There are convenient ways to shop for coveted beauty brands without having to fly abroad or worry about shipping. Here are some of the most reliable online beauty boutiques and brands not available in the Philippines, but offer direct shipping to your door.
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Pat McGrath Labs
Patmcgrath.com
WHY WE SHOP HERE
Pat McGrath Labs has one of the fastest turnarounds on orders, and we appreciate that. It also has all the collections and the complete product line of the brand, including new releases, merch, and limited editions. The site also allows you to shop in our local currency and in case your total hits above P10,000, the site already computes all applicable taxes and duties, so you won’t need to worry about paying additional fees at customs or on delivery.
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Unique to the site are offers on sale from the brand. Click the Xclusiv Offers tab to find iconic and essential products up to over 50% off. Also occasionally spot mini eyeshadow palettes from the brand for a fraction of the price of its massive palettes.
MUST-HAVES
Iconic to Pat McGrath are its eyeshadow palettes, which are best used with its Intensfi-eye priming pen. The difference it makes is incredible. We also think the Skin Fetish: Sublime Perfection The System is one of the best base sets for the perfect complexion.
R.E.M Beauty
Rembeauty.com
WHY WE SHOP HERE
Apart from the fact that we love Ariana Grande, the brand’s founder, we also believe in the products. They’re premium and top quality at a reasonable price point. We love the color and product stories of each Chapter, as how each collection is called. There are many new discoveries and makeup formats as well to explore. Duties and taxes are also already computed at checkout so you can avoid postal hassle. You can also shop in peso.
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Shipment to the Philippines may take longer than promised at checkout, so make the most of your shipment by checking out everything you already like at once. Ours took about 8 weeks!
MUST-HAVES
The eye makeup of R.E.M Beauty are a gift to mankind, as we can expect no less from a pop superstar whose eye looks are truly iconic. We love the eyeliner, the liquid eyeshadow, the eyeshadow palette, and the multi-use eye stick. The lipstain marker is also a gem–it gives color that looks natural and makes the lips look alive.
Sephora
Sephora.ph
WHY WE SHOP HERE
We shop at Sephora.ph more often than anywhere else for hard-to-find brands because it’s just the most convenient. While its HQ is in Singapore, our packages arrive in a week (or less), and we get tons of freebies and samples from our membership. It has many of the world’s most covetable brands you can access with just a few clicks, plus it has regular promos for Philippine customers.
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You can use our code THEBEAUTYEDIT at Sephora.ph sitewide and in-app for 10% off your entire cart when you checkout. Download the app for the best shopping experience.
MUST-HAVES
There are so many brands we regularly get at Sephora.ph. Ouai for hair products and candles. Perfumes by Fresh are also allowed to ship to the Philippines. Rare Beauty and Fenty are also easily accessible here. Tarte, Hourglass, Supergoop, Briogeo, Dr. Dennis Gross, Huda Beauty, KVD Beauty, Ole Henriksen, Natasha Denona, and Sunday Riley are some more of our favorites.
Cult Beauty
Cultbeauty.com
WHY WE SHOP HERE
We love this U.K.-based beauty boutique for many things including the product and brand selection for makeup and skincare and occasional promos and sets. We always look out for its massive promo wherein you get over £200 worth of products when you shop a certain amount.
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As with many online shops abroad, delivery of liquid perfumes is restricted in the Philippines, so expect to be asked to remove such from your cart at checkout. There is also a list of over a dozen brands that Cult Beauty cannot ship to the Philippines, plus of course products that contain CBD and kush. UK VAT from your purchases are removed when you place your order, but may incur local sales taxes and customs duties on arrival which you will need to pay (usually for orders beyond P10,000). If that feels too restricting for you, swipe to the last page for our tip on how to ship. You can pay extra for express shipping of about a week’s time or opt for standard shipping and wait up to 15 days.
MUST-HAVES
We look here for brands like and selections from Charlotte Tilbury, Tower 28 Beauty, Overose, Glow Recipe, and Milk Makeup, among others.
Revolve
Revolve.com
WHY WE SHOP HERE
Revolve is one of our more recent discoveries and what we like best about shopping here apart from the premium beauty selection is that everything is calculated in peso already and taxes and duties are also already accounted for at checkout. There are select fragrances allowed to ship to the Philippines as well.
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Revolve offers more than beauty products so tread carefully as you might just find yourself adding more to your cart than you planned.
MUST-HAVES
Our recent purchases from here include hair products by Sol de Janeiro, perfumes by Ouai, makeup from Charlotte Tilbury, a skincare regimen set by Summer Fridays, sunscreen products by Everyday Humans, and several falsies!
Net-A-Porter
net-a-porter.com
WHY WE SHOP HERE
This luxury retail favorite has many premium beauty brands and niche options. What we like about shopping here is that it tells you if an item cannot be shipped to the Philippines even before you add-to-cart and it shows the peso equivalent of the products. Local customs and taxes are also applied to your total as you check out.
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It’s impossible to check out Net-A-Porter Beauty and not browse through the other designer selections on the site. Read up on Porter’s editorial content for great reads on fashion and beauty.
MUST-HAVES
It has a good enough selection of Victoria Beckham Beauty bestsellers, Loewe home scents, Gucci Beauty, Westman Atelier, Summer Fridays, Necessaire, and other cult finds that you can ship to the Philippines.
Selfridges
selfridges.com
WHY WE SHOP HERE
This is one of our favorite department stores to visit in London, and the website is nearly as good as the actual store when it comes to product selection. Nearly every luxury beauty brand is available here, including a lot of store exclusives. Of course with the exception of perfumes, many beauty products can be shipped to the Philippines from Selfridges.
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You can’t shop in peso here, but the currency gets converted when you check out. There are also a lot of luxury retail brands here so you can shop for clothes and accessories along with your favorite beauty brands to make the shipment worthwhile.
MUST-HAVES
Le Labo’s bath products like the shampoos are definitely worth buying. The ultraluxe Byredo cosmetics are also available here and ships to the Philippines. We also source from Selfridges commonly out-of-stock products of brands that are available here. It has a wider shade selection and a more complete inventory, too.
When All Else Fails…
We rely on package forwarders to ship our beauty haul, especially for perfumes, fragrances, or other products usually limited by some shipping rules.
Shipping Cart
Sign up to Shipping Cart and ship practically all kinds of beauty products from stores in the U.S. and U.K., even Japan and Korea. You just need to use your Shipping Cart address in the country you’re shopping from as your delivery address, and Shipping Cart will take care of delivering to your doorstep. What’s great about it is that you can consolidate your deliveries from different stores or shops and ship everything in one go. We’ve done this countless times for shopping directly at sites, from Penhaligon’s and Jo Loves in the U.K. to Glossier and niche fragrance stores in the U.S.
