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Cosmo's October 2023 cover star Pia Wurtzbach has never been one to shy away from sharing her life. She spoke with us about what life's been like after her iconic win, re-telling her story through her novel, and what married life is like now after her dreamy wedding to Jeremy Jauncey. She was also generous enough to share some of her beauty secrets—and if you're always on the road like her, she gives some super helpful tips that go with the products she uses.
Here are the five beauty products Pia Wurtzbach can't live without and where to buy them:
1. Makeup remover
Pia's number-one skincare rule? Always remove your makeup at the end of the day. "Makeup remover—that is so important. I never go to bed with makeup on," she shares. "No matter how tired or how tipsy I am, I go to bed with a clean face. Even if you forget to put on moisturizer, just make sure there's nothing on there, you gotta let your skin breathe."
Pia didn't specify which exact makeup remover she uses but Cosmo girls would know that one OG pick is the Banila Co. Clean It Zero Original Cleansing Balm that melts your makeup away and leaves your skin feeling super supple.
2. Olay Moisturizer and Serums
Speaking of moisturizers, Pia stands by her Olay recommendations and says she uses a tub of it every time. "My favorite moisturizer? Olay—which, by the way, like, no joke, I use it talaga. What I use are the serums, and I make my own cocktail," she shares.
"So, this isn't how Olay tells you to use it," she says with a laugh, "but I pick up all the serums, the different ones, the vitamin C, the peptide, the cica, and the hyaluronic acid. So I just, all of them, I mix them together, and then I lather it on. I don't know if that's the way you're supposed to do it, but it's been working for me."
If you wanna test out Pia's concoction for yourself, you can get some of the products she suggested as a bundle—like the Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Day Cream and Vitamin C Super Serum for P3,599 on Lazada and Shopee.
3. Retinol
Retinol has been the buzzy skincare ingredient for quite some time now. And for good reason. It's meant to even out skin tone, lessen fine lines, minimize large pores, and overall just improve the feeling and texture of skin. Pia testifies to the effect of the ingredient. "Retinol is—just don't go under the sun, kasi it's medyo sensitive—but, oh my gosh, retinol is the best. Retinol is really the best."
While she didn't namedrop which retinol products she uses, Olay also has a couple of retinol products—a serum and a night cream—that might just be on her nightstand.
Olay Retinol 24 Anti-Aging Face Cream Skincare 50g, P1,510
Olay Retinol 24 Anti-Aging Serum Skincare 30ml, P2,128.80
4. Eyedrops
"I'm always in work mode, so I'm thinking of things that I would always bring to work," Pia says when asked for her next beauty essential. "Eyedrops. When you are wearing a lot of makeup, sometimes powder gets into your eyes, and it gets red," she says, obviously based on experience.
It's important for someone like her who's always in and out of makeup and on the go. "Maganda nga yung eyeshadow mo, pero mapula naman yung mata mo, so, sayang. So always bring eyedrops with you, especially when you're traveling, [and] you're dehydrated from the plane [ride]. That's always very, very useful."
She didn't reveal which eyedrops she uses, but with thousands of units sold online, the Cellufresh Lubricant Eye Drops for Dry/Red Eyes, which are P454 from EYE Republic Optical on Lazada, seem to target the problems that Pia brought up.
5. Foreo Luna 3
Beauty essentials also include beauty tools that help your skin better absorb the products you're applying. "Hiyang ako dun sa Foreo," Pia says. "Yung original, the one with the bristles." She's referring to Foreo's Luna massage brush series which is meant to help cleanse your face, thoroughly remove impurities, and firm up your skin. The Foreo Luna 3 is available for P11,130 (originally P15,900) on Lazada, P14,990 on Foreo, and P15,900 on Sephora.
The Foreo device is rechargeable and small enough to add to your toiletry kit, which is great for Pia. "Sometimes, when I'm traveling and I don't have all of my cleansers with me, I'll use—I swear to God—I'll use whatever that is available in the hotel, and then I'll put, tapos basta I have that Foreo—iba."
Pia notes, though, that she's lucky her skin isn't that picky. "As long as you don't have sensitive skin—thankfully I don't, so I can use anything on my face. That works really well for me and I feel like the vibrations from there also really help de-puff your face, especially before a shoot or very early in the morning."
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