Affordable yet effective beauty products are hard to come by. That is why The Ordinary is very popular. But there's a new up and coming brand, that you probably heard already from the skincare enthusiasts in online beauty groups and influencers. It's called The Inkey List and before I tell you where to buy The Inkey List in the Philippines, let me tell you something more about them.
What is The Inkey List?
The founders of The Inkey List believe that intelligent beauty should be accessible for everyone and beauty products should be easy to navigate and understand (read: no more complicated jargon), so each product comes with its own beauty translator-a basic rundown of what it is, what it can do for you and what you should (and shouldn't) mix it with. Talk about simple and helpful! But the best part, they have high-quality ingredients yet they're all just under $15!
Where to buy The Inkey List in the Philippines?
1. The Beauty Bar - You see them in malls but they're also available online. I know this shop since I was in grade school. They don't only bring hard to find Japanese and Korean brands in the Philippines but also western brands like The Inkey List.
2. Sephora Philippines - I love that they're bringing western beauty brands that are hard to find in the Philippines like Fenty Beauty, Huda, Fresh, amongst others. And recently, they just added The Inkey List in their line up. You can get rebates here when you use ShopBack and they offer free shipping to the Philippines on orders Php1199 and up straight to your doorstep, but my problem with Sephora Philippines is they don't have a local office, they are handled by Sephora Singapore. So when you encounter a problem it takes them too long to help you or resolve it, and by long I'm talking about almost a month or more! They are notorious for getting addresses wrong like from another person I know, they shipped her order to Roxas City instead to her office in Roxas Boulevard. And in my case, I'm from Luzon and they sent my order to another Barangay in the Visayas who has the same name as ours, TWICE!
3. Cult Beauty - This is based in the UK and they offer free shipping to the Philippines on orders above £40 (they also have DHL option but shipping fee is £30). But if it is your first order, you'll get free shipping even if your orders are below £40. And don't be intimidated by the prices, because they listed it all with an added UK Tax, but if you live outside of the United Kingdom or Europe, the added tax will be deducted before you checkout. And you can also use Shopback in here to get rebates. They have beauty brands that are not available in the Philippines like the highly coveted Charlotte Tilbury, Huda, Milk Makeup, and other more cult-fave beauty brands including The Inkey List.
4. The Ordinary/Define Happyplace - The name might say The Ordinary (because the sell it too) but this Shopee seller also sell Olaplex, It Cosmetics, Drunk Elephant, and more cult-fave western brands including The Inkey List. This is where I bought my retinol serum which I will review later.
5. Extatic Beauty - They are based in Santa Rosa, Laguna so those from the south will enjoy a faster than usual shipment from this trusted Shopee seller. Besides The Inkey List, they also sell The Ordinary, Lanolips, Hada Labo, and some K-beauty brands.
Don't forget you can also get rebates when you use Shopback in Shopee.
