Beauty Roundup: St. Joseph Drug Powered by Sugi store opening, Careline x One Piece at 50% off, Issy's Fluid Flex Concealer, Teviant Lipulence, and More
You know that specific joy of wandering a Japanese drugstore aisle with a shopping basket that keeps getting heavier? Manila just got its own version of that, and it's the story I've been most excited to write this week. We've also got a flexible new concealer from Issy, seven new brushes from Tillo, a refillable lipstick first from Teviant, and a Careline sale that One Piece fans will want to set alarms for. Let's get into it!
No plane ticket required: A Japanese drugstore experience lands at One Ayala
If your favorite part of a Japan trip is the drugstore run, this one's for you. St. Joseph Drug Powered by Sugi is now open at Level 4, One Ayala in Makati, and it's a genuine collaboration with the real deal: Sugi Pharmacy, one of Japan's leading drugstore chains with over 1,600 stores back home. The concept comes from AC Health Pharma Ventures, the retail arm of Ayala Healthcare Holdings, which partnered with St. Joseph Drug (a nearly 70-year-old pharmacy brand from North and Central Luzon) and Nagoya-based Sugi Holdings to bring the Japanese wellness retail model here. Think pharmacy meets lifestyle store: alongside the usual health essentials, the shelves are stocked with curated Japanese skincare and beauty, oral care, mom and baby finds, snacks and drinks, and Sugi's own S Select line of personal care products.
This is where it gets interesting for beauty lovers: the store carries Japanese beauty brands and exclusive skincare SKUs you'd normally have to pasabuy, plus that thoughtfully organized, browse-every-aisle energy Japanese drugstores are famous for. There are even mascots, Suugy and Suunya, because of course there are. The store is open 10AM to 9PM on weekdays and 10AM to 10PM on weekends. If you're the type who comes home from Tokyo with a suitcase full of sheet masks and sunscreen, consider this your new happy place.
Careline's One Piece collection is 50% off this 7.7
Set sail for your carts: the Careline x One Piece collection is going 50% off during the 7.7 sale, and it's the whole crew, not just a few pieces. The lineup includes the Eyeshadow Palette, 6-in-1 Palette, Volumizing Mascara, Clear Mascara, Brow Tattoo, Microtip Ended Liner, Gel Liner, Satin Lip Bullet, Peel-Off Tint, and Multi-Use Cream.
At half off, this is an easy add-to-cart whether you're a day-one One Piece fan or just here for affordable, humidity-proof makeup. Catch the sale on Careline's flagship stores on Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop this July 7.
Issy's new Fluid Flex Concealer speaks fluent Active Foundation
Issy is adding a brand new concealer to its complexion lineup, and it's built for the way we actually wear base now. The Issy Fluid Flex Concealer is a thin, lightweight formula with flexible, buildable coverage that goes from light to full, finishing with a crease-resistant natural matte. Translation: one product for both your barely-there days and your full-glam nights.
The smartest part? It comes in 27 shades that directly match the Active Foundation range, so if you already know your foundation shade, your concealer match is a no-brainer. It's classic Issy: the brand has always treated shade-matching as a system rather than a guessing game, and this launch extends that logic to concealer. The Fluid Flex Concealer is available on issycosmetics.com, Shopee, TikTok Shop, and Lazada, and exclusively in-store at Space Issy Glorietta.
Tillo's brush family grows: meet the Precision Collection
Teree Daisuke's Tillo MNL just extended its brush line with seven new tools, T07 through T13, and true to form, the brand followed up with an illustrated guide showing exactly what each one is for. The lineup covers the whole face: the T07 Shading Brush pulls double duty for contour and eyeshadow, the T11 Big Blending Brush handles highlights, eyeshadow, and setting the undereyes, and the T12 Precise Contour Brush is shaped for nose and lip contour.
The eye tools are where it gets fun, especially if you love a K-beauty moment. The T08 Smudge Brush and T09 Pointed Detail Brush both work for smoked-out liner, inner corners, and aegyo-sal (yes, there's a dedicated brush technique for that puffy undereye look now), with the T09 doubling as a spot concealer brush. Rounding out the set are the T10 Precise Blending Brush for eyeshadow and the T13 Angle & Spoolie Dual-Ended Brush for brows and graphic liner. Consider the brush guide your permission slip to finally know what everything in your brush cup does.
Teviant goes refillable with Lipulence
The wait is over: Teviant, the Italian-made beauty brand by celebrity makeup artist Albert Kurniawan, just launched Lipulence, which the brand calls its most luxurious lipstick collection yet, and its first with a refillable design. The collection features 20 curated shades in two finishes, a Moisturizing Intense Matte and a Moisture-Rich Satin, all lightweight, pigmented, and vegan. The idea is simple and lovely: find your shade, choose your refillable case, and keep the case long after the bullet runs out.
Refillable lipstick has mostly lived in the prestige international space, so it's exciting to see a Filipino brand bring the format home, and it fits Teviant's DNA perfectly. The brand built its name on elegant, luxe packaging and pro-grade formulas, so beauty that "lasts beyond a single tube," as the brand puts it, feels like a natural next chapter. Lipulence is now available in all Teviant stores and online.
And that's it for this week's Beauty News Roundup!
