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SEASON 2
EPISODE 6: BEAUTY ON A BUDGET

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[DANIE ONCAM] With WITH THE ADVENT

OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS INSTAGRAM
FILTERS – SOCIETAL STANDARDS OF
BEAUTY ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE
IMPOSSIBLE CAUSING A FRENZY OF
SPLURGING ON PRODUCTS WHICH
PROMISE TO MAKE US MORE IG-WORTHY.
HOW TO FEEL CONFIDENT WITHOUT
GOING OVERBOARD? IN THIS EPISODE –
LET’S BANK ON -- ​BEAUTY ON A BUDGET​.
PHYSICAL BEAUTY IS A TOUGH NUT TO
CRACK. ON THE ONE HAND – WE WANT TO
BE OURSELVES AND NOT BE PRESSURED
BY THE SOCIETAL STANDARDS OF
BEAUTY. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, BEING
CONSIDERED BEAUTIFUL BY OUR PEERS
GIVES US THE SELF-CONFIDENCE THAT
WE NEED TO ACHIEVE IN MANY OTHER
FACETS OF OUR LIVES.

AND WHILE A WORLD FREE OF

INSTAGRAM FILTERS, PHOTOSHOP, AND
MAKE-UP TRANSFORMATIONS MAY BE
IDEAL TO SOME, THE TRUTH IS, MOST OF
US STILL LOVE THE IDEA OF GETTING
DOLLED UP AND FEELING SPECIAL ONCE
IN A WHILE.

EVEN IF EVERYONE AGREES THAT

BEAUTY IS ABOUT OUR INNER GOODNESS
AND PERSONALITIES, WE ALSO CANNOT
DENY THAT DECADES OF RESEARCH
SHOW THAT EXTERNALLY ATTRACTIVE
PEOPLE ARE SOMEHOW PERCEIVED TO
BE MORE INTELLIGENT, SOCIABLE,
TRUSTWORTHY, HONEST, CAPABLE,
COMPETENT, LIKABLE, AND FRIENDLY –
AND ULTIMATELY, WE KINDA WANNA BE
LIKE THEM!

BUT FEELING BEAUTIFUL -- AND HAPPY

AND POWERFUL -- IS A DIFFERENT STORY
ENTIRELY THAN HAVING SOCIETY TELL US
WE'RE BEAUTIFUL. AS MANY MODELS CAN
TELL YOU, YOU CAN LOOK PERFECT AND
YET FEEL INADEQUATE. SO HOW DO WE
ENHANCE ​FEELING BEAUTIFUL OR
BEAUTY SELF-ESTEEM​? A PSYCHOLOGY
TODAY ARTICLE SAYS IT’S A
COMBINATION OF HOW WE ACTUALLY
LOOK (GENETICS) -- HOW WE TAKE CARE
OF OURSELVES (HEALTH AND GROOMING)
– AND HOW WE FEEL ABOUT HOW WE
LOOK (POSITIVE SELF-REGARD).

WHAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT

THE IDEAL BEAUTY CHANGES ACCORDING
TO CULTURE AND TIME AND IS
EXTREMELY FLUID. THE PROBLEM IS THAT
NOW – BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY –
CERTAIN DOMINANT SOCIETIES CAN SET
THE STANDARDS OF BEAUTY THROUGH
CELEBRITIES, FASHION MAGAZINES, AND
SOCIAL SITES. THIS MAKES THINGS
MUDDLED AND DIFFICULT. WHEN YOU
HAVE STANDARDS NOT APPLICABLE TO
YOU, IMPOSED UPON YOU, YOU END UP
FEELING THE NEED TO CHANGE WHO YOU
ARE.

THE PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY -- INSTEAD OF

BELIEVING IN A BEAUTY STANDARD OF
OTHERS, YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN.
YOU CAN DO THIS BY WRITING DOWN
QUALITIES ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOU
LIKE – BOTH PHYSICAL AND
PERSONALITY-WISE. THEY ALSO SAY NOT
TO CONFUSE ATTRACTIVENESS WITH
PERFECTION, BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
VARIABILITY IS AN INHERENT ASPECT OF
TRUE ATTRACTIVENESS. HASHTAG,
BEAUTY IS DIVERSITY​.

IN A NUTSHELL – THE KEY IS OPTIONS

AND INDIVIDUALITY. IT’S OKAY TO HAVE
DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF BEAUTY. WE
SHOULD NOT ALL BE LOOKING THE SAME!

NOW HAVING SAID THAT – AND BEING

MINDFUL THAT PHYSICAL BEAUTY IS ONLY
ONE ASPECT OF ATTRACTIVENESS, IT’S
STILL ONE THAT YOU MAY CONSIDER
IMPORTANT – SO IMPORTANT IN FACT
THAT PEOPLE SPEND MONEY ON IT AND
BEAUTY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
INDUSTRIES IN THE WORLD. THE MAKE UP
INDUSTRY ALONE IS WORTH 382 BILLION
DOLLARS GLOBALLY. ACCORDING TO
MONEY MAGAZINE, THE AVERAGE WOMAN
WILL SPEND $15,000 DURING HER
LIFETIME ON BEAUTY PRODUCTS. AND
$3,000 OF THAT IS DEDICATED TO
MASCARA ALONE. ACCORDING TO
STATISTICA -- THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
CONSUMERS ARE ALSO SHIFTING
TOWARDS MORE NATURAL OR ORGANIC
MAKE UP WITH 40% CITING THIS
PREFERENCE.

WHILE WE DON’T HAVE STATISTICS FOR

THE PHILIPPINES, IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT
WE FILIPINOS ARE SUCKERS FOR
SELF-CARE. HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE
SPEND ON HAIR, NAILS, HILOT MASSAGES
-- EVEN IN A PALENGKE, ONE IS LIKELY TO
FIND A MANICURISTA SERVICE.

SO IT’S REALLY CONFUSING WHEN

COMPANIES SAY WE ARE BEAUTIFUL THE
WAY WE ARE AND THEN SUBTLY TRY TO
SELL US MORE PRODUCTS TO MAINTAIN
OR ENHANCE THAT BEAUTY; THEY'RE
SIMULTANEOUSLY TELLING US THAT
WE'RE BEAUTIFUL AND YET NOT
BEAUTIFUL ENOUGH. SO HOW CAN WE BE
BEAUTIFUL AND YET RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMERS? HERE ARE SOME TIPS.

TIP NUMBER ONE. INVEST IN A BETTER

LIFESTYLE ​-- THE BEST WAY TO SAVE
MONEY ON BEAUTY PRODUCTS IS TO
HAVE GOOD SKIN AND THE BEST WAY TO
HAVE GOOD SKIN IS TO HAVE A HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE. WE ALL KNOW THAT SMOKING,
SUN EXPOSURE, AND DEHYDRATION
FROM THINGS LIKE ALCOHOL IS BAD FOR
OUR SKIN CELLS. SO FIRST FEEL HEALTHY
AND SEE HOW THAT CHANGES YOUR SKIN
AND RADIANCE BEFORE SPENDING A
FORTUNE ON TRYING TO COVER UP YOUR
TIREDNESS!

TIP NUMBER 2: DO IT YOURSELF. THERE

ARE MANY HOME REMEDIES NOW THAT
ALLOW YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN HOME
SPA OR SALON – LIKE HAIR TREATMENTS,
MANIPED KITS, AND OF COURSE THOSE
KOREAN FACE MASKS!

TIP NUMBER 3: BUY IN SMALL QUANTITIES

AND PUT TESTERS TO GOOD USE. BEAUTY
TRENDS CHANGE ALL THE TIME AS DO
FORMULATIONS, YOUR LIFESTYLE ALSO
CHANGES AND EXPERIMENTING IS FUN!
TRY OUT DIFFERENT THINGS IN SMALLER
SIZES. THIS WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO
MAKE TIPID AND ALSO TEACHES YOU TO
CONSUME ENTIRELY BEFORE BUYING
SOMETHING NEW. MAKE-UP EXPIRES AND
KEEPS BACTERIA SO KEEPING SMALLER
SIZES KEEPS YOUR ITEMS FRESH.

TIP NUMBER 4: GO ORGANIC. COCONUT

OIL IS AN AMAZING RESOURCE WE HAVE
READILY AVAILABLE HERE IN THE
PHILIPPINES THAT MARKETS ABROAD GO
GAGA OVER. USE IT FOR YOUR HAIR, AS
YOUR MAKE UP REMOVER, MOISTURIZER,
MOUTHWASH, WHAT HAVE YOU. OTHER
THINGS YOU CAN USE ARE HONEY,
OATMEAL, GREEN TEA TONERS, LEMON
(FOR WHITENING SCARS), AND BAKING
SODA AS SCRUBS. PICKING UP STONES
ARE AN AMAZING WAY TO GET A POMICE
AND EVEN GUGO CAN BE BOUGHT IN THE
PALENGKE TO CREATE YOUR OWN
SHAMPOO! LOOK AT PACKAGING WHEN
YOU PURCHASE ITEMS – IF THESE ARE
SUSTAINABLE AND REUSABLE.
 FINALLY TIP NUMBER 5 -- SET A MONTHLY
BEAUTY AND PAMPER BUDGET -- WRITE
DOWN WHAT YOU SPEND AND SEE WHAT
YOU CAN CUT DOWN. BE A SERIOUS
BEAUTY CONSUMER, DISCRIMINATING
AND WRITE REVIEWS. REMEMBER UNLIKE
SHOES OR CLOTHING, THESE ARE
PRODUCTS THAT ARE INGESTED IN THE
SKIN AND THUS SHOULD BE FDA
APPROVED AND CRUELTY-FREE.

MORE TIPS ON HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL

INSIDE OUT? FORMER MODEL TURNED
AWARD WINNING ENTREPRENEUR ​RISSA
MANANQUIL-TRILLO FOUNDER OF HAPPY
SKIN TELLS US HER JOURNEY TOWARDS
FEELING BEAUTIFUL.

LET’S MAKE OUR OWN BEAUTY

PRODUCTS AND HOME SPA!

FAITH HOPE LOVE COSMETICS OR

LANA.PH OR RRAWPH

I’M DR. DANIE LAUREL – I’LL SEE YOU

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TOTAL EPISODE RUNNING TIME: 22 MINS