In the Philippines, most Filipinos adore the following traits:
- Fair skin - kids are told at a very young age to stay away from the sun because they will get dark and look “ugly.” Hence the rapid incline of bleaching products and whitening supplements.
- Long, straight black hair - which may either be natural or rebonded
- Tall nose - when little kids are young, their parents pinch their noses frequently and chant, “grow, grow little nose” so that the nosebridge may have somewhat of a shot of growing taller. Unfortunately, there’s not much a nose pinch can do since you can’t fight genetics or biology. The most opted surgery is the Nose job. Plenty of celebrities get their nose done to improve their looks.
- Eyes, preferably slanted - the crescent shape eyes or the type of eyes that disappear when you smile is much coveted. That’s what most Filipinos love about Chinitas / tos.
In other words, a very un-Filipino look. Some argue that Filipinos never really got over the colonial mentality. Others say having dark skin is too common here or that it is the equivalent of poverty. (Which is certainly not true!)
There are two types of beauty Filipinos fawn over as evidenced by what is presented by the media: The Caucasian mestiza (Half caucasian with caucasian features) or the Chinita mestiza (Half Chinese with the much adored “chinita” eyes)
Chinita mestiza example
The Caucasian mestiza example:
In the Philippines, these are much coveted looks. Personally I find that unfortunate. I find that the naturally tan skin actresses such as Nadine Lustre and Kathryn Bernardo are just as pretty but due to pressure from the media and fans, they ended up bleaching their skin.
