Project Vanity with Liz Lanuzo

Ever Bilena has been around for 41 years and has been a cult classic brand for Philippine beauty. In this episode, Denice Sy walks us through her journey on how she transformed Ever Bilena cosmetics into a modern beauty powerhouse.

Doc Erin Tababa-Santos, who you might know as the Nerdy Derma on social media, uses her platform to help us have better skincare habits.  In this episode, Doc Erin and Liz discuss the ups and downs of being a beauty educator, the importance of media literacy, and why you should take everything online with a grain of salt– including skincare and beauty content.

Ellana Cosmetics has been around for 17 years and has been creating clean beauty products since day one. Plus, their products are formulated by their founder herself! In this episode, Theresa Carbonel-Buenaflor takes us back to the early days of Ellana and shares what she’s learned about the beauty industry and her thoughts on the rising demand for eco-friendly, sustainable, and all-natural products.

Ellana Cosmetics has been creating clean and eco-friendly beauty products since 2007– way before it became more mainstream here in the Philippines. In our upcoming episode, we talk to Ellana’s founder and formulator, Theresa Carbonel-Buenaflor, about how she incorporates sustainability in their product line and why it’s important for them. Catch the episode on August 7!

Color analysis has been around for a while but is enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to social media. In this episode, we learn all about the practice and its benefits with Ingrid Nieto-Pagulayan, who is one of the first certified color analysts in the Philippines. Ingrid shares about the technical aspects of each consultation, how you can apply it to more than just your clothes, and how our color preferences strongly reflect our culture.

What exactly goes into color consulting and how can it help you in your daily life? In our episode coming out July 24, we talk to one of the first certified color and image analysts in the country to learn about color analysis and its benefits. Don’t miss it! 

Mae Layug started in beauty as a Youtube content creator before she founded GRWM Cosmetics, which was one of the first local brands to offer a wider array of shades for different skin tones. In this episode, Mae talks about what motivates her as an entrepreneur, how she deals with negative feedback, and why representing different ages, genders, and even skin types is so important in beauty. 

How can local brands help create positive change in communities? GRWM Cosmetics gives a pretty good example– they were able to raise 1.6 million pesos for rescue animals, all by relaunching one of their most popular products. We talk to beauty founder Mae Layug about this inspiring project and more in our upcoming episode. Catch it on July 10!