Running late from an earlier appointment, I barely made it to the opening of their store pop up in Glorietta 4,  I was pointed to Vanilla Cupcakes when I asked the security guard where Banila Co was located.   That made my day.    As I arrived, I was pointed to Mr. Jon Lim, the one responsible in bringing in this line.  They were about to begin their makeup demo with Senior Korea makeup artist for Banila, Mr. Kim Kangpil who has a show Get Beauty in Korea.

Established in 2005 to cater to the 20-30 year old woman, it ‘s product line focuses on skin care.  It boasts of its cleansing balm Clean it Zero in its pink tub.  It has papaya extract for the exfoliation part, Mineral oil and Acerola and herbal extract to tone the skin.  It is recommended for normal to combination skin.  Consistency is sherbet like, looks so good you can eat it.  Comes with a spatula.  Apply a little dollop into the palm of your hand, apply to your face and smooth in circular motions to remove makeup and dirt from the face.

Clean it Zero feels like an oil makeup remover in paste form and without the oily residue.  It has a moisturizing effect that leaves you squeeky clean.  It has a fruity smell that dissipates after but does not linger on you.  I think this is purposely done to appeal to a younger crowd.  I like the smell and it does not bother me.  It’s perfect for travelling since it comes in a tub with a spatula, making it very travel friendly and portable.

Science behind the brand

With the Filipino’s fascination with Korean Telenovelas, its not hard to understand our warm reception to this Korean Skin care brand.  It was explained and demonstrated by Mr. Kim Kangpil that Korean women approach beauty from the underlying root of “proper skincare”.   Korean women do not want to show that they have makeup on, The Korean glow comes from having perfect skin, of having the perfect makeup base.  

When I heard this, I was jumping on my seat.  Finally!  I wanted to high five Mr. Kangpil on this one.    Most of us think that having that perfect glow comes from all the highlighting products we pile on our face but to achieve perfect skin is really all about layering your skincare and applying your base on top of that.

Here is how to achieve that glow:

1.  After cleansing your face, apply a brightening toner to cover our yellow undertones.  This also locks in moisture needed to prep the face for the base.

Price points are in the medium price range, not too expensive.  This will definitely be on my favorite list things and I see myself replenishing my skincare faster than usual since these are products I will be using a lot more often now.  I can never stress the importance of having the perfect skin and now you have no excuse to achieve that.  Banila Co simplified it for us.

Banila Co is available at the 2nd floor of Glorietta 4 and Landmark Trinoma.  

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