Welcome to the Metro Beauty Awards 2024!
For the first round of awards, we're letting you in on the Special Categories we've added to our campaign this year: Best Packaging Design, Best Store Design, and Best Innovations in Beauty.
We admire how brands, both local and international, continue to work tirelessly each year to bring us the best product formulations, packaging, and stores, to complete the beauty experience. After all, beauty is supposed to give us a sense of wonder, aspiration, and inspiration. Check out the winners below:
BEST PACKAGING DESIGN
We come across a lot, and by a lot, we mean hundreds of new products in a year. Here are the ones that made a mark in terms of aesthetics and innovation in packaging design. These products make our kits and dressers look extra pleasing to the eye!
Available in stores
BEST STORE DESIGN
Over the past few years, we've come to love online shopping because of the ease it brings to our lives. But nothing truly ever replaces the experience of shopping in a physical store—and a beautiful one at that. Here are the beautiful spaces we love!
Drunk Elephant, SM Beauty, SM Makati
Avignon Clinic | Grand Alabang, Commerce Ave., Alabang, Muntinlupa
CHANEL Beauty, Greenbelt 5 Makati
Sunnies Face at Sunnies World, SM Mall of Asia
Guerlain Greenbelt 5 Makati
BEST PRODUCT INNOVATIONS
There are good products, there are great products, and then there are innovative products! Here, we round up the beauty picks that have truly stood out in their categories. They've given us fresh new formulations, user experience, and results.
"This product singlehandedly transformed my makeup routine for the better. On days when I have little time to prep my face, putting this on immediately gives me the perfectly tinted, evened-out base minus the thick consistency. It stays in place all day long, and definitely serves as a foundation already. I love that it’s so easy to apply, and is lightweight enough to make it feel like I’m not wearing any base.” - Kate Paras-Santiago, Beauty Editor SHOP HERE
"This mascara is not your run-of-the-mill mascara. It features a twistable brush that allows you to adjust from lengthening to volumizing in a jiffy. Isn't that amazing?" - Kate Paras-Santigo, Beauty Editor | Available in KIKO Milano stores
"I like that this line has Bakuchiol which is a gentler and a natural alternative ingredient to anti-aging. I tried using it every night and it doesn't sting or make sensitive areas red like other retinol formulas." - Randz Manucom, Fashion Editor SHOP HERE
"These lashes are pre-bonded lash cluster sets that give you the option to switch between lash extension styles for up to six weeks. You simply have to just press them using their special tool, and you're good to go!" - Kate Paras-Santiago, Beauty Editor | SHOP HERE
"We've been using acne patches for years, but when these super cute Korean-made hydrocolloid patches entered the market, we knew our acne care routines would be changed forever! How can we ever go back to plain patches when we have these for our cute era?" - Kate Paras-Santiago, Beauty Editor | Available at Beauty Bar
"As a Dyson Supersonic user all these years, I thought I was perfectly happy with just the diffuser attachment, as if it’s all I would ever need. As a male with gentle and soft curls and waves, the Dyson Airwrap i.d. truly is a personal gamechanger. While the attachments are of great use to lengthy hair, short-haired users like me get to revel in new conical barrel attachment, too, that is of great use when doing curls closer to the roots so perfectly. Its versatility to any hair length and type also makes it a standout in the grooming market. The MyDyson app transforms the Dyson Airwrap i.d. into a truly personalized styling tool by tailoring its performance to your unique hair needs." - Randz Manucom, Fashion Editor SHOP HERE
Stay tuned for more of #MetroBeautyAwards2024!