Beauty Roundup: Marc Jacobs Beauty Returns, Vice Cosmetics' 4D Popup, and EB’s New Brushes
We have a big one this week. An iconic international brand is making its grand comeback, a local fave is hosting an event unlike anything they have done before, a Filipino brand is stepping into the future of sustainable beauty, a Japanese skincare newcomer just made its Philippine debut, and Ever Bilena is giving us a whole new set of tools to work with. Five stories, zero skips. Here is this week's Beauty News Roundup.
Image via @marcjacobsbeauty on Instagram
Marc Jacobs Beauty is Back
The brand everyone has been waiting on is officially returning. Marc Jacobs Beauty announced its relaunch this week under a new creative direction called "Joyride Sensoriality”, which is bold, playful, and unapologetically maximalist, which is exactly what we want from this brand. The relaunched lineup includes the Heart On Lipstick, Joystick Blush Stick, Flashes Mascara, Legally Bronze Bronzer, and Money Shot Highlighter Gel, among others.
Products go live June 1 on Sephora.com. For those of us in the Philippines, check with Sephora Philippines on local availability and timelines. We have been waiting for this one, and it looks like it was worth it.
Image via @vicecosmeticsph on Instagram
Vice Cosmetics Has a 4D Popup and You Can Get Tickets
Vice Cosmetics is doing something we have genuinely never seen a local beauty brand attempt before: a 4D popup experience, and yes, you can buy tickets. The concept is built around four pillars — movement, adaptability, dimension, and performance — and it sounds like a full immersive event, not just a product display. It is happening on May 29 at Bigger Pictures, Greenfield District, Sheridan St., Mandaluyong, starting at 5PM. Head to @vicecosmeticsph to grab your tickets before they sell out. Knowing Vice, this is going to be an experience worth showing up for.
Laviejo, the Japanese Skincare Brand with Red Wine Yeast Extract, is Now in the Philippines
A new name just entered the Philippine skincare conversation: Laviejo, a Japanese skincare brand that has been making noise in Japan and is now officially available here. The brand's hero ingredient is Red Wine Yeast Extract sourced from Ishikawa Prefecture, combined with Fullerene, a powerful antioxidant. Laviejo earned an award from Ishikawa Prefecture for its innovation before making its way to our shores.
The lineup includes a Cleansing Gel, Essence, UV Milk SPF25, and Facial Lotion — a tight, focused range that covers the essentials. The brand had its Philippine launch event at Blackbird on May 21, and you can already shop the range at laviejo.ph. If you have been on the hunt for a Japanese skincare brand with something genuinely different to offer, this one is worth a closer look.
Nikki Tang of D’Mark Beauty with ISISPHARMA CEO Gregoire Dewavrin
Isispharma Strengthens Its Partnership with D'Mark Beauty in the Philippines
French dermatological brand Isispharma held an event yesterday, May 21, presenting two of its key products to the Philippine market: Secalia Ato, formulated for sensitive and atopic skin with a patented Nutri-calm complex to restore the skin barrier, and Ruboril, designed to address redness and rosacea-prone skin. The event also marked a strengthened partnership between Isispharma and D'Mark Beauty, their exclusive official distributor in the Philippines.
This is a brand built for skin that needs a gentler, more clinical approach. If you or anyone you know deals with sensitivity, reactive skin, or persistent redness, Isispharma is available through authorized dermatology clinics in the country. Talk to your dermatologist about whether these could work for you.
Images via @everbilenaofficial on Instagram
Ever Bilena Launches the Face Wand Collection
Ever Bilena just dropped the Face Wand Collection, and it is a full set of eight makeup brushes designed to give you that smooth, soft-focus, blended-to-perfection finish. The collection includes a Powder Brush, Flat Cream Brush, All Around Brush, Angled Blending Brush, Eyeshadow Brush, Concealer Brush, Lip Smudge Brush, and a Silicone Lip Brush — basically everything you need to build a complete brush kit in one drop.
The brushes are made with synthetic hair that is genuinely super soft on the skin, and they melt makeup seamlessly for that blurred, no-harsh-lines finish we all want. The handles come in the most lovely muted pink, so the set looks just as good sitting on your vanity as it performs in your hand. You can find the full collection and pricing on the Ever Bilena official Shopee store. Add to cart accordingly.
And that's it for this week's Beauty News Roundup!
