By Racela Abundo “Cleanse, tone, and moisturise.” We’ve heard that mantra too many times to count, yet it still bears repeating, and even building upon. The truth is, taking proper care of your ...
Prep Your Feet for Summer Sandals
By Agoo Bengzon The scorching heat signals it’s time to bring out those pretty sandals, and hit the beach. But more importantly, it’s also time to have a look at your feet—are they summer-ready ...
The New Natural Look
By: Xeng Zulueta   Base Replace your long-wearing foundation with a pore blurring pore minimizer or oil-free primer. Get even-skinned by dusting mineral powder foundation all over with a round po...
Heyday: A Day in the Life of Hye Won Jang
By: Racela Abundo Tell us about a normal day for you. “I was part of the recently-concluded Manila Fashion Fest, and for that I would have to be up by 5 for a 7AM call time, then I would have rehe...
Beauty Tips for the Next Generation
We asked our beauty contributors for some beauty tips they want to share with their future grandchildren and this is what they said:   “Invest in a good skincare system. This is your face w...
Black Beauty
The benefits of charcoal powder, and why you should include it in your beauty routine—stat!...
Product Review: Girlactik Skin Tint Moisturizer
There is nothing more beautiful than clear, glowing, healthy skin. It would be a dream to wake up with perfect skin every day! But the truth is most of us need a hand from the makeup department to ach...
Make Up for Pregnant Women
Photo: Getty By: Angela Yeo During pregnancy, women’s bodies go through A LOT of changes. Some expectant moms get the pregnancy glow all throughout the nine months, while others get more blemishes d...
Meet Hye Won Jang
By: Racela Abundo Meet Hye Won Jang, the charming Korean model who calls Manila home. “You know, sometimes I consider myself more Filipino than Korean. I moved here when I was only four! Now, I gues...