MEGA BEAUTY AWARDS 2025: BEAUTY PASSPORT

This year, MEGA, alongside our esteemed panel of beauty experts, proudly presents this year’s roundup of the best innovations from the beauty capitals of Asia and beyond—all carefully tried and tested to bring you 165 winning products and services that have sparked a sense of wonder in all of us

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Skincare

Intentional beauty is flying first-class. This year’s skincare winners are all about doing more with less: thoughtful innovation, smarter formulas, time-honored techniques that bring out your best skin, minus the guesswork

BEST MAKEUP REMOVER MICELLAR

Nuxe Very Rose Soothing Cleansing Micellar Water Rose

P1,650

BEST MAKEUP REMOVER OIL

Laneige Perfect Renew Nourishing Oil-To-Foam Cleanser

P1,600

BEST MAKEUP REMOVER BALM

Teviant Cleansing Butter

P750

BEST CREAM CLEANSER

Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser

P2,150

BEST GEL CLEANSER

Pond’s Ultra Light Biome Gel Gentle Cleanser

P259

BEST EXFOLIATOR

Two Lips Scrubbs Konjac Jelly Scrub

P3,150

BEST HYDRATING ESSENCE

Shiseido Eudermine Activating Essence

P3,450

BEST ANTI-AGING TONER

Innisfree Retinol Green Tea PDRN Skinbooster Toner

P1,390

BEST ANTI-ACNE TONER

Myra Power Glow Exfoliating Essence

P89

BEST HYDRATING SERUM

Clé de Peau Beauté The Serum Reborn

P19,500

BEST ANTI-ACNE SERUM

DR O Skin Lab The Dark Spot Solution Vitamin C

P549

BEST ANTI-AGING SERUM

La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift

P32,500

BEST EYE CREAM

Neostrata Brightening Eye Creame

P2,746

BEST EYE SERUM

Guerlain Orchidée Impériale Gold Nobile The Eye Concentrate

P30,500

BEST DAY MOISTURIZER

Clarins Extra Firming Day Cream

P6,850

BEST NIGHT MOISTURIZER

La Mer Night Concentrate

P30,850

BEST FACIAL OIL

Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Face Oil DropConcentrate

P4,150

BEST OVERNIGHT MASK

Laneige Bouncy & Firm Eye Sleeping Mask

P1,500

BEST SHEET MASK

Permatology Moisture Barrier Mask

P3,500

BEST FACIAL MIST

Vice Cosmetics Skin Rescue Calming Mist

P395

BEST GEL ACNE TREATMENT

You Beauty AcnePlus B5 Barrier Moisturizer Gel

P399

BEST EMULSION ACNE TREATMENT

Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective™ Clarity-Activating Soothing Emulsion

P4,850

BEST SPOT CORRECTOR

Royal Aesthetics Spot Corrector Serum

P450

BEST DISCOLORATION TREATMENT

Elizabeth Arden Visible Brightening Clearly Radiant Spot Correcting Capsules

P8,470

BEST LIP BALM

Dior Addict Lip Glow Butter

P2,550

BEST SUNSCREEN LOTION

Luxelle Centella Sun Serum

P799

BEST GEL SUNSCREEN

Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel

P1,490

BEST SPRAY SUNSCREEN

Happy Skin 360° Cooling Sunscreen Spray SPF 50 PA++++

P899

BEST DRINK GLOW BOOSTER

Dear Face Beauty Milk Ichigo

P539

BEST SUPPLEMENT FOR CALM MIND

New Moon Nighty Bright Capsules

P399

BEST SUPPLEMENT FOR SKIN HEALTH

Luxe Skin Beauty Talks Booster C+C (Vitamin C + Collagen)

P999

Body Care

Talk about a global glow from head to toe. Wherever you’re headed, you can count on these award-winning body care heroes to give you soft, smooth skin from takeoff to touchdown

BEST BODY BAR

DOVE Serum Bar

P89

BEST BODY WASH

L:A BRUKET Bergamot/Patchouli Hand & Body Wash

P2,150

BEST BODY OIL

SOL DE JANEIRO Beija Flor Elasti-Body Oil

P3,550

BEST BODY CREAM

AUGUSTINUS BADER The Body Cream

P12,400

BEST BODY SERUM LOTION

VASELINE Gluta-Hya SPF 50 PA+++ Luminous Defense Serum Lotion

P380

BEST FIRMING LOTION

ōra by SOLA (BRB)

P585

BEST BODY SUNSCREEN

KOSE Suncut UV Perfect Spray

P750

BEST EXFOLIATOR

LUSH The Comforter Body Scrub

P1,195

BEST DEODORANT

REXONA Vitamin + Bright Berry Glow Dry Serum

P180

BEST GENITAL CARE

PURE CULTURE Biome Balance Gentle Intimate Cleanse 4.5ph

P699

BEST BODY ACNE, SCARS, OR HYPERPIGMENTATION

BELO ASCE+ Exobalm

P8,900

BEST HAND CARE

DRUNK ELEPHANT Therabu Buttered Reparative Hand Cream

P1,450

BEST SLIMMING DRINK

LUXE SLIM Cantaloupe Melon Beauty Smoothie

P435

Hair Care

Experience good hair days all year round, whether you’re in hot and humid Manila or subzero temps in Iceland. These reliable mane savers perform consistently—whenever, wherever

BEST CREAM SHAMPOO

TSUBAKI Cool and Repair Shampoo

P439

BEST DRY SHAMPOO

BRIOGEO Style + Treat Dry Shampoo Puff

P2,040

BEST CREAM CONDITIONER

HAPPY SKIN Hair Volume & Bouncy Weightless Conditioner Treatment

P799

BEST LEAVE-ON CONDITIONER

DOVE Peptide Bond Repair Oil Serum + Spray

P595

BEST HAIR MIST

STRAAND Heaven Sent Hair Perfume + Gloss

P1,600

BEST HAIR MASK

FABLE AND MANE Shine Hair Mask

BEST ANTI-FRIZZ

CREAMSILK Amino-Keratin Rebond Straight Repair Booster Treatment

P179

BEST CURL CARE

CANTU Avocado Hydrating Curling Cream

P749

BEST HAIR OIL DEVICES Hair Curler

KISS Argan and Macadamia Hair Oil

P1,399

BEST HAIR MOUSSE

REVLON PROFESSIONAL Style Masters Volume Amplifier Mousse

P1,350

BEST STYLING CREAM

LIVING PROOF Style Lab Air-Dry Styler

BEST VOLUME SPRAY

K18 AstroLift™ Reparative Volume Spray

P3,045

BEST STYLING STICK

BRIOGEO Style Treat Yuzu & Plum Hair Oil Styling Sleek Stick

P1,700

BEST HAIR SPRAY

ZARA Hair Spray

BEST AT-HOME TREATMENT

DOVE Peptide Bond Repair Treatment Creme Mask

P425

AT-HOME COLOR

HELLO BUBBLE Hair Color

P690

HAIR SERUM

KÉRASTASE Chroma Absolu Serum

P2,580

SCALP CARE SHAMPOO

DAVINES Rebalancing Shampoo

P1,450

SCALP CARE TREATMENT

OLAPLEX N°.0.5 Scalp Longevity Treatment

Fragrances

A scent can take you places, and these exceptional mood- enhancing picks are changing the way we experience fragrance. Intense and genderless—they’re a unique breed of bottled treasures that you’ll want to take with you wherever you go

BEST TROPICAL

Tadhana Rockstar

P3,600

BEST FRESH

Issy 492 Scent of Possibility

P1,499

BEST SPICY

Avon Peppery Peaches

P899

BEST FLORAL

Aesop Aurner Eau de Parfum

P9,400

BEST CLEAN

Bvlgari Eau Parfumée Thé Blanc Eau De Toilette

P8,900

BEST CITRUS

Maison Margiela Replica Flying Eau de Parfum

P13,150

BEST CHYPRE

Voyager Capi Aura

BEST HERBACEOUS

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Rosa Verde

P10,750

BEST WOODY

MCM Diamond

P5,400

BEST VANILLA

YSL Libre Flowers & Flames

P11,000

BEST EARTHY

Glossier You Doux

P5,100

BEST GOURMAND

D.Grayi Artisan Perfume Jasmine Rice

P5,800

BEST MUSK

Initio Power Self

P20,500

BEST FRUITY

Creed Fragaria

P20,100

BEST UNISEX

Comme de Garcons Odeur 10

P13,598

BEST SKIN SCENT

Parfums de Marly Valaya Exclusif

BEST FRAGRANCE BALM

Tamburins Perfume Balm Pumpkini

BEST BODY MIST

Phlur Peach Skin

BEST HAIR FRAGRANCE

Diptyque Phylosykos Hair Mist

P4,100

BEST FILIPINO FRAGRANCE

Wren Atelier Batuk Parfum

P6,500

BEST CANDLE

Saan Saan No. 19 Old Manila

P650

Tools and Tech

Make sure to reserve some space in your hand carry for these tried and tested tools and gadgets. These innovations don’t just make on-the-go beauty effortless—they also inject some unexpected fun into our daily regimens

BEST BEAUTY BLADE

Paulash Beauty Blade

P499

BEST GUA SHA

Happy Skin Facial Sculpting Gua Sha & Eye Roller

P599

BEST FACIAL DEVICE

Medicube Age-R Booster Pro Pink Edition

BEST DEPUFFER

Skin Gym IceCool Ice Roller

BEST SPONGE

Sunnies Face The Makeup Sponge

P395

BEST BRUSH

Strokes The Pro Brush Elite Collection: Exquisite Eye Series

P1,998

BEST EYELASH CURLER

Faboulash Pro Curler

P349

BEST HAIR REMOVAL

Foreo Peach™ 2 IPL Hair Removal Device

P27,880

BEST BODY GUA SHA

The Collective Body Gua Sha

P2, 200

BEST MULTI-STYLER

Dyson Airwrap I.D

P36,900

BEST HAIR DETANGLE

Wet Brush Shower Detangler

P845

BEST NO DAMAGE DRYER

Shark FlexStyle

P20,695.50

BEST SCALP CARE

Mount Lai The Vitality Qi LED Advanced Scalp Massager

P8,400

Makeup

Trust that these winning formulas don’t miss a beat. From second skin-like base formulas to the glossiest lipsticks, this year’s top picks are beauty’s most reliable companions, ready to go wherever life takes you

BEST CREAM PRIMER

Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating

P2,900

BEST STICK PRIMER

blk Cosmetics Cooling Primer Stick

P499

BEST COLOR CORRECTOR

Absidy Beauty Base Weightless Touch Color Corrector

P395

BEST BB CREAM

Missha Perfect Cover Serum BB Cream

BEST CC CREAM

Dazzle Me Acne Armor Cover and Correct Skin Tint

P279

BEST TINTED MOISTURIZER

Laura Mercier's Longwear Tinted Moisturizer Natural Dewy

P3,300

BEST TINTED SERUM

L'Oreal Infallible 24h Tinted Serum 24h Tint

P999

BEST SUNSCREEN

Beauty of Joseon Daily Tinted Fluid Sunscreen

BEST SKIN TINT

Vice Cosmetics Infinite Blur Skin Tint

P445

BEST CONCEALER

Kiko Milano Intensive Serum Concealer

P1,150

BEST LIQUID FOUNDATION

Guerlain Terracotta Healthy Glow Natural Perfection Foundation

P4,550

BEST CUSHION FOUNDATION

NARS Light Reflecting Serum Cushion Foundation

P2,300

BEST POWDER FOUNDATION

Cle de Peau Radiant Powder Foundation

P5,100/refill

BEST LOOSE POWDER

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder Ube Birthday Cake

P2,600

BEST BROW GEL

Strokes Cosmetics Brow Fixer Brow Shaping and Fixing Gel

P398

BEST BROW POMADE

Brow It Aris Long Stay Eyebrow Pomade

P449

BEST BROW PENCIL

Canmake Styling Edge Eyebrow

BEST LIQUID BROW PEN

Benefit Cosmetics Mighty Fine Brow Pen

P1,790

BEST EYESHADOW PALETTE

Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Natural Eyeshadow Palette Golden

P5,050

BEST EYESHADOW PEN

MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Eyeshadow Sticks

P1,750

BEST MULTI-USE PALETTE

Lucky Beauty Fairytale Eye & Face Wardrobe

P1,499

BEST GEL EYELINER

GRWM Cosmetics Master Gel Liner Duo

P449

BEST LIQUID EYELINER

Strokes Cosmetics Wing Flick Eyeliner

P548

BEST PENCIL EYELINER

Hermès Beauty Trait d’Hermès Eye and Lip Pencil

P3,000

BEST MASCARA

Maybelline Sky High Mascara in Very Black

P399

BEST CLUSTER FALSIES

Colorlabs Self Adhesive False Eyelashes

P389

BEST FULL FALSIES

Paulash Airlash

P199

BEST FALSE EYELASHES GLUE

Faboulash Super Glue

P349

BEST LIQUID BLUSH

blk Cosmetics x Bretman Collection Creamy All Over Paint

P399

BEST CREAM BLUSH

Fwee Lip & Cheek Blurry Pudding Pot

P1,120

BEST POWDER BLUSH

Sunnies Face Healthy Touch Blush Duo

P795

BEST LIQUID BRONZER

Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Contour

P1,950

BEST CREAM BRONZER

Popique Face Forward Multi-Complexion Pot Contour + Sculpt

P399

BEST POWDER BRONZER

ChuChu Beauty Brontour

P399

BEST LIQUID CONTOUR

Maybelline Sunkisser Liquid Bronzer

P399

BEST CREAM CONTOUR

GRWM Cosmetics Glam & Go Stix Multiuse Bronzer Stick

P449

BEST POWDER CONTOUR

Makeup By Mario Dream Powder Bronzer

P2,700

BEST ILLUMINATOR

Lovely Causemetics BEYONDBLUR™️ Skin Illuminator

P668

BEST NAIL POLISH

OPI Rapidry

P625

BEST PRESSED-ON NAILS

KISS x Wicked Impress Nails Land Of Oz

P849

BEST HIGHLIGHTER

Chanel Multi-Use Glow Stick

BEST LIP LINER

Lucky Beauty Lip Sketcher

P299

BEST LIP TINT

Colourette Jelly Kiss Lip Tint

P399

BEST LIP MOUSSE

Gala Camille Tiny Silvie Mousse Lip

BEST SATIN LIPSTICK

NARS Explicit

P2,300

BEST VELVET LIPSTICK

Sisley Phyto Rouge-Velvet in Beige Bloom

P3,250

BEST MATTE LIPSTICK

M·a·cximal Silky Matte Viva Glam Lipstick

P1,800

BEST LIP GLOSS

Dazzle Me Color Chrome Melt To Dew Lip Click

P199

BEST LIP TOPPER

Laneige Glaze Craze Tinted Lip Serum

P1,400

Treatments and Services

Get ready to be transported with treatments that take you away from all the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. These procedures provide long-lasting results that allow you to discover places with glowing confidence

BEST FACIAL

Face Sculpt The Perfect Facial

P12,000

BEST FOR FINE LINES AND WRINKLES

Wunderskin Botolinum Toxin Injections

P380/Unit

BEST FOR NOSE ENHANCEMENT

RPS Aesthetics Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty

P300,000/Vial

BEST FOR PIGMENTATION

Belo Arkana Neuro Depigmentation

P35,000

BEST FOR SKIN FIRMING

Merz Aesthetics Ultherapy Prime

Starts at P100,000

BEST FOR SKIN HYDRATION

Merz Aesthetics Belotero Revive

Starts at P40,000

BEST FOR UNDEREYE CIRCLES

Jamila Aesthetics Rejuran I

Starts at P18,888

BEST FOR ANTI ACNE

Aivee Acne Clear

Starts at P28,000

BEST FOR BODY CONTOUR

Marie France Endospheres

Price Available Upon Request

BEST FOR SKIN TIGHTENING

Aivee Endolift

Price Available Upon Request

BEST FOR BODY SKIN HYDRATION

Zionne Lounge Hydra Body Treatment

Starts at P2,500

BEST LASER HAIR REMOVAL

Wink's GentleMax Pro

Starts at P1,800

BEST SPA TREATMENT

Strokes Revitalizing and Calming Matcha Spa Treatment

P5,000

BEST HAIRCUT

Juno HAIR Hair Cut

Starts at P1,200

BEST HAIR COLOR

Jhen Hair Extensions Salon Color Services

Price Available Upon Request

BEST FOR HAIR LOSS

Clinique De Paris Platelet Mesotherapy

Price Available Upon Request

BEST HAIR TREATMENT

JuRo Salon Exclusif Kerasilk Taoyaka

Price Available Upon Request

BEST FOR SCALP CARE

Studio by Suyen Scalp Facial

P4,000

BEST FOR HAIR THINNING

Luminisce Exosomes Hair

Price Available Upon Request