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This is a short video on my review for my latest skin care addition to my skin care regimen. Yes, that choir music you hear comes from the Parochial Church at the corner. Sometimes, when they have service, they wake me up at 5 in the morning. The dog you will see crossing the … Continue reading Tree Of Life Beauty: Vitamin C Serum and Hyaluronic Acid Serum Review
How’s everybody doing during this time of quarantine? I have been on the fence since the start of this event posting about stuff related to my work because it might be deemed in appropriate and untimely – given that make up and skin care can be seen as frivolous at times. But frankly, makeup and … Continue reading Shaving 101
I was walking in one of the floors of Don Quijote in Osaka (the one near Dotonburi) when I saw this. The reason why I primarily picked this up is because I saw "RICE" printed on the packaging. You see, one of the main ingredients in the Re-Everything line of VMV Hypoallergenics is Rice Phytic … Continue reading IAC-labo Rice Mask Premium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoG392_JX00 Please click the play button! So that is my Kyoto and Fude Matsuri 2019 brush haul. If you want to see my 2019 Fude Matsuri video and read my blog about it, click here. If you want to see the video and read up about my Hakuhodo + Fude Matsuri 2018 experience, click … Continue reading Kyoto + Fude Matsuri 2019 Brush Haul
Spent a wonderful afternoon with Miss Cherie yesterday. We're shooting for an article to be released in a major publication in the country. I will post an update when the articles is to be released. Here are some behind the scenes photos of her first look. this was taken while the lights were being tweaked … Continue reading Cherie Gil
I have always been intrigued by Sento. Mainly because it gives you a "peek" inside the ritual of bathing in Japan. Let me explain, Sento is different from an Onsen. In a nutshell, Sento is a public bath where in water is heated, while Onsen is a natural hot spring. If you follow me on … Continue reading Sento: My Japanese Communal Bath House Experience
Last week was my first official time back at the MARS Pa More Studio in GMA for Iya. I have to say, it took a few minutes of my "makeup muscles" to come back after being on vacation for a little bit over a month. Here are two of the three looks I created on … Continue reading Iya Villania For Mars Pa More
As you might have seen on my Instagram post a few days back, my bronzer palette dropped and three of my five bronzers "shattered" (See my IG post here.) Two of those three bronzers were my Nars bronzing powders in Laguna and Casino. I did not rush straight to Nars at Rustan's to purchase new ones … Continue reading NARS Bronzing Powders : Laguna and Casino
I found out about this brush making experience from the brush company Koyudo when I was doing research last year (2018) for Fude Matsuri. I keyed in the hashtag #FudeMatsuri on the search bar on Instagram. There were only a few posts. Some were from Sonia G. and some were from AkahanaManila. It was through … Continue reading Make Your Own Brush Experience + Factory Tour At Koyudo
On September 23, 2019 I made my way to Sakakiyama Shrine in Kumano, Hiroshima to celebrate Fude Matsuri. The brush festival almost did not happen. ~ The purpose of my trip to Japan this year was to partake in ALL the festivities of the brush festival. When I visited last year, there were some activities … Continue reading Fude Matsuri 2019
